FILE - In this October, 1969 photo, Col. Moammar Gadhafi , left, appears with Egypt's Prime Minister Gamal Abdel Nasser, right, during his first official visit to Egypt after a military coup in Libya. A U.S. official says Libya's new government has told the United States that Moammar Gadhafi is dead. The official said Libya's Transitional National Council informed U.S. officials in Libya of the development Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Farouk Ibrahim)