One unwary call led US to bin Laden doorstep
2011-05-03 09:51:11
When one of Osama bin Laden's most trusted aides picked up the phone last year, he unknowingly led US pursuers to the doorstep of his boss, the world's most wanted terrorist.
New Zealand heightens alert
2011-05-03 09:42:55
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key met national security officials on Tuesday as New Zealand went on heightened alert following the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
106 missing in boat tragedy in Congo
2011-05-03 09:33:15
An overcrowded boat capsized in Congo, witnesses said, leaving at least 106 people missing in the latest transportation tragedy in this vast Central African country of jungles and huge rivers.
Bin Laden's wife not killed in raid: WH
2011-05-03 08:03:19
A woman killed during the US raid of Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan was not his wife and was not used as a human shield by the al-Qaida leader before his death, a US official said on Monday, correcting an earlier description.
Libyan mobs strike embassies
2011-05-03 07:37:03
Angry mobs have attacked Western embassies and a UN office in Tripoli after NATO bombed Muammar Gadhafi's family compound in an attack officials said killed the leader's second youngest son and three grandchildren, ages 6 months to 2 years.
US official: New tape may be last from bin Laden
2011-05-03 07:32:54
US intelligence officials believe Osama bin Laden made a propaganda recording shortly before his death and expect that tape to surface soon.
US: Battle to stop al-Qaida is not over
2011-05-03 06:57:16
The "battle to stop al-Qaida and its syndicate of terror" is not over after the killing of Osama bin Laden, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday.
Islamic scholars criticize bin Laden's sea burial Not everyone believes bin Laden really is dead
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UN chief Ban hails bin Laden death as 'watershed'
2011-05-03 06:46:28
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday hailed Osama bin Laden's death as a key turning point in the world's struggle against terrorism.
US says bin Laden's death does not end Afghan war
2011-05-03 06:41:58
The US and key allies fighting Taliban-led insurgents in Afghanistan insisted Monday that the death of the al-Qaida leader did not mean a speedy end to the war.
Islamic scholars criticize bin Laden's sea burial
2011-05-03 06:25:07
Muslim clerics said Monday that Osama bin Laden's burial at sea was a violation of Islamic tradition that may further provoke militant calls for revenge attacks against American targets.
Not everyone believes bin Laden really is dead
2011-05-03 06:21:38
US says it used convincing means to confirm Osama bin Laden's identity during and after the firefight that killed him. But the mystique that surrounded the terrorist chieftain in life is persisting in death.
Afghan violence seen dragging on despite bin Laden death
2011-05-02 22:57:43
Afghan leaders hailed the killing of Osama bin Laden on Monday, but the only immediate impact on the Afghan war will likely be a spike in violence.