U.S. says bin Laden unarmed; more pressure on Pakistan (Reuters)

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• U.S. says bin Laden unarmed; more pressure on Pakistan (Reuters)
• Concerns raised over shooting of unarmed bin Laden, burial (Reuters)
• Libyan refugees flee fighting by land and sea (Reuters)
• Portugal bailout agreed but political support needed (Reuters)
• North Korea holding 200,000 political prisoners: Amnesty (Reuters)
• The bin Laden Raid: Pakistan Feels the Heat of U.S. Mistrust (Time.com)
• Prince Charles begins US visit on city farm (AFP)
• Abbas aide: Hamas doesn't have to recognize Israel (AP)
• 3 dead, 11 trapped in Mexican coal mine explosion (AP)
• Deadline for Libyan rebels to surrender expires (AFP)
• Indian state chief feared dead as chopper found (AFP)
• Australian fisherman taken by crocodile (AFP)
• Can US and Taliban cut a deal in Afghanistan? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Why Pakistan is Bin Laden's Lone Success Story (Time.com)
• Osama bin Laden conspiracy theories race across the world (The Christian Science Monitor)

U.S. says bin Laden unarmed; more pressure on Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 04 May 2011 12:22 AM PDT Reuters - Osama bin Laden was unarmed when U.S. special forces shot and killed him, the White House said, as it vowed to "get to the bottom" of whether Pakistan helped the al Qaeda leader elude a 10-year manhunt.

Concerns raised over shooting of unarmed bin Laden, burial (Reuters) Posted: 03 May 2011 11:55 PM PDT Reuters - The killing of Osama bin Laden when he was unarmed has raised concerns the United States may have gone too far in acting as policeman, judge and executioner of the world's most wanted man.

Libyan refugees flee fighting by land and sea (Reuters) Posted: 03 May 2011 05:08 PM PDT Reuters - Fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi is forcing thousands of refugees to flee western Libya on foot to the Tunisian border and by boat to Europe, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

Portugal bailout agreed but political support needed (Reuters) Posted: 04 May 2011 12:32 AM PDT Reuters - Portugal reached a deal with the European Union and the IMF Tuesday on a 78 billion euro 3-year bailout, the third euro zone member to do so after Greece and Ireland, caretaker Prime Minister Jose Socrates said.

North Korea holding 200,000 political prisoners: Amnesty (Reuters) Posted: 03 May 2011 02:28 PM PDT Reuters - North Korea is holding around 200,000 people in huge political prison camps where inmates are forced to work in conditions approaching slavery and are often tortured, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.

The bin Laden Raid: Pakistan Feels the Heat of U.S. Mistrust (Time.com) Posted: 04 May 2011 12:35 AM PDT Time.com - The fact that Pakistani officials weren't informed of the U.S. operation to get Osama bin Laden carried out on their soil until after it was over is the strongest sign yet that Washington no longer trusts its ally

Prince Charles begins US visit on city farm (AFP) Posted: 04 May 2011 12:34 AM PDT AFP - Days after the pomp of his son Prince William's wedding in London, Prince Charles picked his way through an urban farm in a gritty part of Washington as he began a US visit on Tuesday.

Abbas aide: Hamas doesn't have to recognize Israel (AP) Posted: 03 May 2011 11:29 PM PDT AP - International mediators should drop their demand that the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers recognize Israel, an aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday, just hours before his Western-backed government was to sign a reconciliation deal with Hamas.

3 dead, 11 trapped in Mexican coal mine explosion (AP) Posted: 03 May 2011 10:02 PM PDT AP - Mexican officials who had hoped to call in Chilean experts to help rescue 14 miners trapped in a coal mine instead have had to break the tragic news to relatives that three bodies had already been found and there was little hope the 11 others had survived.

Deadline for Libyan rebels to surrender expires (AFP) Posted: 03 May 2011 09:03 PM PDT AFP - A deadline for Libyan rebels defending the besieged city of Misrata to lay down their arms expired Wednesday, but a top minister said he hoped it would be extended after scores surrendered.

Indian state chief feared dead as chopper found (AFP) Posted: 04 May 2011 12:47 AM PDT AFP - The chief minister of India's Arunachal Pradesh state was presumed dead on Wednesday when search teams located the wreckage of his helicopter that went missing four days ago.

Australian fisherman taken by crocodile (AFP) Posted: 04 May 2011 12:00 AM PDT AFP - A funeral was being planned Wednesday for an Australian fisherman believed to have been taken by a large crocodile while standing in chest-deep water.

Can US and Taliban cut a deal in Afghanistan? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 03 May 2011 01:59 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Muhammad Hassan Haqyar once sat close to the heart of Afghan power, wielding influence as an administrator in the Ministry of Mines during the Taliban years. The government in those days was filled with illiterate bumpkins better versed in an uncompromising interpretation of Islam than the nuances of statecraft.

Why Pakistan is Bin Laden's Lone Success Story (Time.com) Posted: 04 May 2011 12:35 AM PDT Time.com - Which world leader has the biggest headache caused by the death of Osama bin Laden? General Ashfaq Kayani, commander of Pakistan's military and the most powerful man in the country where al-Qaeda's fugitive leader had been hiding in plain sight

Osama bin Laden conspiracy theories race across the world (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 03 May 2011 01:46 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Less than 48 hours after the White House announced the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan and his burial at sea, "conspiracy theories" are racing across the planet.

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