TRIPOLI, Libya — The head of the Libyan military council said Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi was killed Thursday as fighters battling the vestiges of his fallen regime took control of his hometown of Surt after a prolonged struggle. Vinyle(爺木腐酢)
KABUL — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told leaders of Pakistan they would face serious consequences if they continued to tolerate safe havens for extremists.
ISTANBUL — Democracy and Islam can coexist in Tunisia, Rachid al-Ghannouchi believes, and his ideas may be tested if his party succeeds in Sunday痴 voting.
Prayers in Tibet led by the Dalai Lama and Lobsang Sangay provoked an angry response from Beijing, where a government spokeswoman called the prayers a promotion of terrorism.
LONDON — British authorities have been trying to clear an encampment east of London for years, arguing that it is supposed to be kept as open countryside.
MITZPE HILA, Israel — The family of Gilad Shalit spearheaded a five-year campaign to lobby for their son痴 release, helping to build overwhelming support in Israel for a deal with Hamas.
PARIS — Marie Dedieu, a disabled Frenchwoman kidnapped by Somali gunmen in Kenya this month, has died in captivity, the French government announced Wednesday.