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By CLIFFORD KRAUSS and ELISABETTA POVOLEDO Even before Libyan rebels could take full control of Tripoli, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on state television Monday that the Italian oil company Eni “will have a number-one role in the NEW YORK — Before US cable networks broke away from taped programming on Sunday, news junkies [...]

By TJ Ortenzi Celebratations erupted in the streets of Tripoli, as Libyan rebels raced into the capital in a lightning advance, Moammar Gadhafi's defenders melted away and his 40-year rule appeared to rapidly crumble. (Alexandre Meneghini/ AP) | VIEW Thousands of Libyans celebrate the arrest of Muammar Qaddafi's son Seif al-Islam al-Qaddafi and the partial [...]

Reports of tracer bullets and explosions over the Libyan capital have sparked rumors of the imminent defeat of Colonel Gaddafi and his regime. However, it transpired that most of these shots were fired by victorious The areas of Libya under Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's control have shrunk significantly, and his regime is under tightening pressure as [...]

By AP, Heavy gunfire and explosions rattle the Libyan capital after rebels seize control of a major coastal city just west of Tripoli. Rebel commanders say the firing in the capital signal the start of an attack on Moammar Gadhafi's main stronghold. VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. — A vacationing President Barack Obama was being kept up [...]