Gadhafi's son captured in Libya Posted: 19 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST ZINTAN, Libya -- Moammar Gadhafi's former heir apparent Seif al-Islam was captured by revolutionary fighters in the southern desert Saturday just over a month after his father was killed, setting off joyous celebrations across Libya and closing the ... |
Egypt violence up before vote Posted: 19 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST CAIRO -- Egyptian riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets stormed into Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday to dismantle a protest tent camp, setting off clashes that killed two protesters, injured hundreds and raised tensions days before the f ... |
Afghan assembly wants U.S. forces to stay in country Posted: 19 Nov 2011 04:08 PM PST KABUL, Afghanistan -- President Hamid Karzai received a resounding endorsement Saturday from a traditional national assembly to negotiate a security agreement that could keep a U.S. military presence in Afghanistan past 2014, when most international ... |
Analysis: Obama makes progress during Asia trip Posted: 19 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST BALI, Indonesia -- An assertive President Barack Obama got much of what he wanted during his Asia-Pacific trip because the results didn't depend on negotiating with the world. He mostly just announced them. Obama expanded the U.S. military presen ... |
Nepal ex-rebels decide future Posted: 19 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST KATMANDU, Nepal -- Nepal's political parties long stumbled over what to do with 19,000 disarmed Maoist fighters who have lived five years in monitored camps surrounded by barbed wire. On Saturday, the ex-rebels began telling officials what future t ... |
Large whale graveyard in desert poses mystery Posted: 19 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST SANTIAGO, Chile -- More than 2 million years ago, scores of whales congregating off the Pacific Coast of South America mysteriously met their end. Maybe they became disoriented and beached themselves. Maybe they were trapped in a lagoon by a lands ... |
Cuba cracks down on corruption by foreigners Posted: 19 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST HAVANA -- Green-clad security agents swoop down on an upscale business complex to shutter the offices of a Canadian car dealership. Top executives at Cuba's famed cigar monopoly find themselves behind bars. A former government minister trades his s ... |
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