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As if the protests in Egypt a few weeks ago weren't enough. The Libyan government launched new efforts Monday to crack down on protests, after apparently losing control of the city of Benghazi and facing defections from prominent officials inside leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime.

So you thought people in this country named their children oddly, with names like "Apple", "Rumer", "Dweezil" and "Moon Unit".  A man in Egypt may have topped them all.

Astronomers and Earth scientists say the biggest solar flare in five years is expected to reach Earth today and tomorrow.

Acting on tips from informants, soldiers in Colombia have seized a 99-foot fully submersible submarine that was intended to be used for drug smuggling.

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Wild cheers erupted from tens of thousands of demonstrators in Cairo’s Tahrir Square after word spread that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has resigned. Demonstrators chanted “Egypt is free!” upon hearing the news. LIVE: Watch now as crowds cheer

According to NBC News, Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak will be stepping down tonight after weeks of relentless protests and violence in Cairo.

East Texas got snow and Australia got....a cyclone. Check out some amazing shots of the aftermath of the worst cyclone in Australia’s history, which hit Queensland yesterday.