Should bin Laden have been captured and tried?

Should bin Laden have been captured and tried?


Should bin Laden have been captured and tried?

Posted: 03 May 2011 11:19 PM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - While many world leaders applauded the U.S. operation that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, there were concerns in parts of Europe that the United States was wrong to act as policeman, judge and executioner.


Polls: Osama death boosts Obama

Posted: 03 May 2011 11:04 PM PDT

US president's sagging approval ratings improve by nine points following al-Qaeda chief's killing.


ICC finds evidence of crimes by Libyan regime

Posted: 03 May 2011 11:14 PM PDT

Chief prosecutor says he will pursue up to five warrants over crimes against humanity committed against civilians.


Three bodies recovered from Mexican mine

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:04 PM PDT

Teams searched early Wednesday for 11 workers trapped in a mine in northern Mexico after an explosion, Mexico's labor secretary said.


BNP beats Q1 forecasts on European retail (Reuters)

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:41 PM PDT

Reuters - France's biggest listed bank, BNP Paribas , posted higher-than-forecast revenue and earnings for the first quarter on Wednesday, driven by strong retail growth and resilient investment banking.


NKorea detains 2 Japanese over drugs, fake money (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:28 PM PDT

AP - North Korea said Wednesday it has detained two Japanese businessmen and deported another for crimes involving drug trafficking and counterfeit money.


Abbas aide: Hamas doesn't have to recognize Israel (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:23 PM PDT

AP - An aide to the Western-backed Palestinian president says international mediators should drop their demand that Gaza's militant Hamas rulers recognize Israel.


'Facebook of China' Renren's IPO Pricing Delayed Until Wednesday: Reuters

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:01 PM PDT

The highly anticipated RenRen (NYSE: RENN), which has been called the "Facebook of China" plans to o


3 dead, 11 trapped in Mexican coal mine explosion (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:02 PM PDT

**  CORRECTS YEAR  ** Family members of trapped miners embrace as they wait outside of a coal mine in San Juan de Sabinas, in the Mexican state of Coahuila, Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Authorities in northern Mexico said a gas explosion in the coal mine has trapped 14 miners. There are no deaths reported. (AP Photo/Grupo Zocalo, Sinhue Samaniego)AP - Mexican officials who had hoped to call in Chilean experts to help rescue 14 miners trapped in a coal mine instead have had to break the tragic news to relatives that three bodies had already been found and there was little hope the 11 others had survived.



North Korea hands over British pilot's remains (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:01 PM PDT

AP - North Korea says it has handed over the remains of a British pilot shot down during the Korean War.


Palestinian factions to mark unity deal

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:21 PM PDT

Various groups come together in Cairo for reconciliation agreement despite calls from Israel to scrap it.


Commerce Secretary Locke hits China over investment barriers (Reuters)

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:20 PM PDT

Reuters - Commerce Secretary Gary Locke accused Beijing on Wednesday of discouraging foreign investment to protect its own companies and promised to push against those barriers if confirmed as the next ambassador to China.


Is a Harvard Degree Worth It?

Posted: 03 May 2011 08:52 PM PDT

At 14 I won a scholarship to an exclusive New England boarding school where I proceeded to get my bu


Bin Laden Dead: Pakistan Responds

Posted: 03 May 2011 08:49 PM PDT

This is an update to my post from yesterday on the Pakistani fallout of the Bin Laden killing. The s


Spies Comb bin Laden Intelligence Haul

Posted: 03 May 2011 08:51 PM PDT

The CIA is going through a trove of computers and data-storage devices seized by Navy Seals in the operation that killed Osama bin Laden, in the largest potential intelligence coup of the post-9/11 era.


U.S. Is on Alert for Hastened Terror Plots

Posted: 03 May 2011 08:24 PM PDT

U.S. intelligence agencies believe Osama bin Laden's second-in-command and other al Qaeda leaders may try to accelerate plots in the works to prove the terror network is still potent.


U.S. and Pakistan Try to Ease Tensions

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:14 PM PDT

U.S. and Pakistani governments sent conflicting signals about their increasingly rocky ties Tuesday—with tensions palpable after Navy commandos killed Osama bin Laden on Pakistani soil, and officials seeking to minimize political fallout.


Fugitive's House in a 'Very Peaceful Area'

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:08 PM PDT

Osama bin Laden went to great lengths to shield his compound from intruding eyes. Authorities allowed an outside look.


White House Fixes Record, Says Target Wasn't Armed

Posted: 03 May 2011 06:26 PM PDT

One of bin Laden's several wives rushed U.S. forces and was shot in the leg, but not killed, the White House press secretary said as new details emerged.


Conspiracy Theories on Death Start to Spin

Posted: 03 May 2011 07:35 PM PDT

Across the Muslim world, the killing of Osama bin Laden has unleashed a swirl of conspiracy theories, with many Pakistanis, Afghans and Arabs refusing to believe U.S. assurances that al Qaeda's founder is actually dead.