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The late Moammar Gadhafi, pictured here in 1981, at the height of his rule in Libya.

Moammar Gadhafi's 'unlikely' Brooklyn pen pal

The America-bashing, Israel-hating Libyan dictator had a nice long-distance friendship with a Jewish florist in Brooklyn. Who knew?

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki and Palestinian ambassador to UNESCO Elias Sanbar during Monday's announcement of Palestine's membership into the U.N.'s cultural agency.

UNESCO's 'divisive' decision to recognize Palestine

After a landslide vote, the U.N.'s cultural agency welcomes Palestine as a member state. What will it mean for the key players? Here, 5 theories

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Moammar Gadhafi's eldest son, Saif al-Islam, is reportedly negotiating a surrender in order to avoid the fate of his father and brother, who died in rebel custody.

Gadhafi's son's surrender request: What should Libya do?

Saif al-Islam wants to face war crimes charges at The Hague — reportedly because he's afraid of what will happen if his countrymen catch him

A busy street walk in Hong Kong: While China has long suffered from overpopulation, it is actually Qatar that is the world's fasted-growing country.

Earth's 7-billion population milestone: By the numbers

The global population is expected to pass the 7-billion mark next week, raising concerns about our limited natural resources and public health

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A man walks past buildings destroyed during fighting in Sirte, Libya: The U.N. is dissolving its mandate for a no-fly zone, though some say the fledgling government isn't ready for the West to leave just yet.

Should NATO stay longer in Libya?

The U.N. prepares to scrap NATO's no-fly zone, and Libya's interim leaders worry that their fragile peace might unravel

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Debris floats off the coast of Japan soon after the March earthquake and tsunami: A maritime garbage field larger than Texas is now slowly making its way toward the U.S.

Japan's 'massive' wave of tsunami debris

Millions of tons of wreckage from the March disaster is floating, slowly but surely, toward the U.S. When and where will it hit?

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Tom Cruise in the infamous 2005 "South Park" episode "Trapped in the Closet," which allegedly spurred the church to investigate the show's creators in an effort to embarrass them.

Scientology's 'super-creepy' South Park investigation

A new leaked memo reveals the shocking retaliatory measures the church allegedly employed after an unflattering 2005 episode of the raunchy cartoon

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A Pakistani paper reports Moammar Gadhafi's death: New footage of the former Libyan leader's last moments reveal acts of apparent torture and sodomy.

Should rebel fighters pay for torturing Gadhafi before his death?

Human rights activists demand justice after cell phone photos of the deposed Libyan dictator's last moments suggest he may have been tortured

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Controversial secret spiller Julian Assange is in dire need of cash, and says he'll have to shut down WikiLeaks by the end of the year if he doesn't get outside financial help.

Is the 'broke' WikiLeaks worth saving?

Julian Assange goes begging for cash, blaming a sinister bank blockade for his controversial secret-sharing site's financial problems

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Mustafa Abdel-Jalil, head of Libya's transitional government, with leaders of the National Army at a news conference after Moammar Gadhafi's death: Libya's new regime will run the country according to Sharia law.

Islamic law for Libya: Will we end up missing Gadhafi?

Libya's interim leader declares that the new Libya will be based on sharia law — and critics of the war are quick to say, "I told you so"

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A Tunisian man holds his son as he casts a vote at a polling station in Marsa during the country's free democratic elections this weekend.

Tunisia's 'historic' election: 4 lessons

Moderate Islamists appear to be the big winner in historically secular Tunisia's first free elections. Is this a Pyrrhic victory for democracy?

A damaged building within Moammar Gadhafi's Tripoli compound: The former Libyan leader siphoned off billions and billions of dollars of his oil-rich country's wealth for personal use.

Where are Moammar Gadhafi's billions?

Everybody knows Gadhafi siphoned off much of Libya's oil wealth. But many don't realize just how massive his fortune really was

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U.S. soldiers take pictures before their departure from Iraq in July: On Friday, President Obama announced that the rest of U.S. troops will be home by the end of 2011.

Is America getting 'kicked out' of Iraq?

President Obama announces that all U.S. troops will leave Iraq by year's end. Actually, says Michele Bachmann, Iraqis are giving us the boot. Is she right?

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Moammar Gadhafi’s Ã¢â‚¬Ëśeccentric’ life and Ã¢â‚¬Ëśbrutal’ rule: A slideshow

Moammar Gadhafi’s ‘eccentric’ life and ‘brutal’ rule: A slideshow

There was no one like him and, hopefully, there will never be another like him again

A boy holds up an "Execute Gadhafi" poster during a protest earlier this year: Video footage of the Libyan despot's death this week prompted debate about the use of bloody imagery in news reporting.

The Gadhafi death images: Too graphic?

The media made a grisly video of the Libyan leader's last moments widely available. Was it necessary to tell the story?

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