Libya’s army pounded an opposition-held city in the country’s west and battled fighters trying to block its advance on a rebel bastion in the east.
Muammar Gaddafi’s forces pushed eastwards towards the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi and his government predicted victory within days.
France is stepping up efforts to persuade world powers to impose a no-fly zone over Libya, as Muammar Gaddafi’s troops battled rebel fighters.
Britain and France spearheaded a drive at the United Nations for a no-fly zone over Libya after Muammar Gaddafi’s warplanes attacked rebels.
Libyan forces closed in on the western town of Zawiyah on Saturday after rebels drove them from the centre in fierce fighting.
Muammar Gaddafi’s forces wrested back part of a town in western Libya from rebels, but his foes said they had seized the oil port of Ras Lanuf.
Muammar Gaddafi struck at rebel control of a key Libyan coastal road for a second day on Thursday but received a warning he would be held to account.
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Terrorism and cyberwarfare will probably top a list of possible threats to Britain next week as the government seeks to justify major defence cuts.
London commuters struggled to get to work on Monday as workers on the British capital’s underground rail network held their second strike in a month.
Gordon Brown goes into a debate on Thursday trying to rescue his party while fending of a gaffe in which he called one of his voters "bigoted".