John Lorimer

Britain's Ministry of Defence has revived a World War II-era information campaign to warn its military personnel to be careful what they divulge on Facebook, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.

The Ministry of Defence has revived a World War II-era information campaign to warn its military personnel to be careful what they divulge on Facebook, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

NATO carried out fresh bombing raids on the heart of Tripoli's regime on Saturday, the military alliance said after G8 world powers intensified the pressure on Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi to go.

NATO warplanes early Sunday carried out raids against the port of Tripoli and the residence of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi near the centre of the capital, a Libyan official said.

NATO warplanes hit eight vessels of Moamer Kadhafi's navy, the alliance said as US President Barack Obama answered constitutional questions regarding the length of the Libyan conflict.

NATO said on Friday its warplanes hit eight vessels of Moamer Kadhafi's navy, after US President Barack Obama predicted the Libyan strongman would "inevitably" leave or be forced from power.

British warplanes destroyed five Libyan armoured vehicles in air strikes against Moamer Kadhafi's forces in two towns where rebels were battling the regime, the defence ministry said Saturday.

Blasts and anti-aircraft fire rattled the Libyan capital for a sixth day as France hailed the allied air raids against Moamer Kadhafi's forces and promised they would go on indefinitely.

A British submarine has launched a fresh salvo of Tomahawk missiles at Libyan air defence systems in a coordinated strike with other coalition forces, the defence ministry said on Thursday.

Typhoon fighter jets Tuesday took part in the coalition operation to enforce a UN-sanctioned no-fly zone over Libya as the action against Moamer Kadhafi's regime continued.

MPs have overwhelmingly supported the country's involvement in the military operation to enforce a UN sanctioned no-fly zone over Libya despite confusion over the mission's scope.

Lawmakers overwhelmingly supported the country's involvement in the military operation to enforce a UN sanctioned no-fly zone over Libya despite confusion over the mission's scope.

(Reuters) - European and U.S. forces have unleashed warplanes and cruise missiles against Libyan targets under a U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing action to protect civilians from leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces.

British Typhoon fighter jets on Monday took part in their first ever combat mission as they assisted coalition forces in enforcing a UN-sanctioned no-fly zone over Libya.

Moamer Kadhafi's Tripoli compound was rocked by blasts late Monday, his southern strongholds targeted and a navy base bombed as international criticism mounted over the air assault on Libya.

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi fired on a crowd of unarmed people in the rebel-held city of Misrata on Monday and are using civilians as human shields against air strikes, residents said.

Fresh attacks by Western forces on Libya flattened a building in leader Moamer Kadhafi's compound but Britain said on Monday it had aborted one strike because of the presence of civilians.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Ministry of Defense said Sunday that one of its submarines had again fired guided Tomahawk missiles as part of a second wave of attacks on Libyan air defense systems.

RAF Tornado jets have hit Libyan targets with cruise missiles on a long-range bombing mission, London's first air strikes in the military action, defence officials said Sunday.

British Tornado fighter jets have launched missiles in Libya in Britain's first air strikes as part of the UN-sanctioned military intervention, defence officials in London said.