NATO air strikes hit Muammar Gaddafi’s compound, hours after the Libyan leader was shown on television for the first time since another aerial attack killed his son nearly two weeks ago.

LIBYAN rebels pushed further west last night to retake more territory abandoned by Muammar Gaddafi’s retreating forces, which have been weakened by Western air strikes.

RUSSIAN Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said a UN resolution authorising military action in Libya resembled “medieval calls for crusades” after Western forces launched a second wave of air strikes.