The Libyan government has remained defiant in the face of the advances by rebel forces.

Gaza militants agreed to a cease-fire with Israel to stop spiking violence, after a deadly attack across the Egyptian border on Israeli vehicles set off a three-day round of rapidly escalating Israeli airstrikes and rocket barrages from Gaza. (Aug. 21)

A roadside bomb wounds seven people, including three soldiers, in northern Baghdad. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

Norah O'Donnell spoke with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on the potential downfall of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, the weakening U.S. economy, and the possibility of Sarah Palin entering the race for the 2012 republican presidential nomination.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said Moammar Gadhafi's regime is in full retreat. Cameron also told reporters that the U.K. Would soon un-freeze some Libyan assets. (Aug. 22)

Euphoric Libyan rebels raced into the capital Tripoli on Sunday and moved close to center with little resistance as Muammar Gaddafi's defenses collapsed and his regime appeared to be crumbling fast

Oil prices fall on speculation that conflict in Libya may be coming to an end as rebels enter the capital Tripoli.

Will the Gaddafi regime continue to fight?

Jonathan Barratt, MD of Commodity Broking Services, talks about the immediate future for Libya's most precious asset: oil.

Mahmoud Jibril called on rebel fighters and Libyans to show restraint and compassion when dealing with captured Gaddafi loyalists.

P J Crowley warns that the euphoria can give way "relatively quickly to chaos or worse" unless the Transitional National Council manages to take control of the situation.

The Vice President speaks at Sichuan University in Chengdu, China.

Rebels now control significant portions of Libya's capital, including the symbolic Green Square, where there is celebratory gunfire.

NATO Secretary General says the transition of power in Libya must be peaceful.