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Pakistan plays double game when it comes to militants, analysts say

Pakistan plays double game when it comes to militants, analysts say

Osama bin Laden's having been in Abbottabad aggravates a U.S. suspicion: that Pakistan paints itself as a reliable ally against militants even while helping some when it suits its interest.

Osama bin Laden's surrender wasn't a likely outcome in raid, officials say

Osama bin Laden's surrender wasn't a likely outcome in raid, officials say

U.S. commandos who attacked Osama bin Laden's compound were operating under rules of engagement that all but assured the Al Qaeda leader...

Canada's election proves surprisingly interesting

Canada's election proves surprisingly interesting

The words "dramatic" and "Canadian election" seldom go together.

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Turkey's neighborhood troubles

Turkey's neighborhood troubles

Syrian President Bashar Assad is in deep trouble. His...

Al Qaeda without its leader

Al Qaeda without its leader

Even as Westerners celebrate the death of Osama bin Laden,...

Obama's new players on Afghanistan

Obama's new players on Afghanistan

The message the White House tried to send with last week's...

Arab uprising: The U.S. must take a nonviolent stance

Arab uprising: The U.S. must take a nonviolent stance

As Arab dominoes teeter and topple, Washington finds...

Royal wedding: Her Royal Blandness

Royal wedding: Her Royal Blandness

I admit it: I love Kate Middleton. I love that she defied...

Obama faces critical decision on Afghan troop withdrawal

Obama faces critical decision on Afghan troop withdrawal

President Obama must soon make a critical decision: how many...

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How Bin Laden met his end

How Bin Laden met his end

The nail-biting moment, the period when absolute disaster loomed, came at the very start.

Osama bin Laden, born to privilege, dies a pariah

Osama bin Laden, born to privilege, dies a pariah

Osama bin Laden, a scion of one of Saudi Arabia's wealthiest families, became the grim apostle of a strain of Islamic radicalism that...

40 minutes to capture or kill: Timeline, history of Osama bin Laden raid

40 minutes to capture or kill: Timeline, history of Osama bin Laden raid

After landing by helicopter at the Pakistani compound housing Osama bin Laden early Monday, local time, the U.S. special operations team...

Europeans say they are relieved but wary after Bin Laden's death

The man who inspired deadly attacks on their soil is gone. Much of the fear he inspired is not.

For friends and family of fallen troops, celebration and reassessment at news of Bin Laden's death

For friends and family of fallen troops, celebration and reassessment at news of Bin Laden's death

Margot Stengel went to bed Sunday on the early side, with a heavy heart, as she had ever since her son died during his tour in Afghanistan....

Terrorism concerns prompt security measures

Terrorism concerns prompt security measures

An hour after President Obama announced that Osama bin Laden was dead, a midnight bulletin flashed across the country to state and local law...

Pakistani TV station broadcasts footage of fire said to be at Bin Laden compound [VIDEO]

A Pakistani TV station broadcast footage of a fire said to be at the compound near Islamabad where Osama bin Laden was killed Sunday.

Osama bin Laden's death is 'important day,' Karzai says

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that the death of Osama bin Laden in neighboring Pakistan proved that "the fight against terrorism...

Hamas denounces killing of Bin Laden

Hamas denounces killing of Bin Laden

Ismail Haniyeh, prime minister of the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip, on Monday denounced the U.S. killing of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin...

Taliban warns Afghan civilians to stay clear of planned targets

The Taliban on Saturday declared the start of a spring offensive in Afghanistan, warning that insurgents plan to attack foreign troops,...

Thousands protest in Damascus after Syrian crackdown

Thousands protest in Damascus after Syrian crackdown

Syria's loosely organized pro-democracy movement drew tens of thousands of people into the heart of Damascus and cities across the country...

Israeli broadcasters break with tradition to cover Bin Laden's death

News of Osama bin Laden's death broke in Israel on Holocaust Remembrance Day, a holiday when broadcasters and news sites typically go...

Not all Britons are royally thrilled

Not all Britons are royally thrilled

Some wore T-shirts blazoned with the words "Off with their Heads." Others favored phrases such as "Citizens not Subjects" or "England doesn'...

NATO says 8 U.S. troops were armed when Afghan pilot killed them

Eight U.S. troops killed by an Afghan pilot earlier this week at a military compound at Kabul International Airport were all armed,...

New CIA chief David Petraeus' possible new critic: himself

New CIA chief David Petraeus' possible new critic: himself

When David H. Petraeus retires from the Army this summer and starts his new job as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, he will...