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Timelapse Tour of Manhattan As Irene Hits

2011-08-29T15:27:00.000+02:00

Tour through the empty streets of Manhattan as residents hunker down for Hurricane Irene

Irene Pushes Boats Onto Land in NC

2011-08-28T15:33:00.000+02:00

North Carolina residents are surveying the damage left behind by Hurricane Irene. The storm destroyed piers in Nags Head and sent boats into beach houses

'Dreadful' Conditions Found in Tripoli Hospital as Body Count Rises

2011-08-27T09:37:00.000+02:00

The Libyan rebels are taking and holding more territory in Tripoli, but they encounter areas of stiff resistance from loyalists of Moammar Gadhafi. Independent Television News' Alex Thomson reports on the human toll of the fighting in recent days.

Dozens killed in Mexico casino attack

2011-08-26T09:18:00.000+02:00

Reports from Mexico say armed men have killed more than 50 people in an attack on a casino that left the building ablaze and gamblers trapped inside. There are warnings the death toll could rise further.

Gaddafi forces fight on outside Tripoli

2011-08-25T10:29:00.003+02:00

Libyan rebels may lay claim to controlling most of the country but where Gaddafi loyalists are still fighting, the confrontations are fierce.

Libyan rebels wonder 'what next'?

2011-08-24T16:12:00.003+02:00

Beaten in battle, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi had disappeared off the radar. But the loosely-led forces that stormed his fortress home in Tripoli yesterday have some way yet to go in consolidating their gains.

Saif al-Islam not captured by rebels

2011-08-23T06:41:00.000+02:00

Saif al-Islam appeared relaxed and unharmed in front of cameras at the hotel where foreign reporters were staying in Tripoli, refuting claims that he had been captured by the rebel forces.

Libya conflict: Rebels celebrate reaching heart of Tripoli as Colonel Gaddafi faces endgame

2011-08-22T10:15:00.000+02:00

Thousands of jubilant Libyans take to the streets of Benghazi and Misurata, as
Libyan rebels enter Tripoli's central Green Square amid little or no
resistance from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.

AJE: Battle for Libya Latest from Az Zawiyah and Zlitan

2011-08-21T10:14:00.000+02:00

The Libyan capital is surrounded by rebel forces.

After days of heavy fighting, key towns and cities across the west of the country have now been won.

The next big battle could now be Tripoli itself.

Brega, to the east appears to be the latest town to be taken, after Muammar Gaddafi's forces retreated from the oil refinery there.

In the west, the rebels are 50 kilometres from the capital Tripoli in the centre of Az Zawiyah.

Libya Rebels Close in on Gadhafi, Seize Key Town

2011-08-20T09:37:00.000+02:00

Rebels closed in on Moammar Gadhafi Friday, pushing back his fighters in a fierce battle in one key coastal city and seizing another town as they advanced toward his remaining bastion, the capital of Tripoli.

Dozens killed in Afghan bombings

2011-08-19T08:25:00.001+02:00

Two minibuses have been blown up in western Afghanistan killing at least 20 people and wounding 12 more

Two explosions rock British Council on Afghan independence day

At least two suicide bombers attacked the British Council in the Afghan capital Friday, killing at least three people, including two police officers, officials said.

Source

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/afghanistan.bombing/

Gaddafi loyalists resisting rebels advance in Az Zawiyah

2011-08-18T11:30:00.000+02:00

In the battle for Libya, fighting has continued in Az Zawiyah between opposition fighters and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.

Rebels say Gaddafi's forces are putting up a stiff resistance, using Grad rockets and mortars to prevent an advance.

Zeina Khodr has more from the frontlines.

Police Arrest Florida Teen in School Bomb Plot

2011-08-18T08:28:00.000+02:00

Tampa police have arrested an expelled student after thwarting what they deemed a potentially "catastrophic" plot to set off a bomb at his former high school and cause mass casualties, authorities said Wednesday.

Dozens killed in Iraq's bloodiest day this year

2011-08-16T15:19:00.000+02:00

Attacks in more than a dozen cities across Iraq killed at least 67 people on Monday, including at least 40 in twin blasts blamed on Al-Qaeda in the southern city of Kut, in the country's bloodiest day in more than a year.

Tropical Storm Gert Strengthens in Atlantic

2011-08-15T15:25:00.000+02:00

A tropical storm warning has gone into effect for Bermuda as Tropical Storm Gert bears down on the island chain. Forecasters say Gert's center is expected to pass near or just east of Bermuda by Monday afternoon.

Bachmann Triumphs at Iowa Straw Poll

2011-08-14T07:43:00.004+02:00

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann won a test vote of Iowans on Saturday, a show of strength five months before the state's caucuses kick off the GOP presidential nominating season.

Gov. Perry Announces Presidential Bid

2011-08-13T21:14:00.004+02:00

Texas Gov. Rick Perry joined the 2012 GOP race for president Saturday with an announcement sure to reverberate halfway across the country as his rivals competed in Iowa for the support of party activists

Today in History

2011-08-13T21:03:00.003+02:00

Here is a look at some of the notable events in history that took place on this date in history, Aug. 13.

Berlin Wall turns 50 – and some want to rebuild it, barbed wire and all

2011-08-13T15:26:00.000+02:00

Fifty years to the day after the Berlin Wall was built overnight by East German officials, little of it remains. Some argue in favor of restoring portions of the hated structure as a memorial.

Source

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2011/0813/Berlin-Wall-turns-50-and-some-want-to-rebuild-it-barbed-wire-and-all

U.S. Troops Fire on Afghan Police, Survivors Say

2011-08-12T07:51:00.001+02:00

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — NATO and Afghan forces are investigating a claim by the Afghan police that American soldiers fired on them for no reason, killing four officers and wounding two others, and inflaming tensions in southern Afghanistan’s Arghandab Valley, where security gains brought by the surge of American troops remain brittle.

Source

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/12/world/asia/12afghan.html

168 children killed in drone strikes in Pakistan since start of campaign

2011-08-11T19:34:00.000+02:00

As many as 168 children have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan during the past seven years as the CIA has intensified its secret programme against militants along the Afghan border.

Source

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/8695679/168-children-killed-in-drone-strikes-in-Pakistan-since-start-of-campaign.html

Bombs kill 6 NATO soldiers in Afghanistan

2011-08-11T12:13:00.003+02:00

KABUL, Afghanistan—

Insurgent bombs killed six Western soldiers on Thursday, the NATO force reported, five of those in a single attack.

Source

http://www.latimes.com/news/la-fgw-afghan-bombs-20110812,0,5333516.story

Afghan special court dissolved; 4 Afghan police die in NATO clash

2011-08-10T15:33:00.000+02:00

A special court set up by Afghan President Hamid Karzai that had been prosecuting alleged electoral fraud by 62 parliament members has been dissolved, a presidential spokesman announced Wednesday.

Source

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/08/10/afghanistan.special.court.dissolved/

Strauss-Kahn sued by maid in N.Y.C.

2011-08-09T10:22:00.000+02:00

The woman is seeking damages for an attack that she says left her life "in shambles."

Source

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/127284353.html

Analysing Saudi's pressure on Syria

2011-08-08T11:34:00.003+02:00

Joseph Keshishian, an expert on Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, spoke to Al Jazeera about Saudi Arabia's decision to step up diplomatic pressure on the Syrian government over its efforts to crush peaceful protests across the country.

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