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The death of Osama bin Laden could prove to be a turning point in United States-Pakistani counterterrorism cooperation.

A computer programmer, startled by a helicopter clattering above his quiet Pakistani town in the early hours of the morning Monday, did what any social-media addict would do: he began sending messages to the social networking site Twitter.

Muslims and Arab-Americans — in one of the largest and oldest Arab-American communities in the USA— rejoiced at the news that Osama bin Laden ...

President Obama said Monday that the world is "a better place" because of death of Osama bin Laden, calling it "a good day for America."

Were it not for this high-value target,  the killing of Osama bin Laden at his luxury hideout in Pakistan early Monday might have been a routine mission for the specially trained and highly mythologized SEAL Team Six.

In a tale that fit for a spy novel, here's how the military raid that killed the world's most notorious terrorist came together.

The founder and spiritual figurehead for al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, is dead. President Barack Obama said in an address from the White House that a small team of Americans carried out the operation to kill bin Laden in Pakistan, and that cooperation from Pakistani authorities was crucial.

Militants in Afghanistan killed seven people in bombing and shooting attacks Sunday, the first day of the Taliban's announced spring offensive, government officials said.

The Taliban said Saturday it is launching a new offensive against foreign troops and Afghan security forces -- and will focus on military bases and convoys.

President Obama's expansion of the war in Afghanistan has eroded the power of the al-Qaeda terrorists who attacked America in 2001 and the resurgent ...