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Osama bin Laden killed in US raid on Pakistan hideout
'Justice done' and body buried at sea, says US, after al-Qaida leader is killed by special forces at Abbottabad compoundOsama bin Laden, mastermind of the 11 September 2001 attacks and the world's most...
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Barack Obama trumps 2012 opponents – for now anyway
With the death of Osama bin Laden, rarely has an incumbent president been handed such a gift in the runup to an election yearHow sweet it was on Saturday night for Barack Obama to be able to take to...
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Al-Qaida already looked irrelevant after Arab Spring
Osama bin Laden's terrorist group had been on the back foot for years, and Middle East uprisings made it even more marginalIf Osama bin Laden had been following the Arab Spring from his Pakistani...
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From the archive, 2 May 1956: Princess's tomb opened after 4,000 years
Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 2 May 1956In the presence of the officials and a large crowd of Egyptian and foreign journalists, Dr Neguib Farag, director of antiquities in Fayum...
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Osama bin Laden killed - how a live blogger captured the raid
Pakistani IT consultant's tweets about a helicopter in Abbottabad swiftly turned into dramatic account of Bin Laden's final minutesAfter a car accident that nearly killed his wife and five-year-old...
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Hamas praises Osama bin Laden as holy warrior
Palestinian Islamist group condemns mission to kill Bin Laden as part of a US policy of oppressionThe Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has praised Osama bin Laden as an "Arab holy warrior" and...
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FSA changes to bonus rules for bankers are 'not as tough' as feared
Traders will be relieved that FSA proposals demand they retain shares from bonuses for just six months extraNew proposals from the Financial Services Authority on potential changes to its remuneration...
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Four members of family found dead in house
More than 30 detectives investigating after bodies including those of an 11-year-old and an 18-year-old found in NorthamptonThe bodies of two adults, a teenager and a child have been found in a house...
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Kizza Besigye promises more Uganda protests
Opposition leader speaks from Nairobi hospital after attack by police during demonstrations in KampalaUganda's top opposition leader has said he believes his life is in danger but vowed to continue...
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Adele makes it 13 weeks at No 1 in album chart
Adele's second album, 21, has sold more than 2m copiesAdele has extended her reign at the top of the British album charts to 13 weeks. Her second album, 21, released in January, had already topped the...
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Fukushima parents dish the dirt in protest over radiation levels
Furious Fukushima parents dump school playground earth that may have radiation levels well above the old safety levelFurious parents in Fukushima have delivered a bag of radioactive playground earth to...
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Bin Laden death 'only the beginning', British Islamists warn
To a radical few, Osama bin Laden was a hero – but mainstream Muslims will remember him as a rebel who lost his wayBritish Muslims seduced by extremist forms of Islam have celebrated Osama bin Laden as...
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Osama bin Laden's death boosts stock markets
Wall Street is poised to open higher, but oil and precious metals drop sharplyShares on Wall Street and around the world were lifted by news that US forces had killed Osama bin Laden with the Dow Jones...
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Royal wedding and warm weather boost retail sector
Bunting, barbecues and bin-liners fly off the shelves for the spring party seasonThe nation's celebrations for the royal wedding and the long bank holiday weekend prompted a splurge in sales of picnic...
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Scottish elections: Lib Dems face 'terrible backlash' as voters opt for SNP
The polls are unanimous: Alex Salmond is poised to win a second term as first ministerA retired Met police officer may just have captured the mood of many Scottish voters. With the precise but soft...
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Bin Laden: the everywhere and nowhere man
This was a fugitive who, instead of disguising himself, enjoyed distributing images of his face throughout the worldOne of the standard descriptions of celebrity is to say that someone has become a...
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Bin Laden's death sparks brief outburst of respect from Bush-era Republicans
Al-Qaida leader's death prompts admiration for President Obama from Bush, Rumsfeld, Cheney and PowellIt was a bittersweet moment for George W Bush when President Barack Obama phoned him late on Sunday...
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Osama bin Laden's death: Pakistan will pay the blood price | Mohsin Hamid
Regardless of this one death the slaughter in Pakistan by bomb, bullet, cannon and drone will carry onAs news of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden's death reverberates in Pakistan, embassies here are...
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Eddie Palmieri and the Afro-Caribbean Jazz Stars – review
Ronnie Scott's, LondonRepetition is key to most forms of dance, from deep house to The Rite of Spring – an explicit pulse that keeps limbs in motion. Eddie Palmieri's brand of "Nuyorican"...
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