Bin Laden's body buried at sea: US media

Bin Laden's body buried at sea: US media

Bin Laden's body buried at sea: US media

Posted: 02 May 2011 01:05 AM PDT

The body of Al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden has been buried at sea after he was killed by US covert forces in Pakistan, US media reported Monday.

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Syria protesters given surrender ultimatum

Posted: 02 May 2011 01:03 AM PDT

The authorities in Syria on Monday set a deadline of 15 days for people who had committed "unlawful acts" to give themselves up, as a wave of arrests was reported across the country.

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A tearful decision?

Posted: 02 May 2011 01:03 AM PDT

At this moment, a responsible political party should rationally lead the people towards reconciliation and resolve the conflicts instead of intentionally or unintentionally turning the gap into a misunderstanding and degenerating differences into confrontations, resulting in a greater split.

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Pakistan was not told about bin Laden operation

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:47 AM PDT

The United States did not notify Pakistani allies about its operation against Osama bin Laden, a senior US administration official said Monday.

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Bin Laden: Interpol warns of heightened terror risk

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:46 AM PDT

The global police agency Interpol called for increased security measures Monday, warning that the death of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden could provoke reprisal attacks around the world.

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Bin Laden death victory for all democracies: France

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:45 AM PDT

Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden's death at the hands of US forces is a "victory for all democracies fighting the abominable scourge of terrorism", France's foreign minister said Monday.

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Pope John Paul beatified before massive crowd

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:45 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The late Pope John Paul II was moved a major step closer to sainthood on Sunday at a ceremony that drew about a million and a half people to Rome and was celebrated by Catholics around the world.

Japan passes quake relief budget, more spending to follow

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:45 AM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's parliament passed on Monday a 4 trillion yen ($50 billion) emergency budget for disaster relief after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, a downpayment on what is set to be country's biggest public works effort in six decades.

Osama was found at luxurious Pakistan compound

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:45 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. forces finally found al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden not in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan's border, but in a million-dollar compound in an upscale suburb of Pakistan's capital, with his youngest wife, U.S. officials said early on Monday.

Osama death good for peace - Palestinian Authority

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:45 AM PDT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Western-backed Palestinian Authority said on Monday the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces was "good for the cause of peace".

Osama killed in dramatic night-time raid not far from Islamabad

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:45 AM PDT

ABBOTABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S.-led operation involving helicopters and troops on Sunday night less than two hours' drive from Islamabad, putting Pakistani officials under pressure to explain how he could have lived so close to their capital.

INSTANT VIEW - Osama bin Laden killed in Pakistan, Obama says

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:15 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama announced the news in a speech and said bin Laden's body had been recovered following the U.S.-led operation near Islamabad.

China rights lawyer Li missing, wife pleas for information

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:15 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - One of China's most prominent human rights lawyers, Li Fangping, remains missing three days after he called his wife to say he was being led away by state security police, apparently the latest target of a crackdown on dissent.

TIMELINE - Life of Osama bin Laden

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:15 AM PDT

Here is a timeline of major events in bin Laden's life.

Osama killed in dramatic night-time raid not far from Islamabad

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:15 AM PDT

ABBOTABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was hiding out in a mansion near a Pakistani military training academy and less than two hours' drive from Islamabad when he was killed in a dramatic CIA-led operation involving helicopters and ground troops on Sunday night.

Osama bin Laden killed in shootout, Obama says

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:15 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a firefight with U.S. forces in Pakistan on Sunday, President Barack Obama announced, ending a nearly 10-year worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Online revelry at Osama bin Laden's death

Posted: 01 May 2011 11:56 PM PDT

Word of Osama bin Laden's death rocketed through the Internet in rapid-fire Twitter messages, Facebook updates, and YouTube video clips.

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Vietnam detains prize-winning publisher

Posted: 01 May 2011 11:56 PM PDT

An underground Vietnamese publisher has been arrested after receiving an overseas award honouring his courage and contribution to freedom of expression, an industry federation said.

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Japan passes 4 trillion yen disaster relief budget

Posted: 01 May 2011 11:54 PM PDT

Japan's parliament on Monday passed an emergency 4 trillion yen ($49 billion) budget to help fund reconstruction after the deadly March 11 earthquake and tsunami devastated northeastern regions.

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Al-Qaeda forum vows jihad will continue

Posted: 01 May 2011 11:53 PM PDT

An outlet for official messages from Al-Qaeda has been deleting posts of Osama bin Laden's death and pledged that the jihad, or holy war, will continue, US monitoring group SITE said on Monday.

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