The rabbit was still alive when the dog was ordered to release the animal.

BBC: Pet rabbit killed by police dog in York

Al-Megrahi is still alive more than a year after his release, and the story has continued to overshadow relations between Britain and Libya.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Kofi Annan says he thinks two captured Israeli soldiers are still alive, and he wants Hezbollah to release the men whose abduction came at the start of this summer's war.

NPR: Annan Works Both Sides of Hezbollah-Israel Conflict

Reid's unsubstantiated claim, based on an unidentified source, was intended to keep alive the push by Democrats to force Romney to release more of his past tax returns than the two years disclosed so far -- his 2010 filing and an estimate for 2011.

CNN: Presidential campaign gets even dirtier