UK jets bomb Gadhafi's hometown

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• UK jets bomb Gadhafi's hometown
• Pro-al Qaeda militants among freed from Libyan jail
• Blast rocks U.N. building in Nigerian capital
• Dozens dead in Mexico casino attack
• Japanese PM Kan announces resignation
• Massive typhoon to miss Philippines
• U.S. accuses Syrian regime of cartoonist's attack
• Pakistan police: Son of slain governor abducted

UK jets bomb Gadhafi's hometown Posted: 26 Aug 2011 01:48 PM PDT Opposition and NATO forces took aim at the Gadhafi regime in Tripoli and Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte on Friday as rebels worked to consolidate their power across Libya. RUMORS FUEL GADHAFI SEARCH |

Pro-al Qaeda militants among freed from Libyan jail Posted: 26 Aug 2011 02:02 PM PDT Hundreds of pro-al Qaeda militants were among the prisoners freed from a notorious Tripoli prison this week, according to a former Libyan jihadist.

Blast rocks U.N. building in Nigerian capital Posted: 26 Aug 2011 09:15 AM PDT The U.N. building was bombed Friday in the central area of the Nigerian capital, Abuja, a U.N. official told CNN.

Dozens dead in Mexico casino attack Posted: 26 Aug 2011 01:41 PM PDT At least 53 people were killed in a fiery attack at a casino in an upscale area of Monterrey, Mexico, government and emergency officials said.

Japanese PM Kan announces resignation Posted: 26 Aug 2011 02:34 AM PDT Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, whose approval rating tumbled following the devastating March earthquake and tsunami, announced his resignation Friday.

Massive typhoon to miss Philippines Posted: 26 Aug 2011 01:06 AM PDT Typhoon Nanmadol is not expected to make landfall in the Philippines, forecasters said Friday, a develop that may be cheered in the places that were supposed to be in the path of the powerful storm.

U.S. accuses Syrian regime of cartoonist's attack Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:12 PM PDT The U.S. State Department got personal in its complaints against the Syrian government Thursday, accusing it of a "targeted, brutal attack" on a popular Syrian political cartoonist, Ali Farzat.

Pakistan police: Son of slain governor abducted Posted: 26 Aug 2011 07:52 AM PDT The son of slain Gov. Salman Taseer was kidnapped Friday afternoon in a wealthy neighborhood in the city of Lahore, police said.

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