A notorious and unrepentant Basque separatist convicted of killing 25 people -- including a dozen policemen in a Madrid car bombing -- walked out of a Spanish prison a free man Saturday after spending 21 years behind bars.
An exiled Egyptian-American academic who is one of the most outspoken critics of President Hosni Mubarak's regime was convicted Saturday of damaging Egypt's reputation and sentenced to two years in prison, his lawyer said.