Pakistani Army Chief Warns U.S. on Another Raid
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Pakistan said it would reconsider its relationship with America in the event of another similar operation.
The World Reaction to Bin Laden's Death
Account Tells of One-Sided Battle in Bin Laden Raid
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Warrick Page for The New York Times
On Wednesday, people passed the entrance to the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed by American forces in Abottabad, Pakistan.
The new details suggested that more than 20 members of the Navy Seals quickly dispatched the men protecting Osama bin Laden, with only his courier firing on them.
Pakistani Army, Shaken by Raid, Faces New Scrutiny
By JANE PERLEZ
The raid that killed Osama bin Laden has provoked a crisis of confidence for what was long seen as the one institution that held Pakistan together.
Pakistani Military Investigates How Bin Laden Was Able to Hide in Plain View
By CARLOTTA GALL
Intelligence investigators returned to the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed as they looked into the circumstances that allowed him to hide in plain sight.
Obama Honors Victims of Bin Laden at Ground Zero
By MARK LANDLER
President Obama visited ground zero on Thursday and laid a wreath at a memorial to the nearly 3,000 victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Live Video of Ceremony Scheduled for 1:25 PM ET
In Europe, Disquiet Over Bin Laden and U.S.
By STEVEN ERLANGER
As more details emerge about the killing of Osama bin Laden, some in Europe are asking whether “justice” was in fact done, and whether American troops tried to capture him alive.
Region in Revolt
U.S. Seeks to Aid Libyan Rebels With Seized Assets
By STEVEN LEE MYERS and RACHEL DONADIO
The United States announced Thursday that it would try to release some of the more than $30 billion in assets seized from Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, to help the Libyan people.
Once-Feared Egyptian Official Sentenced to 12 Years and Heavily Fined
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
The sentencing of Habib el-Adli, the once-feared former interior minister, ended the first in a series of corruption trials of top figures in the government of Hosni Mubarak.
Syrian Forces Step Up Raids in Damascus Suburbs
By ANTHONY SHADID
Backed by tanks, Syrian security forces arrested scores of people Thursday in a broad campaign against men between the ages of 18 and 50, rights groups said.
Unrest Around the Arab World Endangers Turkey’s Newfound Influence
By ANTHONY SHADID
Turkish political and economic influence, which has grown in the Middle East in recent years, is jeopardized by regional turmoil, especially in Syria.
Other World News
Clinton Leaves Door Open After Palestinian Deal
By ALAN COWELL
Pier Paolo Cito/Associated Press
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton with British Foreign Secretary William Hague, right, and French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé in Rome on Thursday.
A day after Palestinian factions signed a unity deal, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton strikingly refused to rule out further negotiations with a Palestinian side that includes Hamas.
Hamas Leader Calls for Two-State Solution
By ETHAN BRONNER
A day after celebrating a pact for Palestinian unity, Khaled Meshal declined to swear off violence or agree that a Palestinian state would produce an end to the conflict with Israel.
Afghans Rally to Oppose Karzai and Taliban Deal
By ALISSA J. RUBIN
The gathering, which drew 10,000 people, was an frontal attack on the current government’s policies, equating Al Qaeda and the Taliban.
Britain Votes on Changes to Election System
By SARAH LYALL
Britons went to the polls on Thursday to vote on a proposal that, if enacted, would change how members of parliament are elected.
Local Iraqi Leaders Blame Al Qaeda for Attack
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT
A suicide bomber on Thursday attacked a police training center in the predominantly Shiite city of Hilla, killing 25 policemen and wounding 75 others.
Last Known World War I Combat Veteran Dies in Australia
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Claude Stanley Choules, 110, became a pacifist, refusing to march in parades commemorating wars like the one that made him famous.
Castiglione a Casauria Journal
Abbey’s Restoration Is First Stitch to Heal a Gash in Central Italy’s Landscape
By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO
The Abbey of San Clemente is so far the only monument from a list of 45 cultural landmarks to be fully restored since the earthquake that struck Italy in 2009.
Workers Enter Japan’s Crippled Reactor Building
By MARTIN FACKLER
Workers entered a damaged reactor building at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for the first time since explosions crippled the plant two months ago.
In Singapore, Political Campaigning Goes Viral
By SETH MYDANS
Rather than attempting to suppress online political organizing, as China and Vietnam have done, the country is taking a gamble on making it part of the legal campaign system.
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China Creates New Agency for Patrolling the Internet
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North Korean Prison Camps Massive and Growing
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Party Convoy in Turkey Is Fired on, Killing Officer
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Palestinian Factions Sign Accord to End Rift
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Crime Gangs in Europe Are Profiting From Web
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Turkey Cultivates Sites of Its Christian Heritage
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Metal in the Middle East? A Music Scene Emerges
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Mideast Developers Put Building Projects on Hold
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Women Still an Untapped Labor Force in Turkey
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As Baghdad Violence Evolves, Officials Grapple With New Scourge: Assassinations
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Cholera Surge in Haiti Is Feared
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Ukraine Looks to Texas for an Energy Path
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For Obama, a Victory but Little Clarity
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Art Review: 12 Heads Do the Talking for a Silenced Artist
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Critic’s Notebook: Into the Spotlight, Gently
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At Sculpture Unveiling, Appeals for Artist’s Release
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Mexico: Fate of 9 Miners Unknown
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Canada: Bishop Pleads Guilty in Child Pornography Case
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Britain: 5 Freed Without Charges
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Yemen: Explosion Kills 5 Soldiers
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Tunisia: Ousted Leader Faces New Charges in Protesters’ Deaths
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Names of the Dead
Osama bin Laden, 1957-2011
The Most Wanted Face of Terrorism
By KATE ZERNIKE and MICHAEL T. KAUFMAN
With the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden was elevated to the realm of evil in the American imagination once reserved for dictators like Hitler and Stalin.
From Opinion
Editorial
The Torture Apologists
Efforts to justify torture after the killing of Osama bin Laden are cynical and destructive.
Room For Debate
The War on Terror After Osama Bin Laden
Al Qaeda's influence was waning, but will Bin Laden's death embolden a new wave of terrorists?
Nicholas D. Kristof Blog
After Osama bin Laden...
The killing of Osama bin Laden is a foreign policy triumph for the United States, and it creates new possibilities in Afghanistan. But this isn’t the end of Al Qaeda or of terrorism.
WikiLeaks Documents
The Guantánamo Files
Classified military documents provide accounts of the men who have done time at the prison and the evidence against the 172 men still locked up there.
The Guantánamo Docket
Documents related to the 779 people who have been sent to the Guantánamo Bay prison since 2002.
Region in Revolt
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What Happened to Air France Flight 447?
By WIL S. HYLTON
Two years after it fell out of the sky, the main part of the wreckage has been located at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. But will the mystery of the crash ever be solved?
Crisis in Japan
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Multimedia
Videos, photographs and interactive features documenting the destruction in Japan after a powerful earthquake and tsunami devastated the country on March 11.
Latest Updates on the Killing of Bin Laden
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May 4, 2011
Notes from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and other areas of conflict in the post-9/11 era.
My First Afghan Burqa
May 5, 2011
In Afghanistan, No Time to Celebrate
May 4, 2011
The Endgame in Afghanistan
By JAMES DAO
A reporter reflects on the experience of one American battalion and how success and failure go hand in hand.
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Some see Mao as a deeply flawed figure who had his achievements. Others see a Machiavellian killer. Yet others see a symbol of days when people were more equal.
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