Last Updated: May 3, 2011 3:06pm
With bin Laden dead, U.S. man finally shaves
An American teacher who vowed after the September 11 attacks not to shave until Osama bin Laden was captured or killed, finally cut off his beard when he heard the news the al Qaeda leader was dead.
Last Updated: May 3, 2011 8:24pm
Bin Laden not armed during U.S. assault
Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was not armed when U.S. special forces stormed his compound in Pakistan but he did resist before he was shot, the White House said Tuesday.
Last Updated: May 3, 2011 6:40pm
World population to pass 7 billion in October: UN
The world’s population is projected to pass 7 billion on Oct. 31 as it heads toward 10 billion or more by the end of the century, a new U.N. report said Tuesday.
Last Updated: May 3, 2011 4:50pm
Accident at small Mexico coal mine traps 14
Fourteen workers were trapped and feared dead after an explosion Tuesday at a small coal mine in northern Mexico, authorities said.
Last Updated: May 3, 2011 4:13pm
U.S. says bin Laden photo 'gruesome'
The Obama administration wrestled Tuesday with releasing what it called a gruesome image of Osama bin Laden’s corpse, even as militants started questioning whether U.S. forces really killed him.
Last Updated: May 3, 2011 8:44am
Greece rejects debt restructuring
Greece insisted on Tuesday any restructuring of its debts would be a disaster for the economy, but financial markets continue to view it as likely and are betting that the euro zone debt crisis will worsen.
Last Updated: May 3, 2011 8:13am
Bin Laden lived in Pakistan compound 5-6 years
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 Tuesday.
Last Updated: May 3, 2011 4:13am
Obama aides were divided on raid
U.S. President Barack Obama held a crucial meeting last week in which his advisers debated three options for dealing with top-secret information about a luxury compound in Pakistan where they thought Osama bin Laden might be hiding.
Last Updated: May 3, 2011 4:14am
Bin Laden death memorabilia takes off
The killing of Osama bin Laden quickly spawned a mini-industry of memorabilia, with street vendors and online stores busily peddling trinkets to celebrate and commemorate the moment.
Last Updated: May 3, 2011 4:14am
Joy and anger at Bin Laden death
Survivors of Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida attacks and relatives of victims welcomed his killing as the death of the devil Monday but they also expressed anger and renewed grief for loved ones.
Last Updated: May 3, 2011 7:54pm
Pakistan denies sheltering bin Laden
The United States vowed on Tuesday to “get to the bottom” of whether Pakistan helped Osama bin Laden elude a long manhunt before he was killed in a U.S. raid, even as Islamabad denied it gave shelter to the al-Qaida leader.
Last Updated: May 2, 2011 6:59pm
Brace for retaliation
Canadian security analysts warn terrorists could retaliate.
Last Updated: May 3, 2011 12:18pm
Tornado tears through Auckland, N.Z.
A tornado tore through New Zealand’s largest city Auckland on Tuesday, killing two people, sending cars flying through the air and ripping roofs off buildings.
Last Updated: May 3, 2011 4:13am
U.S. blows up flood levee on Mississippi River
Flames shot up and a loud boom was heard Monday as the U.S. government blew a hole in a Mississippi River flood levee in a bid to save several towns in Illinois and Kentucky from being inundated.
Last Updated: May 2, 2011 2:30pm
DNA test 100% match for bin Laden
DNA tests on the body of Osama bin Laden showed a virtual 100 percent match to relatives, and a woman believed to be his wife also identified him by name, a senior U.S. intelligence official told reporters Monday.
Last Updated: May 2, 2011 11:44am
Gadhafi son mourned
Crowds chanting support for Moammar Gadhafi gathered in Tripoli on Monday for the funeral of his son, killed in a NATO airstrike that has raised questions about the West’s role in the uprising against the Libyan leader.
Last Updated: May 2, 2011 11:04am
Wedding reinvigorates the British Monarchy
Most of those who watched it — including even the most arch of anti-monarchists — agreed on one thing after the Royal Wedding: no one does pomp and pageantry quite like the British.
Last Updated: May 2, 2011 11:04am
Diana funeral topped royal wedding in U.S. ratings
Almost 23 million American TV viewers tuned in to watch live coverage of Prince William’s marriage to Kate Middleton Friday despite the wedding taking place before dawn in much of the United States.
Last Updated: May 3, 2011 2:52am
Commandos knew bin Laden likely would die
U.S. special forces set out to kill Osama bin Laden and dump his body in the sea to make it harder for the al-Qaida founder to become a martyr, U.S. national security officials told Reuters Monday.
Last Updated: May 2, 2011 10:20am
Iranian state TV carries report of Israeli build-up
Iranian state television ran a report on Monday saying Israeli military aircraft were massing at a U.S. air base in Iraq for a strike on Iran.
Last Updated: May 2, 2011 3:34pm
IT consultant 'liveblogged' bin Laden death
In the early hours of Monday, Sohaib Athar reported on his Twitter account that a loud bang had rattled his windows in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad, saying he hoped "its not the start of something nasty."
Last Updated: May 2, 2011 10:01am
France, U.K. urge vigilance after bin Laden death
The death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden will not remove the threat of terrorism and the West must be vigilant for revenge attacks, France and Britain said on Monday as they hailed his killing by U.S. forces.
Last Updated: May 2, 2011 2:46am
Americans chant: 'The bastard is dead'
In the death of the evil force they so despised, Osama bin Laden, Americans found unbridled joy late Sunday night.
Last Updated: May 3, 2011 6:02am
Second Air France black box found
Search parties scouring the sea bed off Brazil’s northeast coast have recovered the second of two flight recorders from the Air France aircraft that crashed into the Atlantic in June 2009, investigators said on Tuesday.