Osama bin Laden dead

Osama bin Laden dead

"Justice has been done," President Obama says in a televised speech to the nation. Bin Laden, mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks and Al Qaeda leader, was killed by a CIA-led team at a compound inside Pakistan

A CIA-led team killed Osama Bin Laden at a compound inside Pakistan Sunday and recovered his body, bringing a close to the world's highest-profile manhunt after a decade-long search, President Obama announced to the world Sunday night.

"Justice has been done," the President said solemnly in a hastily-arranged late night TV address from the East Room of the White House. Bin Laden, he said, "murdered thousands of innocent men, women and children" and his death was "the most significant achievement to date" in the U.S. war against the al Qaeda, terrorist network that bin Laden founded, led and inspired.

U.S. Radiation Risk

U.S. Radiation Risk

Radiation threats to the US

With reports that a radiation plume from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Plant could reach Southern California, worried citizens have been hoarding certain pills , wondering if it's OK to go outside and otherwise fretting over an invisible, and somewhat unpredictable, threat.

But all that worrying might cause more harm than the radiation itself, experts say. Here are some answers to common concerns.

The Million Pound Dog

The Million Pound Dog

They say money can't buy love – but £1million will get you man's most expensive best friend.

A red Tibetan mastiff has become the priciest dog in the world after being sold for 10 million Chinese yuan, or £945,000.

Big Splash, or Hong Dong in Chinese, was bought by a coal baron from the north of China.

And it's lucky his new master is a multi-millionaire, because the hefty price tag doesn't factor in Big Splash's diet – enough chicken and beef to fill a growing 180lb dog, spiced up with Chinese delicacies such as sea cucumber and abalone.

Mystery over identity of young Hollywood actress caught taking cocaine on camera

Mystery over identity of young Hollywood actress caught taking cocaine on camera

Video of a mystery Hollywood actress caught snorting cocaine is being touted for sale - but her identity has not yet been disclosed.

The tape apparently shows 'footage that makes the Miley Cyrus bong video look like a Disney movie'.

The faces of the party-goers have been blurred in the video to protect the unnamed star.

RadarOnline are reporting that a young brunette is the subject of the potentially damaging video.

She is wearing a pink tank top and a black and white cardigan.

A table lined with piles of cocaine and rolled up $100 bills used for snorting the drug is also visible in the shocking video.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated to the U.S. presidency 150 years ago. He is one of history’s most popular presidents

Shocking study reveals UK has one CCTV for every 32 people

Shocking study reveals UK has one CCTV for every 32 people

Shocking study reveals UK has one CCTV for every 32 people

It's an astonishing statistic that is sure to send chills down the spines of freedom campaigners.
In Big Brother Britain there is an incredible one CCTV camera for every 32 citizens, a study has revealed.
The revelation that 1.85 million cameras are watching our every move confirms the shocking extent of surveillance in 21st century Britain.
Coming a day after it emerged tiny drones could be used to spy on Britons, the CCTV study is sure to add fuel to the debate that we have become a Big Brother state.

Famous people killed in airplane disasters

Famous people killed in airplane disasters - Unfortunately, there are far to many famous people killed in airplane crashes and disasters. It seems like their celebrity and stardom does them no favors when something goes wrong with the pilot, the airplane or the weather.

Bahrain crushes protest camp, locks down capital

MANAMA, Bahrain – Troops and tanks locked down the capital of this tiny Gulf kingdom after riot police swinging clubs and firing tear gas smashed into demonstrators, many of them sleeping, in a pre-dawn assault Thursday that uprooted their protest camp demanding political change. Medical officials said four people were killed.

Hours after the attack on Manama's main Pearl Square, the military announced a ban on gatherings, saying on state TV that it had "key parts" of the capital under its control.