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Killing Osama may be a top priority for President Obama, but it's almost Mission Impossible - like it was for his predecessor - if the terror leader is holed up high in Pakistan's snowy peaks, experts say. "The new people are going to face the same problems," warned a top adviser to President Bush. The U.S. has been secretly training for years, however, in case the CIA scores that rarest prize: Bin Laden's home address. But they already know his neighborhood. It's been a challenge, however, gaining intel on the region. Bin Laden hunters have had to turn to Lonely...

Bin Laden Tape: 'No Overt Threat To US' Updated: 19:10, Friday September 07, 2007 There are no overt threats or calls to attack on a new video featuring al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, according to reports from the US. Unidentified American officials are quoted as saying that date references on the video indicate it was made recently. The recording of bin Laden has been timed to mark the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States. It contains the first new images of the terror leader in nearly three years. The Homeland Security Department has said it...

US Forces captured a 'known Al Qaeda terrorist' along with five other men, including Saudi and Pakistani nationals, according to a statement released by the Coalition today. The identities of those seized in the Khost City raid have been withheld pending the sensitive nature of the operationThe raid took place at a compound in Khost City. The statement indicated no shots were fired and no one was injured during the operation. Several women and children were present in the compound and a cache of military supplies was uncovered. The stash included armor piercing ammunition, grenades, AK-47 assault rifles and camera...

THE Pentagon has denied any knowledge of Osama bin Laden's "arrest" after an Iranian report that he has been held for some time. The external Pashto-language service of Iranian state radio quoted an "informed source". It suggested bin Laden had been detained "some time ago", but the news was being kept secret and was likely to be announced later in the year to boost US President George W. Bush's re-election chances. A Pentagon Central Command spokesman in Tampa, Florida, said: "I have no reports on us capturing OBL, Osama bin Laden. We don't have anything on that." The Iranian report...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - An audio tape purportedly from al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden warned Muslims everywhere they are under threat from the United States, and called for suicide attacks against U.S. and British interests to ``avenge the innocent children'' of Iraq. The 27-minute tape quoted extensively from the Muslim holy book, the Quran, and said jihad, or holy war, was the ``only solution to all the problems.'' The tape was obtained Monday by The Associated Press from an Algerian national, identified only as Aadil, who said he had slipped across the border from Afghanistan where the tape was apparently...