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.

Nigerian police clashed violently with members of an Islamic sect that allegedly practices wife-swapping, leaving five people dead and 20 men in custody, officials said tonight.

An Indonesian court today sentenced a Muslim militant to nine years in jail for aiding the escape of a convicted terrorist involved in the 2002 Bali bombings. He was the 32nd defendant convicted in connection with the attack that killed 202 people.