Osama bin Laden Dead: Barack Obama To Pay Tribute To 9/11 Victims -- The Telegraph
President Barack Obama on Thursday will follow up his triumph in the killing of Osama bin Laden by visiting New York's Ground Zero and meeting with families of people killed in the 9/11 attacks.
The trip will be steeped in symbolism, with the president laying a wreath at the site of the September 11, 2001 massacre just days after he ordered the daring operation to kill bin Laden, the mastermind of the attacks.
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MIDDLE EAST
Syria says military forces withdrawing from flashpoint city. Residents: Syrian troops mass around coastal city.
Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas formally sign unity accord.
Iran won't use nuclear bomb against Israel: Barak.
Suspected US missile kills 2 militants in Yemen. Two mid-level al Qaeda leaders killed in Yemen.
ASIA
Pakistan defends intelligence service, counterterrorism record.
Workers enter Japan nuclear reactor building.
South Korea conducts artillery exercise near North.
Thailand-Cambodia border crossing reopens.
China tightens internet censorship controls.
AFRICA
Qaddafi’s forces bombard rebel cities as allies seek next steps. NATO chief reaffirms commitment to Libya ops. U.S. seeks to use frozen Gadhafi assets to aid rebels. Relief ship docks after rescuing evacuees from besieged Libyan city.
Mubarak's security boss jailed for 12 years.
Ivory Coast troops retake pro-Gbagbo area of Abidjan.
Private sector 'increasingly important' for development in Africa. Kofi Annan: African leaders risk squandering growth.
EUROPE
New missile shield in Romania tests Russian-U.S. relations.
Portugal needs "national effort" to overhaul economy.
EU moves to tighten border controls in Schengen zone.
Arrests at UK's Sellafield nuclear plant raise concerns about security.
Crime gangs in Europe are profiting from web.
AMERICAS
Drug cartels taking over government roles in parts of Mexico. 11 bodies found in Mexico pits, total now 121.
9 Guerrillas killed in military operation in Colombia.
Obama to honor 9/11 victims after bin Laden death.
Osama bin Laden dead: criminal case in New York to be dropped.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
No resistance in "cold-blooded" U.S. raid: Pakistan officials.
Bin Laden's death isn't likely to mark end of al Qaida.
Report highlights alleged Iran force's Al-Qaeda links.
India rules out US-style strike against terrorists in Pakistan.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Treasury suggests $2 trillion debt cap raise: sources.
World food prices rise to near-record as inflation accelerates.
GM earns $3.2 billion in 1Q on higher sales.
Obama floats plan to tax cars by the mile.
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