Monday, May 2, 2011

Obama going to New York to mark Osama bin Laden's death

Obama going to New York to mark Osama bin Laden's death

Obama going to New York to mark Osama bin Laden's death

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President Barack Obama plans to visit New York City on Thursday to mark the death of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.


Osama bin Laden hid behind his wife during US forces raid: White House

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Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, who ordered several terror attacks, used a woman, believed to his wife, as a shield when US special forces raided the one million dollar house in Pakistan's Abbottabad where he was hiding, the White House has said.


Hundreds join rally in Pak to honour Osama bin Laden

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Hundreds took to the streets of Quetta today to pay homage to Osama bin Laden, chanting 'death to America' and setting fire to a US flag. Angry participants belonging to a religious party in Quetta, the capital of southwestern province Baluchistan, were led by federal lawmaker Maulawi Asmatullah.


US used 'multiple methods' to identify Osama's body

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The U.S. used multiple means to confirm the identity of Osama bin Laden during and after the firefight in which he was killed, before placing his body in the North Arabian Sea from aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier, senior U.S. officials said Monday.


Inconceivable Osama didn't have support system in Pakistan: US

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US counter terrorism chief John Brennan did not rule out the possibility of the terrorist having official backing. "It is inconceivable that bin Laden did not have support system in the country that allowed him to remain there for extended period of time," Brennan told reporters at a news conference at the White House.


Hafiz Saeed prays for Osama

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Osama bin Laden dead: Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) activists led by their chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed offered funeral prayers in absentia at the group's headquarters in Lahore today for Osama bin Laden, killed by US forces in an operation in northwest Pakistan.


Islamic scholars criticize bin Laden's sea burial

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Osama bin Laden dead: Muslim clerics said on Monday that Osama bin Laden's burial at sea was a violation of Islamic tradition that may further provoke militant calls for revenge attacks against American targets.


'Good day for America', says Obama

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Osama bin Laden dead: Calling it a "good day for America," President Obama said Monday that the death of Osama bin Laden had made the world "a better place," as new details emerged about the daring overnight raid in Pakistan that killed him.


Murder on train: CCTV footage gives clue about the culprit

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A day after a 65-year-old woman was found murdered in the ladies coach of Kamayani Express in Mumbai, police said that the CCTVs installed at Thane railway station have recorded the image of the suspected killer.


The man who will take over from Osama

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Osama bin Laden dead: FBI's list of most wanted terrorists got shorter with the slaying of its most prominent face, Osama bin Laden, and now has only nine names from the original 22 compiled after the 9/11 attacks.


Assassination, says Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood

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Osama bin Laden dead: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, a conservative organisation with links around the Islamic world, has condemned the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces as an "assassination."


West Bengal polls: Voting for fourth phase today

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West Bengal polls: A total of 63 constituencies, including Singur and Nandigram, will go to the polls today in the fourth phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal amidst tight security.


Arunachal Chief Minister's helicopter still missing, search to resume today

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The helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu is still missing. Data from the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) satellite mapping, and images taken from IAF's Sukhoi 30s have found metallic traces in three places.


Gaddafi shells Misrata amid chemical weapons fears

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Moammar Gaddafi's forces used tanks to shell the besieged western town of Misrata on Monday, as rumours fuelled fears that the Libyan leader was preparing to use chemical weapons.


Pakistan must end activities of terror groups: Prime Minister

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Describing Osama bin Laden's killing as a "significant step forward", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the international community and Pakistan, in particular, to work comprehensively to end the activities of all terror groups.


US gets Osama. What about India’s most wanted?

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Osama bin Laden dead: The US has got its most-wanted terrorist: Osama bin Laden has been killed deep inside Pakistan. But India's most wanted, Hafiz Saeed, still roams free in that very country.


In Arab world, confused Osama legacy

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Osama bin Laden dead: The words were not uncommon in angry Arab capitals a decade ago: Osama bin Laden was hero, sheikh, even leader to some.


Taliban threaten US, Pakistan over bin Laden

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Osama bin Laden dead: Pakistan's main Taliban faction today threatened to attack Pakistan and the United States after the US confirmed that Osama bin Laden had been killed near the Pakistani capital.


Pakistan: Bomb blast kills four persons

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Four persons were killed and 11 others injured when a bomb blast hit a police station and a mosque in northwest Pakistan, hours after US special forces killed Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden near the garrison city of Abbottabad.


US has violated our sovereignty: Musharraf

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Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf said on Monday he was surprised Osama bin Laden was in Abbottabad, just a short distance from capital Islamabad. He also termed the US strike against the Al Qaeda leader a violation of Pakistan's sovereignty.


Pilots' strike: High Court hears contempt case

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The Delhi High Court today asked the Air India pilots on strike to take a decision on resuming work, saying "this strike will not see another day."


Osama's two wives, four children in custody

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Osama bin Laden dead: Two wives and four children of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden have been taken into custody after he was killed by US special force's commandos in Abbottabad in Pakistan. Two women and four children, described as bin Laden's wives and offspring, were taken away from the compound, local media reports said.


Osama's son, woman used as human shield killed too

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Osama bin Laden dead: US officials have said a son of Osama bin Laden, three other adult males and a woman used as a human shield by a male combatant were also killed in the helicopter raids by US forces that killed the world's most wanted terrorist on Monday.


Did ISI know exactly where Osama was hiding?

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The killing of Osama bin Laden deep inside Pakistan in an American operation, almost in plain sight in a medium-sized city that hosts numerous Pakistani forces, seems certain to further inflame tensions between the United States and Pakistan and raise significant questions about whether elements of the Pakistani spy agency knew the whereabouts of the leader of Al Qaeda.


Air India pilots continue strike despite Court's anger

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The 700 pilots from Air India who have been on strike for a week have decided not to return to the cockpit. The Delhi High Court earlier today declared, "This strike will not see another day." Well, it will. The court will resume hearing the case tomorrow filed by the airline's management against its pilots.


US adds security at airports, World Trade Centre site

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Osama bin Laden dead: Some local law enforcement agencies in the US are adding security measures following Osama bin Laden's death, out of what one called "an abundance of caution." In Los Angeles, police say they're stepping up intelligence monitoring, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says it will add more police Monday at airports, bridges and the World Trade Centre site itself.


Businessman served meat in veg thali

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His complaint is a 'meaty' one, but no one is paying any heed to it. On April 21, a businessman Deepak Chandan walked into Indirapuram's Shipra mall to have his lunch. A hardcore vegetarian, Chandan ordered a vegetarian thali at the Millennium 2000 Punjabi Food Outlet in the mall's food court. As he was served his order, he was shocked at its contents.


'My father-in-law wants to kill me'

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There appears to be no end to her miseries. 35-year-old Palam Colony resident, Jyoti Jaiswal, who has alleged that her father-in-law wants to have sex with her, now says he wants to kill her. A mother of two, Jyoti on Sunday morning called the PCR and registered a complaint that her father-in-law had badly beaten her up and was trying to kill her.


Gurgaon businessman shot at in Noida

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A 30-year-old man was shot at and critically injured at Noida's Sector 28 on Sunday evening. According to reports, Tushar Gaur, a businessman from Gurgaon was in the area to meet some of his relatives. As he drove his silver Honda City near gate number 3 of Sector 28 in Noida, two persons walked in front of his vehicle.


Osama was just 800 yards from the Pakistan Military Academy

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Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was hiding in a massive compound, worth a million US dollars, located just 800 yards from the Pakistan Military Academy near Abbottabad city, in the country's northwest when he was killed in a pre-dawn raid by US special forces today.


Posted by Harshad at 7:31 PM

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