Libyan Death Sentences Spark Global Anger
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World leaders expressed their outrage Tuesday over death sentences handed down by a Libyan court against five Bulgarian medics and a Palestinian doctor for allegedly infecting hundreds of children with the HIV ...Comment
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"I am calling for calmness and a little bit more patience, Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev said. "We are taking and will be taking all steps to bring this whole case to an end as soon as possible and see our compatriots very soon on Bulgarian soil."  By Anna MudevaSOFIA  - Bulgaria and the European Union called on Libya on Wednesday to transfer six foreign medics to Sofia, after Tripoli lifted their death sentences for infecting hundreds of children with the HIV virus.The five Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor, who have spent more than eight years in jail, could be pardoned by the Balkan country's president if they are sent to Sofia under a 1984 prisoner exchange agreement with Libya.Following hectic diplomatic talks and payment of hundreds of millions of dollars to the families of 460 HIV victims, Tripoli commuted the death sentences against the six to life imprisonment late on Tuesday, paving the way for their release. Read more
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Libya says death sentences on five Bulgarian nurses convicted of spreading HIV could re-examined.
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Six foreign medics on death row for infecting Libyan children with the AIDS virus launched a final appeal on Wednesday after more than eight years behind bars for a crime they say they did not commit.
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A Libyan court on Tuesday found five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor guilty of infecting hundreds of children with the HIV virus that causes AIDS and sentenced them all to death.
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World leaders voiced outrage at the  assassination on Thursday of Pakistan's opposition leader  Benazir Bhutto and expressed fears for the fate of the  nuclear-armed state.
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Angry Islamists protested against Britain&#39;s knighthood for Salman Rushdie Friday, as an Iranian cleric said the death sentence on the writer was still valid 18 years on.
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A Briton whose US murder conviction was quashed after 18 years on death row has spoken of his anger.
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Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi urges supporters to kill those trying to reverse the gains of his revolution.
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Top news: 5 December 2004, Sunday. Libya is ready to discuss the possible repealing of the death sentences of the five Bulgarian nurses but only after Bulgaria offers financial compensations.
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A European Union medical delegation is visiting Libya to assess the plight of some 400 children infected with HIV. In May, five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor were sentenced to death for intentionally infecting them.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va.  - A prominent Muslim activist who admitted participating in a Libyan plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's crown prince was sentenced Friday to the maximum 23 years in prison for illegal business dealings with Libya.
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Efforts to free six foreign medics  sentenced to death for infecting Libyan children with the HIV  virus have yet to result in a deal on compensation, a group  representing the families of the children said on Sunday.
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Five Bulgarian nurses condemned to death in Libya on charges of spreading AIDS want to sue the northern African country for &quot;unlawful arrest&quot; and torture.
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An Indonesian court decision to sentence   four young Australians to death for heroin smuggling,   overturning their earlier jail terms, sparked an angry   political reaction in Australia on Thursday.
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Human rights groups have condemned the amputation punishments and the 23 disclosed executions this year.
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World leaders reacted with shock and condemnation Thursday to the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.