------------------------------------------------------------------------ HOW TRIPOLI WAS TAKEN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Lightning Advance That Ended Gadhafi's Rule In the end, the fall of Moammar Gadhafi's regime came quickly, after the rebels mounted a lightning advance into Tripoli to finally topple the hated dictator who ruled Libya for 42 years. SPIEGEL followed the ragtag convoy of desperate, committed fighters into the capital. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,783053,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Warehouse of Horror: Evidence of a Massacre Found Near Tripoli http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,783020,00.html#ref=nlint Ex-Foreign Minister Fischer: Berlin has 'Lost Touch with Reality' http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,783043,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WAREHOUSE OF HORROR ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Evidence of a Massacre Found Near Tripoli Libyan rebels have discovered dozens of charred corpses in a warehouse near Tripoli thought to have been used by Moammar Gadhafi's Khamis Brigade. It is unclear who killed the men or why, but the evidence of a massacre is overwhelming. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,783020,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: Horrific Find in Libyan Warehouse http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-72183.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EX-FOREIGN MINISTER FISCHER ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Berlin has 'Lost Touch with Reality' In an interview with SPIEGEL, former Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer discusses the mistakes the ministry's current leader Guido Westerwelle has made with Libya and Chancellor Angela Merkel's clumsy handling of the euro crisis. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,783043,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE WORLD FROM BERLIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ German Foreign Minister 'Has Lost All Authority' Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle is under fire for his insistence that German sanctions played a role in the fall of Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi. Despite a weekend about-face, many are calling for his resignation. And German commentators don't mince words on Monday. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,783133,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ON THE TRAIL OF SAID BAHAJI ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9/11 Conspirator Reported to Be Living in Pakistan Ten years after 9/11, the Moroccan-German Said Bahaji is one of the last remaining members of al-Qaida's Hamburg cell who is still at large. Now, German jihadists have told investigators that Bahaji is living in Pakistan's Waziristan region, where he works for al-Qaida's propaganda wing. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,783097,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: What Became of the Hamburg Cell http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-72209.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRANSYLVANIAN GOLD RUSH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ancient Mining Site in Romania May Fall Victim to Mining The area around the Transylvanian village of Rosia Montana in Romania has been mined for some 2,000 years. But it still contains the largest gold and silver reserves in Europe. Despite widespread opposition, the site may soon succumb to open-pit gold mines. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,783197,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HAPPY ENDING FOR YVONNE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Celebrity Runaway Cow Gains Her Freedom German authorities have revoked their permission to shoot Yvonne, the world-famous runaway cow who chose not to be turned into steak. Her pursuers say they will leave her in peace, for the time being, to roam the forest she now calls home. Such a happy ending is rare for Germany's animal celebrities. http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,783107,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: Freedom for Yvonne the Cow http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-72202.html#ref=nlint Bovine Bait: Activists Try to Save Yvonne, the Runaway Cow http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,778580,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LEAK AT WIKILEAKS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Accidental Release of US Cables Endangers Sources A WikiLeaks file containing the original leaked US State Department cables has inadvertently been released onto the Internet. The documents have not been edited to protect sources, meaning that the lives of informants could be at risk. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,783084,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PICTURE THIS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Treading Water http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,783202,00.html#ref=nlint
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