A number of World Leaders have condemned the Western aggression against Libya during which they rained bombs on the North African country killing at least 64 civilians and wounding 150 others to protect civilians.
China on Tuesday expressed concern over reports the multinational military strike against Libya had caused civilian casualties.
"The U.N. resolution on no-fly zone over Libya is aimed to protect civilians. We oppose abuse of force causing more civilian casualties and more serious humanitarian disasters," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said.
"We again call on relevant sides to cease fire immediately and resolve the Libya issue in a peaceful manner," Jiang said.
On Monday, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin severely criticized the U.S. role in the "Odyssey Dawn" operation against Libya, saying "the use of force against other countries had become a steady trend in U.S. policy".
He also said the U.N. resolution "is, surely, flawed and lame...as it allows intervention in a sovereign country".
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe Monday reprimanded the West for bombing Libya, saying some countries manipulated the U.N. resolution to attack Libya.
Mugabe said the African Union and the Arab League had indeed been cheated by the West.
Bolivian President Evo Morales told a press conference Monday it was unacceptable that the Western coalition, under the pretext of protecting Libyan civilians, bombed and destroyed the country.
He described the intervention as "a crime, an assault and an aggression", and urged the United Nations to order an immediate end to the military operation.
Morales also called for the withdrawal of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize from U.S. President Barack Obama.
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa denounced the military intervention as "terrible," and called for an "immediate ceasefire" to make way for peaceful negotiations.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday condemned civilian deaths in Libya caused by the air raids and accused the Aggressors of being "imperialistic."
"They are throwing bombs, and those bombs fell down on any place such
as a hospital or a house. That is something imperialistic, the indiscriminate bombings," Chavez said on a TV programme.
The President said Saturday that the military intervention was "irresponsible" as it was merely an excuse for the West to "control" Libya's oil and would cause more deaths in the country.
The Cuban Government on Sunday night expressed "strong condemnation" of the foreign military intervention in Libya's internal conflict and highlighted the "inalienable right of the Libyan people to exercise self-determination without external interference."
Also on Sunday, about 400 people gathered in Barcelona, Spain, to protest against the multinational military intervention in Libya. "No more blood for oil" was among the slogans chanted by the protesters.
Military strikes produce collateral damage and the bombs are often dropped on civilians instead of military facilities, said Pere Ortega, one of the organizers.
Dissenting voices also came from the Arab League (AL), which had backed the no-fly zone initiative. "What has happened in Libya differs from the goal of imposing a no-fly zone and what we want is the protection of civilians and not bombing other civilians," Arab League Chief Amr Mussa told reporters.
"From the start we requested only that a no-fly zone be set up to protect Libyan civilians and avert any other developments or additional measures," he said, adding that the AL is preparing for an emergency meeting to discuss the developments.
France, Britain and the United States launched air strikes against Libya on Saturday after the UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Thursday to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and authorize all necessary measures, excluding ground troops, to safeguard Libyan civilians.
The three Western powers and others have since launched several rounds of air strikes and missile attacks on Libyan targets.
Canadian CF-18 Hornet jet fighters Monday flew their first mission to help enforce the no-fly zone over Libya, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported.
Speaking to a Pentagon briefing live from his headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, Commander of U.S. Africa Command Gen. Carter Ham said Monday the coalition was achieving its military objectives in Libya.
He said the no-fly zone imposed upon Libya was expanding and would soon cover a 1,000-km area, including the capital Tripoli, to make it possible for humanitarian relief to enter that country.
Ham said the allies were not coordinating directly with Libyan anti-government forces, but planes of Libyan government forces had been grounded, and advances against rebel stronghold Benghazi had been stopped.
Ham said coalition planes flew some 70 to 80 sorties over Libya on Monday, more than half of them by non-U.S. planes. He expected the frequency of the flights to decrease.
The U.N. Security Council is expected to meet to discuss the situation on Thursday at the request of the Libyan government.