It has become virtually an article of faith among America's chattering class that the Western intervention in Libya cannot be considered a success unless Muammar Gaddafi is removed from power. Reacting to President Obama's speech on Libya last week, CNN's Eliot Spitzer said, "If ... we begin to pull back militarily, that is a very dicey political proposition for the President, to withdraw until we have gotten that moment of clear success, the elimination of Gaddafi." On ...

Ten alleged rebels were sentenced to death in Yemen Tuesday, the Gulf nation's official news agency reported. Five other people were sentenced to 15 years in prison each, Saba news agency said. The latest sentences come a day after the alleged leader of the Houthi rebel movement, Al-Mohatwari, was sentenced to death, and 10 of his followers sentenced to prison for eight to 10 years each. Two others were sentenced to death on Saturday, and 10 others were sentenced to ...

With comedy stars like Brooke Shields and Jim Belushi aboard, even a plane landing can be funny. A small Cessna carrying Shields and Belushi ran into a parked SUV on Friday afternoon. After landing the plane, the pilot left the aircraft without securing the brakes, San Luis Obispo, California sheriff's officials told PEOPLE. People.com: Ashton Kutcher's plane makes emergency landing. The Cessna 421B had touched down at a private airstrip at Hearst Castle in San ...

Italy's flamboyant Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will soon learn whether a controversial law granting top officials immunity from prosecution will remain on the books, after the country's top court heard arguments about it Tuesday. The Italian Constitutional Court could open the way for the billionaire prime minister to face charges of bribery, influence peddling and tax fraud if it strikes down the law. Berlusconi's government introduced the law last year after he came to power. It shields the country's ...

Michael Jackson feared his father so much he would faint or vomit sometimes when his father entered the room -- even when the pop singer was an adult, according to a book written by a former Jackson confidant. "The Michael Jackson Tapes" includes Jackson talking about his fear of growing old, his relationship with children, his friendships with Madonna and Brooke Shields, and his remarkable shyness around people that made his surround himself with mannequins. Jackson opened up to Rabbi ...