Bin Laden death photos to be shown to some members of Congress
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee, as well as those in the equivalent House committees, will be allowed to view the photographs taken of Osama bin Laden after he was killed, a U.S. official told CNN Tuesday. The viewings will take place at CIA…
Egyptian Copts, reeling from violence, want protection
Muslim-Christian sectarian violence intensified in Egypt this weekend, spurring an emergency meeting of the Cabinet and public exhortations from Coptic Christians for international protection. At least 12 people were killed and 232 others were wounded in sectarian clashes outside a Cairo church, according to state TV. Officials said violence began…
Hollywood star Jackie Cooper dies
Former US child star Jackie Cooper, who went on to work as a TV producer, film director and feature in four Superman movies, has died at the age of 88. Cooper died in Santa Monica, California, on Tuesday of complications related to old age, his lawyer said. Aged nine he…
Lindsay Lohan’s jail-time prospects shrink
Lindsay Lohan’s punishment on a necklace theft charge could mean as few as 14 days behind bars, or a little more time in home confinement, according to guidelines followed by the Los Angeles sheriff. Getting the threat of jail time behind her could be important for Lohan’s acting career, considering…
Pakistan defends Bin Laden role
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari has denied that the killing of Osama Bin Laden in his country is a sign of its failure to tackle terrorism. In an opinion piece in the Washington Post, Mr Zardari said his country was “perhaps the world’s greatest victim of terrorism”. Bin Laden was…
Osama bin Laden, the face of terror, killed in Pakistan
The most prominent face of terror in America and beyond, Osama bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials said Sunday night. Bin Laden was the leader of al Qaeda, the terrorist network behind the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. U.S. officials said that their forces…
