World powers raise pressure on Gaddafi to go

Britain and the United States stepped up pressure on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to quit on Tuesday, and rebels fighting him promised to build a free, democratic state if they won power in Tripoli.

British Prime Minister David Cameron, opening a conference of 40 governments and international bodies on Libya, accused Gaddafi’s supporters of “murderous attacks” on people in Misrata, Libya’s third largest city.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that coalition military strikes on Libya would continue until Gaddafi fully complied with United Nations demands to cease violence against civilians and pull forces out of occupied cities.

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