25 fighters killed, wounded near Afghan-Pakistan border
2011-05-03 15:55:03
Governor of eastern Nuristan province, said an operation had been launched to guard against insurgents seeking to launch retaliatory attacks in Afghanistan after al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was killed by US forces in Pakistan on Monday.
US, Romania announce plan for missile defense site
2011-05-03 15:50:58
The United States and Romania have agreed on a site to install missile defense interceptors as part of a planned US shield over Europe.
Libyan rebels deny al-Qaida involvement
2011-05-03 15:28:27
The Libyan opposition denied there is any involvement of al-Qaida terrorists in the Libyan rebel forces.
Swiss identify nearly $1b assets to freeze
2011-05-03 14:32:50
The Swiss government says it has identified potential assets to be frozen worth 830 million Swiss francs ($957 million) belonging to Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi and the ousted presidents of Egypt and Tunisia.
Bin Laden's death will not stop Indonesian radicals
2011-05-03 14:06:47
Indonesian observers said that the death of Osama bin Laden, the founder of al-Qaida and alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks in the United States, would not lead to a weakening of Indonesia's antiterrorism strategy.
Pakistan denies harboring bin Laden
2011-05-03 13:22:24
Pakistan's president has denied suspicions that his country's security forces may have sheltered Osama bin Laden.
Bin Laden wife was human shield against raiders
2011-05-03 13:05:39
One of Osama bin Laden's wives shielded him from attacking US Navy SEALs as the world's most-wanted terrorist was gunned down in an airborne assault on the al-Qaida leader's safehouse deep in Pakistan.
Norway best for moms, Afghanistan worst
2011-05-03 12:56:43
The best place in the world to be a mom is Norway, where maternal and child mortality rates are low, women's life expectancy and years in school are high, and the average maternity leave is about one year.
Fears of Qaeda vengeance after US kills Osama
2011-05-03 11:21:56
World leaders warned of revenge attacks after Osama bin Laden was killed in a US assault in Pakistan on Monday.
Killing may have little impact on network
2011-05-03 10:41:53
The killing of Osama bin Laden will deal a big psychological blow to al-Qaida but may have little practical impact on an increasingly decentralized group that has operated tactically without him for years.
Inside the attack on world's most wanted man
2011-05-03 10:41:40
Helicopters descended out of darkness on the most important counterterrorism mission in US history. It was an operation so secret, only a select few US officials knew what was about to happen.
Bin Laden's journey to fanaticism, terror
2011-05-03 10:29:32
Osama bin Laden was born into one of Saudi Arabia's most prosperous families, but he left home in search of revolution, found a path of fanaticism, inspired a murderous organization that terrorized the West, and ultimately became the most wanted man in the world.