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This abandoned village outside the city of Zintan was populated by pro-Gadhafi families from the Mushashya, a nomadic tribe from southern Libya. Fighters from Zintan, which rebelled against Gadhafi forces, are hoping they won't come back.

In Post-Gadhafi Libya, Enmities Continue To Smolder

Revenge attacks are alarming those hoping for a swift transition to peace in Libya. Some villages where loyalists to overthrown dictator Moammar Gadhafi used to live are now abandoned, and locals hope they stay away. As well, militias still have their weapons, and regional rivalries are at play.

<p>The price of gasoline stood at $3.17 earlier this week in Wakefield, Mass. That's more than 20 cents less than the national average for regular gas.</p>

Under A Barrel: What Happened To Rising Gas Prices?

Some commodities analysts were warning earlier this year that gasoline could hit $6 a gallon by the end of the summer. Instead, the national average has fallen steadily since May. Experts say the drop is due to three main factors.

Police clash with workers of American mining company Freeport-McMoRan during a protest in Timika, Papua province, Indonesia, Oct. 10. Indonesian security forces fired on striking workers at Freeport-McMoRan's Grasberg gold and copper mine after a protest turned deadly.

In Indonesia, Anger Against Mining Giant Grows

Workers at the world's largest gold mine, located in Indonesia's remote Papua province, have gone on strike for higher pay; several people have died in clashes with police. Critics say the mine's owner, American mining conglomerate Freeport-McMoRan, operates with impunity because of powerful friends.

The Continental Carbon plant sits on the southern outskirts of Ponca City, Okla. Residents blamed the plant, which produces a black dust known as carbon black, for polluting their city.

Oklahoma Town Battles Powdery Carbon Pollution

After 726 formal complaints, a union lockout, protests and lawsuits and settlements totaling about $20 million, residents in Ponca City no longer have daily struggles with carbon black.

<p>Sproul Plaza at the University of California, Berkeley. Tuition at U.C. Berkeley was about $700 a year in the 1970s. Today, families pay over $15,000 per year to attend. </p>

Why Is College So Expensive?

Occupy Wall Street protesters say the high cost of college is one of the barriers between them and a good life. College costs have skyrocketed, though maybe not as much as you might think.

African Union and Somali troops launch an attack on al-Shabaab, a militant group linked to al-Qaida, in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Thursday in an effort to protect famine relief efforts, officials said. The World Food Program says it cannot reach 2.2 million people in need of aid in the militant-controlled areas in southern Somalia because of insecurity.

Conflict Zone Slows Aid For Somalia's Famine Victims

Part of Somalia affected by famine is controlled by al-Shabaab, a group on the U.S. terrorism blacklist, which places restrictions on U.S. humanitarian groups hoping to reach people in that area. The State Department is negotiating with groups to ease the rules due to the severity of the crisis.

Los Angeles resident Christian Del Cid waves banners calling for jobs on a bridge over Interstate 110. Exactly three years after the market crashed, some 14 million continue to look for work.

Three Years After The Market Crash, A 'New Normal'

Though order was restored to the financial markets, tough times continue for millions who are unemployed and struggling to hang on to homes and retirement savings. It sure feels like a recession, but it's not.

Libyans removed items from a clothes shop Friday after an intense battle in the Abu Salim district of Tripoli. Hundreds of miles to the east, loyalist troops battled rebels advancing toward the city of Sirte.

Rebels Strengthen Hold On Libyan Capital

The Libyan rebels appeared in be exercising greater control in Tripoli, though sporadic firefights continued. Also, NATO said airstrikes targeted 29 armed vehicles near Sirte, Moammar Gadhafi's hometown.

Three Years After The Market Crash, A 'New Normal'

Though order was restored to the financial markets, tough times continue for millions who are unemployed and struggling to hang on to homes and retirement savings. It sure feels like a recession, but it's not.

<p>Saturday begins the 11th year in the war in Afghanistan, and a new poll shows that veterans and the general public have different views on war, the value of military service — and even patriotism. </p>

Veterans, Civilians Don't See Eye To Eye On War

The United States has never seen a moment like this one, the Pew Center says: sustained combat for a decade, and a small fraction of American men and women in uniform. A new Pew study says that's led to some different views on the wars, the value of military service — and even the subject of patriotism.

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