Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Tripoli
Libyan convicted for 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, dies of cancer aged 60. Eleven years after being convicted of planting a bomb on Pan Am Flight 103, which exploded over the Scottish town of Lockerbie on December 21, 1988, Abdel Basset al-Megrahi has died in the ...
Facebook IPO fail: Going the way of ‘The Globe’?
It was the largest first-day gain of any IPO in the history of the US, let alone just Internet companies. And no, this isn’t another tale of Mark Zuckerberg’s rise from a lowly programmer to a Silicon Valley billionaire. When TheGlobe.com offered an initial public offering in 1998, the ...
Tony Blair take two: Ex PM poised for political comeback with Labour after advising Obama
Tony Blair could be set for a dramatic return to frontline British politics after it emerged today he recently advised President Obama on his re-election campaign. The former prime minister is preparing a new push to re-enter British politics alongside current Labour leader Ed Miliband, who recently suggested space ...
Cameron hit by big rise in hostility to Europe
And at the G8 summit, world leaders issue strong message calling for stimulus to encourage growth. Almost one in three people who voted Conservative at the last election are ready to back the UK Independence Party, or have switched already, according to a devastating new opinion poll revealing the ...
Christians and Muslims unite in new bid to silence Lady Gaga
Fans defend singer's freedom of speech as Philippines protests threaten star's concerts. Christian groups in the Philippines have called for a ban on Lady Gaga's Manila concerts, alleging that her song Judas is an offensive mockery of Jesus Christ. Youths gathered at a rally outside the mayor's office, chanting "Stop ...
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- Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya leaving unanswered questionsTRIPOLI (Reuters) - Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the 1988 bombing of a PanAm flight over Lockerbie, died of cancer on Sunday aged 60, leaving many questions on the attack and its aftermath unanswered. […]
