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In defiance of almost universal condemnation for his actions, Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi is reportedly raising the stakes by arming his supporters in Tripoli for a long and exhaustive battle against armed rebels who are reportedly encroaching upon the capitol.

British designer, John Galliano has been suspended by couture house Christian Dior following reports of anti-Semitic insults by the designer during a drunken incident at a Paris café.

Shares of Demand Media’s stock were down six percent amid news that Google has changed its algorithm to weed out low quality sites.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: dELiA*s, OmniVision Technologies, Ancestry.com, Crocs, and Savient Pharmaceuticals. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: NutriSystem, MedAssets, Limelight Networks, First Solar, and Hansen Natural.

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $35-billion contract to Boeing Co. to (NYSE: BA) build a fleet of aerial fueling tankers in favor of its rival EADS (European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co.) ending a three-year epic battle, according to a report in The New York Times, quoting politicians and industry executives.

There are numerous variations on the Libyan leader's name

According to reports by The New York Times and a document obtained by WikiLeaks, several of the hottest pop stars such as Beyoncé, Usher, and Mariah Carey were paid extravagant amounts to perform for member of Moammar Gaddafi's family.

Sales proceeds of an online gift shop opened by Wikileaks this month could contribute towards the legal defense fund of Wikileaks owner Julian Assange, who has been fighting a long and costly legal battle.

The following is a transcript of a nearly 20 minute conversation on February 22, 2011 between Ian Murphy, a columnist for the website known as The Buffalo Beast, and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Murphy was posing as conservative activist David Koch.

U.S. officials have revealed that an American detained in Pakistan after killing two men worked for the U.S. spy agency as a contractor, and not as a diplomat as previously said, according to reports.

Eben Moglen, professor of law and legal history, is reportedly trying to rebuild the Internet in a way that will make it impossible for governments or corporate authorities to restrict its use and access.

Bernard Madoff, the man behind a brazen $65-billion Ponzi scheme, criticized bankers and big investors for “willful blindness” regarding his fraud and bashed the media for its treatment of his family.

A frail Bernard Madoff, facing the rest of his life in prison, said a variety of banks and hedge funds were complicit in and had to know about his epic Ponzi scheme before it was uncovered, The New York Times reported.

Arizona congresswoman in rehabilitation trying to master speech again by mouthing the lyrics to nursery rhyme Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Happy Birthday

Bill O’Reilly’s interview with President Obama before the Super Bowl last Sunday has elicited a broad array of criticism, particularly from liberals like Bill Maher who claimed O’Reilly interrupted the President too much and didn’t show him enough deference. Meanwhile, conservatives and others called Maher a hypocrite because he savagely had attacked George W. Bush when he was President.

The mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, has offended some Irish-American leaders after making some comments referring to drunkenness among the Irish, a month ahead of St. Patrick’s Day.

A group of 100 faculty members has written to the Orange County district attorney requesting him to drop the charges against the students, saying that they have already been sufficiently penalized and disciplined by the University administration for their misdemeanor.

Former MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann will announce his new job during a media conference call on Tuesday.

One of the many ironies of American politics is that while top Republican politicians are eager to show their support for the state of Israel, Jewish voters in the U.S. remain overwhelmingly in the camp of the Democratic Party.

The German newspaper Der Spiegel is reporting that the U.S. government has devised a plan for the president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak to exit the country gracefully by going to a hospital in Germany to seek medical treatment and a “prolonged health check.”

Hurricane Katrina reduced the population of the New Orleans by almost one-third, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

An investigation conducted by the NBA has determined that team staffers conducted illegal workouts with potential draft picks and the league has fined the team $200,000 as a result.

About two out of every five (41 percent) pregnancies in New York are aborted – more than double the national rate (19 percent). This news comes as an increasing number of state legislatures are seeking measures to restrict abortions.

The New York Times Co on Thursday said revenue declined 3 percent in the fourth quarter, showing that newspapers were still experiencing an industry-wide slump.

- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange threatened to sue Britain's Guardian newspaper for allegedly giving his website's cache of classified U.S. cables to the New York Times, according to two new books.

The iPad-only digital newspaper from News Corp., The Daily, touted to usher in the age of subscription-based revenue model on the web space, has been launched by Rupert Murdoch and Apple Vice President of Internet Services Eddy Cue at a press event at New York's Guggenheim Museum.

According to a report in the New York Times, Mets ownership family the Wilpons' involvement with Bernie Madoff's billion-dollar Ponzi Scheme was closer than previously thought.

China is expected to see another interest rate hike within a month as the government intensifies its efforts to control the rising inflation, The New York Times reported on Wednesday citing a forecast of economists and bankers.

Apple Inc has blocked rival Sony Corp's electronic book application from the iPhone because it would have circumvented Apple's system for buying content.