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A senior American political columnist, John Avlon, has said President Barack Obama's decision to give the green signal to a Navy Seal raid that killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has fundamentally altered the US political landscape.

Witnesses in northern Nigeria say attackers tossed homemade bombs at worshippers during a Christian service and then opened fired as they tried to flee, killing at least 15 people.

The former chief of Israel's domestic intelligence agency has accused the country's leadership of "misleading" the public on the merits of a possible military strike on Iran, BBC reported.

The U.S. defense secretary says there is no single way to destroy al-Qaida, but the killing of its leader Osama bin Laden has crippled the group.

South Korea and China are warning North Korea of consequences if it goes ahead with a third nuclear test.

At least 16 people have been killed and half a dozen residential structures badly damaged Thursday in a massive explosion in the central Syrian city of Hama, blamed on rebels, according to state-run news agency SANA.

The US authorities Thursday reiterated their warnings that the terror threat to Americans worldwide would increase with the first anniversary of the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden approaching.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) visits Chernobyl and addresses an event marking the 25th Anniversary of the nuclear disaster.