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After reports that the deposed Libyan leader had escaped and crossed his nation's southwestern border surfaced Monday, Niger's Foreign Minister Mohamed Bazoum quickly denied the story.

The world's fastest man Usain Bolt anchored Jamaica to a golden 4x100m relay world record in the final race of the 13th world athletics championships on Sunday.

As a child in Soviet Russia, Rodion Nahapetov wasn't allowed to read American books, so he may seem an odd choice to adapt Ray Bradbury's classic tale of Americana, Dandelion Wine.

After progressing into the fourth round of the US Open 2011, Novak Djokovic did a little jig, much to the delight of the crowd at Flushing Meadows.

Maria Sharapova was knocked out of the U.S. Open Friday in a shock third round loss to Flavia Pennetta, while Andy Murray was lucky to survive after being pushed to five sets by Robin Haase.

The United States maintained their grip on the women's 4x400 meters crown on Saturday with their third consecutive world championships' victory.

The European Union imposed a ban on purchases of Syrian oil on Saturday and targeted three Syrian firms in an expanded sanctions list meant to intensify pressure against President Bashar al-Assad's government.

Libya's new leadership reaffirmed its commitment to democracy and good governance on Friday as it worked on how to spend billions of dollars released from the frozen assets of fugitive strongman Muammar Gaddafi.

On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton said that Libya's interim government deserves a seat in the United Nations. But it is a premature statement.

Muammar Gaddafi, driven into hiding by his foes, on Thursday urged his supporters to fight on, even as Libya's new interim rulers met world leaders to discuss reshaping a nation torn by 42 years of one-man rule and six months of war.

North Korea launched a controversial new cruise ship from the northeastern city of Rason to the resort town of Mount Kumgang.

The NTC received a large boost on Thursday when Russia finally granted its recognition.

Moammar Gadhafi is in a desert town outside Tripoli planning a counterattack, a Libyan military chief said Thursday morning.

Exxon Mobil Corp and Rosneft on Monday announced a deal to extract oil and gas from the Russian Arctic, marking a significant milestone in Russia's patchy history with foreign corporate investors.

Twentieth Century Fox has set its sights on John Moore to direct Die Hard 5, TheWrap has confirmed.

Former U.S. Open champion Venus Williams withdrew from the last grand slam of the year on Wednesday, revealing she is suffering from an autoimmune disease.

Rebels have overrun the capital of Tripoli, as well as the many mansions and estates owned by the Gadhafi family. The Gadhafis have been driven away, some into hiding and some out of Libya, perhaps for good. But where exactly are Gadhafi's children now?

Destitute North Korea's push to breathe new life into economic relationships with its neighbors China and Russia appears to be bearing fruit in its far north of the country where foreigners are busy helping rebuild a crumbling infrastructure.

Wednesday marks the second day of Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan. While most of the festivities were both joyous and pious, in many Muslim nations the holiday was marred with violence and uneasiness. Eid al-Fitr 2011:

Six astronauts may need to temporarily abandon and delay the launch of the International Space Station should last week's launch in Russia prevent the crew from flying there this fall.

Man has already been jettisoned into outer space and taken a jaunt across the moon, but a new report finds that being able to launch human missions to asteroids might aid in the thwarting of potentially devastating asteroid strikes, Space.com reported.