Bin Laden compound was a command center - U.S. official (Reuters) Posted: 07 May 2011 11:08 AM PDT Reuters - The compound in Pakistan where U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden was an "active command and control center" where the al Qaeda leader retained strategic, operational and tactical direction of the group, a senior U.S. intelligence official said on Saturday. |
Charismatic champion Ballesteros dies aged 54 (Reuters) Posted: 07 May 2011 09:00 AM PDT Reuters - Seve Ballesteros, one of golf's greatest and most charismatic players, died on Saturday at the age of 54 following a long battle with brain cancer, his family said. |
Vettel on pole for fifth race in a row (Reuters) Posted: 07 May 2011 08:59 AM PDT Reuters - Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel celebrated his fifth successive pole position on Saturday as Red Bull swept the front row with another dominant display in Turkey. |
Osama bin Laden a serious student, Taiwan judo coach says (Reuters) Posted: 07 May 2011 07:46 AM PDT Reuters - Osama bin Laden stood out not just because of his height but because of his serious, conservative demeanour, according to a Taiwan man who says the al Qaeda leader, killed by U.S. troops on Monday, was a student in his judo classes in Saudi Arabia. |
Taliban launch wave of attacks in Afghan Kandahar (Reuters) Posted: 07 May 2011 11:54 AM PDT Reuters - Taliban insurgents, including at least six suicide bombers, hit government targets in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar on Saturday, triggering gunbattles that killed two people in what the militants said was part of their "spring offensive". |
Rafa fights back to beat Federer in Madrid (Reuters) Posted: 07 May 2011 11:54 AM PDT Reuters - Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer served up another classic in the 24th chapter of their great rivalry on Saturday, Nadal battling back from a set down to win 5-7 6-1 6-3 and secure a place in the Madrid Masters final. |
Paul McCartney to wed for third time (Reuters) Posted: 06 May 2011 06:44 PM PDT Reuters - Paul McCartney is set to wed for the third time after proposing to his New York businesswoman girlfriend of four years, Nancy Shevell. |
Singapore polls close; election results expected in a few hours (Reuters) Posted: 07 May 2011 07:03 AM PDT Reuters - Singaporeans voted on Saturday in the city-state's most hotly contested parliamentary election since independence, although Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's long-ruling People's Action Party (PAP) is almost certain to retain power. |
Bin Laden "may have lived in Pakistan for over 7 years" (Reuters) Posted: 07 May 2011 07:01 AM PDT Reuters - Osama bin Laden may have lived in Pakistan for over seven years before being shot dead by U.S. forces, senior Pakistani security officials said on Saturday, a disclosure that could further anger key ally Washington over the presence of enemy number one in the country. |
Voting begins in Singapore polls; ruling party tipped to win (Reuters) Posted: 06 May 2011 07:26 PM PDT Reuters - Singaporeans began voting on Saturday in the most hotly contested parliamentary election since independence, although analysts say the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) is almost certain to be returned to power in the wealthy city-state. |
Al Qaeda confirms bin Laden is dead, vows revenge (Reuters) Posted: 06 May 2011 07:16 PM PDT Reuters - Al Qaeda confirmed on Friday that Osama bin Laden was dead, dispelling doubts by some Muslims the group's leader had really been killed by U.S. forces, and vowed to mount more attacks on the West. |
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