TRIPOLI (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.
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Lockerbie bomber Megrahi has died in Libya: brother
Italy quake kills five, damages historic buildings
NATO leaders map strategy for Afghanistan exit
Syrian army shelling kills 16 in Hama: rights groups
U.N. seeks Iran nuclear deal before Baghdad talks
Lone bomber, not mafia, sought for Italy school attack
North Korea releases detained Chinese fishermen
Sudan releases four foreigners arrested in border area
Egypt's would-be "president of the poor" touts past
Lebanese soldiers kill two anti-Assad activists
Italy quake kills five, damages historic buildings
SANT' AGOSTINO, Italy (Reuters) - A strong earthquake in northern Italy killed five people, injured dozens and damaged historic buildings including a famed mediaeval castle early on Sunday, waking terrified citizens and sending thousands running into the streets.
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NATO leaders map strategy for Afghanistan exit
CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO leaders gathered in Chicago on Sunday to chart a path out of Afghanistan as war-weary Western nations seek to fend off dissent in their alliance and ensure Afghanistan can hold a still-potent Taliban at bay when foreign troops withdraw.
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Syrian army shelling kills 16 in Hama: rights groups
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian army shelling killed 16 people, including children, on Sunday in the town of Souran in the central province of Hama, the British-based rights group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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U.N. seeks Iran nuclear deal before Baghdad talks
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear supervisor flies to Tehran on Sunday looking for a deal to inspect suspected weapons sites - a potential breakthrough that Iran may hope could persuade the West to start lifting sanctions and deflect threats of war.
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Lone bomber, not mafia, sought for Italy school attack
BRINDISI (Reuters) - A bomb attack which killed a teenage girl and wounded 10 other people in the southern Italian town of Brindisi was probably done by an individual operating alone, a senior official said on Sunday, playing down initial suspicions of mafia involvement.
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North Korea releases detained Chinese fishermen
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea released a number of Chinese fishermen and boats on Sunday two weeks after seizing them, ending a rare public dispute between the two allies, Chinese state media reported.
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Sudan releases four foreigners arrested in border area
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has released four foreigners who were detained three weeks ago near the border with South Sudan following weeks of heavy clashes between the two African neighbors, officials said on Sunday.
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Egypt's would-be "president of the poor" touts past
QALYUB, Egypt (Reuters) - The motorcade of Hamdeen Sabahy, a dark horse in Egypt's presidential race, inched over the bumpy roads of this Egyptian town led by a car booming 1960s nationalist music in homage to his hero, Gamal Abdel Nasser.
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Lebanese soldiers kill two anti-Assad activists
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese soldiers shot dead two members of an alliance against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in northern Lebanon on Sunday, security sources said, in the latest incident to raise fears Syria's turmoil was spilling over the border into its neighbor.
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