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Libya NTC forces say they control Bani Walid airport

Forces of Libya`s new rulers said they took control on Sunday of the airport in Bani Walid, one of the last two ...

Gaddafi still hiding in south Libya - de facto pm

Deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is hiding in southern Libya under the protection of tribes, crossing ...

Iraq attacks leave seven dead

Gun attacks and bombings in Iraq on Sunday killed seven people, including four anti-Qaeda militiamen killed in two ...

Twin blasts North of Baghdad kill six

Two roadside bombs in a former Al-Qaeda stronghold north of Baghdad on Sunday killed six people, including four ...

Man falls in canyon, survives desert crawl

A man crawled four days across the Utah desert after breaking his leg on a solo hike, inspired by a Hollywood movie ...

Senior Gaddafi general captured in south: official

A senior general loyal to Moamer Kadhafi has been captured in the southern Libya, an official from the country`s new ...

Divided UN Atom Body Sends Syria to Security Council

The U.N. nuclear watchdog board reported Syria to the Security Council on Thursday for covert atomic work, a U.S.-led ...

First NATO strikes in Libya with attack copters: official

NATO announced Saturday it had for the first time used attack helicopters in Libya, striking military vehicles, ...

Missing South African photographer killed in Libya: family

Anton Hammerl, a South African photographer who had been missing in Libya, was shot dead six weeks ago by leader ...

110-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton discovered in South Tunisia

The nearly intact skeleton fossil of a dinosaur believed to have lived about 110 million years ago was recently ...

Military intervention in Bahrain unacceptable: Iran

Military intervention in Bahrain by Gulf states is unacceptable it will only complicate the already volatile situation ...

Artillery fire near Libya flashpoint Bin Jawad: AFP

Sustained artillery fire was heard on the road to the Libyan flashpoint of Bin Jawad, the site of deadly clashes ...

Hundreds of Europeans stuck in Libya: EU

Around 650 Europeans are still stranded in Libya, many stuck in hard-to-reach places, the EU`s aid chief said Monday, ...

Israel tested stuxnet on Iran, with US help

US and Israeli intelligence services collaborated to develop a destructive computer worm to sabotage Iran`s efforts to ...

Govt does not consider Bromo eruptions extraordinary event

The government has been handling the impacts of the on-going Mount Bromo eruptions in East Java through general ...