The demise of Moammar GadhafiHe ruled his people with an iron fist. In the end they dragged him from a drainpipe.
Turkey’s mighty ErdoganAbroad, he’s drawn comparisons to the legendary Sultan Saladin. But back home, many Turks are uneasy.
Jailhouse rock in VolgogradRussian authorities found mafia bosses serving time in three secret, pimped-out rooms
The German Pirate Party’s flagging sailsThe past activities of some members are casting shadows over the party’s move onto the national political stage
Visit Japan—for free!The Japan Tourism Agency will offer 10,000 free round-trip airfares to foreigners to visit the country next year
Bombs on the beachLocal officials in England have discovered 26 munitions, such as an anti-submarine depth charge, on a naturist beach
Valerie Plame on juggling romance, babies, identitiesThe former CIA agent is working on a new spy novel
Everyone’s an underdog in Ireland’s presidential raceA gay-rights activist and a former IRA leader figure among those generating unusual excitement
Meet the HaqqanisUnlike the Taliban, Afghanistan’s Haqqani network fields "world-class fighters" who are keen to disrupt the peace process