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Son: Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing is dead
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 of the attack's 270 victims. He was 60.
Lawyer: Jailed Bahrain activist granted bail
A defense lawyer says bail has been granted for a jailed Bahraini rights activist but he still must face another court hearing this week.
Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious material
Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter on Sunday because it refused to remove material considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officials.
Yemen troops clash with al-Qaida in south; 17 dead
Yemeni officials say fresh clashes between government troops and al-Qaida in the south have killed 17 on both sides.
2 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan
An insurgent attack in Afghanistan killed two NATO service members on Sunday, the alliance said, while Afghan officials reported that a suicide bomber struck a police checkpoint in the country's south.