above:  Gaddafi's dead body was stored in a refrigerator at Misrata laid down in a cheap mattress The longest-ruling Arab leader and the fourth longest-ruling non-royal leader since 1900, Muammar Gaddafi was killed last October 20, 2011 in his own hometown on the Mediterranean coast of Sirte, in the country of Libya after a 42 year long reign as an autocratic leader.   He has been an authoritarian ruler of his own country and he has been known for his brutality and madness even ... Read More

Three of the men died in Wana, the region's main town, while the others were shot dead at their homes in Shkai, a town north of Wana, it has been reported. South Waziristan is recognised to people in the know as a stronghold of Taleban and al-Qaeda militants. The region has been at the centre of fighting between the Pakistani army and the militants in recent months. Gunmen stormed the office of Taleban commander Maulavi Nazir in Wana on the Sunday night previously and killed three of his ... Read More