Britain calls for Gaddafi ultimatum
Britain is pressing for an EU emergency summit declaration calling for Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to step down, as it emerged that the Libyan leader's security forces detained and repeatedly beat members of a BBC news team.
In a joint letter with Germany, Foreign Secretary William Hague said the upheaval in the EU's "southern neighbourhood" presents Europe with a challenge and opportunity on a scale matching the revolutions of 1989.
