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September 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has denied rumours that Libya and Scotland Government had made a deal to release the Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. In an interview to a news channel, Gaddafi claimed that Megrahi was freed from a prison in Scotland due to his illness.

September 13th, 2009 LONDON - The Lockerbie bomber's brother has said that Abdel Basset al-Megrahi's health condition has deteriorated rapidly in the last 24 hours, and he is now unable to speak. "He is at a special ward at Tripoli Medical Centre.

September 11th, 2009 LONDON - US President Barack Obama reportedly blasted British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the phone for his decision to set the Lockerbie bomber free, indicating that the US-Britain relations have hit a new low. During his 40-minute telephone call, Obama made it clear that he was "disappointed" that cancer-stricken Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi was freed, The Sun reports.

September 9th, 2009 African MPs visit Lockerbie bomber in hospitalTRIPOLI, Libya — Libya has displayed the convicted Lockerbie bomber, looking weak and seated in a wheelchair, to a group of 150 visiting African parliamentarians. Abdel Baset al-Megrahi appeared before the lawmakers for only five minutes on Wednesday.

September 2nd, 2009 Lockerbie bomber taken to intensive careTRIPOLI, Libya — Family members say the only man convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has been taken to intensive care after his condition worsened. Abdel Baset al-Megrahi has terminal prostate cancer and Libyan officials have said his health has swiftly deteriorated since his release from a Scottish prison less than two weeks ago.

August 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States had offered 'millions' to keep the convicted Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, under house arrest in UK, but Scotland went ahead with the controversial decision to release the convicted Lockerbie bomber. US officials had "very reluctantly" backed a proposal to move Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi from Greenock Prison into some kind of high-security accommodation elsewhere in Scotland, The Independent quoted senior government sources, as saying.

August 25th, 2009 Brown repulsed by Lockerbie bomber's welcome homeLONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown declared Tuesday that he was "repulsed" by Libya's welcome to the Lockerbie bomber, saying that he immediately thought of the families of the 270 people killed in the explosion. It was the first time Brown has commented on the homecoming given to Abdel Baset al-Megrahi.

August 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A whopping 82 percent of Americans oppose Scotland's justice minister's decision to release the convicted Lockerbie bomber, a new poll has found. Last week, Baset not only set Abdel Baset al-Megrahi free but also allowed him to return to Libya on so-called compassionate grounds.

August 24th, 2009 Britain scraps trip by Prince Andrew to LibyaEDINBURGH, Scotland — Britain has scrapped a visit to Libya by Prince Andrew amid controversy over the release of the Lockerbie bomber. The prince has visited the country several times in his role as a British trade ambassador, and his office said last week that a trip for next month was in the planning stages.

August 22nd, 2009 TRIPOLI - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi met Lockerbie attacker Abdel Basset al-Megrahi a day after he was released from a Scottish jail, a news report said. Gaddafi received the terminally ill 57-year-old and his family Friday, the Libyan news agency Jana said.

August 21st, 2009 White House: Bomber's homecoming 'disgusting'WASHINGTON — White House is condemning the elaborate homecoming the freed Lockerbie bomber received in Libya. Spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday that the images of a jubilant, flag-waving crowd greeting Abdel Baset al-Megrahi in Tripoli were "outrageous and disgusting" and offensive to the families of those killed in the 1988 Lockerbie attack.

August 20th, 2009 Lockerbie bomber boards plane for flight to LibyaGLASGOW, Scotland — Freed Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi boarded a plane waiting at Glasgow Airport to take him home to Libya on Thursday. Al-Megrahi walked slowly up the steps of the Airbus operated by Libyan airline Afriqiyah.

August 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US voiced opposition to releasing a Libyan serving a life sentence in Scotland for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people. "We have made our views clear to the UK government, to other authorities, that we believe that he should spend the rest of his time in jail," State Department spokesman PJ Crowley said.

May 6th, 2009 Libya: Lockerbie bomber prepared to drop appealLONDON — The only person jailed for his role in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has told a visiting Libyan official he is willing to drop the appeal of his conviction if Britain guarantees he can serve the rest of his sentence in Libya, the official said Wednesday. Al-Megrahi, who is terminally ill with cancer, was found guilty of blowing up Pan Am Flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in an attack that killed 270 people.

May 6th, 2009 Scotland says Libya wants Lockerbie bomber backLONDON — Scotland's government says Libya has requested the return of the man jailed for his role in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. The request follows the ratification of a prisoner transfer deal with that could allow Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi to serve out the remainder of his sentence in Libya.