CNN 2011-08-31

We were prepared. Emergency shelters were open. We evacuated and also a lot of people. But, when you get that much water in that period of time, we literally were taking on an inch-and-a-half of rain an hour and for a sustained period, you just can't

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Afghan Government: Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Died in 2013 塔利班领导人奥马尔在2013年去世 Afghan government officials said Wednesday that Taliban chief Mullah Omar is dead. They say he died more than two years ago in Pakistan. A governme

访谈录 2009-08-25&08-28 布莱尔否认释放洛克比空难

Let me just make one thing absolutely clear. The Libyans of course were raising the case on Megrahi all the way along, not just with me but with everybody. Its a major national concern for them. But as I used to say to them, I mean I dont have the po

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-08-21

Good morning. The only man to be convicted of the Lockerbie bombing is back home in Libya after being released from the Scottish prison. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was freed on compassionate grounds, he has terminal cancer, al-Megrahi was jailed for blowi

AP 2011-08-31

1. Irene is now a tropical storm, but it remains massive and powerful as it soaks New England and moves northward into Canada. At least 15 deaths are blamed on the storm, many due to fallen trees. 2. From North Carolina to Maine, residents are cleani

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By Sonja Pace London 28 June 2007 A jailed Libyan intelligence officer has won the right to appeal his conviction in the downing of an American airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988. A judicial review panel now says he may have been wrongly convi

VOA标准英语2009年-Scottish Law Chief Denounces Convicted Loc

By Tom Rivers London 19 September 2009 Abdel Baset al-Megrahi in his room, in Tripoli international hospital, Libya, 09 Sep 2009 Scotland's chief prosecutor has denounced convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi for posting the first of hun

VOA标准英语2009年-Libyans Defend Megrahi Welcome

Years of careful negotiation to repair relations between Libya and its former adversaries, Britain and the United States, have threatened to unravel because of the welcome home given to convicted Lockerbie bomber, Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi. The is

Report: Former British Government Helped Libya Prepare Appea

Prime Minister David Cameron says the former British government did not disclose the full facts surrounding the release of the only man convicted in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am plane over Scotland. A report says the British government at the time of

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By Jennifer Glasse London 27 October 2009 A memorial stone for the victims of Pan-Am flight 103 iin a garden of remembrance near the village of Lockerbie, Scotland, Nov. 2008 Scottish police have just announced they are looking into evidence surroun

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For the first time since the release last week of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi from a Scottish prison and his return to Libya, Britain's prime minister has addressed the issue publicly. Opposition politicians say Prime Mini

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The man convicted of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, could be released from prison next week on compassionate grounds, according to British television. The reports of a release have prompted mixed reactions from famil

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The British government has condemned the hero's welcome Libya gave to the only man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing in 1988. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says it was deeply upsetting for the loved ones of the 270 victims of the Pan Am

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By Meredith Buel Islamabad 11 February 2008 Pakistani security forces say they have wounded andcaptureda prominent Taliban commander and five other militants after a shootout near the border with Afghanistan. VOA Correspondent Meredith Buel has detai

Afghan Taliban commander killed

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Relatives of those who died in the bombing of a US plane over Lockerbie voiced anger as the man convicted（定罪） of the attack was welcomed home in Libya. Crowds in Tripoli greeted Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, after he was freed from prison on compas

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