Libyan rebel chief gunned down

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• Libyan rebel chief gunned down
• Mubarak trial to open next week, Egypt says
• Norway police questioned over response
• New al Qaeda leader slams Syria's president
• Somalia takes the fight to militant group
• Historic rains kill at least 49 in South Korea
• Phone-hacking probe to start ordering testimony
• Chinese premier visits crash site, pledges investigation
• Militants attack governor's office in southern Afghanistan
• Ivory Coast president 'devoted' to reconciliation

Libyan rebel chief gunned down Posted: 28 Jul 2011 04:34 PM PDT The commander of Libya's rebel army was assassinated in Benghazi along with two senior officers, rebel leaders announced just hours after claiming big successes on the battlefield. FULL STORY | DIPLOMATIC HOPES FADE

Mubarak trial to open next week, Egypt says Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:27 PM PDT Ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak's trial on charges of corruption and ordering police to kill anti-government protesters will open Wednesday at a Cairo convention hall, Egypt's justice minister announced Thursday.

Norway police questioned over response Posted: 28 Jul 2011 06:58 AM PDT Norway's police are facing tough questions over their response to last Friday's terror attacks, in which 76 people died.

New al Qaeda leader slams Syria's president Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:56 AM PDT The new head of al Qaeda describes Syria's president as "the leader of criminal gangs, the protector of traitors," and applauds anti-government protesters seeking to topple him, in a video that appeared on extremist websites this week.

Somalia takes the fight to militant group Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:14 AM PDT Fighting broke out in areas in Somalia's capital city Thursday morning as government forces backed by African Union forces attacked Islamist militant strongholds, a local journalist and a government official said.

Historic rains kill at least 49 in South Korea Posted: 28 Jul 2011 07:22 PM PDT Massive downpours in South Korea -- the heaviest rains in a century -- are blamed for 44 deaths, the country's Central Disaster Relief Agency reported Thursday.

Phone-hacking probe to start ordering testimony Posted: 28 Jul 2011 01:19 PM PDT The British judge leading the government-backed probe into illegal eavesdropping by journalists will start ordering people to testify and hand over documents "as soon as possible," he said Thursday, as the inquiry launched.

Chinese premier visits crash site, pledges investigation Posted: 28 Jul 2011 07:16 PM PDT Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in the eastern city of Wenzhou Thursday, where the crash of a high-speed train had taken the lives of 39 people over the weekend, state media reported.

Militants attack governor's office in southern Afghanistan Posted: 28 Jul 2011 07:23 AM PDT Militants wielding guns and strapped with explosive devices attacked the governor's office and a police station on Thursday in Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan province, killing at least three people, officials said.

Ivory Coast president 'devoted' to reconciliation Posted: 28 Jul 2011 01:11 PM PDT Ivory Coast's new president plans to make national harmony his top priority as he tries to pull his crisis-ridden country together after many months of political turbulence and what one just-released report calls a now-prevailing "climate of fear."

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