Osama bin Laden
Obama defends approach to determining if Syria used chemical arms
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended his deliberate approach to determining whether Syria used chemical weapons and pointed to the fates of Osama bin Laden and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi as evidence that "we typically follow through on our commitments."
Ex-bin Laden secretary gets life for 1998 embassy bombings role
NEW YORK - A former personal secretary to Osama bin Laden was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday, for the second time, for participating in a conspiracy to kill Americans that included the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa.
Judges deal fresh blow to British bid to expel cleric Qatada
LONDON - British judges on Tuesday dealt a fresh blow to efforts to expel a radical cleric once described as Osama bin Laden's "right-hand man in Europe", prompting the government to vow to take its case to the country's highest court.
Trial of bin Laden's son-in-law set for January in New York City
NEW YORK - A federal trial for a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden accused of conspiring to kill Americans will begin in January in Manhattan, a judge ruled on Tuesday.
Bin Laden son-in-law lawyers may seek to move trial out of NYC
NEW YORK - A lawyer for a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden said on Monday that he may try to move his client's trial out of New York, saying he was concerned about having the proceedings in the city that saw the greatest destruction from the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Bin Laden son-in-law lawyers may seek to move trial out of NYC
NEW YORK - A lawyer for a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden said on Monday that he may try to move his client's trial out of New York, saying he was concerned about having the proceedings in the city that saw the greatest destruction from the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Obama urges Libya's help in Benghazi probe, names new envoy
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged cooperation from the Libyan government in the investigation into the September 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi as he named a new ambassador to replace the envoy killed in the assault.
In court, bin Laden relative denies plot charge
NEW YORK - A son-in-law of Osama bin Laden pleaded not guilty in a New York court on Friday to conspiring to kill Americans, becoming one of the highest-ranking al Qaeda figures to face trial in the United States for crimes connected to the September 11, 2001 attacks. | Video
Bin Laden son-in-law detained overseas, brought to New York
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK - Prosecutors unsealed an indictment against a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden on Thursday that charged him with conspiracy to kill Americans, after government sources said he was arrested overseas and brought to New York.
U.S. to allow small knives to be carried onto airplanes
WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration said on Tuesday that travelers can soon bring small pocket knives on board airplanes for the first time since the September 11 attacks, sparking outrage from flight attendants who said the decision would endanger passengers and crew. | Video
The bin Laden kill plan
A pivotal moment in the long, tortuous quest to find Osama bin Laden came years before U.S. spy agencies discovered his hermetic compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Full Article | Video
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