Sunday, May 20, 2012

Lockerbie bomber dies in Libya - Los Angeles Times


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Lockerbie bomber dies in Libya
Los Angeles Times
Abdel Basset Ali Megrahi, reported to have had prostate cancer, was the only person convicted in the downing of Pan Am Flight 103. He repeatedly denied a role. Abdel Basset Ali Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, is helped down ...
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Austerity-only cure for crisis out of fashion, but growth rhetoric covers ... - Washington Post


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WASHINGTON â€" On paper at least, European leaders agree: They need stronger growth measures to help their economies expand out of their 2½-year-old government debt crisis. Figuring out exactly what those new steps might be will be the hard part.
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Wife of Lockerbie victim sees no “justice” in convicted bomber's death - MiamiHerald.com


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Wife of Lockerbie victim sees no “justice” in convicted bomber's death
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A Miami woman whose husband died in the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing, however, sees 'no sense of justice' in the freed bomber's death of cancer. By Douglas Hanks Victoria Cummock's war against Moammar Gadhafi's Libyan regime outlived the notorious ...
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NATO to hand combat role to Afghans as it seeks way out of war - Reuters India


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NATO to hand combat role to Afghans as it seeks way out of war
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By Matt Spetalnick and Phil Stewart | CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO will hand over the lead role in combat operations to Afghan forces across the country by mid-2013, alliance leaders said on Sunday as they charted a path out of a war that has lost public ...
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Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi dies in Libya after long battle with cancer - msnbc.com


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Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi dies in Libya after long battle with cancer
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Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the man convicted of blowing up Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland, died after a long illness. NBC's Richard Engel reports. By NBC News, msnbc.com and news services Updated at 3:30 pm ET: TRIPOLI - The former Libyan intelligence ...
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Americans in Afghanistan to fight through 2014, top commander says - ABC News


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Americans in Afghanistan to fight through 2014, top commander says
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The commander of NATO-led forces in Afghanistan bluntly warned Sunday that American soldiers will face combat in that war-torn country right up to the time they leave, December 31, 2014. General John Allen told reporters not to buy into a "narrative" ...
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NATO to embrace pivot to Afghanistan support role in 2013 - Reuters


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NATO to embrace pivot to Afghanistan support role in 2013
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By Phil Stewart and Missy Ryan | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Western leaders gathering this weekend to define their path out of Afghanistan will announce a pivot in the NATO mission next year, formally putting Afghan soldiers in charge of combat operations ...
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Pakistan urges a 'permanent solution' on US drone strikes - Reuters


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Pakistan urges a 'permanent solution' on US drone strikes
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| CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari pressed the United States during a NATO meeting on Sunday to help find a "permanent solution" to US drone strikes that have fueled tensions between the two uneasy allies.
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Convicted Lockerbie bomber dies of cancer in Libya - The Associated Press


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Convicted Lockerbie bomber dies of cancer in Libya
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By ADEL OMRAN, AP â€" 1 minute ago TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) â€" He was the embodiment of one of modern Libya's darkest chapters â€" a man synonymous with horrifying scenes of wreckage, broken families and a plane that fell out of the sky a generation ago.
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New Lockerbie inquiry rejected by PM as Abdelbaset al-Megrahi dies - The Guardian


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New Lockerbie inquiry rejected by PM as Abdelbaset al-Megrahi dies
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David Cameron has dismissed the possibility of a UK inquiry into the conviction of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi â€" the only person convicted of involvement in the Lockerbie plane bombing â€" who died in Tripoli on Sunday. The prime minister said the court case ...
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Lockerbie families express relief, seek more answers after Libyan convicted in ... - Washington Post


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Lockerbie families express relief, seek more answers after Libyan convicted in ...
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NEW YORK â€" For relatives of the people who died in the Lockerbie bombing, the death Sunday of the only man who was convicted stirred up questions once again about his guilt and whether others went unpunished. It also gave families a chance to reissue ...
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Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi dies: Your comments - BBC News


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Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi dies: Your comments
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The man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, has died at his home in Libya. He was freed from Scottish jail in 2009 on compassionate grounds because of cancer, stirring controversy when he outlived doctors' expectations.
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Powerful earthquake causes fear, anxiety among citizens in northern Italy - Xinhua


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Powerful earthquake causes fear, anxiety among citizens in northern Italy
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by Marzia De Giuli SANT'AGOSTINO, Italy, May 20 (Xinhua) -- After a 5.9-magnitude quake hit northern Italy, killing at least six and injuring about 50, thousands of people gathered in a square here with anxiety and worry. Massimiliano Mazzanti, a young ...
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Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya - Los Angeles Times


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Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya
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CAIRO -- Abdel Basset Ali Megrahi, convicted in the 1988 bombing of an American airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, died at home in Tripoli on Sunday nearly three years after passions around the case were reawakened when he was freed on compassionate ...
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Lockerbie victims' families: Relief, anger - CNN International


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Lockerbie victims' families: Relief, anger
CNN International
By Ashley Hayes, CNN (CNN) -- Relief expressed Sunday at the death of Pan Am 103 bomber Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi by relatives of some of his 270 victims was tempered by still-smoldering anger at his release from prison more than two years ago.
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Northeast Italy shaken by biggest quake there since the 1300s - Christian Science Monitor


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Northeast Italy shaken by biggest quake there since the 1300s
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The 6.0-magnitude temblor left at least four dead and cracked bell towers, crumbled church facades, and caved in roofs in the region around Bologna early Sunday. By Luca Bruno, Associated Press / May 20, 2012 One of the worst quakes to hit northeast ...
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Lockerbie Bomber Megrahi Dies - Wall Street Journal


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Lockerbie Bomber Megrahi Dies
Wall Street Journal
AP BENGHAZI, Libyaâ€"Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died Sunday, nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to the outrage of the relatives ...
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Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi dies in Libya, family says - Fox News


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Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi dies in Libya, family says
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TRIPOLI, Libya â€" The former Libyan intelligence officer Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, has died in Libya, his brother told AFP on Sunday. "He died an hour ago," Abdelhakim al-Megrahi said, putting the time of ...
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Powerful quake kills at least 6 in N. Italy - CBS News


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Powerful quake kills at least 6 in N. Italy
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(AP) SANT'AGOSTINO DI FERRARA, Italy - One of the strongest earthquakes to shake northern Italy rattled the region around Bologna early Sunday, a magnitude-6.0 temblor that killed at least six people, toppled buildings and sent residents running into ...
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5 Die After Earthquake in Italy - New York Times


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5 Die After Earthquake in Italy
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ROME â€" An earthquake struck the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna on Sunday, killing five people, wounding at least 50 and damaging historic buildings as well as warehouses and factories, officials said. The earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.0 ...
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At least 6 dead after quake rocks northern Italy - CNN International


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At least 6 dead after quake rocks northern Italy
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Rome (CNN) -- A strong earthquake struck northern Italy early Sunday, leaving at least six people dead, authorities said. Two people were killed in a ceramic factory in Sant'Agostino di Ferrara, and one person died when a work shed collapsed in Ponte ...
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Italy earthquake leaves three dead, 50 hurt - AFP


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Italy earthquake leaves three dead, 50 hurt
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BOLOGNA, Italy â€" A powerful earthquake shook Italy's industrial and densely populated northeast early Sunday, killing three people and felling homes and church steeples around the historic city of Ferrara. Emergency services said at least 50 people ...
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Three Dead in Italy Quake - Wall Street Journal


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Three Dead in Italy Quake
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AP ROMEâ€"A magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook northern Italy early Sunday, killing at least three people and toppling some buildings, emergency services and news reports said. The quake struck at 4:04 am Sunday between Modena and Mantova, ...
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9 killed in car bomb blast - Detroit Free Press


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9 killed in car bomb blast
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A car bomb tore through the parking lot of a military compound in a city in eastern Syria on Saturday, killing nine people in the latest blast targeting security installations, the country's government-run news media reported. The blast in Deir al-Zour ...
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