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Lockerbie Bomber in 'Comatose' State

Abdelbaset Ali al - Megrahi, who was convicted over the December 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103, is harking on death's door. The Libyan citizen jailed for 270 counts of murder for the bombing of Lockerbie is currently under the care of his family members at his Tripoli home in Libya.
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U.S. vs. Al Qaeda: America Close to Winning 'Un-Winnable' War; Organization's Number Two Leader Killed

When the U.S. went to war with al Qaeda almost a decade ago after the terrorist organization launched a deadly attack against the U.S., killing thousands and taking down New York's World Trade Center towers, the contest seemed un-winnable at times. Since pundits and experts even labeled it that -- the un-winnable war. First, the U.S. killed Osama bin Laden. Now, reports say the U.S. has killed al Qaeda's number two leader.
Rebel fighters check an armoured door at a tunnel in the ransacked Bab al-Aziziya compound of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in Tripoli

Rebels Send in Special Forces to Hunt for Gaddafi

Libyan rebels said they were sending in special forces units in their hunt for fugitive strongman Muammar Gaddafi, whose supporters are now pinned down in pockets of resistance in the capital, Tripoli.
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Circumstance more than just Iranian lesbian film

While many will probably refer to Circumstance in shorthand as the Iranian lesbian movie, part of what makes the film so powerful is its portrayal of modern-day Iran as a country so oppressive that you don't even have to be a lesbian to suffer there.
A rebel steps on a poster of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi at Rixos hotel in Tripoli

Hunted in Tripoli, Gaddafi Hurls Defiance

Fugitive strongman Muammar Gaddafi taunted his Libyan enemies and their Western backers from his hiding place as NATO targeted his hometown and rebels announced a move to govern the country from Tripoli.
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Glencore International Posts Big 1H Profit Gain

Commodities trader Glencore International posted a 50 percent rise in headline first-half profit and said it saw opportunities emerging from turbulence in its key markets as commodity demand remains strong.
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Brent Crude Holds at $110

Brent crude steadied around $110 a barrel Thursday, boosted by reduced U.S. crude stocks and positive manufacturing data but countered by economic growth uncertainties.
A Libyan rebel talks on his walkie-talkie near the tent of Muammar Gaddafi at Bab Al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli

Nuclear Experts Warn of Libya Dirty Bomb Material

A research center near Tripoli has stocks of nuclear material that could be used to make a dirty bomb, a former senior U.N. inspector said on Wednesday, warning of possible looting during turmoil in Libya.

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