in this case, it involves colonel muammar qaddafi. it was led by the deputy in bass sitter, the ambassador himself. -- the deputy ambassador. they say the accused him of bringing in mercer raised -- mercenaries. they were clearly very shaken by the reports they were getting from libya. >> the information we're receiving from the people in tripoli, the regime is killing. they just kill them. >> the deputy ambassador also made an appeal to the international community for help. specifically, he asked the u.n. security council to exercise its right to protect libyan civilians, its right to intervene in the situation to try to protect the people there. he did say that request has not been officially made yet. he was bringing it to the press first, but if that request goes through, it will be interesting to see how the security council responds. this is what he had to say specifically about what he wanted. >> we want to the ability to do several slayings. the first thing is to impose a no-fly zone of all of the cities -- we want the ability

but muammar qaddafi addressed nine of this in his speech. he condemned the revolt against him and swore to die as a martyr. >> let's get analysis of this speech. i am joined by my experts on this region. we were watching this speech together. would you say muammar qaddafi is a maniac lost in his own reality? >> absolutely. he lives in his dream world. he has not understood things are very serious for him. he is not willing to give power to anyone. this spells trouble for libya because it will mean a bloody end to his rule. >> do you take him seriously when he says or people will die? >> he does not care about hundreds of thousands of libyans dying. he wants to cling to power because he knows his own tribe will be massacred and he wants to cling to power for this very reason. he stands a good chance of ending like the late dictator. >> he is not learning from the lessons. you could almost see the erosion of power. are there enough supporters in the country to help him make this promise of bloodshed come true? >> his tribe will follow him to t

has muammar qaddafi already fled the country? welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast your viewers america on pbs and elsewhere around the globe. coming back to revive havana. and tourists get to see the home county of britain's bride to be. hello. in libya, there are strong signs the 41-year rule of moammar gaddafi may be nearing its end. problems of spread to tripoli. jetfighters are attacking protesters. eric's -- a police station was set on fire. they have left the capital possibly a, maybe even the country. his own people accused him of genocide. we are following events from neighboring tunisia. >> libya is burning, and the fire has spread. things that have been unthinkable have been recorded and smuggled across the internet. for a regime that crush people without mercy, this is the most serious challenge it has ever faced. few diplomats have defected, and many could be wavering. there are rumors, impossible to verify, that muammar qaddafi may even have fled to his hometown. libyans are now finding their voice, even if they a

coming up, libyan leader muammar qaddafi clings to power. he tells the world he is still in in -- in tripoli. new zealand's government has said it is on able to confirm reports of multiple deaths after an earthquake with a magnitude 6.3, which struck near the city of christchurch. buildings collapsed, and according to the fire service, a number of people are trapped inside buildings. initial reports say there has been widespread damage. concrete paving listed -- lifted by least 1 meter in some places, in rising water. extensive destruction in christchurch, but on that occasion, there were no fatalities. let's cross live to sydney and get the very latest from our correspondent there. nick, we heard just a short time ago during a news conference from there, where the it focuses very much on the search and rescue operation. >> yes, they are sending search and rescue teams from all over, australia, as well, and seeing if they need more assistance from elsewhere around the world. the focus right now is on the central business district, the cbd, w

but muammar qaddafi addressed nine of this in his speech. he condemned the revolt against him and swore to die as a martyr. >> let's get analysis of this speech. i am joined by my experts on this region. we were watching this speech together. would you say muammar qaddafi is a maniac lost in his own reality? >> absolutely. he lives in his dream world. he has not understood things are very serious for him. he is not willing to give power to anyone. this spells trouble for libya because it will mean a bloody end to his rule. >> do you take him seriously when he says or people will die? >> he does not care about hundreds of thousands of libyans dying. he wants to cling to power because he knows his own tribe will be massacred and he wants to cling to power for this very reason. he stands a good chance of ending like the late dictator. >> he is not learning from the lessons. you could almost see the erosion of power. are there enough supporters in the country to help him make this promise of bloodshed come true? >> his tribe will follow him to t

>> muammar qaddafi won't surrender while he's alive. either he will commit suicide or desist to the force. >> do you think he's actually crazy? >> only god knows. i'm not qualified to make a judgment. >> he takes very dangerous decisions in a state of anger so he can't be sane. it's impossible to think he's completely sane. i broached the subject of the lockerbie bombing. had colonel qaddafi given the orders for it personally? general eunice was unhesitating. translator: there's no doubt about it. nothing happens without qaddafi's agreement. i'm certain this was a national governmental decision. >> at the end of our interview, the general looked straight into the camera and spoke directly to the man he had known and served since 1964. translator: my dear brother when benghazi fell, you should have realized the end has come. i hope you leave for venezuela or anywhere else. may god show you the righteous way and stop the annihilation of our people. >> maybe general yunus has hopes of replacing colonel qaddafi but his 47 years as one of th

tonight libya is in a civil war as muammar qaddafi clings to power. this is how one of gaddafi's son describes the stand off. >> we have plan a, plan b, plan c. plan a, is to live and died in libya. plan b is to live and die in libya. plan c is to live and die in libya. gwen: the state department suspended operations in tripoli today and the white house announced new sanctions against the libyan government. >> it's clear that colonel gaddafi has lost the confidence of his people. he is overseing the brutal treatment of his people, the -- the fatal violence against his own people and his legit massy has -- legit massy has been reduced to zero. gwen: ben reduced to zero. that's fairly strong language coming from an administration which has been sixes and sixes and sevens over the last upheavals in the last couple of weeks. >> but if you look at all these upheaval, libya is so terrifying because muammar qaddafi is firing on his people with heavy weapon. this is opening fire with huge military weapons, sending fighter jets up, sending helicopter jets up.

libyans revolting against years of oppression by muammar qaddafi are making progress, taking control of a number of cities and towns but at a heavy cost. one diplomat estimates 1,000 people have been killed in the week-old uprising. thousands of foreigners are fleeing the violence, including hundreds of americans bound for malta by ferry. and late today, president obama said the u.s. has a full range of options to hold qaddafi accountable. libya is divided with qaddafi loyalists and mercenary troops holding tripoli in the west. his opponents control benghazi and the oil-rich east and vowing to liberate the capital. mandy clark made it into libya today and filed this report. >> reporter: this was the scene in the coastal city of it, tobruk when we arrived at the main square tonight. residents shouted, "welcome to free libya, "and chanted, "down with qaddafi." inside the protesters' tents, young and old men fought for our attention. why are you here? why in the tents? >> reporter: like protesters across the arab world, they've captured the regime's brutality on cell phones. what am i l

in a rare show of unrest, hundreds of the comments of libyan leader muammar qaddafi clashed with policevernight in the city of benghazi, protesting the arrest of a human rights activist who has worked to free political prisoners. demonstrators then used the internet to call on people to take to the streets for more anti-government protests on thursday. >> this amateur video from tuesday night shows the protests in benghazi. the clip was uploaded to the internet web site youtube. dozens of demonstrators called for the release of political prisoners in libya and the ousting of president muammar qaddafi. in another video also climbing to show benghazi, the demonstrators are voicing their anger at the arrest of human rights lawyer. shots are heard. the protesters run for cover. some people are injured. the demonstrators in libya are taking their lead from the protest movements in tunisia and egypt. there, too, activists used internet blogs at facebook to call for opponents of the regime to join the demonstrations. but on the libyan state tv, there's no word of the unrest. instead, pictures

in a rare show of unrest, hundreds of the comments of libyan leader muammar qaddafi clashed with policevernight in the city of benghazi, protesting the arrest of a human rights activist who has worked to free political prisoners. demonstrators then used the internet to call on people to take to the streets for more anti-government protests on thursday. >> this amateur video from tuesday night shows the protests in benghazi. the clip was uploaded to the internet web site youtube. dozens of demonstrators called for the release of political prisoners in libya and the ousting of president muammar qaddafi. in another video also climbing to show benghazi, the demonstrators are voicing their anger at the arrest of human rights lawyer. shots are heard. the protesters run for cover. some people are injured. the demonstrators in libya are taking their lead from the protest movements in tunisia and egypt. there, too, activists used internet blogs at facebook to call for opponents of the regime to join the demonstrations. but on the libyan state tv, there's no word of the unrest. instead, pictures

colonel muammar qaddafi says he would rather die than give up power. >> i cannot leave the hon. soil of my country. i will die a marder at the end. >> with law-and-order fracking down in parts of the country, there are fears of an all out civil war. 75 feared dead and thousands more are still trapped. welcome to "bbc news". good to have you with this. death on the high seas. four american sailors taken hostage off the somali and coasts are killed by their captors. >> having lost control of large parts of eastern libya, the protestors still calling for his overthrow, colonel qadafi is giving a defiant speech. he branded his enemies cockroaches and vowed he would never stand down. our correspondent reports. first to the east of the country. our correspondent is one of the first foreign journalists to enter the region and he sends this report. >> delirious scenes of joye in eastern libya where the opposition is in control. they're flying a new flag, the old royal flag. they have defaced col. gad dafi's picture. there are no representatives of the hated government anywhere near here

clashes between security forces and demonstrators demanding the resignation of the leader there, muammar qaddafi. a video uploaded to you do probably shows protesters in a port city on thursday knocking down a statue of khaddafi's green book, which outlines the leader's political views. unrest throughout the country, despite the regime's tough line. unofficial reports put the death toll there at 24. all of these protests are taking place as hundreds of thousands of people crowded into cairo's tahrir square to celebrate the ouster of hosni mubarak exactly a week ago. egyptians also want to keep up the pressure on the new military rulers for a swift transition to democracy. the military has promised to reform the constitution and stage free elections to return the country to civilian rule within six months. >> it is a day of joyous celebration. hundreds of thousands flocked to tahrir square to join in. at noon, participants joined in friday prayers, led by an influential egyptian theologian. he told the assembled that the jobs revolution was ongoing and that the country must undergo a renewal. he

. >> muammar qaddafi has ruled libya for more than 40 years. ebbs the longest serving arab leader and controls all the levers of power. supporters have responded to protests by mounting their own demonstrations. but in the wave of fury directed against entrenched autocratic leaders, his authority is now being questioned. the mood of anger has spread to a growing list of countries. there have been demonstrations in jordan, iran and yemen and norts have responded with a mixture of promised reforms and strict clampdowns on protesters. yemen has seen some of the most violent protests of the past week. gangs of angry youths hurling rocks and stones took to the streets of the capital sanaa. provoking a pitched battle between pro-government loyalists and people who say they want to change leadership. the anti-government demonstrators have a simple message for the president ali abdula sali. after 30 years in power, he must go. >> i want to send a message to president sala. i want him to look at what has happened to this country. and to those he sent to

desperation of egyptian workers fleeing libya underscores how frightening the fight to oust colonel muammar qaddafi has become. the border crossing into tunisia is frenzied as thousands fight for places on buses. their exodus from the best- paying jobs most of them ever have is descending into mayhem. a few miles along the road, the scene is the exact opposite, but the problem no less acute. roadside markets rely on customers from libya to buy goods smuggled from their own country and sold more cheaply here, but the supply of both is drying up. "i haven't had a customer all day," this store owner says. "business is terrible." the biggest illicit item is fuel smuggled from libyan refineries and sold in makeshift stalls. oil links everyone affected by the turmoil in libya. these fleeing foreign workers need the jobs it pays for. the west needs the supplies and prices to stabilize and qaddafi's fate depends on it. he must retain control over at least some production to have any hope at all of hanging on to even a shred of power. anti-qaddafi forces have seized controls of oil fields around the area of

muammar qaddafi is growing more desperate and violent as he tries to hold on to power in libya, and worldders are stepping up the pressure on him to stop attacking his people. the white house said today the united states is imposing new sanctions and closing the u.s. embassy in tripoli. in the capitol today, forces loyal to qaddafi opened fire on protesters as they left friday prayers. later, qaddafi spoke in the main square, imploring supporters to "dance, sing, and prepare to defend libya." the country's deputy u.n. ambassador, who has denounced qaddafi, got emotional today, calling him a mad man who will try to stay in control until he is killed or commits suicide. more than 200 americans were evacuated from libya today, most by ferry to malta, others on a charter flight to turkey. we have a team of cbs news correspondents in the region. first kelly cobiella in tripoli. kelly, i understand it was quite an ordeal just getting into the city. >> reporter: katie, we were held at the airport for about two hours before government agents drove us to the hotel. inside the terminal, it is absol

clashes between security forces and demonstrators demanding the resignation of the leader there, muammar qaddafi. a video uploaded to you do probably shows protesters in a port city on thursday knocking down a statue of khaddafi's green book, which outlines the leader's political views. unrest throughout the country, despite the regime's tough line. unofficial reports put the death toll there at 24. all of these protests are taking place as hundreds of thousands of people crowded into cairo's tahrir square to celebrate the ouster of hosni mubarak exactly a week ago. egyptians also want to keep up the pressure on the new military rulers for a swift transition to democracy. the military has promised to reform the constitution and stage free elections to return the country to civilian rule within six months. >> it is a day of joyous celebration. hundreds of thousands flocked to tahrir square to join in. at noon, participants joined in friday prayers, led by an influential egyptian theologian. he told the assembled that the jobs revolution was ongoing and that the country must undergo a renewal. he

said it is not about the person when it comes to libya, but does the president believed that muammar qaddafi -- muammar gaddafi can continue to lead libya, and what does this say to other countries if he were able to remain in power? >> i would point to the fact that this is not about individual leaders, not about personalities, and our position has never been with regard to libya or any other country that is been effected byunrest and peaceful demonstrations that we should be selecting the leaders, or deciding who can or cannot lead a country. the processes what is important. the respect for universal rights -- the ability for people in these countries to participate in a political process in a democratic way, and to have their voices heard, and through the process, to enhance the possibility for prosperity and economic growth in their country. so, again, it is not about individual leaders part >> if your position shifts at some point, do you believe that would be in a unified sense with other countries? >> i will not speculate, but our position has been uniform and clear with regard to all

overnight they called for the ousting of muammar qaddafi.erfered. government supporters clashed with mourners of a student shot in monday's rallies. a potential headache for travelers. united airlines grounded nearly 100 757 jets to complete unscheduled maintenance checks which could mean flight delays and cancellations. >>> convicted ponzi schemer bernie madoff is speaking out from his prison cell in north carolina. mike taibbi has the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. the biggest ponzi schemer would have to be a big liar, so it's hard to know how credible his statements will, but what he's saying is what many suspect -- that he was a monumental crook, yes, but that a lot of his biggest investors had to know it. in his first interview since he went to prison in 2009 bernard madoff says banks and hedge funds were guilty of willful blindness as they continued doing business with him without asking questions. he didn't name the banks and hedge funds but told the "times" he had to know. but the attitude was, if you're d

. >>> there are unconfirmed reports this morning that libyan leader muammar qaddafi has left libya's the middle east reached tripoli, libya's capital. they're clashing with security forces. human rights groups say more than 200 have been killed overall in libya. it is believed demonstrators now control libya's second largest city benghazi. military has seized military bases and weapons. the son of qaddafi said the government would fight until the last man, the last woman, the last bullet. bp has about 140 employees in libya. the evacuation of employees will begin in the next two days. >>> on capitol hill senate democrats are in no hurigh pressure hurry to take up $61 billion in budget cuts approved by house republicans, and that is increasing the chance of a government shutdown. congress comes back from recess next monday with only a few days to negotiate before a budget deadline on friday, march 4th. in wisconsin the budget battle continues. workers say they'll agree to cuts in health care and some retirement benefits, but governor scott walker says he won't compromise on a plan to