Gadhafi forces score key victory against rebels

An anti-Gadhafi Libyan rebel fires in the air in the Ras Lanouf town, eastern Libya, Tuesday. Libyan warplanes launched at least three new airstrikes Tuesday near rebel positions in the oil port of Ras Lanouf, keeping up a counteroffensive to prevent the opposition from advancing toward leader Moammar Gadhafi's stronghold in the capital Tripoli. AP Photo/Hussein Malla

Gadhafi forces score key victory against rebels

MAGGIE MICHAEL

PAUL SCHEMM

Associated Press

RAS LANOUF, Libya — Forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi have scored a significant victory, recapturing the closest city to the capital t...