Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi appears to have lost control of Libya, according to its major European ally, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Rome Italy has come under intense pressure from the US and Euro
The White House is moving ahead with sanctions on Libya, where more people are reported dead from a crackdown on anti-government protesters in Tripoli. Spokesman Jay Carney says the US is finalizing the sanctions process today. The United States is i
The US says it's not ruling anything out in how it'll respond to the Libyan government's crackdown on demonstrators, hundreds of whom reportedly have been killed since the start of the uprising against leader Muammar Gaddafi. The White House says it
Wisconsin's Republican governor warns state workers could start being laid off as early as next week if the GOP-led legislature doesn't soon do away with collective bargaining rights for most state workers. Governor Scott Walker says he's taking a ne
The government crackdown against protesters in Libya continues. The Associated Press is quoting a doctor at a hospital in Benghazi as saying the morgue there has received at least 200 dead from the days of unrest. Meanwhile, Fred Abrahams with Human
Opposition groups declare they are in control of several more cities in Libya, among them Benghazi, the country's second largest city. Cheers ring out during a demonstration in which men were seen climbing onto a tank outside a burned-out government
Oil prices hit 100 dollars a barrel today as violence escalated in Libya, one of the world's leading oil producers, and that's sending stocks tumbling for a second day in the US. At last check, the Dow was down more than 110 points or nearly 1% at 12
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is on her way to Geneva to consult with US allies on the crisis in Libya. Last night, the United Nations Security Council voted to impose sanctions against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi because of the violent crackd