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ONE of Osama bin Laden’s sons was probably killed by a US missile strike in Pakistan earlier this year, US National Public Radio reported, citing US intelligence sources.

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai today condemned the use of gunfire by US troops to suppress Afghans angered by a traffic accident involving a military truck that sparked the worst riots in the capital since the fall of the Taliban.

US tanks stormed through the heart of Baghdad today, seizing key buildings at the heart of Saddam’s regime and sending all Iraqis the message “We own Baghdad”.

Secretary of State Colin Powell today insisted he is “very much in sync” with President George Bush and will stay at his post.