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  • Violence Cost World Economy $8.1 Trillion: Research Wednesday, 25 May 2011 | 4:09 AM ET
    Libyans shout slogans against Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi while holding a cartoon depicting Kadhafi being hit with a hammer symbolising 'the people's will'.

    The lack of world peace affects the economy by trapping productivity and removing vital resources, according to an international research institute which also put the cost of global violence at $8.1 trillion last year.

  • Queen's First Visit to Ireland Clouded by Threats Tuesday, 17 May 2011 | 2:37 AM ET
    Big Ben

    The Queen visits Ireland Tuesday in what will be the first state visit there by a UK monarch since her Grandfather, George V, visited the then UK colony in 1911, but the event is clouded by threats from Irish dissidents.

  • President Clinton on Osama bin Laden's Death  Friday, 13 May 2011 | 4:23 PM ET

    CNBC's Maria Bartiromo talks with President Clinton about the death of Osama bin Laden and the future of Al-Qaeda.

  • In a CNBC exclusive, President Clinton broke his silence speaks to Maria Bartiromo for the first time about what he knew about the operation, what it means for the war on terrorism, and what's next for the relationship between the US and Pakistan.

  • The Town Known as Terrorism Central Thursday, 12 May 2011 | 1:14 AM ET
    Osama bin Laden

    It will forever be known as the place where the United States finally caught up with Osama Bin Laden but the Pakistani garrison town of Abbottabad has been described as the country’s ‘Terrorism Central,’ according to the executive director of the Asia-Pacific Foundation.

  • President Barack Obama makes a statement on his birth certificate at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 27, 2011.

    President Obama's standing with Americans has improved after U.S. commandos killed Osama bin Laden, but only slightly.

  • Maria's Market Message  Monday, 9 May 2011 | 6:00 PM ET

    CNBC's Maria Bartiromo discusses the day's top business and financial stories, and looks ahead to tomorrow's Closing Bell.

  • The Terrorist's Top Picks  Monday, 9 May 2011 | 2:44 PM ET

    Marlow Stern, Newsweek Daily Beast reporter, with a list of Osama bin Laden's favorite brands, including Pepsi and Coke, as well as his admitted fondness for singer Whtney Houston.

  • Making Way for Bin Laden Town Monday, 9 May 2011 | 12:44 AM ET

    The former residence of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, a military city 50km from Islamabad, has become one of the most recognised addresses in Pakistan, the FT reports.

  • Pres. Obama Addresses Soldiers  Friday, 6 May 2011 | 4:30 PM ET

    President Barack Obama addresses the Screaming Eagles and other units stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

  • Thwarting Economic Terror Threats  Friday, 6 May 2011 | 2:26 PM ET

    Osama bin Laden may be dead but could the threat of terror against Wall Street push America's fragile economy over the edge? CNBC's Eamon Javers has the details on what Congress might do.

  • In Bin Laden’s Compound, SEALs’ All-Star Team Friday, 6 May 2011 | 3:14 AM ET
    The hideout of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin

    There were 79 people on the assault team that killed Osama bin Laden, but in the end, the success of the mission turned on some two dozen men who landed inside the Qaeda leader’s compound, the New York Times reports.

  • Plans Found in Bin Laden's Lair  Thursday, 5 May 2011 | 7:27 PM ET

    NBC's Jonathan Dienst has the story on the materials found in Bin Laden's lair that outline a plan to attack U.S. trains and CNBC's John Harwood has the story on President Obama visiting Ground Zero.

  • What a Navy SEAL Makes  Thursday, 5 May 2011 | 2:40 PM ET

    A look at the salaries Navy Seals get from the government, with Todd Harrison, CSBA.

  • Obama: Meant What We Said by 'Never Forget' Thursday, 5 May 2011 | 2:06 PM ET
    Barack Obama lays a wreath at the 9/11 Memorial

    Marking Osama bin Laden's death where the terrorist inflicted his greatest damage, President Barack Obama visited the Manhattan firehouse that sustained the heaviest losses on Sept. 11 and proclaimed that bin Laden's killing sent the message that "we will never forget."

  • Pakistan Army to Cut US Military Presence Thursday, 5 May 2011 | 1:01 PM ET

    Pakistan's army on Thursday called for cuts in the number of U.S. military personnel inside the country to protest the American commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden, and threatened to cut cooperation with Washington if it stages more unilateral raids on its territory.

  • President Visits Ground Zero  Thursday, 5 May 2011 | 1:00 PM ET

    President Obama visits Ground Zero and participates in wreath-laying ceremony but does not make any public comments. Also, Richard Grasso, former NYSE chairman & CEO; Jimmy Dunne, Sandler O'Neill, and CNBC's Bob Pisani, reflect on that fateful day and the future of the NYSE. CNBC's John Harwood reports from lower Manhattan in NYC.

  • A Bin Laden Hunter on Four Legs Thursday, 5 May 2011 | 10:39 AM ET

    The identities of all 80 members of the American commando team who thundered into Abbottabad, Pakistan, and killed Osama bin Laden are the subject of intense speculation, but perhaps none more so than the only member with four legs.

  • Are We Done in Afghanistan? Thursday, 5 May 2011 | 9:38 AM ET
    Saudi-born alleged terror mastermind Osama bin Laden is seen in this video footage recorded at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan aired by the Qatar-based satelite TV station al-Jazeera in 2001.

    In the aftermath of the killing of Osama bin Laden, I found myself agreeing with Charles Krauthammer that this was a global game-changer for American greatness. It was a gutsy and courageous decision by President Obama, brilliantly executed by the Navy SEALs and all the intelligence and support behind them.

  • Pakistani Army, Shaken by Raid, Faces New Scrutiny Thursday, 5 May 2011 | 8:22 AM ET
    Pakistan

    The reputation of the Pakistani army, the most powerful and privileged force in the country, has been severely undermined by the American raid that killed Osama bin Laden, raising profound questions about its credibility from people at home and abroad. The New York Times reports.