THE GUARDIAN: International action to pressure Gaddafi into surrendering gathers momentum with Russia and China joining the west in backing calls to prosecute him for war crimesThe European Union has agreed sanctions against the Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, including an arms embargo, asset freeze and visa ban.
EU ambassadors agreed the sanctions at a meeting to assess the deteriorating situation in the north African nation. An announcement confirming the decision is expected later on Monday.
William Hague, the British foreign secretary, warned there would be a "day of reckoning" for anyone involved in supporting Gaddafi's human rights abuses against protesters in Libya.
Hague, who is attending a meeting of the UN human rights council in Geneva to discuss the crisis, called on other countries to join Britain in backing a resolution being debated by the UN general assembly in New York on Tuesday which would make Libya the first nation ever to be suspended from membership of the council.
David Cameron will make a statement to MPs later on Monday. >>> Hélène Mulholland and agencies | Monday, February 28, 2011
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