Gaddafi urges truce as Nato strikes

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi called for a ceasefire and negotiations with Nato powers in a live speech on state TV early today, as Nato bombs struck a government complex in the capital, Tripoli.

The targeted compound included the state television building and a Libyan official alleged that the strikes were meant to kill Colonel Gaddafi. However, the TV building was not damaged and the leader spoke from an undisclosed location.