Monday, 13 April 2009

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scotsman.com News - Headlines

Ship's captain freed after three pirates are killed in gunfight

Crew members of the US merchant ship Maersk Alabama after hearing that the captain of their ship had been freed. Picture: Getty AN AMERICAN ship captain was freed unharmed last night as three of the pirates who held him for days in a lifeboat off the Somali coast were killed during a navy Seals operation personally ordered by US president Barack Obama. More info...

Blog-gate: Tories demand apology from Brown after e-mail smears

Cameron's visit to an STD clinic was alluded to. Picture: Getty DAVID Cameron last night demanded a personal apology from Gordon Brown over the e-mails sent by a top Number 10 adviser discussing smearing the Conservative Party. More info...

'Tartan Taleban' arrested as terror suspect in Pakistan

James Alexander McLintock who converted to Islam in his 20s. Picture: TSPL A SCOTTISH Muslim convert, dubbed the "Tartan Taleban", has re-emerged in Pakistan where he has reportedly been arrested as a terror suspect. More info...

Brown and Salmond to have dinner as Cabinet row flares

GORDON Brown will host an economic summit with the main Scottish party leaders, business figures and trade unionists later this week after turning down Alex Salmond's request for a joint UK-Scottish Cabinet meeting. More info...