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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...

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Saudi 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...

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New 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...

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Osama 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...

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Al-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...

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Egypt'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...

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Al-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...

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Fakes 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,...

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Osama 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...

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Twin 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...

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Obama'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...

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Al-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...

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Nick 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...

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Al-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...

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Connie 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...

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Osama 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...

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Osama 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...

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Jamie 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...

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Royal 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...

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Osama 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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