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BBC Reporters Beaten in Libya: 'Can't Describe How Bad It Was'

Three BBC reporters were allowed to leave Libya after being held for almost 24 hours by pro-Moammar-Gadhafi security forces who beat them and subjected them to mock executions. Submachine guns were held to their hooded and blindfolded heads as soldiers and secret police accused them of bad reporting, according to a...

3 BBC Staff Detained, Beaten, Subjected to Mock Execution in Libya

LONDON -- Three British Broadcasting Corp. staff were detained, beaten and subjected to mock executions by pro-regime soldiers in Libya while attempting to reach the western city of Zawiya, the broadcaster said Wednesday. The news organization said the crew, members of a BBC Arabic team, were detained on Monday by Moammar...

UFOs in the UK: Britain's Actual 'X-Files' Released

Britain has just released more of its massive collection of X-Files -- over 8,000 pages of documents detailing UFO investigations, eyewitness testimony and military concerns about possible extraterrestrial visitors. The files are the largest disclosure of declassified documents released to date online by the National...

Nicholas Courtney, 'Doctor Who' Actor, Dead at 81 [VIDEOS]

It's a sad day for legions of "Doctor Who" fans. Nicholas Courtney, who played Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart on "Doctor Who," has died at the age of 81. Courtney's agent told the BBC that the actor passed away after a short illness. Playing "the Brigadier" was the defining role of his career. Courtney...

Aurora Borealis: Where to See the Northern Lights Sparked by the Solar Flare

Get ready for a big show. Following the biggest solar flare recorded on the sun in four years, scientists at NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center have issued an alert: The sky could get very pretty this evening. "The first interplanetary shock, driven by the CME from Sunday, is expected any time. Soon thereafter, the...

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