Prosecutors rested their case in the trial of a former US Marine charged with killing American Sniper author Chris Kyle and another man.

An American sniper with over 160 enemy kills wrestles with his life at war and the pressures of family life at home.

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The retired Navy SEAL who says he shot al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden in the forehead has publicly identified himself amid a debate among the special operations community about breaking silence about their secret missions.

An Irish-American from "the most Irish town in America" has been named as the Navy SEAL who shot and killed Osama Bin Laden.

US special operations troops went on a secret mission to Syria this summer to rescue American hostages, including journalist James Foley.

Mark Wahlberg has hit back at actors who compare their work to being in the military.

A US businessman says he told federal investigators the location of Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan years before his killing and is seeking a US $25m reward.

A suspected Libyan al Qaida figure captured by US special forces in a dramatic operation in Tripoli was living freely in his homeland for the past two years, after a trajectory that took him to Sudan, Afghanistan and Iran, where he had been detained for years, his family has said.

US special forces captured a Libyan al-Qaeda leader linked to the 1998 bombings of two American embassies in Africa, seizing him outside his Tripoli home and whisking him out of the country.

Nasa was forced to abort a spacewalk outside the International Space Station because of a dangerous water leak in an astronaut’s helmet.

…because the food looks so good.

Steven Spielberg has his sights set on his next project, a movie about former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle.

A Navy SEAL who claims to have fired the bullets that killed Osama bin Laden claims he has been abandoned by the military.

The US military is investigating the apparent suicide of a Navy SEAL commander in Afghanistan.

The mother of a former Navy SEAL killed in Libya has called on Mitt Romney to stop talking about her son during his presidential campaign.

Barack Obama worked to hang on to his slim lead in the crucial battleground state of Ohio and bounce back from a disappointing debate performance that re-energised the campaign of Republican challenger Mitt Romney.

Bad things happen to bad people. In Oliver Stone’s films, the wicked pay heavily for their manifold sins and the Oscar-winning writer-director certainly doles out tough justice to the godforsaken characters in this serpentine and sexually-charged immorality tale co-written by Shane Salerno and Don Winslow.

A former Navy SEAL’s insider account of the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden contains classified information, an official said today.

The US Democrat convention will get underway tonight with the aim of selling Barack Obama as the wise and humane alternative to Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney.

A judge has denied a request to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by US commandos.

There’s a great scene in Amadeus where Mozart is staring at a couple of extravagant, expensive wigs, unable to decide which to wear out and about in Vienna that evening.

Tiger Woods’ agent has lashed out against Hank Haney’s book, saying his “armchair psychology” about Woods was “ridiculous” and that it was clear the former swing coach only cares about self-promotion.

LET’S hold off on the Tom Brady versus Eli Manning storyline for a few days.

Jessica Chastain is set to star in Kathryn Bigelow's Osama bin Laden death movie.

Gerard Butler is in talks to star in 'Hunter Killer'.

A COLOURING book aimed at teaching children about the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, has sparked controversy for its depiction of Muslims and interpretation of the events.

The wealth of information pulled from Osama bin Laden's compound has reinforced the strong role he played in planning and directing attacks by al-Qaida and its affiliates in Yemen and Somalia, senior US officials have said.

ONLY one of the five people killed in the raid that got Osama bin Laden was armed and fired a shot, a senior defence official said yesterday, acknowledging this account differs greatly from original administration portrayals of a chaotic and prolonged firefight.

Only one of the five people killed in the raid that got Osama bin Laden was armed and fired a shot, a senior defence official said today.

The United States aims to build on its killing of Osama bin Laden to destroy his al-Qaida terrorist organisation, the White House counterterrorism chief said today.

Kathryn Bigelow is working on a movie about the death of Osama bin Laden.

A team of elite American commandos slid down ropes from helicopters into the compound where Osama bin Laden was hiding before shooting the al-Qaida leader in the head after he opened fire on them, US officials revealed.

US President Barack Obama says the world is better and safer because of the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.

AN American construction worker detained in Pakistan while reportedly on a solo mission to kill Osama bin Laden claimed yesterday that he was obeying an order from God to avenge the September 11 attacks, said Pakistani officials.

A US Navy special forces soldier was cleared today of taking part in the abuse of an Iraqi prisoner who masterminded a lethal attack on private security guards.

Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama merchant ship again today just seven months after capturing its captain who had to be freed in a special forces operation.

The sole surviving Somali pirate from the hostage-taking of an American ship captain arrived in New York today, smiling for a gaggle of cameras and reporters as US federal agents led him into custody to face charges in the attack.

Somali pirates have hijacked another vessel in the Horn of Africa, a freighter seized overnight in the Gulf of Aden, maritime security contractors said today.

US president Barack Obama vowed to “halt the rise of piracy” as shipmates of the rescued American freighter captain called for tough action against Somali bandits.

A secret 2004 order gave the US military the authority to attack al-Qaida targets anywhere in the world, according to a US report today.

A Taliban commander blamed for the deadliest attack on US troops since they entered Afghanistan in 2001 has been killed in a shoot-out with security forces in Pakistan, American and Pakistani officials said today.

A FORMER American Navy SEAL who retired to West Cork died from a combination of drowning and heart failure while diving alone last summer, an inquest heard yesterday.

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Britain and the United States of widening divisions between Iraq’s Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds, saying Washington was “the cause of the problem” in the war-torn country.