Libyan rebels closing in on Gaddafi

Rebels are closing in on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, pushing back his fighters in a fierce battle in one key coastal city and seizing another town as they advanced toward his remaining bastion, Tripoli.

The territory remaining under Gaddafi’s control has been shrinking dramatically in the past three weeks, with opposition fighters moving closer to the capital from the west, south and east.