Gaddafi forces overpower rebels in the west

MUAMMAR Gaddafi’s better armed and organised troops yesterday reversed the westward charge of rebels and world powers meeting in London piled pressure on the Libyan leader to end his 41-year rule.

British Prime Minister David Cameron, opening the London conference, accused Libyan troops of “murderous attacks” while US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said military strikes would press on until Gaddafi loyalists ceased violence.

“All of us must continue to increase the pressure on and deepen the isolation of the Gaddafi regime through other means as well,” Clinton said after the London talks finished.