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Conflicting reports saying that former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been captured are still surfacing, but it is impossible to confirm whether the colonel has been captured, injured or dead.

Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has reportedly died of wounds suffered in his capture near his hometown of Sirte on Thursday, a senior NTC military official said.

Reports of the capture of fugitive Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have rapidly gone viral, with different media saying the colonel is injured, in a critical condition or even dead.

Reports coming from Tripoli suggest that fugitive leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has finally been captured after being wounded in both legs, according to Reuters.

Libyan fighters have overrun the last positions of the Gaddafi loyalists holding out in the city of Sirte, so with the colonel's birthplace now controlled by the NTC, can the transitional government finally say that Libya is liberated?

Comic Ricky Gervais has come under fire this week after repeatedly using the word “mong” on his Twitter feed.

With clashes reported in Tripoli, Sirte still embattled and Muammar Gaddafi still at large, observers fear the long and prolonged confrontation opposing the National Transitional Council (NTC) and the Gaddafi loyalists could plunge the country into chaos.

With the London branch of the Occupy protests camped on its door steps, St. Paul's Cathedral has issued a statement suggesting protesters should think of the long term damage their actions are inflicting on St. Paul's ability to operate.

Author and activist Naomi Wolf has released a statement alleging that her arrest was a direct attempt by New York police to silence her after she attempted to inform protesters outside a New York awards banquet of their rights.

Troubled wildlife collector, Terry Thompson, 62, released 51 animals Tuesday October 18, out of the private Muskingum County Animal Farm near Zanesville, before ending his own life, forcing local authorities to set up an all-night game hunt, to track down the creatures.

Author and activist Naomi Wolf has released a statement alleging that her arrest was a direct attempt by New York police to silence her after she attempted to inform protesters outside a New York awards banquet of their rights.

The latest "honey trap" accusation comes in the form of 26-year-old Russian Ekaterina "Katia" Zatulivete, who is accused of spying on the UK whilst maintaining a four-year affair with the 65-year-old Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock.

Londoners will see a new future unfold with the official launch of automatic and driverless laser-lit pods transporting passengers around the Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 from today.

After a ten-year legal battle and a number of last minute appeals, the eviction of Dale Farm has started.

Hundreds of Palestinian family members have turned out in Gaza and the West Bank to celebrate the release of more than 400 prisoners in exchange for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

Freed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has given his first interview since being released after spending five years in captivity on Tuesday.

Actress and singer Selena Gomez has been granted a temporary restraining order against Thomas Brodnicki, a man who is believed to have a history of mental illnesses and has made death threats against her

The tables have finally turned for Kelly Osbourne as she celebrated an effective body switch with Christina Aguilera by calling her a “fat b*tch” during an episode of Fashion Police on the entertainment channel E!.

The two sons of ousted President Hosni Mubarak have $340 million (£215 million) in Swiss bank accounts and are suspected of money laundering, says a senior Egyptian Justice Ministry official.

Gaza's Islamist rulers have released the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in return for hundreds of Palestinian militants held by Israel after more than five years in captivity, a Hamas military source has said.

The melting-pot of groups forming the Occupy London protest have come together releasing a manifesto outlining the movements key goals.

An English plastic surgeon has spent the past three months studying the vital statistics of over 100 glamour models and has finally found what he calls the ‘perfect equation for vital statistics.’

Herman Cain used his first primetime appearance as the Republican presidential primary's front-runner to reveal that he did not agree with abortion "under any circumstance."

A missing German tourist is feared to have been by cannibals during a visit to a South Sea island

The UK's most successful TV show, The X-Factor, is in crisis having lost two million viewers in the early stages of this year's talent contest.

25 year old Lindsay Lohan is visually decaying. Once a beautiful young actress with bags of potential now looks comparable a broken woman in her mid-30s.

IBTimes reporters an the scene have reported a marked shift in the tone of the Occupy London Protest, suggesting what began as a melting-pot of ideas has begun to evolve into a focused manifesto of demands.

Wikileaks' infamous internet activist Julian Assange has joined the Occupy London protest, delivering a speech to the crowd outside St. Paul's.

UK police have moved to stop the new Occupy the London Stock Exchange protest before it starts, blocking access to the movement's intended camp site.