The director of Saudi Arabia's first feature film has denied that one of the central characters of his film was modeled on Osama bin Laden. He said the film named Kei al-hal?, that means How Are You? In English, is instead based on "Saudis as humans."...

AFP - Indian Kashmir authorities were tightlipped about a report that Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda may have set up a wing in the revolt-hit region, except to say they were probing the claims.

AP - The rise of Taliban resistance in southern Afghanistan reflects the weakness of the government more than a strengthening of the fundamentalist movement that once sheltered Osama bin Laden, the top U.S. commander here said Tuesday.

AP - The CIA says efforts to hunt down Osama bin Laden are as strong as ever, despite a report that the agency has shut down a unit that hunted for the al-Qaida leader and his top lieutenants.

AP - A leading Islamic cleric called on Somalis to prepare to fight Ethiopian troops believed to have entered into Somalia, where Islamic militias now control a significant portion of the country.

AP - Al-Qaida leaders sold out Abu Musab al-Zarqawi to the United States in exchange for a promise to let up in the search for Osama bin Laden, the slain militant's wife claimed in an interview with an Italian newspaper.

AP - Fugitive terrorist leader Osama bin Laden is apparently still alive and spreading his message.

A statement released from White House dismissed the threatening message from Osama Bin Laden by accusing international terrorist of using media to justify violence.

Reuters - Osama bin Laden has training bases in Somalia and is intent on plunging the Horn of Africa country into further chaos, Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi said late on Sunday.

AFP - A powerful Somali Islamic group distanced itself from Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden while the government blasted him for voicing support for the Islamists and warning against deploying international forces in the shattered African nation.

AFP - A powerful Somali Islamic group has distanced itself from Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden while the government blasted him for voicing support for the Islamists and warning against deploying international forces in the shattered African nation.

AFP - Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden accused Iraqi Shiites of waging "genocide&a­mp;quot; against Sunnis and warned of retaliation, according to a new audiotape posted on the Internet.

Osama bin Laden in a tape posted on the Web encourages Sunnis in Iraq to retaliate against Shiites, deviating from al Qaeda's stand of not promoting sectarian violence.

AFP - The court's ruling "marked the end of the national security 'state of emergency' that has prevailed for nearly five years," commentator David Ignatius wrote in the Washington Post.

Osama bin Laden in a tape posted on the Web encourages Sunnis to retaliate against Shiites in Iraq, deviating from al Qaeda's stand of not promoting sectarian violence. The message came on a 19-minute audiotape. CNN cannot confirm the authenticity of the tape, but As-Sahab Media said on its Web site earlier this week that another bin Laden message was expected soon.

AP - The White House countered a threatening message from Osama bin Laden on Saturday by accusing the al-Qaida leader of using the media to justify violence that is stalling the new Iraqi government's work to mend sectarian strife.

AP - Osama bin Laden endorsed the new leader of al-Qaida in Iraq in an Internet posting Saturday, and he warned Shiites there against collaborating with the United States in its fight against Sunni insurgents.

AP - The White House countered a threatening message from Osama bin Laden on Saturday by accusing the al-Qaida leader of using the media to justify violence that is stalling the new Iraqi government's work to mend sectarian strife.

AFP - Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden accused Iraqi Shiites of waging "genocide&a­mp;quot; against Sunnis and warned of retaliation, according to an audiotape attributed to him posted on the Internet.

Osama bin Laden in a tape posted on the Web encourages Sunnis to retaliate against Shiites in Iraq, deviating from al Qaeda's stand of not promoting sectarian violence. The message came on a 19-minute audiotape. CNN cannot confirm the authenticity of the tape, but As-Sahab Media said on its Web site earlier this week that another bin Laden message was expected soon.