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The problem is growing worse because children of stateless parents are themselves stateless.

Gadhafi is not welcome in most nations, nor in most parts of Libya, but the leader and King of Kings still has powerful friends that may be willing to accommodate Gadhafi for the rest of his life.

Libya's new masters offered a million-dollar bounty for the fugitive Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday, after he urged his men to carry on a battle that kept the capital in a state of fear.

Libya's new masters offered a million-dollar bounty for the fugitive Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday, after he urged his men to carry on a battle that kept the capital in a state of fear.

The U.S. ambassador made a surprise trip to a southern Syrian town 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.

In a 58-page report released on Monday, the Denmark announced that by 2014, it would lay claim to three areas near Greenland, including the North Pole.

Triumphant rebels seized Muammar Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli on Tuesday after a fierce battle with a loyalist rearguard but there was no word on the fate of the Libyan leader who vowed again to fight to the end.

The United States has pressed for Moammar Gadhafi to step down, but a leadership vacuum raises concerns about the security of Libya's weapons stockpiles and the danger of them falling into hostile hands, officials said Monday.

At a time when Obama administration has asked federal agencies to plan for budgets that are at least 10 percent below their current appropriation level, NASA has raised the total estimated cost of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to $8.7 billion.

Leaders around the world have reacted (mostly) favorably to news that Libyan rebels have captured the capitol city of Tripoli and have arrested two of Moammar Gadhafi’s sons.

Moammar Gadhafi's put up scattered, last-ditch resistance in Tripoli Monday after rebels swept into the heart of the Libyan capital, cheered on by crowds hailing the end of his 42-year rule.

Israel and the Hamas Islamist group which controls the Gaza Strip have agreed to a ceasefire after five days of cross-border violence, officials said Monday.

Libyan government tanks shelled parts of central Tripoli Monday after rebels swept into the heart of the city and crowds took to the streets to celebrate the expected downfall of Muammar Gaddafi.

Rebel fighters swept into the heart of Tripoli Sunday night and crowds took to the streets to celebrate the impending fall of Muammar Gaddafi, but the dictator's loyalists were reported fighting back as dawn broke Monday.

Egypt and Israel tried Sunday to defuse a diplomatic crisis over the killing of five Egyptian security personnel during an Israeli operation against cross-border raiders, as crowds of Egyptians protested angrily at the Israeli Embassy in Cairo.

As for the threat of a military action ... any action against Syria will have greater consequences (on those who carry it out), greater than they can tolerate, the President said.

Jubilant rebel fighters swept into the heart of Tripoli Sunday night as Muammar Gaddafi's forces collapsed and crowds took to the streets to celebrate the apparent downfall of his 42-year rule.

Rebel fighters streamed into Tripoli as Muammar Gadhafi's forces collapsed and crowds took to the streets to celebrate, tearing down posters of the Libyan leader.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday reiterated the nation's call for Iran to immediately release U.S. citizens Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal, two hikers who were sentenced to eight years in prison, after being imprisoned for more than two years for allegedly trespassing into Iran, which they deny.

The ongoing famine in Somalia is being called the worst humanitarian crisis.

Prime Minister Recep Erdogan visited Somalia in a much-needed display of support for a country where over 12 million people are at risk of famine.