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  • British Prime Minister David Cameron (right) and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond sign a referendum agreement on Scottish independence during a meeting at St Andrew's House in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Gordon Terris, Pool)

    Scots move closer to vote on independence from U.K.

    Scotland moved a step closer Monday to a vote on independence after Scottish and British leaders signed a deal laying the groundwork for a popular referendum that could radically alter the shape of the United Kingdom.


  • Donald Trump demands Scotland nix wind turbines

    He came, he saw, he blustered.


  • Donald Trump gives evidence April 25, 2012, to the Scottish Parliament's Economy Energy and Tourism Committee in Edinburgh, Scotland. Members of the committee are looking at how achievable the Scottish Government's green energy targets for 2020 are, with the meeting focusing on the impact the renewables industry could have on tourism and local communities. (Associated Press/Scottish Parliament)

    Donald Trump demands Scotland nix wind turbines

    Donald Trump on Wednesday swept into Scotland's parliament to demand the country end plans for an offshore wind farm he fears will spoil the view at his exclusive new 750-million-pound ($1.2-billion) golf resort.


  • Lockerbie bomber released after threat

    LONDON (Agence France-Presse) | Moammar Gadhafi's regime warned of "dire consequences" for relations between Libya and Britain if the convicted Lockerbie bomber died in a Scottish jail, secret files released Sunday show.


  • ** FILE ** Abdel Baset al-Megrahi (Associated Press)

    Libyan Lockerbie bomber near death, family says

    The former Libyan intelligence officer convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing is close to death and slipping in and out of consciousness, his family said Monday, a week after the regime that protected him was ousted from power.


  • Mustafa Abdul-Jalil (left), head of the Libyan rebels' National Transitional Council, and Major Gen. Hamad bin Ali al-Attiyah, Qatari chief of staff, look on during NATO talks in Doha, Qatar, on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)

    Libyan rebels ask NATO to keep up pressure

    Libyan rebel leaders asked NATO on Monday to keep up pressure on elements of Col. Moammar Gadhafi's regime and to protect those struggling to restore electricity and water to the battle-scarred capital of Tripoli.


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Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing but released on compassionate grounds, is seen below a portrait of Moammar Gadhafi as he is visited by African parliamentarians at Tripoli Medical Center.

    Lockerbie bomber will not be deported

    The Libyan rebel government will not deport the man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, its justice minister said Sunday, though there are new reports that Abdel Baset al-Meghrahi is on his deathbed.


  • ** FILE ** Abdel Baset al-Megrahi (Associated Press)

    Libyan rebels will not deport Lockerbie bomber

    The Libyan rebel government will not deport the man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, its justice minister said Sunday.


  • Embassy Row

    New Jersey's two U.S. senators are calling on the Obama administration to question high-level Libyan defectors for any information they have on the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.


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