Foreign workers prepared to be evacuated Thursday on the first International Organization for Migration boat to dock in war-torn Tripoli, as relief mixed with sadness for many of those leaving.

Gleeful children played on the oily wooden deck as their parents piled bags on pallets and headed up to the passenger area on the ship due to take 250 foreigners away from the fighting to the rebel center of Benghazi to the east.“I’m happy to go home to the Philippines,” said 9-year-old Arjan, whose mother worked at Tripoli’s main hospital. “I was frightened by all of the bang-bang.”The boat, which waited offshore for two nights for the security...

faithful dog has refused to leave the side of his Navy SEAL owner after he was killed in Afghanistan, lying beside his master's coffin at the funeral.

The heartbreaking image of loyal Labrador Hawkeye lying forlornly in front of the coffin of Jon Tumlinson, 35, has made its way around the world since it was posted on Facebook by Tumlinson's cousin.Petty Officer Tumlinson was one of 38 killed when his helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan early this month."I took this picture and that was my view throughout the entire funeral. I couldn't not take a picture," Lisa Tumilson told US television network...

£1 million bounty was placed on Gaddafi’s head, soldiers from 22 SAS Regiment began guiding rebel soldiers after being ordered in

£1 million bounty was placed on Gaddafi’s head, soldiers from 22 SAS Regiment began guiding rebel soldiers after being ordered in by David Cameron.For the first time, defence sources have confirmed that the SAS has been in Libya for several weeks, and played a key role in co-ordinating...

Libyans stormed Col. Moammar Gadhafi's fortress compound, the strongman took to the airwaves from an unknown location to call on Libyan residents to "free Tripoli,"

A day after rebel fighters and thousands of ordinary Libyans stormed Col. Moammar Gadhafi's fortress compound, the strongman took to the airwaves from an unknown location to call on Libyan residents to "free Tripoli," even as the rebel-led council planned to move to Tripoli as early...

David Letterman has mocked the threat made against his life during his first TV appearance since the warning was posted on a jihadist website.

The Late Show host made light of the situation, beginning by thanking his studio audience for being there.He told them: "You people are more to me, honestly, than an audience - you're more like a human shield."He added: "Backstage, I was talking to the guy from CBS. We were going through the CBS life insurance policy to see if I was covered for jihad."Until Letterman delivered his jokes, his situation seemed no laughing matter.Last week, a frequent...

Demands for the jailing or extradition of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the Pan Am 103 bomber

Al-Megrahi was released from prison in Scotland two years ago as he fought what was then considered terminal cancer. When he returned home to Libya, he was publicly celebrated and given an audience with Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, enraging many Americans.The bombing, which struck a flight bound for New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, killed 270 people, mostly Americans, including 35 students from Syracuse University in New York state.Senator...

SAS troopers help co-ordinate rebel attacks in Libya

The Guardian has learned that a number of serving British special forces soldiers, as well as former SAS troopers, are advising and training rebel forces, although their presence is officially denied.The Guardian has previously reported the presence of former British special forces troops, now employed by private security companies and funded by a number of sources, including Qatar. They have been joined by a number of serving SAS soldiers.They have...