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‘Pak won’t act on terror due to India’

Deep-seated Pakistani “suspicions of Indian aspirations” in Afghanistan and strong anti-American sentiment have made it difficult for Islamabad to take necessary action against the Taliban and al Qaed

Osama bin Laden dead, Obama says justice is done

Crowds outside the White House to celebrate after Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden

Al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden was killed on Sunday in a firefight with US forces deep inside Pakistan, President Barack Obama said, declaring "justice has been done" a decade after the September 11 attacks.

Five killed in raid, including bin Laden and son: US

A US operation that killed Osama bin Laden on Sunday also left three other men and a woman dead, including a son of the Al-Qaeda chief, officials said.

"In addition to Osama bin Laden, three adult ma

Text of Obama's speech announcing Osama's killing

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Here is the text of the speech delivered by US President Barack Obama to announce the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden:

"Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to th

Pak kept in dark till last minute on Osama operation

Pakistan was kept in dark till the operation to kill Osama bin Laden was successfully accomplished inside the country close to the capital Islamabad, the US officials said.

Osama was found at luxurious Pakistan compound

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 you

Obama signed 'kill Osama order' on April 29

US President Barack Obama signed the death warrant for the world's most wanted man Osama bin-Laden on April 29, after months of preparations and meticulous planning against the highest-value target.

Bin Laden buried at sea

A U.S. official says Osama bin Laden has been buried at sea.

After bin Laden was killed in a raid by U.S. forces in Pakistan, senior administration officials said the body would be handled according

'Pakistan should do more to make Mumbai attackers accountable'

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Asserting that Pakistan needs to do more to bring the 26/11 Mumbai terror attackers to justice, former British foreign secretary David Miliband has asked western powers to be firm with Islamabad on th

6.1-magnitude quake shakes Panama: US Govt

A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 hit Panama early on Saturday, the US Government reported.

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