EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond says there was no connection between the release of the Lockerbie bomber and British trade talks with Libya.

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- The Scottish official who released the Pan Am Flight 103 bomber defended his decision Monday, saying he followed "due process."

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Britain's foreign secretary Friday warned Libya its reputation was on the line as the world tracks its reaction to the 1998 Pan Am bomber's return home.

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- A Scottish court Tuesday accepted the withdrawal of an appeal by the man convicted of plotting the 1998 bombing of Pan American Flight 103 over Scotland.

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Scotland has dropped plans to release Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi due to U.S. pressure, The Times of London reported Monday.

EDINBURGH, Scotland, June 18 (UPI) -- A member of the Scottish National Liberation Army was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison after admitting guilt in a hate crime case.

ROSYTH, Scotland, May 19 (UPI) -- Ferry service between Scotland and the continent resumed Tuesday with the Scottish Viking arriving one-third full and more than two hours late, observers said.

ABERDEEN, Scotland, April 2 (UPI) -- Police confirmed Thursday all 16 people aboard a helicopter that crashed into the North Sea off the Scottish coast have died.

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- The minority Scottish government will step down if Parliament doesn't approve its budget following a rejection by lawmakers, the government's head said.