Assault turning Qaddafi's hometown to rubble
The battle for Sirte, Qaddafi's birthplace, sees former rebels grinding down the few, remaining, die-hard loyalists
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Post-Qaddafi, Jews still not welcome in Libya
Exiled Libyan Jew David Gerbi helped the rebels and wanted a dialogue, but an angry mob forced him to flee again
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The best and most newsworthy pictures around the globe
Liberian leader seeks new term after Nobel win
Nobel Committee awarding President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf part of 2011 peace prize may not help her win Tuesday's election
Deadly Baghdad blasts target army, responders
Police, firefighters hit by secondary bombs after initial blast targets Iraqi army patrol, officials say; At least 10 dead
Al Qaeda vows revenge for killing of al-Awlaki
Confirms death of U.S.-born cleric in drone strike, promises his disciples across the globe will follow his path
The emerging age of drone wars
GlobalPost: The once covert, highly-secretive use of unmanned aerial vehicles to target suspected terrorists in Pakistan and elsewhere has gone mainstream
Big Ben, the leaning tower of London
Engineering documents show that the famed clock tower is titling, just slightly, due to uneven settling of land underneath
Two Americans awarded Nobel economics prize
Thomas Sargent, Christopher Sims take home honor for "empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy"
Hurricane Jova threatens western Mexico
Winds at 120 mph, and expected to strengthen before storm makes landfall on Mexico's resort-heavy west coast
Qaddafi loyalists expected to fall "this week"
Leader of Libya's de facto government says regime holdouts in Qaddafi's hometown of Sirte, and in Bani Walid, on last legs
Paul McCartney weds American heiress
Former Beatle marries Nancy Shevell in London civil ceremony
Spanish bullfighter survives severe goring
Horn barely missed Juan Jose Padilla's brain; Facial paralysis and loss of sight in an eye possible
U.S. man faces jail for insulting Thai royals
Thai-American Joe Gordon pleads guilty to posting banned biography of Thai king online while in U.S., could get 15 years
At least 24 dead in Cairo rioting
More than 200 injured in clashes after Coptic Christians protest recent attacks on their church
Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
U.S. ID's remains of WWII soldier from iconic "Merrill's Marauders"
Hoax bomb threats affect at least 20 European flights within hours
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Trump asking advisers if Hegseth should go, sources say
2 women advanced further in Navy SEAL tryouts than any in history
Wendy's rejects $1.4 billion hostile takeover bid
The 2026 blue wave, in charts
Ronaldo retires from Portugal national team
