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A DEFIANT Muammar Gaddafi has vowed not to quit power in Libya but called for talks to end the conflict, even as his forces pressed their offensive against the key rebel-held port city of Misrata. […] […]

THE United States, Britain, Australia and Hong Kong are investigating the hacking and theft of personal data from Sony’s PlayStation Network, which has 77 million users worldwide. The PlayStation Network and Qriocity streaming music service […] […]

BENGHAZI, LIBYA—Libyan rebels may be low on weapons needed to topple Moammar Gadhafi, but there is certainly no shortage of souvenirs available commemorating the revolution. Roughly a dozen stands set up outside the courthouse in […] […]

NATO warships stopped Muammar Gaddafi forces today from laying anti-ship mines in Misrata’s harbour, the alliance said, accusing the regime of trying to disrupt the flow of aid to the besieged city. “The sea-mines were […] […]

An Egyptian security official says a bus fell off a ferry into the Nile River and that at least 17 people drowned in the accident. The official says the minibus was packed with 32 passengers, […] […]

Morocco’s interior minister says that initial results of an investigation show that a bomb which killed 15 people in a crowded tourist cafe was packed with nails and was set off remotely. While Interpol, the […] […]

The United States has raised allegations that Muammar Gaddafi’s regime gives viagra to troops to carry out rapes as the UN Security Council wrangled over coalition attacks in Libya, diplomats said. Russia and other nations […] […]

HUNDREDS of thousands of pilgrims are set to descend on Rome to witness the beatification of John Paul II, the first “global pope”, who will be put on the track to sainthood only six years […] […]

Lara Logan thought she was going to die in Tahrir Square when she was sexually assaulted by a mob on the night that Hosni Mubarak’s government fell in Cairo. Logan, a CBS News correspondent, was […] […]

TOKYO—The Dalai Lama has presided over prayers for victims of Japan’s tsunami at a temple in Tokyo. The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists led a group of monks as they chanted on the 50th day […] […]