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The country owns almost $1.2 trillion of the U.S. debt. Diplomats have been expressing concern over a potential default, and while they may use the moment to win political points, experts say there's not much else they can do. They're "along for the ride," one analyst says.

Ali Aujali was the Libyan ambassador to the U.S. under Gadhafi, but resigned after the uprising began. As a representative of the rebel council now, he's trying to get access to the country's frozen assets — and also to his office at the embassy in Washington, D.C.

How is the internet increasing learning opportunities for people, and revolutionizing education around the world? We speak to the author of the new book "The World is Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education."

The diplomatic recognition could free up more than $30 billion in Gadhafi-regime assets for the opposition's use.

Though portrayed by some as a corrupt drug lord, Ahmed Wali Karzai was credited by many with helping bring stability to the nation's volatile south, the former Taliban stronghold. He was killed at his home in Kandahar Tuesday.

Officials in Washington and Paris say Syrian authorities loyal to President Assad instigated the attacks.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's powerful half brother, who critics claimed had ties to the drug world as well as U.S. intelligence, was assassinated Tuesday by one of his own bodyguards in the southern Afghanistan.

Increasingly, Beijing is using a sophisticated charm offensive in its quest for new markets and resources. It's using this "soft power" approach in countries like Brazil, where it's found a receptive trading partner. And it has a model for its efforts: the United States.

Fallout from the worst terror attack on U.S. soil continues to reverberate around the world, in politics, the military and religion. Former government officials and policy makers discuss what we've learned nearly ten years later about intelligence, diplomacy, politics and ourselves.

Once insular and poverty-stricken, China has flexed its military and economic might to become a global powerhouse. The country's influence now reaches far beyond Asia. NPR's Rob Gifford describes how China, and its place in the world, has been transformed over the past decade.