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latest news & developmentsWhite House rejects claim about Bin Laden raid film
Filmmakers producing a film about the US special forces raid that killed Osama bin Laden are getting help from the Pentagon.
Bin Laden: The micromanager
The compound in Pakistan where US forces killed Osama bin Laden was an active command centre from which he directed al-Qaeda.
Obama warns of US government shutdown
President Barack Obama said on Friday he believed US lawmakers are close to a budget deal but warned an impasse could lead to a government shutdown.
Obama pressured to speak out on China human rights
US President Barack Obama came under increasing pressure on Tuesday to publicly speak out against Beijing’s harsh treatment of dissidents.
Petraeus urges better use of Afghanistan contracting
The head of Nato forces in Afghanistan urged commanders on Monday to hire more Afghans and steer contracts to local businesses.
WikiLeaks ‘has blood on its hands’ over war logs
US officials are worried about what other secret US documents the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks may possess and had tried to contact the group.
Petraeus calls gunscope inscriptions ‘disturbing’
US General David Petraeus said on Thursday it was "disturbing" that a manufacturer had embossed biblical citations on rifle scopes sent to Iraq.