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During Vice President Joe Biden's visit to China, Beijing and Washington confined their brawling to the basketball court, and for now economic and political needs should keep tensions in the diplomatic arena from spiraling into fully-fledged feuds.

China will respect the will of the Libyan people and hopes for a return to stability in the war-torn country, China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday, as Libyan rebel fighters clashed with government forces in Tripoli.

Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan reaffirmed Beijing was sticking to a prudent monetary policy in remarks published on Monday, and stressed the need for banks to increase support for small firms and the agricultural sector.

Vice President Joe Biden said on Monday China's leaders did not seek reassurances about the weak U.S. economy, and he called Xi Jinping -- the man expected to take over as China's next president -- pragmatic and strong.

A unit of ConocoPhillips said it has found several small oil leaks in China's northern Bohai Bay two months after an oil spill began, while the Chinese government again urged the company to halt the leak by the end of this month.

China has agreed to lend $195 million to Cambodia so it can buy Chinese military helicopters, the latest deal in a flurry of trade and investment between the two countries.

President Barack Obama and his family are on a 10-day vacation at Blue Heron Farm in Martha's Vineyard. Though his free time was interrupted by Libya briefings, Obama has been golfing, shopping, and eating out at the Vineyard's famous seafood restaurants.

Libyans around the world, in places such as Greece, Turkey and Sudan, celebrated the arrival of rebels in Tripoli over the weekend.

The rebels in Libya took Tripoli over the weekend, and along with the capital they also apprehended two of Gaddafi's sons.

Canadian opposition leader Jack Layton died early Monday morning after battling cancer. He was 61 years old.

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman praised the ouster of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi even though he has been a vocal critic of U.S. intervention in the country.

Muammar Gaddafi was a hunted man on Monday as loyal remnants of his forces made last-ditch stands in the capital while world leaders rushed to embrace the fractious rebel movement as new masters of Libya's oil riches.

Spend now and hire, if needed, adjust entitlement formulas later: that's what PIMCO's Bill Gross, the head of the world's largest bond fund, is recommending to get the U.S. economy moving again.

Muammar Gaddafi, who for decades enjoyed strutting before the public in his finery, has disappeared from the stage as rebels take over his former stronghold Tripoli.

Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin will not run for the Republican presidential nomination, he announced Monday on his Web site. He said he had chosen to seek re-election to the House of Representatives instead.

Moammar Gadhafi's regime will fall within 10 days, but Gadhafi will not surrender, Libya's former prime minister predicted on Monday.

Congressman Dennis Kucinich invoked the name of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. to support the legalization of marijuana.

A timeline of the sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

Obama added that the battle was not over yet.

The Rev. Martin Luther King memorial opened to the public Monday on the National Mall in Washington. The memorial will be formally dedicated on Sunday Aug. 28 on the 48th anniversary of King's I Have a Dream speech. President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak at the dedication.

Here's President Barack Obama's statement on the developments in Libya

George Pataki, who was governor of New York from 1995-2006, is giving serious consideration to running for the Republican presidential nomination, according to the Daily News.

There is no immediate prospect of removing Libya from a list of areas deemed high risk by London's marine insurance market, and underwriters will seek a stable period in the country before looking at a de-listing, a market official said on Monday.

A study several years ago revealed that as estimated 40 percent of South Asian women living in Greater Boston area had been victimized by violence by their husbands or boyfriends.

Anthony returns to Florida to appeal probation ruling.

A report from the Congressional Budget Office found that federal disability payments may be tapped out by 2017, while a larger Social Security fund could be bankrupt by 2040.

Rep. Ron Paul derided Fox News for questioning him about a supporter's newspaper advertisement that attacks Texas Gov. Rick Perry.

The unemployment rate rose in more than half of the nation's states in July, as the slowdown in economic growth prompted companies to take a wait-and-see stance regarding new hires. The major period of lay-offs appears to be over, but the hiring has not resumed en masse, which has kept the nation's unemployment rate stubbornly high at 9.1 percent,

After six months of battling with Moammar Gadhafi's forces, Libyan rebels finally broke through on Monday, capturing 95 percent of Tripoli and many key members of Gadhafi's circle, including two of his sons. But the big question remains - where in the world is Moammar Gadhafi?