Tom Friedman, who recently returned from Libya, provides analysis on the Middle East's new future.

Libyan anti-government fighters have captured the oil port town of Ras Lanouf from pro-Moammar Gadhafi forces, their first military victory in what could be a long march from the opposition-held east of the country to the capital, Tripoli. (March 05)

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao addresses delegates at the start of the annual meeting of the Communist Party in Beijing.

Japanese officials unveil their new bullet train, capable of travelling at speeds of 320 km per hour (198 miles per hour).

Thousands of slum dwellers lose their homes as a major fire breaks out in a suburban area in India's commercial capital Mumbai. Pavithra George reports.

A bomb explodes in a mosque after Friday prayers in Pakistan's Peshawar province, killing at least nine people and injuring over 30.

Libyan state television has broadcast images purporting to show the Dutch helicopter captured in Libya by armed forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi, surrounded by cheering fighters. (4 March 2011)

Senator John Kerry (D-MA) spoke with Bob Schieffer on whether the United States will intervene with Libya as leader Muammar Gaddafi continues to violently suppress rebel forces.

Two U.S. Air Force cargo planes flew blankets, water and other relief supplies to Tunisia on Friday as part of an international effort to help refugees who fled from the fighting in Libya. (March 4)

James Zogby on his new book, Arab Voices

Benjamin Barber compares Moammar Gadhafi's son to the fictional Corleone family.

 Experts weighs in on the situation.

Daniel Kauffman: Corruption has been on the rise in recent years, but the world treats dictators from oil-producing countries like Libya differently than similar rulers in countries like Zimbabwe.

Fighting between opposition forces Libyan troops nears Tripoli.