Gaddafi flees Tripoli HQ ransacked by rebels (Reuters)

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• Gaddafi flees Tripoli HQ ransacked by rebels (Reuters)
• Ex-IAEA official warns of Libya "dirty bomb" material (Reuters)
• U.S. envoy visits Syria town, U.N. launches inquiry (Reuters)
• China turns to Libya rebels, urges "stable transition" (Reuters)
• Hurricane Irene strengthens on path to U.S. coast (Reuters)
• How Italy Will Profit from the New Libyan Regime (Time.com)
• German police probe puzzling kidnap attempt (AP)
• From hiding, Gadhafi tells Libyans to free Tripoli (AP)
• Man hung from Mexico bridge, shot to death (AP)
• Urban warfare could end Libyan rebels' advance (AP)
• Oil near $85 after mixed US crude supply report (AP)
• G20 must do more to fix imbalances, U.S. recovery seen: BoC (Reuters)
• Australia house fire kills 11, including 8 kids (AP)
• Libya's rebel government moving to Tripoli to head off power vacuum (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Despite Rebel Surge, Gaddafi's Vindictive Resolve Endures (Time.com)
• Hurricane Irene lashes Dominican Republic, heads for Bahamas, US (The Christian Science Monitor)

Gaddafi flees Tripoli HQ ransacked by rebels (Reuters) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:52 PM PDT Reuters - A beleaguered Muammar Gaddafi vowed on Wednesday to fight on to death or victory after rebels forced him to abandon his Tripoli stronghold in what appeared to be a decisive blow against the Libyan leader's 42-year rule.

Ex-IAEA official warns of Libya "dirty bomb" material (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2011 12:46 AM PDT Reuters - A research center near Tripoli stocks uranium and other material that could be used to make a nuclear "dirty bomb" and Libya's rebels will need to secure it, a former senior U.N. inspector said on Wednesday.

U.S. envoy visits Syria town, U.N. launches inquiry (Reuters) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 06:04 PM PDT Reuters - The U.S. ambassador made a surprise trip to a southern Syrian town on Tuesday, his second visit to an area rocked by protests against President Bashar al-Assad and a move likely to antagonize the authorities in Damascus.

China turns to Libya rebels, urges "stable transition" (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2011 12:12 AM PDT Reuters - China urged a "stable transition of power" in Libya and said on Wednesday it is in contact with the rebel National Transitional Council, the clearest sign yet that Beijing has effectively shifted recognition to forces poised to defeat Muammar Gaddafi.

Hurricane Irene strengthens on path to U.S. coast (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2011 12:20 AM PDT Reuters - Hurricane Irene strengthened on Wednesday as it roared up from the Caribbean on a path that prompted residents along the U.S. east coast to prepare for a possible hit over the weekend.

How Italy Will Profit from the New Libyan Regime (Time.com) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:25 PM PDT Time.com - Before the rebels had stormed Gaddafi's bunker, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi invited a leader of the Libyan regime to visit Rome

German police probe puzzling kidnap attempt (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2011 12:52 AM PDT AP - Police say they discovered a telephone booth, a homemade hand grenade and dozens of fire extinguishers in a Hamburg apartment as they investigated a suspected kidnapping.

From hiding, Gadhafi tells Libyans to free Tripoli (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2011 12:52 AM PDT AP - A defiant Moammar Gadhafi vowed Wednesday to fight on "until victory or martyrdom" and called on residents of the Libyan capital and loyal tribesmen across his North African nation to free Tripoli from the "devils and traitors" who have overrun it.

Man hung from Mexico bridge, shot to death (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:48 PM PDT AP - Gunmen hung a man from a pedestrian bridge over a busy avenue in the Mexican city of Monterrey Tuesday and shot him to death in front of dozens of motorists.

Urban warfare could end Libyan rebels' advance (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2011 12:40 AM PDT AP - Moammar Gadhafi's seemingly routed troops still could extend Libya's civil war by weeks or months by resorting to urban warfare in the streets of Tripoli, though the embattled leader's forces appear to have done little to prepare for such a bloody last stand.

Oil near $85 after mixed US crude supply report (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2011 12:53 AM PDT AP - Oil prices fell slightly to near $85 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a U.S. supply report gave mixed signs about demand for crude.

G20 must do more to fix imbalances, U.S. recovery seen: BoC (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2011 12:42 AM PDT Reuters - The Group of 20 leading and emerging nations has not done enough to correct global imbalances and this could provoke more financial instability, a top Bank of Canada official said on Wednesday.

Australia house fire kills 11, including 8 kids (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:17 AM PDT AP - An overnight house fire in eastern Australia has killed 11 people, including eight children, from two families, officials said Wednesday.

Libya's rebel government moving to Tripoli to head off power vacuum (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:03 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Libya's rebel leaders are moving to establish political control in Tripoli in anticipation of Muammar Qaddafi's fall, seeking to prevent a power vacuum and establish themselves as the sovereign government of a new Libya.

Despite Rebel Surge, Gaddafi's Vindictive Resolve Endures (Time.com) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:25 PM PDT Time.com - No one thought Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his hard-core supporters would go away easily

Hurricane Irene lashes Dominican Republic, heads for Bahamas, US (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:37 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - An increasingly powerful Hurricane Irene lashed the Dominican Republic’s north coast Tuesday, forcing thousands to seek refuge as it moved north towards the US.

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