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David Trifunov

Position: Breaking News writer near Vancouver. David Trifunov is a GlobalPost Breaking News writer and an award-winning freelance journalist based in Kelowna, British Columbia. His work has appeared on CNN.com, Salon.com and in newspapers across Canada, including the Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald and Vancouver Sun. He's the former Night News Editor at The Daily Courier in Kelowna as well as the Courier's former sports editor. Dave was twice nominated for the Fred Sgambati Media Award as the top journalist covering Canadian Interuniversity Sport. He is a graduate of the journalism program at SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary. Social Media Facebook URL: http://www.facebook.com/dtrif Twitter handle: da_trif Google Plus: 113698459867386026455

Jennifer Mattson

Position: Breaking News Writer in New York Jennifer Mattson is a GlobalPost Breaking News writer. She is a former producer for CNN, CNN International and National Public Radio. Her writing and reporting have appeared in TheAtlantic.com, USA TODAY, The Boston Globe, The Women's Review of Books and CNN.com. She is the former Managing Editor of AsiaSociety.org. She recently returned from Hong Kong where she reported on Asia. During the 1990s, she worked as a foreign correspondent in Budapest covering Central Europe. Social Media Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/mattsonjennifer Twitter handle: jennifermattson Google Plus: 100686328527609369625

Talia Ralph

Position: Weekend Editor and Breaking News Writer in Montreal Talia Ralph grew up bilingual in Montreal, and decided she wanted to be a journalist at the ripe age of 10. She earned an honors degree in multimedia journalism from Emerson College, and has written for Metro, Boston Magazine, WBUR.org, Flaunt Magazine, Roads and Kingdoms, and the Boston Globe. When she's not writing and editing, Talia can be found hiking and bouldering; staking out the most delicious food in whatever city she finds herself; and watching what she suspects is an above-average amount of documentary films. Social Media Facebook URL: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1661790060 Twitter handle: taliabethralph Tumblr: http://maplesyrupandfries.tumblr.com/ Google Plus: 109053187187071129478

Jessica Phelan

Position: Breaking News writer in Berlin Jessica Phelan is a GlobalPost Breaking News writer. She also writes the morning Chatter, which you should really sign up for if you haven't already. She grew up in Britain, where she studied Literature at Cambridge University. Her career started in Paris, first in publishing and then as a reporter and presenter for Radio France International. She is now a freelance correspondent in Berlin. Social Media Twitter handle: JessicaLPhelan Google Plus: 100470732313745850131

Samantha Stainburn

Position: Breaking News writer in New York Samantha Stainburn is a GlobalPost Breaking News writer based in Brooklyn, New York. Sam specializes in writing about business, education and culture. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, US News & World Report, Crain’s Chicago Business and the Washington Post, among other publications. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Sam has also lived in Maseru, Lesotho; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Bandung, Indonesia; Islamabad, Pakistan; Port of Spain, Trinidad; and Kingston, Canada.Social Media Twitter handle: SamStainburn Google Plus: 101624171723577682599

Witnesses in the desert town of Agadez in the north of Niger say that a convoy of dozens of military vehicles arrived giving rise to speculation that Muammar Gaddafi may have fled Libya.

Abdoulaye Harouna, owner of a local newspaper in Agadez, said that dozens of pick-up trucks mounted with machine guns arrived in Agadez late on Monday.

An unnamed Nigerien military source confirmed the convoy’s arrival. "I saw an exceptionally large and rare convoy of several dozen vehicles enter Agadez from Arlit... and go towards Niamey," said the source who added that there were “persistent rumours” that Gaddafi was aboard.

Nicholas Dynan

Position: Developer / Senior Web Coordinator Front-End Developer / Designer. Lover of multimedia, photojournalism & old motorcycles . Based in Cambridge, MA. Social Media Facebook URL: http://www.facebook.com/ndynan Twitter handle: nicholasdynan Google Plus: 108723898585707915241