Two US warships were heading toward Libya on Wednesday as the West started flexing its military muscle and rebels fighting Muammar Gadhafi's regime began organizing the trappings of parallel government.UN punishes Tripoli over violence
Apple CEO Steve Jobs briefly emerged from his medical leave and walked on stage to a standing ovation Wednesday to unveil the second generation of the popular iPad. It comes with two cameras and will go on sale worldwide later this month.
Chinese workers evacuated from Liby arrive in Greece.
Seven pirates-hijacked Chinese mainland fishmen safely arrived in Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Tuesday, March 1st, 2011. They are crew members of a Taiwanese trawler "Taiyuan 227", which was hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia on May 7,2010.Other 21 sailors were released earilier on Jan 24,2011.
The northern lights, or the aurora borealis, puts on a breathtaking show in Kiruna, Sweden, March 1, 2011.
'My people love me,' Libyan leader claims as he dismisses rebel threat.
China continues to evacuate nationals from Libya
China's National Museum, lying to the east of Tian'anmen Square in central Beijing, reopened Tuesday after more than three years of renovations.
The Pentagon has poured millions of dollars into the development of tiny drones inspired by biology -- including the hummingbird -- each equipped with video and audio equipment.
Firefighters try to put out a forest fire in Yulong county of Lijiang city, Southwest China's Yunnan province, Feb 28, 2011. The blaze started at 5 am, and is still not under control. Additional firefighters from neighboring counties were summoned up in an attempt to keep the fire under control before dawn Tuesday.