Friendship is notoriously fickle when it is forged between political leaders. No less so across the Mediterranean, writes Josephine McKenna from Rome.
When are the respective governments going to make any form of protest to the leadership of Congress about the leadership role of a man unconcerned for the deaths of civilians in allied countries "because they weren't Americans?"
The Guardian sorted through several secret documents in Tripoli that reveal the Gaddafi regime underwent an extensive lobbying campaign to try and prevent NATO intervention, reports Luke Harding.
Crikey media wrap: His compound was stormed by protesters this week but the man who has controlled Libya for over 40 years remains in hiding. The hunt is now on for Colonel Gaddafi.
British PM David Camerson made a big boo-boo when he said Gaddafi's fate should be determined by the people of Libya. He needs to be captured and face justice in The Hague, not Benghazi, says Geoffrey Robertson.
Whatever is to come, the revolution was a popular one, an expression of the general will, and offers forth untold possibilities.
Crikey media wrap: After a day of heavy fighting, Libyan rebels stormed Colonel Gaddafi's main Tripoli compound, looting weapons and celebrating the apparent defeat of Gaddafi atop the iconic gold statues of his regime.
With Colonel Gaddafi's reign about to come to an end, what's next for Libya? First up will be ensuring supply of basic services and food, writes Benjamin Cornford.
As of this morning, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi may still be holed up in his compound in Tripoli, but there is no longer any doubt that the Libyan civil war has been fought and won.
Is Muammar Gaddafi still in Tripoli? Or even Libya? He hasn't been seen for two months. As forces swoop in on his suspected hideout in the Libyan capital, even the leader of the rebel movement admits he doesn't know if Gaddafi is inside.
