yesterday a review concluded that the previous government of gordon brown did all it could to obtain the release of abdelbaset ali al megrahi. he was released on compassionate grounds in 2009 by a decision of the scottish government. at number two, john paul getty iii, heir to an oil fortune died at 54. he was kidnapped as a 16-year-old and had his ear cut off by kidnappers after his oil tycoon grandfather refused to pay the ransom. at 24 he suffered a stroke from drug use and needed intense medical care the rest of his life. at number one, jules verne. if you log on to google, they ve changed their front page to mark the 183rd birthday of writer jules verne. the french man, author of several well-loved novels including around the world in 80 days. you can see great behind-the-scenes videos and
weapons of mass destruction. a pregnant woman picks up her antibiotics but is given the abortion pill. when she becomes nauseous, she discovers the pharmacy s mistake and rushes to the hospital. what you need to know who you pick up a new prescription. we begin live in cairo. right now, crowds are growing in tahrir square. our teams on the ground say ths the largest gathering that they have seen in days and activists say there s no compromise. they will not leave liberation square until president hosni mubarak is removed from power. cnn s frederik pleitgen is in cairo. fred, why is today s crowd so much larger than yesterday? there are several reasons that we see as possible reasons, kyra. one of them is that there has been another call for one of these million men marches for the people to come to the square and it appears that many are heeding that call. behind me, thousands are still flocking into the square which, already, as you can see, is very full with many, many
a chechen leader says he ordered a bombing and warns russia he will strike again. australia s bush fires leave a trail of devastation. we re live in perth. a new kind of hero supergranny stops these jewelly store thieves in their jewelry store thieves in their tracks. standing firm in tahrir square. in cairo, anti-government protests have spilled into a third week. the scene now is perhaps more like a mass sit-in. there are camps and barricades, a human chain has formed around its center. demonstrators keep up the pressure for the president to step down. hosni mubarak shows no sign of leaving just yet. on monday his new cabinet met for the first time and voted to raise pay and pensions for public sector workers by 15%. some critics question the government s sincerity, and many protests fear if they give up and go home, they ll face reprisals for their actions over the past two weeks. let s get more on that and the situation in cairo with arwa in cairo. how impor
arlington later on but anyway, here s your headlines and we start with the fox news alert. thousands egyptians are returning to cairo s main square for a 15th day of protests against the government. protesters who are calling on a million people to turn out today are hoping for an appearance by a google marketing manager whose facebook posting apparently sparked the entire uprising. the protesters say they won t be satisfied until president hosni mubarak leaves office even though mubarak is promising reform, today he formed a committee to discuss changes in egyptian elections including term limits for the presidency. that would be a change. and a pay raise for civil servants. three teenaged boys shot to death in the mexican border city of juarez. two of them american citizens who went to high school in texas. their bodies found outside of a car dealership where they were looking to buy a car. more than 60 bullet casings were found at the scene. right now, no lead on a motive
release of the lockerbie bomber. they re expected to show government insiders working for tony blair and gordon brown advising the nation of libya on how to secure the release of abdelbaset ali al-megrahi. in return, libya reportedly helped british petroleum land a major oil bill. he claimed he suffered from prostate cancer and he was released on compassionate grounds in 2009 and he s still alive today. scheduled appearance by sarah palin at a charity event for military families has been canceled now due to fears over the former governor s safety. the foundation hosting that event says that it s received an onslaught of personal attacks against governor palin who is a fox news contributor. the head of the foundation says the purpose of the event has been overshadowed by people of sarah palin. she has it s truly best. the newly renovated ronald reagan presidential library in yorba linda, california, officially reopens to the public today with a series of new exhibits. former first lady