Libya rebels ask Nato for help as Gaddafi forces bombard Misrata
• Humanitarian aid cannot reach city's harbour• Evacuees and casualties stranded in the assaultsMuammar Gaddafi's forces have bombarded Misrata with missiles and tank fire, preventing ships carrying...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia: Bin Laden death will help wipe out 'deviant thought' of terrorism
Riyadh happy its people will no longer be al-Qaida targets as Yemen calls killing a 'monumental milestone'Saudi Arabia was slow to react to the news of Osama bin Laden's death, but said it hoped that...
View ArticleNew York Daily News put it most bluntly: 'Rot in hell!'
Osama bin Laden's death leaves little room for reflection as celebratory patriotism takes hold across the USThe New York Daily News put it most bluntly, with a front page which read simply "Rot in...
View ArticleOsama bin Laden is dead – but not al-Qaida or its cause | Simon Jenkins
Ten years of 'war on terror' have devastated Afghanistan. All its people want is peace. Will they get it at last?We shed no tears for Osama bin Laden. The most outrageous act of terrorism in modern...
View ArticleAl-Qaida will seek revenge
Death of Osama bin Laden not the end of 'war on terror'As the US enjoyed its moment of long-delayed catharsis, there was a tantalising sense that a decisive moment might have been reached."Killing Bin...
View ArticleEgypt's Muslim Brotherhood says Bin Laden should have been tried
Influential conservative group condemns killing but says al-Qaida leader, a former Cairo resident, did not represent IslamEgypt's influential Muslim Brotherhood condemned the "assassination" of Osama...
View ArticleAl-Qaida threat not diminished by the death of Osama bin Laden, Britons told
British military bases on high alert as PM calls for vigilanceBritish military bases were placed on a high state of alert and British citizens were advised to remain vigilant as the government warned...
View ArticleFakes and forgeries mingle as Holburne museum ushers in new era
Bath's Holburne museum to reopen after £15m revamp with hundreds of previously undisplayed piecesAfter three years' closure and £15m spent, one of the best-loved regional museums, the Holburne in Bath,...
View ArticleOsama bin Laden's death: A leader's wish fulfilled | Abdel Bari Atwan
The martyrdom rather than capture of its chief may fuel more radical action from a newly unified al-QaidaWhen I met Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, in Afghanistan in 1996, he told me his greatest...
View ArticleTwin towers become a scene of moving celebration 10 years after 9/11
At Ground Zero, New Yorkers greet the news of Osama bin Laden's death with cheers, tears and beersThe streets around Ground Zero are not usually a site for scenes of celebration. Nor is remembering the...
View ArticleObama's rivals now look like Lilliputians to his Gulliver | Jonathan Freedland
He has proved himself the decisive, macho leader Americans crave. And the timing is perfect for his Afghanistan plansLast week, when Barack Obama released his birth certificate to silence those who had...
View ArticleAl-Qaida leadership battle: who can replace Osama bin Laden?
With so many Bin Laden deputies slain in the hunt for the 'the sheikh', al-Qaida's leaderless hardcore is now likely to fractureWith so many potential al-Qaida leaders killed or captured over the past...
View ArticleNick Clegg on AV: 'People want to poke me in the eye – but this reform is vital'
Nick Clegg appeals to Labour supporters to vote for AV and signals greater distance from Tories after the voteNick Clegg has made a last-minute appeal to Labour supporters to set aside their desire to...
View ArticleAl-Qaida 'will lose grip on Iraq's insurgents'
Osama Bin Laden's death will break terrorist group's iron fist on country, says Awakening MovementIn Iraq, reaction to Bin Laden's death appeared almost universally positive. Ahmed Abu Risha, a leader...
View ArticleConnie Hedegaard seeks renewable energy targets for 2030
EU climate chief opens discussion about extending the targets and expresses concern at gas industry's lobbyingThe EU's climate chief is seeking to extend the bloc's renewable energy targets, in a move...
View ArticleOsama bin Laden death: Kenya celebrates but fears retaliation
Victims of al-Qaida's 1998 bombing in Nairobi welcome killing but government urges US to pursue insurgents in SomaliaOsama bin Laden first came to the world's attention in 1998 with twin embassy...
View ArticleOsama bin Laden: pressure on Pakistan as attack hits too close to home
Bin Laden's death leaves prime minister facing tough questions despite American reassurance over Pakistan's cooperation Pakistan's relations with the US had already touched their lowest point since...
View ArticleJamie Cullum proves a hit as guest director of Cheltenham jazz festival
Pianist plays pop and jazz, both old and new, in his first performance since birth of his daughter in MarchJamie Cullum could not be described as edgy, but he loves jazz passionately and wants a lot...
View ArticleRoyal wedding: Will Kate Middleton come to curse that dress? | Sali Hughes
After her bold choice on the big day, fashionistas will scrutinise Kate's every sartorial moveBy shedding her unremarkable home counties look of Jigsaw frocks and Monsoon jewellery for a wedding dress...
View ArticleOsama bin Laden's death lifts share prices
Dow Jones industrial average reaches three-year high as euphoria spreads to Wall Street Shares on Wall Street and around the world were lifted by news that Osama bin Laden had been killed but later...
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