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Pittsburgh Steelers halfback Rashard Mendenhall remained a target of sharp criticism by Twitter users on Tuesday after he posted a message questioning whether news that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed should be cheered.

Computers, thumb drives and paper records recovered from the compound where Osama bin Laden met his death are being hailed as the mother lode of intelligence.

Osama bin Laden’s hideout for the past five to six years has turned out to be a million-dollar compound inside Pakistan, in the military garrison town of Abbottabad, where the death of the al Quaeda leader took place in the early hours of Monday morning local time.

When it comes to handing out credit for the killing of Osama Bin Laden, some are saying President George W. Bush should get some, although when his time came to speak, the former President didn't mention himself and congratulated President Obama, the military and intelligence personnel.

Prominent figures from the administration of George W. Bush have waded in on the successful killing of terrorist chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency admitted that American officials kept their Pakistani counterparts in the dark about the operation to kill Osama Bin Laden because they feared the plan would be jeopardized.

Pakistan's premier intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which has come under global suspicion and condemnation for allegedly having links to terrorist groups, including al Qaeda, told BBC that it “failed” in its efforts to capture the terrorist chief Osama Bin Laden.

The video footage captured by the “helmet cams” of the Navy SEALS who conducted the kill operation on Osama bin Laden may be released, a source told ABC News.

At least a dozen of the al Qaeda’s top leaders remain in hiding in Pakistan, according to Mike Rogers, chairman of the powerful House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

In an opinion piece in the Washington Post, Zardari said his country was perhaps the world's greatest victim of terrorism.

Brent crude oil dipped below $124 a barrel on Tuesday as the dollar rose from a three-year low and traders weighed the impact on the market of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's death.

The operation that led to the killing of the world's most-wanted terrorist Osama Bin-Laden was almost nine-month old but surprised the world over its ease and success, due to the crucial role played by the United States Navy SEALs, a wing from the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), previously known as SEAL Team Six, under the command of the Joint Special Operations Command, in conjunction with Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operatives.

The Navy SEALs has killed Osama bin Laden in the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Bin Laden, was tracked down and shot to death at the compound by a team of US forces.

New Yorkers and visitors to the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan on Monday dealt with a surprise announcement late Sunday that U.S. forces had killed al-Qaeda terrorist Osama bin Laden, showing mixed feelings about what it meant for their safety, and justice for victims.

U.S. stocks kicked off May with slim losses, as the energy sector followed the price of oil lower and investors couldn't sustain a morning rally that followed the death of Osama bin Laden.

The killing of bin Laden may not be as effective a leader as he seems.

That Osama Bin Laden was found in a mansion 30 miles outside of the capital of Pakistan is shocking.

Pakistan’s security apparatus protected Osama Bin Laden for almost ten years, according to US government documents unearthed by WikiLeaks and first reported by the Daily Telegraph of UK.

During peak times, there were nearly 6,000 tweets per second on the death of Osama Bin Laden.

Following the spectacular killing of Osama Bin Laden in a hideaway near the capital city of Islamabad, senior figures of Pakistan’s government reportedly convened a high-level meeting to discuss the ramifications of his death, according to a report in The Nation, an English language Pakistani daily.

Once the residence of Osama bin Laden’s brother, Khalil Bin Laden, this home located in Oakland, Florida is currently listed at $2 million.