Al-Qaida leader was 'shadow' of former self
2012-05-02 08:11:51
Osama bin Laden bemoaned "disaster after disaster" inflicted by the US onslaught on al-Qaida before his death a year ago and even mulled changing his terror group's name, a top US official said.
Obama slams romney for changing tune on raid targeting bin laden
2012-05-02 08:11:51
President Barack Obama on Monday reminded Americans that his likely Republican opponent in the November election had been lukewarm about targeting Osama bin Laden, seeking to gain political advantage from the killing of the al-Qaida leader.
Pentagon report paints picture of Afghan war
2012-05-02 06:47:38
Citing limited gains, a US Defense Department report on Tuesday painted a mixed picture of the war in Afghanistan.
Occupy Wall Street protesters hope to revive movement
2012-05-02 05:15:52
Organizers hope the Occupy Wall Street movement, which started last September and experienced a quiet and difficult period in winter, would be revived with the warmer weather.
Obama pays unannounced visit to Afghanistan
2012-05-02 03:27:39
US President Barack Obama arrived in Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday for an unannounced visit to meet with Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai.
FBI arrests 5 in plot to blow up bridges
2012-05-01 22:36:14
The FBI has arrested five suspects connected to a plot to blow up a bridge in US. state of Ohio, and they are to hold a press conference shortly to detail the charges, according to local press reports on Tuesday.
Obama pays unannounced visit to Afghanistan
2012-05-01 22:22:30
US President Barack Obama arrived in Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday for an unannounced visit, Afghan officials said.
Wrongly convicted US man set free after 16 years
2012-05-01 18:24:33
A Colorado man wrongly convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of a woman was exonerated on the basis of new DNA evidence and set free on Monday.
Obama campaign unveils new slogan 'Forward'
2012-05-01 09:02:27
US President Barack Obama campaign unveiled its new slogan "Forward" on Monday, in an attempt to forward to four more years in the White House.
One World Trade Center becomes NY's tallest
2012-05-01 05:35:18
One World Trade Center has become the tallest building in New York City on Monday, overtaking the height of the Empire State Building.
US to release bin Laden files
2012-05-01 02:35:29
A senior White House official said that the US will release documents seized from the compound of al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
Al-Qaida plots payback for US raid
2012-04-30 20:03:45
A year after the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden, al-Qaida is hobbled and hunted, too busy surviving for the moment to carry out another Sept 11-style attack on US soil. But the terrorist network dreams still of payback.