Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi is in a coma at his Tripoli home in Libya, it is being reported.CNN said Megrahi appeared to be "at death's door" in the care of family. He is technically on licence but his whereabouts were thought to be unknown. Megrahi was freed from a Scottish prison in 2009 on health grounds. There have been calls for him to be returned to jail in the UK or tried in the US. But Libyan rebel leaders have said they do not intend to allow his extradition. Megrahi had...

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Baghdad mosque attack:

Suicide bomber kills at least 28 in bagdad masque. A suicide bomber has killed at least 28 people and wounded at least 30 more after blowing himself up inside a Sunni mosque in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, local officials say.The attack took place during prayers in the Umm al-Qura mosque in west Baghdad, the city's largest Sunni mosque. Officials said parliamentarian Khalid al-Fahdawi was among the dead in the strike, the Associated Press reported. The attack comes towards the end of the Muslim...

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Beyonce reveals pregnancy at MTV Music Video Awards

Beyonce revealed her baby bump after performing - courtesy MTV Video Music Awards Singer Beyonce Knowles has outlined a baby bump to photographers after months of speculation she might be pregnant. The R&B star, 29, used her hands to frame her baby bump under a loose-fitting dress as she arrived at the MTV Music Video Awards in Los Angeles. Beyonce did not talk to media but her publicist later confirmed the pregnancy, Associated Press reported. It will be the first child for Beyonce and her...

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Irene: US East Coast left counting cost after storm

The US East Coast has begun clearing up after the devastation of tropical storm Irene, which killed at least 21 people.The storm is now lashing Canada's north-east, after causing severe flooding in the US and leaving some five million homes without power. But New York was not nearly as badly affected as state officials had feared. President Barack Obama has warned that the impact of the storm will be felt for some time and that the recovery effort will last for weeks. Flooding and power cuts...

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