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Rebels Enter Tripoli, Crowds Celebrate in Streets

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.

Gunshots Heard in Tripoli After Daybreak

A wall mural depicting Gaddafi government propaganda is pocked with bullet holes after Libyan rebel fighters pushed pro-Gaddafi soldiers out of the center of the strategic coastal city of Zawiyah

Explosions and gunfire rang out in Tripoli after dawn as opponents of Muammar Gaddafi rose up in the capital, declaring a final push to topple the Libyan leader after a six-month war reached the city's outskirts.

Gadhafi Puts the Blame on Rebels for Reported Uprising During Ramadan

Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi has blamed rebel forces in the country for the recent uprising as the people celebrate the month of Ramadan.

China's demand for W. African crude jumps -trade

China's buying of West African crude oil is set to rise about 15 percent in September from August, trade sources said on Friday, but overall Asian imports from West Africa will fall due to slower Indian demand.

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Syria forces hold hundreds in Latakia sports stadium

Syrian troops raided houses in a Sunni district of the besieged port of Latakia on Wednesday, residents said, arresting hundreds of people and taking them to a stadium after a four-day tank assault to crush protests against President Bashar al-Assad.

Jack Kim Aug 17, 2011

Rebel fighters celebrate after taking partial control of the coastal town of Zawiyah,

Rebels zero in on Libya's Zawiyah refinery

Libyan rebels launched an assault on Zawiyah's oil refinery on Wednesday to drive the last of the forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi out of the city west of Tripoli and tighten their noose around the capital.

Jack Kim Aug 17, 2011

Brent Crude Rises on Encouraging U.S. Figures

Brent crude rose Wednesday, staying above $109 a barrel as a larger-than-expected drawdown in U.S. gasoline stocks and positive U.S. economic data trumped concerns over European debt

Eric Linton Aug 17, 2011

Libyan rebels fire an anti-aircraft gun at government forces during a heavy sandstorm near the village of Tiji in western Libya

Libyan Rebel Leadership Denies Talks with Gaddafi

Benghazi Council Says Dictator's Departure Is Only Option

Eric Linton Aug 17, 2011

Taliban fighters pose with weapons as they sit in their compound at an undisclosed location in southern Afghanistan

London Riots 2011: Taliban Blames Disorder on UK Govt.'s Afghan War Expenditures

The group connected the unrest to the war in Afghanistan ? suggesting that the British government could no longer afford to pay for that military campaign.

Palash Ghosh Aug 16, 2011

Libyan rebel fighters celebrate after taking partial control of the coastal town of Zawiyah

Gaddafi Forces Fire Scud Missile: U.S. Official

Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi fired a Scud missile for the first time in Libya's civil war, a U.S. defense official said, after rebel advances left the Libyan leader isolated in his capital.

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Fears of Weak U.S. Demand Depress Brent Crude Futures

Brent crude for September fell 26 cents to $109.65 by 3:57 a.m. GMT, after falling to as low as $109.23 earlier. U.S. crude was down 34 cents at $87.54 a barrel.

Eric Linton Aug 16, 2011

Rebels Say Tripoli Encircled; Gaddafi Defiant

Libyan rebels said on Monday they had seized a second strategic town near Tripoli within 24 hours, completing the encirclement of the capital in the boldest advances of their six-month-old uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.

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A Libyan rebel fighter raises his arms as a convoy of residents flee fighting near the coastal town of Zawiyah

Libya's Zawiyah on edge after rebel capture

For 12 hours, Libyan rebel Ahmed Oraybee had been moving from one building to the next in the town of Zawiyah, trying to hunt down the pro-government snipers stalking its neighbourhoods.

IBT Staff Reporter Aug 15, 2011

Gaddafi Defiant as Rebels Poised to Strangle Capital

Muammar Gaddafi urged Libyans Monday to free the country from "traitors," as rebels in the west began to strangle a major lifeline to his capital.

keep for now Aug 15, 2011

Gadhafi Defiant as Rebels Gain Key Ground; Interior Minister Leaves

Libyan regime denies talking to insurgents about dictator's departure.

Eric Linton Aug 15, 2011

Libya rebels take casualties in fight for Brega

Rebels on the eastern front of Libya's civil war lost 11 men in the past 24 hours fighting to capture the strategic oil terminal and refinery at Brega on the Mediterranean coast, hospital sources said.

IBT Staff Reporter Aug 12, 2011

Cameron denies austerity drive caused UK riots

Prime Minister David Cameron blamed the worst riots in Britain for decades on street gang members and opportunistic looters and denied government austerity measures or poverty caused the violence in London and other major English cities.

keep for now Aug 12, 2011

A Libyan rebel fighter mans an anti-aircraft gun

Western Libya rebels strike north towards coast

Rebel forces in western Libya pushed north toward the town of Zawiyah near the Mediterranean coast on Thursday, trying to get within striking distance of the capital, Tripoli.

Jack Kim Aug 11, 2011

Why Is Oil's Price So High Compared to Natural Gas?

Crude oil historically trades at about 8 times the price of natural gas. Currently, it's trading at about 20 times natural gas. Is oil overpriced, natural gas underpriced, or is it a combination?

Joseph Lazzaro Aug 10, 2011

Libya: Is Gaddafi's son Khamis Really Dead?

Even though Libyan rebels declared him dead last week, Khamis Gaddafi appeared on state television on Wednesday. Which side is telling the truth?

Daniel Tovrov Aug 10, 2011

London Riots 2011: Libya Calls for Cameron to Step Down

"Cameron and his government must leave after the popular uprising against them and the violent repression of peaceful demonstrations by police," Libya's state news agency Jana quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaaim as saying.

Palash Ghosh Aug 10, 2011

Oil Leads Rebound on Fed Pledge; Growth Woes Aid Gold

Oil led a rebound among commodities on Wednesday as investors went bargain hunting for riskier assets after the U.S. Federal Reserve promised to extend near-zero interest rates for two more years.

IBT Staff Reporter Aug 10, 2011

Tripoli says NATO strike kills dozens of civilians

Libyan officials said on Tuesday dozens of civilians had been killed in a NATO strike on a cluster of farmhouses east of Tripoli, but the alliance said it hit a legitimate military target.

IBT Staff Reporter Aug 09, 2011

Protesters march while holding banners in Qamishli, northeast Syria

Syrian tanks pound city, Saudi king condemns violence

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad pressed on with a tank onslaught against a city on Monday, but was plunged deeper into international isolation by Arab neighbours who denounced his violent crackdown and recalled their envoys from Damascus.

Jack Kim Aug 08, 2011

Rebels in captured town plan push towards Tripoli

Libyan rebels who seized this town 80 km (50 miles) south of Tripoli said on Monday they would now push on towards Muammar Gaddafi's stronghold in the capital but expected a tough fight.

IBT Staff Reporter Aug 08, 2011

Will Natural Gas Become U.S.'s Primary Energy Source by 2030?

In the states, oil has been the stuff of riches and the glamour energy form. The reality is, however, in the 21st century the preferred and superior U.S. energy form could very well be domestic natural gas.

Joseph Lazzaro Aug 05, 2011