Libyan foreign minister Moussa Koussa defects to Britain

Mar 31,2011 New Delhi-Libya's Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa has defected to the UK, saying he is no longer willing to represent Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi's regime. Mr. Koussa, who flew to London, spent hours talking to British officials.

A British Foreign Office spokesperson confirmed that he arrived from Tunisia and told the British authorities that he is resigning.His apparent defection comes as rebels in Libya are retreating from former strongholds along the eastern coast as Colonel Gaddafi's forces advance.The rebels have now lost the key oil port of Ras Lanuf and the nearby town of Bin Jawad, and are also in full retreat from Brega. In the west, the rebel-held town of Misrata is still reportedly coming under attack from pro-Gaddafi troops