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Gadhafi's family flees Libya for Algeria

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 05:23 PM PDT

TRIPOLI, Libya -- Moammar Gadhafi's wife and three of his children fled Libya to neighboring Algeria on Monday, firm evidence that the longtime leader has lost his grip on the country.Gadhafi's whereabouts were still unknown and rebels are worried th ...

U.S., Taliban talks are on hold

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 05:26 PM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Direct U.S. talks with the Taliban had evolved to a substantive negotiation before Afghan officials, nervous that the secret and independent talks would undercut President Hamid Karzai, scuttled them, Afghan and U.S. officials t ...

Rights group says Libyan troops used human shields

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:23 PM PDT


NEW YORK -- Libyan troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi forced civilians to act as human shields, perching children on tanks to deter NATO attacks, human rights investigators said. It was part of a pattern of rapes, slayings, "disappearances" and other ...

Japan party names new leader

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 05:26 PM PDT

TOKYO -- Japan's finance minister was voted ruling party leader Monday and soon will be the prime minister taking on a mind-boggling mix of challenges: tsunami recovery, a nuclear crisis and bulging national debt, to name a few.As finance minister, Y ...

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