An AFP correspondent in Ras Lanuf says the town is entirely in rebel hands., ursuing Gaddafi forces west."

Ras Lanuf says the town is entirely in rebel hands

1. 1042: An AFP correspondent in Ras Lanuf says the town is entirely in rebel hands. "They are manning checkpoints in and out of the city and are pursuing Gaddafi forces west."
2. 1030: "At moments of the highest tension, it becomes more urgent to use every diplomatic method available and to support even the weakest signal of openness and of willingness for reconciliation from all sides involved," said the Pope.
3. 1028: More from the Pope, who is delivering his Sunday blessing at the Vatican. He said that faced with the "ever more dramatic news" from Libya, his concern over the safety of the civilian population is growing, as is his "fear for how the situation is developing with the use of arms".
   
   
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