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After nearly three weeks on the run, an escaped US prison inmate and his fiancee, who were targets of a nationwide manhunt…

America?s ?most wanted fugitives? arrested in Arizona

PHOENIX: After nearly three weeks on the run, an escaped US prison inmate and his fiancee, who were targets of a nationwide manhunt, were captured on Thursday at an Arizona campground after an alert forest ranger spotted the couple, along with their stolen vehicle hidden in the trees. John McCluskey, 45, and Casslyn Welch, 44, were taken into custody by law enforcement officers at the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in northeastern Arizona. ?The nightmare is over, but it is still continuing. There?s a lot more for law enforcement to do,? said US marshal David Gonzales, referring to investigations into crimes the pair may have committed while on the road, including the possible slaying of a couple in New Mexico.

UK warns Libya over Lockerbie anniversary

EDINBURGH: Britain?s government says it has warned Libya that any celebration of Friday?s anniversary of the release from jail of the Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset Al-Megrahiwould be deeply offensive to the families of the mainly US victims of the attack. In a statement urging Libya to show restraint, Britain?s Foreign Office described the bombing, which killed 259 people onboard and 11 on the ground, as the ?worst act of terrorism in British history?.

Iran ready to fire up Bushehr n-plant

TEHRAN: Iran?s first nuclear power station will be loaded with fuel on Saturday, a showcase for Tehran?s claim that its atomic ambitions are purely peaceful. Experts say firing up the $1-billion Bushehr plant will not take Iran any closer to building a nuclear bomb as Russia will supply the enriched uranium for the reactor and take away spent fuel rods which could be used to make weapons-grade plutonium.

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First published on: 21-08-2010 at 03:27 IST
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