 1. Libya rebels Forces opposed* to Muammar Gadhafi took control of several western Libyan towns. Protest leaders established a transitional* “national council” in several eastern and western cities seized from the Gadhafi regime* and called on the army to help them take the capital Tripoli. The United States said it was prepared to offer “any kind of assistance” to Libyans seeking to overthrow* Gadhafi. 2. Carnival tragedy At least 17 people were electrocuted* and 50 others injured in a small town in southern Brazil after an overhead power cable broke and fell into a crowd of people enjoying on the eve of the Rio de Janeiro carnival. The revelers* were dancing near a truck playing loud music during pre-carnival celebrations in the main square in Bandeira do Sul in Minas Gerais state on Sunday night when the tragedy occurred. | 