World Sep 08 Gadhafi Troops Fire Rockets from Stronghold, Lee Floods the Northeast Libyan rebels. File photo by Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images. Moammar Gadhafi, already effectively driven from power by Libyan rebels, denied claims that he is in neighboring Niger in a phone call to a television station in Syria, attributing rumors to…
World Sep 07 Did Food Prices Spur the Arab Spring? Parts of the Middle East and North Africa were historically considered the Fertile Crescent, but this region of abundance is now in decline, and some analysts say it's no coincidence that there is unrest growing in its place.
World Sep 05 World Week Ahead: Mubarak Trial Resumes; Libyan Rebels Rally for Next Fight Protesters clash with riot police outside the courtroom in Cairo. Photo by Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images. The trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resumed Monday, and in Libya rebel forces are preparing for their next battle against Moammar Gadhafi loyalists.
World Aug 31 Student Education Reform Protests Rock Chile What started as a student demonstration has turned into the largest protest against the Chilean government since the return of democracy two decades ago, and has harmed the popularity of the current conservative government.
World Aug 30 Libyan Rebels Issue Saturday Deadline for Gadhafi Loyalists to Surrender Rebel fighters chat as they patrol the road between Misrata and Sirte on Tuesday. Photo by Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images. As Libyan rebels moved toward Moammar Gadhafi's bastion of Sirte, where attempts at a negotiated end to fighting have thus far…
World Aug 29 Algeria: Gadhafi Family Members Crossed Border 2 p.m. ET | The Algerian government said that Moammar Gadhafi's wife, three children and a handful of grandchildren have fled to Algeria, which borders Libya, but provided no information on the whereabouts of Gadhafi himself. His son Hannibal,…
World Aug 27 Hurricane Irene Makes Landfall; Moves North With Hammering Rains, Wind Waves from Hurricane Irene pound the beach in Ocean City, Maryland. Photo by Getty Images. 5:00 p.m. ET Irene has been pushing northward up the Eastern Seaboard at 13 mph, with maximum sustained winds still near 85 mph and higher…
World Aug 26 Hurricane Irene Swipes Carolinas, Parts of New York City Under Mandatory Evacuation Orders 3:25 p.m. ET | Hurricane Irene began sweeping past North and South Carolina Friday afternoon, lashing the coastline with heavy rain and wind. With winds of 39 miles per hour, there were reports of downed power lines and thousands…
World Aug 25 Intense Fighting in Tripoli, Gadhafi Manhunt Continues Rebel fighters patrol the streets in a neighborhood south of the capital Tripoli on August 25, 2011. Photo by Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images. 5:10 p.m. ET | The United States and South Africa have reached a deal that would pave the…
World Aug 25 Hurricane Irene Strengthening, Va., N.J., N.Y. and N.C. Declare States of Emergency Track the path of Hurricane Irene: See the storm surge probabilities on a map 4:30 p.m. ET | New York governor Andrew Cuomo has also declared a state of emergency, and local officials are considering the…