Osama bin Laden
Police probe documents obtained in Abu Qatada search
Mar 21, 2013 16:55 EDT
Jordanian terror suspect Abu Qatada is under investigation over documents obtained by police during a search of his London home, Scotland Yard said Thursday.
Israel first stop on Obama legacy tour
Mar 17, 2013 18:45 EDT
US President Barack Obama will effectively begin to build the global legacy he will leave behind on the first foreign trip of his second term next week to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan.
'CIA' medics should get jobs back: Pakistan court
Mar 15, 2013 06:56 EDT
A Pakistani court has ordered the authorities to reinstate the jobs of 17 health workers sacked over CIA efforts to track down Osama bin Laden, officials said Friday.
Five US troops die in Afghan chopper crash
Mar 12, 2013 06:18 EDT
Five US troops fighting Islamist insurgents in southern Afghanistan were killed in a helicopter crash in bad weather, the coalition and provincial authorities said Tuesday.
Five NATO troops die in Afghan chopper crash
Mar 12, 2013 00:24 EDT
Five members of the NATO-led international force fighting in Afghanistan were killed in a helicopter crash in bad weather in the country's south, the coalition and provincial authorities said Tuesday.
Five NATO troops die in Afghan chopper crash
Mar 11, 2013 23:11 EDT
Five members of the NATO-led international force fighting in Afghanistan were killed in a helicopter crash in the south of the country, the coalition said on Tuesday.
Britain challenges ban on removal of cleric Abu Qatada
Mar 11, 2013 15:15 EDT
Britain's government on Monday challenged a ruling blocking the extradition of Jordanian terror suspect Abu Qatada, saying that the justice system in the Arab nation could be trusted.
Saudi frees arrested women protesters
Mar 11, 2013 10:03 EDT
Saudi authorities have freed all but two of a group of women arrested early this month while staging a sit-in to demand the release of Islamist prisoners in the city of Buraida, police said on Monday.
Britain to make case for removal of radical cleric Qatada
Mar 11, 2013 04:22 EDT
Britain was on Monday to contest the ruling blocking the extradition of Jordanian terror suspect Abu Qatada, who was rearrested at the weekend for breaching his bail conditions.
Britain to make case for removal of radical cleric Qatada
Mar 10, 2013 21:33 EDT
Britain was on Monday to contest the ruling blocking the extradition of Jordanian terror suspect Abu Qatada, who was rearrested at the weekend for breaching his bail conditions.
Radical cleric Abu Qatada sent back to UK jail
Mar 09, 2013 14:52 EST
Jordanian terror suspect Abu Qatada was on Saturday sent back to prison by a British judge, just two days before the government was due to make a fresh bid to deport him.
Jordanian cleric Abu Qatada sent back to UK jail
Mar 09, 2013 13:03 EST
Terror suspect Abu Qatada was on Saturday sent back to jail by a British judge, just two days before the government was due to make a fresh bid to deport him to Jordan.
Cleric Abu Qatada held for 'breaching British bail'
Mar 09, 2013 08:57 EST
Radical cleric Abu Qatada, once dubbed Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe, has been arrested in London for allegedly breaching his bail conditions, officials said on Saturday.
New York Qaeda trial reignites courts controversy
Mar 08, 2013 16:32 EST
With the surprise appearance in a New York courtroom of Osama bin Laden's son-in-law on Friday, the US justice system's handling of terrorism cases itself went back on trial.
Bin Laden son-in-law pleads not guilty to terror
Mar 08, 2013 16:17 EST
Osama bin Laden's son-in-law and former spokesman pleaded not guilty Friday to terrorism charges in New York, where he was brought a week ago after a top secret US operation.
White House defends civil trial for Al-Qaeda suspect
Mar 08, 2013 15:13 EST
The White House on Friday defended its decision to try Osama bin Laden's captured son-in-law in a civilian court, after several top Republicans said he should have been sent to Guantanamo Bay.
Bin Laden son in law pleads not guilty to terror
Mar 08, 2013 12:29 EST
Osama bin Laden's son-in-law and former spokesman pleaded not guilty Friday to terrorism charges in New York, where he was brought a week ago after a top secret US operation.
Bin Laden son in law pleades not guilty to terror
Mar 08, 2013 10:57 EST
Osama bin Laden's son in law pleaded not guilty Friday to terrorism charges.
Bin Laden son-in-law faces terror charges in US court
Mar 08, 2013 06:02 EST
Osama bin Laden's son-in-law has been captured and is due to appear in court in New York on Friday on charges he plotted with the Al-Qaeda leader to stage attacks on Americans.
Pakistan middle class fixes sights on China
Mar 08, 2013 02:01 EST
When Misbah Rashid taught Chinese 30 years ago, few signed up. Today her department has more than 200 Pakistani students, increasingly attracted by the prospect of an affordable education and a job.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Usāmah bin Muḥammad bin `Awaḍ bin Lādin (Arabic: أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن) | |
|---|---|
| Born March 10, 1957 | |
Osama bin Laden on an al-Qaeda propaganda poster captured by US forces | |
| Place of birth | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Battles/wars | Soviet war in Afghanistan War on Terrorism |