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BBC Fugitive Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi is ready to begin talks to transfer power, his spokesman has said. Moussa Ibrahim reportedly said the toppled leader's son Saadi would lead the talks. The rebels say they will not negotiate until he surrenders. Meanwhile, desperately-needed...

BBC A convoy of Libyan rebels has rolled into Tripoli past celebrating crowds after a day of heavy fighting in and around the capital. They appeared to meet little resistance and civilians emerged to cheer them, waving flags and firing celebratory shots as they passed in their pick-ups...

BBC A US senator is demanding answers to an allegation that America's top financial regulator has destroyed thousands of preliminary investigation records. Senator Charles Grassley has written to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to query the claims by an internal whistleblower...

BBC Five tobacco companies have sued the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over a new law that would force them to place graphic health warnings on their cigarette packets. The firms argue the plan violates their constitutional right to free speech, as it requires firms to promote the...

BBC More than 1,000 people have joined a protest in Mexico City against the government's strategy in the fight against drug gangs. Carrying banners and pictures of dead relatives, the activists marched in silence to the presidential palace to demand peace. The protest was led by the...

BBC Eight Republican presidential candidates are offering a mix of tax cut proposals and attacks on President Barack Obama at a debate in Iowa. The candidates are jockeying for position in the nomination race, mainly against front-runner Mitt Romney. Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty...

BBC The Israeli government has given final approval for more than 900 new homes in occupied East Jerusalem. The move, to build houses for Jewish families in the settlement of Har Homa, has been criticised by peace groups as cynical. But the Israeli government says it will help address...

BBC An Awol US soldier arrested in Texas will face federal charges after guns and bomb-making materials were found in his motel room, the FBI has said. Pfc Naser Abdo, 21, was arrested in the town of Killeen and admits planning an attack on the nearby US Army base at Fort Hood...

BBC News Thirty fugitives wanted for war crimes or crimes against humanity are believed to be hiding in Canada, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government has said. The country's Border Services Agency website named the suspects, appealing for the public's help to find them. The...

BBC News A law has come into force in Belgium banning women from wearing the full Islamic veil in public. The country is the second European Union nation after France to enforce such a ban. Offenders face a fine of 137.5 euros (£121; $197) and up to seven days in jail. Two women who...

BBC News A condemned murderer in Georgia could become only the second person whose execution is videotaped, US death penalty researchers have said. Andrew DeYoung is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on Thursday evening for murder. Another condemned man hopes to record...

BBC News Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has launched an unprecedented attack on the Catholic Church in parliament. He said the recent Cloyne Report into how allegations of sex abuse by priests in Cork had been covered up showed change was urgently needed. Mr Kenny said the historic...

BBC News The US state of Arizona is soliciting private donations to build a fence along its border with Mexico. The effort's Republican backer warns the fence is needed to keep out "drug cartels, violent gangs... illegal aliens, and even terrorists". He hopes to raise $50m (£31m) for the...

BBC News Weapons dealers in the south-west US will be required to report large sales of some semi-automatic firearms to help stem the flow of weapons into Mexico. Under a new US government rule, authorities must be contacted when more than two semi-automatic rifles with detachable...

BBC News Indiana is the latest US state which will not require its schoolchildren to learn joined-up, or cursive, writing. But students will have to learn basic typing skills, which education officials say are more useful in the modern employment world. The move is part of the Common...

BBC News A campaign group has said the US president should order a criminal investigation into alleged torture sanctioned by the Bush administration. Human Rights Watch (HRW) says there is "overwhelming evidence" of torture ordered by George W Bush. The former president has defended...

BBC News The US says it is withholding some $800m in military aid to Pakistan. White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley told ABC television that Pakistan had "taken some steps that have given us reason to pause on some of the aid". He said the US raid that killed Osama Bin Laden in May had...

BBC News The Obama administration has urged Texas to delay the execution of a Mexican man, saying it would put the US in breach of international obligations. Humberto Leal Garcia, 38, faces lethal injection on Thursday for the rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl in 1994. He was not...

If you had been chosen, what ONE question would you ask President Obama? (besides when is he stepping down :p) Barack Obama faces first Twitter 'town hall' questions BBC News President Barack Obama is holding his first Twitter "town hall" meeting, where he will answer questions posed...

Just heard on the tv news that Michigan's Thaddeus McCotter will announce tomorrow.