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Obama's remarks on killing of Osama bin Laden

WorldMay 2, 2011

President Barack Obama reads his statement to photographers after making a televised statement on the death of Osama bin Laden from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, May 1, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News)WASHINGTON (AP) _ Text of remarks by President Barack Obama Sunday night announcing the killing of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, as transcribed by the White House.Good evening. To
Bin Laden took a path of fanaticism and terror

WorldMay 2, 2011

The most intense manhunt in history finally caught up with Osama bin Laden, but his life's story will be told many different ways by different people. Reviled in the West as the personification of evil, bin Laden was admired and even revered by some fellow Muslims who embraced his vision of unending jihad against the United States and Arab governments he deemed as infidels.Bin Laden's money and pr
Bin Laden's death 'victory for America': Bush

WorldMay 2, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The death of the world's most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden marked "a victory for America," former president George W. Bush said Sunday.Bush, who initiated the "war on terror" to hunt down Al-Qaeda leaders after the September 11, 2001 attacks launched at the start of his presidency, said he had been informed of the news by his successor US President Barack Obama."I congratula
[Urgent] "Bin Laden killed by U.S. in mansion outside Islamabad": CNN reports quoting sources

World NewsMay 2, 2011
Obama: Al-Qaida head bin Laden dead

World NewsMay 2, 2011

Osama bin Laden (AP)WASHINGTON (AP) -- Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday.A small team of Americans killed bin Laden in a firefight at a compound in Pakistan, the president said in a dramatic late-night statement at the White H
Hunt for the true Mona Lisa begins

World NewsMay 2, 2011
Man makes fake 911 call to avoid arrest

May 2, 2011

Florida police have arrested a man for making a phony 911 call to avoid inspection after driving with suspended license, according to a report Wednesday.Jonathan Paul Rorech, 31, was pulled over for driving at 45 mph (72km/h) in a 30 mph (40 km/h) zone at 1 a.m. He first told an officer that his driver’s license was at home. However, when the officer went back to the patrol car to search for the d
Alligator finds its way into woman‘s bathroom

May 2, 2011

(MCT)PALMETTO, Florida (AP) — A Tampa-area woman found an unwelcome weekend guest in her bathroom — a 7-foot (2-meter) alligator.Alexis Dunbar told WFLA-TV that she screamed and the alligator hissed when she found it inside the bathroom of her home Saturday afternoon. Her boyfriend propped a small table by the bathroom to keep the gator inside until an officer from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Co
Buffett says mistakes were made in handling Sokol

World BusinessMay 1, 2011

OMAHA, Nebada (AP) ― Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting on Saturday was dominated by somber topics, as Warren Buffett explained to roughly 40,000 shareholders how the company had been battered by a trusted former employee’s misdeeds and a string of natural disasters.Buffett assured the crowd at an Omaha convention center that Berkshire is strong enough to withstand both the David Sokol scandal an
Criticism up on Japan P.M.’s handling of nuke crisis

World NewsMay 1, 2011

TOKYO (AP) ― Criticism of the Japanese government’s handling of the crisis at a radiation-spewing nuclear power plant increased Saturday, with a new poll indicating three-quarters of the people disapprove and a key adviser quitting in protest.A Kyodo News service poll released Saturday showed that Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s support ratings were plunging.The poll reported that 76 percent of the res
William, Kate try to carve out some private time

World NewsMay 1, 2011

Shunning an immediate overseas honeymoon and opting instead for a quiet weekend at a secret British location, Prince William and Kate Middleton have made it clear they want to carve out some space for themselves.This fight for privacy is crucial if they are to avoid being hounded like William's mother, the late Princess Diana, whose every move was tailed.The royal newlyweds started Saturday by ask
Workers strike at major Australian ports

World NewsApr 30, 2011

SYDNEY (AFP) -- Dock workers at Australia's three major ports went on a 24-hour walkout Saturday after talks stalled over a protracted wages and conditions dispute, crippling about one-quarter of the nation's freight.The powerful Maritime Union of Australia called the strike at terminals in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane over after deadlocked contract negotiations with major freight firm Patrick h
Kadhafi refuses to quit, calls for talks on conflict

World NewsApr 30, 2011

TRIPOLI (AFP) -- Moamer Kadhafi said he will not quit power and called for negotiations with the United States and France to end the Libyan conflict, in a speech aired on television early on Saturday.NATO "must abandon all hope of the departure of Moamer Kadhafi. I have no official functions to give up: I will not leave my country and will fight to the death," he said in a speech marking the cente
History in the making: Kate, William are wed

World NewsApr 29, 2011

Britain's Prince William, his bride Kate Middleton and her father Michael Middleton sing during the Royal wedding at Westminster Abbey in London on April 29, 2011. (AFP/WPA POOL-Yonhap News)LONDON (AP) _ An elegant, tiara-bedecked Kate Middleton swept down the aisle to marry Prince William at Westminster Abbey as royal fans packed the streets of London, hoping to snatch a glimpse of a historic roy
Bomb attack in Morocco tourist cafe kills 15

World NewsApr 29, 2011