August 24, 20119:40 AM ET

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Pro-regime snipers cut off the road to Tripoli's airport on Wednesday, fired at motorists near the capital's port and launched repeated attacks on Moammar's Gadhafi's sprawling government compound, stormed by thousands of rebels a day earlier.

August 24, 20116:10 AM ET

NEW YORK (AP) — In New Brunswick, N.J., a building superintendent opened the door to apartment No. 1076 one balmy Tuesday and discovered an alarming scene: terrorist literature strewn about the table and computer and surveillance equipment set up in the next room.

August 24, 20113:22 AM ET

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Even after rebels stormed into the capital and overwhelmed his residence, Libya's Moammar Gadhafi has plenty of places to hide.

August 24, 20119:27 AM ET

HATTERAS, N.C. (AP) — Evacuations began on a tiny barrier island off North Carolina as Hurricane Irene strengthened to a major Category 3 storm over the Bahamas on Wednesday with the East Coast in its sights.

August 24, 20119:13 AM ET

MINERAL, Va. (AP) — Office buildings, schools and towering landmarks were being inspected Wednesday for hidden structural flaws a day after initial checks turned up little damage from a rare East Coast earthquake.

August 24, 20118:41 AM ET

MOSCOW (AP) — North Korea is ready to impose a moratorium on nuclear missile tests if international talks on its nuclear program resume, a spokesman for Russia's president said Wednesday after talks between the two leaders at a Siberian military base.

August 24, 20112:57 AM ET

NEW YORK (AP) — Dominique Strauss-Kahn, his wife by his side, walked to a Manhattan courtroom through shouting protesters carrying signs that read: "Put the rapist on trial — not the victim."

August 24, 20113:33 AM ET

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A transit agency in the middle of a free speech debate over cutting wireless access to its San Francisco Bay area stations during a protest is hoping to ease tensions with a special public meeting to discuss whether there should be a policy regarding the tactic.

August 24, 20118:46 AM ET

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Giant statues of Soviet dictators Vladimir Lenin and Josef Stalin. Paintings of enthusiastic socialist laborers. A huge red star that graced Communist Party headquarters.