Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's death was a blow to the Taliban insurgency and may lead some fighters to lay down their arms but the war in Afghanistan is far from over, a top US combat commander said on Tuesday.
President Barack Obama said Wednesday he has decided not to release death photos of terrorist Osama bin Laden because their graphic nature could incite violence and create national security risks for the United States.
The possibility that US spies located Osama bin Laden with help from detainees who'd been subjected to "enhanced interrogation" techniques seems certain to reopen the debate over practices that many have equated with torture.
President Barack Obama is appealing to lawmakers to continue the spirit of national unity that followed Osama bin Laden's death.
The Pakistani city Abbotabad, where the US says Osama bin Laden has been killed, beefs up security after bin Laden's death.
Egyptian-born doctor and surgeon Ayman al-Zawahri is al Qaeda's second-in-command expected to succeed Osama bin Laden following his killing in a firefight with USforces in Pakistan.
Members of Jihadist forums said they prayed the news of Osama bin Laden's death was not true, and hinted at retaliation if it was, in some of the first Islamist reaction to the al-Qaida leader's death.
US and NATO officials sought to reassure Afghans on Monday that the death of Osama bin Laden will not weaken the international commitment to fighting the Taliban insurgency.
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday the country would have to remain vigilant following the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan during an operation by US forces.
The Philippines is one with the rest of the world in rejoicing the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, who was reported to have been killed in Pakistan in a US- led military operation on Sunday.
Japan's Self-Defense Forces will raise the alert level at bases across the country following the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, who Washington said had been killed by the US forces in Pakistan.