White House says bin Laden unarmed

2011-05-04 06:38:01

Osama bin Laden was unarmed when he was confronted by US commandos at his Pakistani hideout, the White House said Tuesday.

Pakistan has bin Laden wife, children in custody

2011-05-03 22:50:39

A senior Pakistani intelligence official said one of Osama bin Laden's daughters had seen her father being shot dead by US forces, and was one of about 10 relatives of the al Qaeda leader in custody pending interrogation..Bin Laden skull blown apart
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US believes it can now destroy al Qaeda

2011-05-03 21:05:52

The United States will aim to destroy al Qaeda's central organization now that its leader Osama bin Laden has been killed and its capabilities degraded by U.S. operations, a top White House adviser said on Tuesday.

Bin Laden lived in Pakistan compound 5-6 years -US

2011-05-03 21:04:48

Osama bin Laden lived for the past five to six years in the compound deep inside Pakistan where the al Qaeda leader was killed by U.S. forces, President Barack Obama's counterterrorism adviser said on Tuesday.

Snapshot: The world in 24 hours

2011-05-03 20:39:41

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UK says unwaware of Bin Laden link to nuke arrests

2011-05-03 20:24:31

British police said they were unaware of any link between the arrest of five men under counter-terrorism laws near an English nuclear reprocessing plant and the death al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

UK arrests 5 in terror alert near nuclear site

2011-05-03 20:24:09

British police said on Tuesday they had arrested five men close to the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in northwest England under counter-terrorism laws.

Pakistan says not part of US operation

2011-05-03 20:22:55

Pakistan's president acknowledged for the first time on Tuesday that his security forces were left out of a US operation to kill Osama bin Laden, but he did little to dispel questions over how the al Qaeda leader was able to live in comfort near Islamabad.

Prince William back at work after royal wedding

2011-05-03 18:04:34

28-year-old Prince William returned to his Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Anglesey, Wales, in time to resume his job as a search and rescue pilot, after a short break at a secret location.

Islamist militant prays for bin Laden in Pakistan

2011-05-03 18:04:09

The founder of one of Pakistan's most violent Islamist militant groups has told Muslims to be heartened by the death of Osama bin Laden, as his "martyrdom" would not go in vain, a spokesman for the group said on Tuesday.

Two killed, 3 al-Qaida members captured in Iraq

2011-05-03 17:07:32

Two people were killed and five others wounded in separate bomb and gunfire attacks in Baghdad and Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, where an al-Qaida leader and two of his aides were captured on Tuesday, police said.

US urged to leave after Laden's death

2011-05-03 16:04:30

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said the US has no more excuse to remain in the region following Washington's confirmation that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has been killed, the English language satellite Press TV reported on Tuesday.