Time is running out for Colonel Gaddaffi’s regime in Libya as the spreading region-wide revolution of the arab spring appears unstoppable.

Deep cracks were showing and Gaddafi seemed to be losing vital support, as Libyan government officials at home and abroad resigned, air force pilots defected and major government buildings were targeted during clashes in the capital.

At least 61 people were killed in the capital city on Monday, witnesses told Al Jazeera.

Protesters called for another night of defiance against the Arab world’s longest-serving leader, despite a crackdown by authorities

Two Libyan fighter jets landed in Malta, their pilots defecting after they said they had been ordered to bomb protesters, Maltese government officials said.

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