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Bee Gees' Robin Gibb Dies After Battle with Cancer
KTLA NewsRobin Gibb, one of three brothers who made up the group the Bee Gees behind "Saturday Night Fever" and other now-iconic sounds from the 1970s, died on Sunday, according to a statement on his website. He was 62. Gibb "passed away today following his long...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Cancer, Health, Michael Jackson, John Travolta
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Convicted Lockerbie Bomber Megrahi Dies in Libya
CNNAbdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the Lockerbie airline bombing that killed 270 people, died Sunday, the Libyan government and family members said. He was 60. The former intelligence officer, who had...Tags: Cancer, London (England), Criminals, National Government, David Cameron
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Murdoch Insider to Be Charged in Phone Hacking Probe
CNNLondon -- British prosecutors said Tuesday they would charge Rebekah Brooks with trying to obstruct a police investigation into phone hacking at newspapers owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch. Brooks, a former editor of the News of the World, is...Tags: Media Industry, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Bribery, Computer Crime
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British Red Cross Worker Killed in Pakistan
CNNISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A long-time Red Cross staffer has been killed by his kidnappers in Pakistan, the International Committee of the Red Cross and British government said Sunday. Khalil Rasjed Dale, 60, was seized in Pakistan's volatile southwestern...Tags: Kidnapping, American Red Cross, Relief and Aid Organizations, CNN (tv network), Charity
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Coroner Mystified by Death of Spy Found Naked in Bag
CNNLondon -- It is unlikely that the death of a British spy found at his home in 2010 -- his naked body padlocked inside a large red carrying bag stowed in the bathtub -- will ever be satisfactorily explained, coroner Fiona Wilcox said Wednesday. Gareth...Tags: Pimlico, Health, DNA, Chemicals, Biotechnology Industry
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Police: Missing Girl Madeleine McCann May Still Be Alive
CNNLondon -- British girl Madeleine McCann, who vanished during a 2007 family vacation in Portugal, may still be alive, UK authorities said Wednesday. Madeleine was a few days shy of her fourth birthday when she disappeared from her family's holiday...Tags: London (England), CNN (tv network), Police Investigations, Portugal
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UK Broadcaster Sky News Admits to Email Hacking
CNNUK news channel Sky News said Thursday it had authorized its journalists to hack into the e-mail of individual members of the public on two occasions. John Ryley, head of Sky News, said the instances involved suspected criminal activity. "We stand by...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, CNN (tv network), Criminals, James Murdoch, News Corp.
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Police Make Arrests at News International Headquarters
CNNLONDON - our current and former employees of Britain's Sun newspaper were arrested by authorities investigating claims of inappropriate payments to police, News Corp. and police said Saturday. Police searched the men's homes as well as the East London...Tags: Media Industry, Media Industry, Labor Legislation, London (England), Companies and Corporations
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Radical Cleric Described As "Inspiration" To 9/11 Hijacker Released From Jail
CNN/KTLA NewsLondon -- Abu Qatada, a radical Jordanian cleric described by authorities as an inspiration to 9/11 hijacker Mohammed Atta and other terrorists, has been released from British jail on bail, a spokeswoman for the British Ministry of Justice said Monday....Tags: Human Rights, London (England), Osama bin Laden, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons
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Gadhafi Caught Like "Rat" In A Drain
Reuters/KTLA NewsSIRTE, Libya -- Muammar Gaddafi made his final dash for freedom shortly before dawn prayers. Libya's leader, a few dozen loyal bodyguards and the head of his now non-existent army Abu Bakr Younis Jabr, broke out of the two-month siege of his hometown...Tags: Nicolas Sarkozy, Misrata (Libya), Natural Resources, Firearms, Coup d'Etat
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Stocks Seesaw After Strong Open
CNNNEW YORK -- Stock moved violently throughout Friday's session, the Dow swinging more than 400 points in the session, as investors weighed a strong U.S. jobs report and a step towards resolving Europe's escalating debt problems. The Dow Jones industrial...Tags: Alcoa Incorporated, Stock Activities, Money and Monetary Policy, Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index, Foreign Exchange Market
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Teen on School Trip Mauled To Death By Polar Bear
KTLA NewsA 17-year-old British boy is dead and four others are severely injured after a polar bear attacked their tents as they took part in a school trip to the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, officials said Friday. The five were among a group of 13...Tags: Health, Landforms, Executive Branch, Health and Safety at School, Politics
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