(Daily Mail) In a year that has already brought the death of America’s most-wanted terrorist, news of Muammar al-Gaddafi’s capture and death proves one can still shock Hillary Clinton.

Mrs Clinton was preparing for interviews in Kabul, Afghanistan, when top aide Huma Abedin handed her a BlackBerry with the first news of Muammar Gaddafi’s capture.

'Wow,' the secretary of state exclaims. ‘Unconfirmed reports about Gaddafi being captured.’