The family of Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, the only person convicted in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jetliner that killed 270 people, is seeking to clear his name, although he died in 2012.
Author: ISABELLA KWAI
‘Jetman’ Who Flew Beside a Plane Dies While Training in Dubai
Vincent Reffet, a 36-year-old French stuntman, had also broken a record jumping from the world’s tallest building.
Erdogan’s Visit to Northern Cyprus Stokes Decades-Long Dispute
The Turkish president visited the island’s Turkish-occupied north, angering Cypriot and Greek officials and inflaming tensions.
Egypt Unearths New Mummies Dating Back 2,500 Years
More than 100 painted wooden coffins, many with bodies, were found in the necropolis of Saqqara, officials said. After several recent finds at the site, it’s the largest discovery there this year.
A Golden Statue for Turkmenistan Leader’s Favorite Dog
President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov proclaimed his love for the Central Asian shepherd, a breed known locally as the Alabai, by memorializing it in a 19-foot-high statue.
A Golden Statue for Turkmenistan Leader’s Favorite Dog
President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov proclaimed his love for the Central Asian shepherd, a breed known locally as the Alabai, by memorializing it in a 19-foot-high statue.
BBC Orders Inquiry Into Diana Interview After Claim Princess Was Misled
A quarter-century after the princess admitted infidelity in a landmark interview with Martin Bashir, the journalist is facing renewed accusations of behaving unethically to secure the scoop.
Kosovo President Resigns to Fight War Crimes Case in the Netherlands
Hashim Thaci was a guerrilla leader during Kosovo’s battle for independence from Serbia in the 1990s.