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US may release pictures of Osama’s body

The White House Tuesday said that it was weighing whether to release pictures of Osama bin Laden’s corpse to put at rest speculation and disbeliefs in some quarters about the death of the world’s most-wanted fugitive.

Osama was wearing salwar kameez when he was killed: NYT

When US commandos found Osama bin Laden in the house in Abbottabad in Pakistan, he was wearing a 'salwar kameez' or what is known as a Pathan suit, and he resisted before he was shot above the left ey

Not everyone believes bin Laden really is dead

Knowing there would be disbelievers, the U.S. says it used convincing means to confirm Osama bin Laden's identity during and after the firefight that killed him. But the mystique that surrounded the t

U.S. 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 Qaeda founder to become a martyr, U.S. national security officials told Reuters on Monday.

Osama bin Laden raid was not a joint operation: Zardari

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari says the raid by US special forces to kill the world's most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden deep inside his country was "not a joint operation."

Pakistan could be protecting other al Qaeda leaders: US Senator

A US Senator on Tuesday suggested that Pakistan could be protecting other al Qaeda leaders inside the country given the fact that Osama bin Laden was killed by elite US forces in an operation deep inside the country.

Bin Laden wife served as human shield: US official

One of Osama bin Laden's wives acted as a human shield in an unsuccessful bid to save the Al-Qaeda leader's life before he was killed in a raid by US special forces, a top US official said on Monday.

Review US aid to Pak before 'another dime' goes: Lawmakers

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Osama bin Laden's presence in Pakistan before he was killed prompted many US lawmakers today to demand a review of the billions of dollars in American aid to that country before 'another dime' is s

Wave of spams counter Facebook joy over Osama’s death

A Facebook page rejoicing over Osama bin-Laden’s death with around 3,50,000 fans, was quickly targeted by spammers.

Following his killing on Sunday night, these spammers had unleashed a wave of new s

White House undecided on bin Laden photos

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The White House said on Monday it was weighing whether to release photographs of Osama bin Laden's corpse amid calls from some key lawmakers to do so to prove the Al-Qaeda chief is truly dead.

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