What Obama said about the world in the State of the Union

Where in the world did the State of the Union take us? Here are the highlights from what President Obama said about all things international in his prepared remarks Tuesday night:

For the first time in nine years, there are no Americans fighting in Iraq. (more…)

Taliban denies report that Mullah Omar is dead

Afghanistan’s main intelligence agency said it is investigating reports that Taliban leader Mohammad Omar and some of his top commanders have left their hideout near the Afghan-Pakistan border and cannot not be located. (more…)

Al Qaeda terrorist Inayatullah commits suicide’ at Guantanamo

An Afghan detained at the Guantanamo Bay prison has died in an apparent suicide.

The 37-year-old prisoner, identified only as Inayatullah, was accused of being an Al Qaeda member and housed at the controversial U.S. jail in Cuba. (more…)

Meet the new “caretaker” leader of al Qaeda

An Egyptian who was once a Special Forces officer has been chosen “caretaker” leader of al Qaeda in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death, according to a source with detailed knowledge of the group’s inner workings. (more…)

Osama wanted to kill Obama

U.S. officials are analyzing one million pages of data from the trove found in Osama bin Laden’s compound during the raid that killed him, and say they have learned more in the past ten days than in the past 10 years. (more…)

Osama bin Laden’s secret life – porn, Viagra and 5 wives

Osama bin Laden portrayed himself as the defender of Islamic values and culture, but his secret life is slowly being unraveled and revolved around porn, Viagra, and 5 wives

U.S. interviews ‘hostile’ bin Laden widows, with Pakistan officials

Three of Osama bin Laden’s widows have been interviewed by U.S. intelligence officers under the supervision of Pakistani’s intelligence service, according to sources in both governments.

The women — who were all interviewed together this week — were “hostile” (more…)

President Obama to Renew Muslim Outreach

President Barack Obama is preparing a fresh outreach to the Muslim world in coming days, senior U.S. officials say, one that will ask those in the Middle East and beyond to reject Islamic militancy in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death and embrace a new era of relations with the U.S. (more…)

U.S. raid seized bin Laden’s handwritten journal

Osama bin Laden kept a handwritten journal that U.S. forces seized in last week’s raid, according to an unidentified Associated Press source. (more…)

60 minutes interview : Obama on the mission to kill bin Laden

Whether we like it or not, Osama bin Laden changed America. With that September morning in 2001, he introduced fear and ingrained the threat of terrorism