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Libyan Rebels Report Gains in Misrata Fighting

TRIPOLI, Libya -- Rebels battled Moammar Gadhafi's troops Thursday for control of central Misrata, driving dozens of snipers from tall buildings in hours of urban warfare and gaining a tactical advantage in the only major city held by the opposition in western Libya, witnesses said. The Libyan government, meanwhile,...

Girl's Birthday Balloon Travels Almost 6,000 Miles

As Ella, Abby and Peter Gardner watched Chinese lanterns floating in the sky on New Year's Eve, they decided to release their own balloon -- one they'd used to celebrate Abby's birthday a few days earlier. After attaching a note and stamp, the children watched the balloon disappear from view of their home in Bolton,...

Emperor Visits Japan Evacuees [VIDEO]

Japan Tsunami-Quake Death Toll Rises

TOKYO -- Japanese police say the official death toll from last week's massive earthquake and tsunami has risen to 2,414. Police said Tuesday that a big share of the deaths were in Miyagi prefecture, where 1,254 people are confirmed dead. The number of people officially missing is at 3,118. But regional officials said...

Japan Disaster Reignites Nuclear Debate Around the World

LONDON -- Japanese authorities are battling to stop radiation from leaking from Fukushima's quake-ravaged atomic power plant. But the economic and political fallout from the disaster has already spread far beyond the Land of the Rising Sun. Governments in Europe and Asia are tearing up or reviewing plans to build new...