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Article
/ 5 May 2011

Bin Laden death: Photos show aftermath of raid

Gruesome photos taken in the aftermath of the US raid on Bin Laden’s Pakistani hideout show bodies of al-Qaeda militants.

By Staff Reporter
Obama ‘won’t release Bin Laden death photo’
Article
/ 4 May 2011

Obama ‘won’t release Bin Laden death photo’

US President Barack Obama has decided not to release a "gruesome" photograph of Osama bin Laden’s body, lest it be used as a propaganda tool.

By Staff Reporter
US says Bin Laden was unarmed
Article
/ 4 May 2011

US says Bin Laden was unarmed

Pakistan faced growing pressure on Wednesday to explain how the world’s most-wanted man was able to live for years in the garrison town of Abbottabad.

By Kamran Haider and Matt Spetalnick
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Article
/ 4 May 2011

Watching the Bin Laden raid: That’s the pizza guy

What the picture of United States President Barack Obama and his national security team tells us.

By Staff Reporter
US debates release of Osama bin Laden pictures
Article
/ 4 May 2011

US debates release of Osama bin Laden pictures

Obama administration’s insistence that DNA tests prove body is "virtually 100% match" fails to silence calls for graphic evidence.

By Staff Reporter
Bin Laden accusations stoke US-Pakistan tension
Article
/ 3 May 2011

Bin Laden accusations stoke US-Pakistan tension

Mistrust between Pakistan and the United States deepened on Tuesday as the US admitted Pakistan was not told about the Osama bin Laden raid.

By Andrew Gully
Pakistan hits back over Bin Laden furore
Article
/ 3 May 2011

Pakistan hits back over Bin Laden furore

Pakistan’s president said on Tuesday accusations that his nation extends a safe haven to extremists were "baseless".

By Sajjad Tarakzai
US raid a blow to Pakistan spy agency
Article
/ 3 May 2011

US raid a blow to Pakistan spy agency

Osama bin Laden’s killing by US commandos in the shadow of Pakistan’s version of West Point has dealt a blow to Pakistan’s top intelligence agency.

By Rachel OBrien
Bin Laden dead, but how did he hide for so long?
Article
/ 3 May 2011

Bin Laden dead, but how did he hide for so long?

The Obama administration is demanding an explanation from Pakistan on how Osama bin Laden was able to hide in the country for so long.

By Staff Reporter
ANC responds to Bin Laden’s death
Article
/ 2 May 2011

ANC responds to Bin Laden’s death

Following the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the ANC on Monday condemned the use of violence in resolving global conflicts.

By Faranaaz Parker
World on alert after US kills Bin Laden
Article
/ 2 May 2011

World on alert after US kills Bin Laden

World leaders hailed Osama bin Laden’s death but the euphoria is tempered by fears of retaliation and warnings of the need for renewed vigilance.

By Mark Hosenball and Kamran Haider
Bin Laden burial followed Islamic custom, says official
Article
/ 2 May 2011

Bin Laden burial followed Islamic custom, says official

Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was buried at sea from the deck of a US aircraft carrier, receiving a religious funeral, a US defense official said.

By Staff Reporter
Islamists: Bin Laden death will not mute Jihad call
Article
/ 2 May 2011

Islamists: Bin Laden death will not mute Jihad call

Members of militant Islamist forums said on Monday they prayed the news of Osama bin Laden’s death was not true and hinted at retaliation if it was.

By Staff Reporter
Pakistan was not told about Bin Laden operation
Article
/ 2 May 2011

Pakistan was not told about Bin Laden operation

The United States did not notify Pakistani allies about its operation against Osama bin Laden, a senior US administration official said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
Osama bin Laden killed by US
Article
/ 2 May 2011

Osama bin Laden killed by US

The United States has killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, US President Barack Obama said in a dramatic televised address on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
Endeavour poised for last liftoff
Article
/ 29 April 2011

Endeavour poised for last liftoff

The US space shuttle Endeavour is poised to launch on Friday, for the penultimate flight for Nasa’s 30-year program.

By Jean-Louis Santini
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Article
/ 29 April 2011

Birthers: ‘You can’t argue with these people’

The president of the United States made front-page news this week with an old piece of paper that nearly every American possesses.

By Staff Reporter
Obama slams birthplace claims as ‘silliness’
Article
/ 27 April 2011

Obama slams birthplace claims as ‘silliness’

In an extraordinary and surreal live TV appearance, US President Barack Obama on Wednesday slammed conspiracy theories that he was not US-born.

By Stephen Collinson
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Article
/ 27 April 2011

Panetta to head Pentagon, Petraeus CIA

President Barack Obama will nominate CIA director Leon Panetta as US defence secretary and General David Petraeus as head of the CIA, officials said.

By Staff Reporter
BP oil spill: Obama vows to restore Gulf Coast
Article
/ 20 April 2011

BP oil spill: Obama vows to restore Gulf Coast

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday vowed to do "whatever is necessary" to restore the Gulf Coast on the anniversary of the BP rig explosion.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 20 April 2011

Obama takes tax plan to Facebook billionaires

President Barack Obama may face a tough audience when he brings his tax-hike-for-billionaires message to Facebook on Wednesday.

By Peter Henderson
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Article
/ 20 April 2011

Happiness: how to find it

When we learn that household incomes have fallen for the first time in a generation, that radiation levels are rising in the seas off Japan.

By Geoff Mulgan
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Article
/ 19 April 2011

Republican apologises for offensive Obama email

A Republican official in California apologised on Monday for sending an email containing a picture depicting US President Barack Obama as a chimp.

By Staff Reporter
Obama gets harsh legal judgment
Article
/ 15 April 2011

Obama gets harsh legal judgment

More than 250 eminent legal scholars have signed a letter protesting against the treatment in military prison of the alleged WikiLeaks source.

By Ed Pilkington
Obama takes aim at Republicans
Article
/ 15 April 2011

Obama takes aim at Republicans

President Barack Obama accused his Republican foes of wanting to turn the United States into a "Third World" country on Thursday.

By Mira Oberman
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Article
/ 14 April 2011

Obama launches hard sell on deficit plan

US President Barack Obama on Thursday won an endorsement of his $4-trillion deficit plan from the men who led a bipartisan fiscal commission.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 April 2011

Obama aims to cut deficit by $4-trillion

President Barack Obama set a goal of cutting the US deficit by $4- trillion, plunging into the debate over the nation’s fiscal woes.

By Caren Bohan and Andy Sullivan
Obama, Congress in deal to avert govt shutdown
Article
/ 9 April 2011

Obama, Congress in deal to avert govt shutdown

US President Barack Obama and congressional leaders reached a last-minute budget deal on Friday, averting a government shutdown.

By Alister Bull and Andy Sullivan
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Article
/ 7 April 2011

Obama threatens to veto Republican spending Bill

US President Barack Obama threatened to veto a short-term spending Bill put forward by Republicans to avoid a government shutdown on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 7 April 2011

No deal after Obama’s late-night budget talks

United States President Barack Obama has failed to break a budget impasse with Republicans during dramatic late-night talks.

By Stephen Collinson
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Article
/ 6 April 2011

Obama links to Facebook for economy townhall

US President Barack Obama will visit Facebook’s California headquarters on April 20 and hold a town hall forum on the economy.

By Staff Reporter
2012 or bust: Obama launches re-election bid
Article
/ 4 April 2011

2012 or bust: Obama launches re-election bid

US president Barack Obama announced his 2012 re-election bid on Monday, promising to "fight to protect the progress" the country had made.

By Stephen Collinson
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