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Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi dies in Libya after long battle with cancer
msnbc.com
Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the man convicted of blowing up Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland, died after a long illness. NBC's Richard Engel reports. By NBC News, msnbc.com and news services Updated at 3:30 pm ET: TRIPOLI - The former Libyan intelligence ...
Twists in the Lockerbie bombing caseABC Online
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya leaving unanswered questionseuronews
Convicted Lockerbie bomber dies in LibyaTimes of India
The Associated Press

Magnitude-6.0 earthquake kills at least 4 in northern Italy cheese region ...
Washington Post
SANT'AGOSTINO DI FERRARA, Italy ? A magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook several small towns in northeast Italy, killing four people, knocking down a clock tower and other centuries-old buildings and causing millions in losses to the region known for making ...
Strong quake kills 4 in Italy cheese region

Americans in Afghanistan to fight through 2014, top commander says
ABC News
The commander of NATO-led forces in Afghanistan bluntly warned Sunday that American soldiers will face combat in that war-torn country right up to the time they leave, December 31, 2014. General John Allen told reporters not to buy into a "narrative" ...
NATO to embrace pivot to Afghanistan support role in 2013Chicago Tribune
A user's guide to the Chicago NATO summitCNN
Charting Obama's Journey to a Shift on AfghanistanNew York Times
Christian Science Monitor -Washington Post
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Pakistan urges a 'permanent solution' on US drone strikes
Reuters
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari pressed the United States during a NATO meeting on Sunday to help find a "permanent solution" to US drone strikes that have fueled tensions between the two uneasy allies.
US, Pak squabble over Nato trucks' transit feeTimes of India
US-Pakistan rift complicates NATO summit in ChicagoWOGX
President Zardari meets Australian PMThe News International
New York Times -Christian Science Monitor -AFP
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Nikolic win could break up pro-EU Serbia coalition: analysts
AFP
By Aleksandra Niksic (AFP) ? 22 minutes ago BELGRADE ? The victory of Serbian nationalist Tomislav Nikolic in presidential elections Sunday could break up an already agreed pro-EU cabinet of his rival Boris Tadic and the Socialists, analysts warned.
Nikolic claims win in Serbian presidential pollIrish Times
Nationalist wins Serb presidential runoffFox News
Populist wins Serbian presidential pollFinancial Times
The Guardian
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Muslim Brotherhood Hopeful Rises Before Egypt Election
Bloomberg
The Muslim Brotherhood's presidential hopeful edged into third place in a poll today as campaigning drew to a close for the first election for Egypt's top post since Hosni Mubarak was ousted from power. Mohamed Mursi, the head of the Brotherhood's ...
Egypt Islamist warns against vote fraud ahead of electionAFP
Egypt's Brotherhood flexes muscles in push for presidencyReuters Africa
Egypt presidential race gets new twist: Mubarak-era figure surgesSacramento Bee
The Daily Star -The Associated Press

Gunbattle in Beirut amid fears of Syria spillover
The Associated Press
By HUSSEIN MALLA, AP ? 1 minute ago BEIRUT (AP) ? Gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns early Monday in intense street battles in the Lebanese capital, wounding six people as fears mounted that the conflict in neighboring Syria was ...
Activists: Syrian Troops Kill 34 People in HamaVoice of America
Syrian army shelling, gunfire kills 34 in Hama: groupReuters
Syria: Damascus clashes prompt claims of high-level assassinationsThe Guardian
BBC News -Wall Street Journal
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Pakistan restores Twitter after block over Prophet cartoons
Times of India
Pakistan restored access to Twitter on Sunday after briefly blocking the microblog over posts that Islamabad said promoted a Facebook contest involving caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan restored access to Twitter Sunday after ...
Pakistan blocks Twitter over links considered offensive to IslamToronto Star
Pakistan restores Twitter after blockHerald Sun
Pakistan blocks Twitter access over Muhammad imagesIrish Times
The News International -The Independent -The Associated Press

Fatal Bombing at Italian School Is Thought to Be the Work of One
New York Times
BRINDISI, Italy ? An official investigating a bomb blast in front of a vocational school here that killed a 16-year-old student and injured five others said on Sunday that investigators suspected the explosion was an ?individual act.
A Monstrous Act in Brindisi: Why Was an Italian Girls School Bombed?TIME
Italy goes from doom to gloomGlobe and Mail
Two arrested over Italy school bombingThe Australian
Irish Times -Voice of America (blog) -Wall Street Journal
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EU summit to raise pressure on Merkel
CNN
By Peter Spiegel and Patrick Jenkins, FT.com German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a press conference to announce that her environment minister had been dismissed on May 16, 2012 at the Chancellery in Berlin. Merkel sacked Norbert Roettgen, ...
At Summit, A Struggle For Consensus On Economic WoesWall Street Journal
Europe faces difficult search for growthBoston.com
Euro Crisis Resolution Sought by France-Germany Following G-8Bloomberg
Reuters UK
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