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Bin Laden's death and the US war in Afghanistan
May 06, 2011The US may have killed Osama Bin Laden, but the US remains engaged in a war in Afghanistan arguably provoked by the dead al-Qaeda leader. In Washington, the BBC's Paul Adams suggests the killing may present a moment of reckoning in that long conflict...
Who was the courier who led US to Osama Bin Laden?
May 06, 2011Who was the man said to have inadvertently led the Americans to Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad? US officials have identified him as Kuwait-born Pakistani, Abu Ahmad al-Kuwaiti, and say he was Bin Laden's "most trusted" courier. They said they...
May 06, 2011Al-Qaeda, the organisation once led by Osama Bin Laden, may have underground cells in dozens of countries, but its main areas of activity, and those of some of its affiliates, are detailed below. Afghanistan and Pakistan Al-Qaeda was originally set...
Al-Qaeda 'confirms Osama Bin Laden dead'
May 06, 2011Al-Qaeda has confirmed the death of its leader Osama Bin Laden, according to a statement attributed to the group and posted on jihadist internet forums. The statement said his blood would not be "wasted" and that al-Qaeda would continue attacking...
India says Pakistan 'a terror sanctuary'
May 02, 2011The killing of Osama bin Laden near Islamabad is proof that "terrorists belonging to different organisations find sanctuary in Pakistan", Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram says. President Obama's statement that the Al-Qaeda leader was killed...
Osama Bin Laden's death: Reaction in quotes
May 02, 2011Political leaders have begun reacting to the news that al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US forces in Pakistan. Bin Laden, who was top of the US "most wanted" list, was accused of being behind a number of atrocities, including...
UK vigilance urged after Osama Bin Laden death
May 02, 2011Britons have been urged to be vigilant in the wake of the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, with embassies worldwide ordered to review their security. Bin Laden, blamed by the US for the 9/11 attacks, was killed by US forces about 62 miles from...
Full text: Obama on Osama Bin Laden's death - VIDEO
May 02, 2011US President Barack Obama confirmed that al-Qaeda founder and leader Osama Bin Laden had been killed, in an address delivered in the East Room at 0435 GMT (2335 EDT). This is the text of his speech. Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American...
North Korea: Jimmy Carter arrives for nuclear talks
April 26, 2011Former US President Jimmy Carter has arrived in the North Korean capital Pyongyang as part of a push to resolve the stand-off over the country's nuclear programme. Mr Carter is taking part in a three-day visit by former world leaders from a group known...
Jimmy Carter criticises US Cuba policy
March 31, 2011Former US president Jimmy Carter - on a visit to Cuba - has criticised US policy towards the island. Mr Carter said the decades-long US trade embargo and travel ban damaged the Cuban people and hindered rather than helped reform. He also urged the Cuban...