Osama Burial

• Uncle arranging Boston bomb suspect's burial rites

  The uncle of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev arrived in Massachusetts on Sunday to arrange for his burial, saying he understands that "no one wants to associate their names with such evil events."

• Internal emails offer details on Osama bin Laden's burial

  Internal emails among US military officers indicate that no sailors watched Osama bin Laden's burial at sea from the USS Carl Vinson and traditional Islamic procedures were followed during the ceremony.

• New controversy over Osama bin Laden's sea burial

  In a new twist to Osama bin Laden saga, emails leaked from an intelligence analysis firm say the body of the al-Qaeda leader was actually sent to the US for cremation than buried in sea.

• The warship that buried Osama bin Laden

  US officials welcomed visitors on Sunday to the USS Carl Vinson warship, from which Osama bin Laden's body was buried at sea, but did not discuss the ultra-secretive attack that killed him, reflecting America's concern over possible retaliation.US defense officials were taking measures to ensure the security of the operatives involved in the May 2 ...

• US used 'multiple methods' to identify Osama's body

  The U.S. used multiple means to confirm the identity of Osama bin Laden during and after the firefight in which he was killed, before placing his body in the North Arabian Sea from aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier, senior U.S. officials said Monday.The Al Qaeda leader was identified by name by a woman believed to be one of his wives - bin Laden had s...

• Islamic scholars criticize bin Laden's sea burial

  Muslim clerics said on Monday that Osama bin Laden's burial at sea was a violation of Islamic tradition that may further provoke militant calls for revenge attacks against American targets.Although there appears to be some room for debate over the burial - as with many issues within the faith - a wide range of Islamic scholars interpreted it as a h...