Libyan rebels say they are
largely
in control of
the key oil town of Brega after fighting in residential areas. They say Colonel Gaddafi's forces are retreating westwards along the coast and that rebel troops have surrounded the town. From Tripoli, Christian Fraser reports.
The rebels have been
held back
for four months, but since Thursday have been mounting wave after wave of attacks to try and
dislodge
the loyalist forces who were dug in. In Tripoli, the government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim, who's become the face of the regime, held an
impromptu
press conference to deny reports that one of Colonel Gaddafi's sons commanding loyalist forces in the town had escaped to Sirte. Mr Ibrahim said in contrast information coming from the rebel side: Colonel Gaddafi's forces have repelled every attack from the sea, along the coast road and from the desert.
The Pakistani army says a video showing 16 policemen being killed by the Taliban appears to be genuine. The footage recorded on a mobile phone shows the policemen
lined up
while a Pakistani Taliban commander accuses them of being enemies of Islam. Taliban gunmen are then seen to open fire at close range. The killings happened last month near the Afghan border.
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The American General John Allen has taken over as commander of international forces in Afghanistan from General David Petraeus, who's to be the new head of the CIA. At the handover ceremony, General Allen said he was under no