Elizabeth A Harris New York Times

• Firebomb attacks in New York targeting Muslims

  A Fire Department official on Monday said it was fortunate that the damage was minimal from a series of arson attacks across eastern Queens on Sunday night that the police were investigating as a possible bias crime against Muslims.

• Osama death 'a curse for US', warns Al Qaeda

  Al Qaeda released a statement on militant Web sites on Friday confirming the death of Osama bin Laden, news agencies reported.The statement, dated May 3, was signed by "the general leadership" of the group, the Associated Press said."We stress that the blood of the holy warrior sheik, Osama bin Laden, God bless him, is precious to us and to all Mus...

• Osama bin Laden dead: Near World Trade Centre site, raised fists and cheers

  In the midnight darkness, the crowds gathered, chanting and cheering, waving American flags, outside the front gates of the White House. In Times Square, tourists poured out of nearby hotels and into the streets to celebrate with strangers.In the shadow of the World Trade Center site, as the news of Osama bin Laden's killing by American special for...

• Southwest grounds 79 planes after scare

  Southwest Airlines grounded 79 airplanes on Saturday after a piece of the fuselage on one of its Boeing 737s ripped open during a flight the day before, leaving a hole in the cabin ceiling and rapidly depressurizing the aircraft."We're taking them out of service to inspect them over the next few days," Whitney Eichinger, a Southwest spokeswoman, sa...