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• Libya's deadliest weapons not yet corralled
  No one can be sure who controls the Libyan government's weapons stockpiles, a stew of deadly chemicals, raw nuclear material and some 30,000 shoulder-fired rockets.August 23, 2011
• Live BBC coverage: street battles continue in Tripoli
  Libyan rebels continue to press against forces loyal to Colonel Moammar Gadhafi, as optimism of a quick victory fades. The BBC's "World Have Your Say" program will attempt to reach people in the area to discuss the situation, as well as share reports from BBC correspondents.Midday, August 23, 2011
• Libyan rebels storm seat of Gadhafi's power
  Hundreds of Libyan rebels blasted through the green gates of Moammar Gadhafi's sprawling compound in Tripoli Tuesday, charging wildly through the symbolic heart of the crumbling regime as they looted armories and scoured the grounds in vain for the missing dictator.August 23, 2011
• What's the endgame in Libya?
  Midmorning gets the latest on the fighting in Libya and looks at what happens after strongman Moammar Gadhafi. What kind of signal will regime change in Libya send to the other countries in the Middle East?Midmorning, August 23, 2011
• Gadhafi son reported arrested by rebels is free
  Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent, who was reported arrested by rebels on Sunday when they advanced on the capital Tripoli, is free.August 22, 2011
• Obama declares 'rule is over' for Gadhafi
  President Barack Obama said today that Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi's "rule is over."August 22, 2011
• World urges Gadhafi to surrender, plans future
  Libyan rebels claimed to be in control of most of the Libyan capital on Monday after their lightning advance on Tripoli heralded the fall of Moammar Gadhafi's nearly 42-year regime. World leaders said the end is near for Gadhafi's regime and began planning for Libya's future.August 22, 2011
• Libya's bizarre leader Gadhafi defiant to end
  Gadhafi was a man of contrasts. He was a sponsor of terrorism who condemned the Sept. 11 attacks. He was a brutal dictator who bulldozed a jail wall to free political prisoners. He was an Arab nationalist who derided the Arab League.August 22, 2011
• Live BBC coverage: Libyan rebels sweep into Tripoli
  The BBC's "World Have Your Say" continues its live coverage of the latest developments in the conflict in Libya. Rebel forces have moved into Tripoli and are enclosing in on the last of Colonel Moammar Gadhafi's forces. The BBC speaks to people in the area and its reporters on the ground.Midday, August 22, 2011
• President Obama's Libya statement: Full text
  Text of President Barack Obama's statement on events in Libya, as provided by the White House.August 22, 2011
• Obama: Time for Gadhafi to yield power
  After a day of dramatic developments, Obama said the situation in Libya had reached a "tipping point" and control of the capital was "slipping from the grasp of a tyrant."August 22, 2011
• In Syria, Assad warns against military intervention
  Syrian President Bashar Assad said Sunday his regime was in no danger of collapse and warned against any foreign military intervention in his country as the regime tries to crush a 5-month-old popular uprising.August 21, 2011
• Klobuchar, Franken call for Americans' release
  Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal have been sentenced to eight years in prison on charges of spying and illegal entering the country. Bauer is a Minnesota native.August 21, 2011
• Vacationing Obama briefed on Libyan rebel advance
  U.S. leaders monitored the progress of Libyan rebel forces as they moved on Tripoli and pounded on the doorstep of leader Moammar Gadhafi's home base Sunday.August 21, 2011
• Libyan rebels reported in Tripoli
  The trappings of Moammar Gadhafi's regime crumbled Sunday as hundreds of euphoric Libyan rebels overran a major military base defending the capital, carted away truckloads of weapons and raced to the outskirts of Tripoli.August 21, 2011

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