CAIRO — Libya appeared to slip further from the grip of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi on Tuesday, as opposition forces armed themselves and moved to consolidate control of the region.
In the wake of the overthrow of the leaders of Tunisia and Egypt, here is a look at challenges facing other countries across the region.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Defeats and weariness are creating fissures between the top leadership based in Pakistan and midlevel field commanders, who have borne the brunt of fighting.
TOKYO — Its economy may be a mess, but investors say Japan may become the best-performing market.
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch, resulting in substantial damage and killing at least 65 people.
Now that a reconstruction boom in Kabul has created something akin to a skyline, the city is trying to reintroduce the concept of the elevator.
SEOUL, South Korea — According to police officials, bumbling spies were caught red-handed in the five-star hotel room of visiting Indonesian officials in Seoul.
The Internet Music Score Library Project allows free downloads and is raising copyright concerns among traditional music publishers.
Raymond A. Davis, an American arrested after shooting two men at a traffic stop, worked with a covert team tracking Pakistani militant groups, officials said.
BRUSSELS — Two days of meetings of European Union ministers to address change in the Middle East region focused on short-term issues, particularly the possibility of increased migration.
CAIRO — Egypt’s leaders took high-profile steps to reassure Egyptians and signal to foreign leaders that the move to full civilian rule would be rapid.
TUNIS — The head of a Tunisian government commission on political reform warned of what he described as a very dangerous post-revolutionary transition.
Kevin Casasola, subject of an HBO movie about Central American children, replayed his story in real life and won asylum in the United States.
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — In Central Falls, R.I., Charles D. Moreau has not set foot in City Hall since a state-appointed receiver took control after the fiscal collapse of the city of 19,000.
“While Tunisia and Egypt can still dismissed as outliers, Qaddafi's fall would mean no middle east dictator would be stable,” writes Ashraf in India.
“This isn't Egypt or Tunisia, Libya is divided along tribal lines and could turn into a new Somalia, if the global community doesn't interfere soon,” writes Ismail Abdi Rahman in Hargeisa, Somalia.
Just 5 percent of residents in the heart of Little Italy are Italian-American.
Even President Obama’s more modest climate policy is sure to whip the Republicans into a fresh frenzy of opposition.
The oldest directly dated skull-cups known were found in Britain.
The designer Christopher Bailey was clearly thinking big. Maybe too big.
Despite the hype, the I.B.M. machine that recently beat two humans at "Jeopardy" has little to do with human intelligence.
In Mexico, PepsiCo is trying to maintain an edge while helping communities.
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