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What to expect this week from school protests rattling France's government
World/Nation Briefs August 27, 2011
Rebels storm seat of Gadhafi's power
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Hundreds of Libyan rebels stormed Moammar Gadhafi's compound Tuesday, charging wildly through the symbolic heart of the crumbling regime as they killed loyalist troops, looted armories and kno…
World/Nation Briefs August 23, 2011
Rebels ready to seize power in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - The son and heir apparent of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, Seif al-Islam, resurfaced free and defiant early Tuesday a day after rebels c…
Tripoli falls to Libyan rebels
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Libyan rebels raced into Tripoli Sunday and met little resistance as Moammar Gadhafi's defenders melted away and his 42-year rule rapidly crumbled. The euphoric fighters celebrated with reside…
Arctic jet crash kills 12
RESOLUTE BAY, Nunavut (AP) - A chartered Boeing 737 plane crashed Saturday afternoon in Canada's Arctic region, killing 12 people, police said.
Iran sentences 2 American men to 8 years in jail
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Two American men arrested more than two years ago while hiking along the Iraq-Iran border have been sentenced to eight years in prison on charges that include espionage, state TV reported Saturd…
Fighting in Tripoli as Libyan rebels advance
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Heavy gunfire and explosions rattled the Libyan capital Saturday after rebels seized control of a major coastal city just west of Tripoli. Rebel commanders said the firing in the capital signa…
World / Nation Briefs August 20, 2011
World/Nation Briefs August 19, 2011
Gunmen attack Israelis, killing 8; airstrikes hit Gaza
Motorcycle bomb kills 8 in southern Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded in a vegetable market in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing eight people at dusk as residents broke their daily fast for the holy month of …
Suicide bombers kill 22
CHARIKAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Six suicide bombers attacked a governor's security meeting in one of Afghanistan's most secure provinces, killing 22 people and driving home the point that the Taliban is able to strike…
Castro turns 85 quietly
HAVANA - Revolutionary icon Fidel Castro marked his 85th birthday behind closed doors Saturday as the aging leader famous for railing against Washington increa…
Heavy clashes as Libyan rebels enter Zawiya
BIR SHAEB, Libya (AP) - Libyan rebels fought their way into the strategic city of Zawiya west of Tripoli on Saturday in their most significant advance in months, battling snipers on rooftops and heavy shelling from…
Gunmen abduct US man in brazen raid
LAHORE, Pakistan - Gunmen kidnapped an American development expert after tricking his guards and breaking into his house in Pakistan on Saturday, a brazen raid that alarmed aid workers, diplomats and other foreigne…