PRESIDENT Barack Obama said yesterday he’s decided not to release death photos of terrorist Osama bin Laden because their graphic nature could incite violence and create national security risks for the United States.

THE leader of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe is asking US President Barack Obama for a formal apology for the government’s use of the codename Geronimo for Osama bin Laden.

OSAMA BIN LADEN was not armed when a US Navy SEAL raiding party confronted him during the assault on his compound in Pakistan, the White House has said.

BEN’S BIRTHDAY by Elizabeth Hawkins, illustrated by Paul Cemmick (Tamarind; €6) tells of party-obsessed Ben, who has only had six birthdays, while his sister’s 10th birthday party is on right now.

Alex James - who took part in UK TV show 'Maestro' last year, where celebrities had to learn how to conduct an orchestra - says his children think he is a conductor and have no idea about his success as a bass player.

THE US Justice Department asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by descendants of Apache leader Geronimo, whose remains were purported to be stolen long ago by members of a secret society at Yale University.

A group of descendants of the Apache leader Geronimo is suing to stop another descendant from moving the American Indian icon’s bones from Oklahoma to New Mexico.

THE slogan for Sinn Féin’s Árd Fheis screamed “Republicanism in the 21st Century”, but the past sticks to the soul of the party like chewing gum to the sole of a shoe.

WHAT'S in a name? Too much, according to Peaches Honeyblossom Michelle Charlotte Angel Vanessa Geldof - the daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates.

Aston Villa’s record signing Juan Pablo Angel has spelt out his determination to put “two wasted years” behind him and is backing David O’Leary to help him fulfil that ambition.

ALWAYS, fresh from a decent effort at Galway a week, ago, can land the Michael Holland Tyres Maiden Hurdle at Roscommon this evening.

ALWAYS, fresh from a decent effort at Galway a week, ago, can land the Michael Holland Tyres Maiden Hurdle at Roscommon this evening.