Libyan rebels have launched a new offensive against government forces and claim to be in control of a town less than 80 kilometres from Tripoli. Bir al- Ghanam is the closest point the rebels have come to Muammar Gaddafi's stronghold in the capital. If confirmed it breaks weeks of stalemate during which rebels have been unable to make big advances despite NATO air strikes. ... http://www.euronews.net/