Abdelbaset Ali
British, US Lockerbie bombing detectives visit Libya
Mar 01, 2013 15:42 EST
British and US detectives investigating the 1988 bombing of a passenger jet over the Scottish town of Lockerbie have met with officials in Libya, Scotland's chief legal officer said on Friday.
British PM talks security in surprise Libya visit
Jan 31, 2013 15:43 EST
British Prime Minister David Cameron made a surprise visit to Tripoli on Thursday for security talks just days after his government, which played a key role in Libya's revolution, warned of threats to its nationals.
British PM on surprise visit to Libya
Jan 31, 2013 12:05 EST
British Prime Minister David Cameron made a surprise visit to Tripoli on Thursday for talks centred on security, just days after his government, which played a key role in Libya's revolution, warned of threats to its embassy.
'Lockerbie bomber' buried, controversy lives on
May 21, 2012 13:36 EDT
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing which killed 270 people, was buried on Monday after he died of cancer protesting his innocence to the end.
Lockerbie bomber to be buried, controversy lives on
May 21, 2012 06:32 EDT
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing which killed 270 people, was to be buried Monday after he died of cancer protesting his innocence to the end.
Victim's father regrets death of Lockerbie bomber
May 21, 2012 05:23 EDT
The father of a British victim of the Lockerbie bombing said Sunday he regretted the death of the only man convicted of the atrocity and expressed hopes his name would be cleared posthumously.
'Lockerbie bomber' to be buried, controversy lives on
May 21, 2012 04:01 EDT
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing which killed 270 people, is to be buried Monday after he died of cancer protesting his innocence to the end.
Lockerbie bombing convict dies in Libya
May 21, 2012 01:13 EDT
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing which killed 270 people, died almost three years after being freed from jail on compassionate grounds.
US relatives pleased at Lockerbie bomber's death
May 20, 2012 14:55 EDT
Several relatives of US citizens killed in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing said on Sunday they were pleased that Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person ever convicted of the attack, had died.
Megrahi's death ends 'unfortunate' chapter: US
May 20, 2012 14:47 EDT
The United States said Sunday that the death of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi ends an "unfortunate" chapter after his release from a Scottish jail.
Victim's father regrets death of 'Lockerbie bomber'
May 20, 2012 14:26 EDT
The father of a British victim of the Lockerbie bombing said Sunday he regretted the death of the only man convicted of the atrocity and expressed hopes his name would be cleared posthumously.
Lockerbie bombing convict dies in Libya
May 20, 2012 13:46 EDT
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing which killed 270 people, died on Sunday, almost three years after being freed from jail on compassionate grounds.
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya
May 20, 2012 11:47 EDT
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing which killed 270 people, died on Sunday, almost three years after being freed from jail on compassionate grounds.
Lockerbie bomber: Hero for some, murderer for many
May 20, 2012 11:13 EDT
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, who died aged 60 on Sunday, was hailed as a hero by some in Moamer Kadhafi's Libya, but reviled as a mass murderer by families of the 270 people killed in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.
Libyan Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies
May 20, 2012 09:03 EDT
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing over Scotland in which 270 people were killed, died on Sunday, his brother told AFP.
Lockerbie bomber home but outlook grim: family
Apr 16, 2012 17:08 EDT
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing, returned home on Monday to be with his family, his brother told AFP, with no prospect of recovery.
Lockerbie bomber in 'critical condition'
Apr 15, 2012 09:50 EDT
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing, was unconscious and in critical condition in hospital on Sunday, a close relative said.
Lockerbie bomber 'critical in Libya hospital'
Apr 14, 2012 08:16 EDT
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the Lockerbie plane bombing, has been hospitalised in Tripoli in critical condition, a source close to his family said on Saturday.
US hails Kadhafi spymaster arrest
Mar 19, 2012 15:20 EDT
The United States on Monday welcomed news of the arrest in Mauritania of late Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi's former spy chief but sidestepped a feud on to where he should be extradited.
Lockerbie bomber makes appeal claims in book
Feb 27, 2012 14:41 EST
The Libyan man jailed for blowing up a Pan Am jet over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988 has claimed he was urged to drop an appeal against his conviction to allow his early release from prison.
