Monthly Archives: August 2011

TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) – Libyans delighted at Muammar Gaddafi’s downfall celebrated the end of Ramadan feast on Wednesday, even though the ousted leader remains on the run and forces loyal to him are defying an ultimatum set by Libya’s interim council. … Continue reading →

FRANKFURT, Germany – A 21-year-old Kosovo Albanian confessed Wednesday to killing two U.S. airmen at the Frankfurt airport, saying in emotional testimony at the opening of his trial that he had been influenced by radical Islamic propaganda online. Arid Uka … Continue reading →

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man accused of throwing his 7-year-old son overboard during a sightseeing cruise around California’s Newport Harbor says he and the boy were just “horse playing” and talked about jumping in the water together. “I was … Continue reading →

HEISHA, Libya – The rebels roared along the bleak and empty desert highway, leaving the last checkpoint far behind as they probed the no-man’s-land that separates them from the final stronghold of Moammar Gadhafi’s crumbling regime. Stopping in Heisha, some … Continue reading →

TRIPOLI, Libya – Several thousand cheering Libyans are celebrating the start of a major Muslim holiday and the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi in Tripoli’s main square. Men knelt in prayer in neat rows, women ululated and some rebel fighters fired … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON – Gen. David Petraeus is bidding farewell to the Army that has been his life and the troops that have been his family for 37 years. America’s best-known general is taking off his uniform before starting a new chapter … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON – The federal government is escalating security around the country in preparation for the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and conducting confidential briefings with state and local law enforcement organizations. But officials say there is no specific … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON – As much as $60 billion in U.S. tax dollars has been lost to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade due to lax oversight of contractors, poor planning and corruption, according to an independent … Continue reading →

NEWFANE, Vt. – As emergency airlift operations brought ready-to-eat meals and water to Vermont residents left isolated and desperate, states along the Eastern Seaboard continued to be battered Tuesday by the after effects of Irene, the destructive hurricane turned tropical … Continue reading →