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She’s an American who grew up in Illinois, she’s three months pregnant, and she’s not quite sure how she and her Libyan husband got to be holed up in a mosque right on the frontline in Muammar Qaddafi’s hometown of Sirte. “I just want to get out of here, it’s dangerous,” she said Sunday, as NATO warplanes bombed the city a day after fighters for the country’s new regime engaged in deadly street battles with troops loyal to the ousted dictator. The street fights continued on the eastern edge of the city, but fighters withdrew on the western side to...

A YOUNG US woman has gone missing in the Pakistani city of Karachi, the scene of a string of recent attacks targeting US citizens and interests. "A US citizen was reported missing in Karachi," said State Department deputy spokesman Philip Reeker today. "Our consulate in Karachi is working with local authorities on that matter to see if we can find out any more facts." The woman, who cannot be named due to US Privacy Act restrictions, went to the city alone on June 13 to visit someone, a US official said later on condition of anonymity. The official said it...