The Montgomery County resident who killed his psychiatrist five years ago was taken into custody Friday in connection with the killing of his roommate at a secure state hospital for the mentally ill. Maryland State Police said that Vitaly Davydov, 24, was taken into custody at the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital in Jessup. Read full article > >

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Vitaly Davydov of Montgomery, who killed psychiatrist, held in another slaying

In authorizing the killing of an American citizen affiliated with al-Qaeda, President Obama has starkly affirmed his willingness to use high-risk, violent tactics against declared enemies. The drone strike against Anwar al-Aulaqi, which the White House on Friday refused to acknowledge publicly, burnishes Obama’s national security credentials as he heads into an election year when the strength of his leadership will undoubtedly be questioned. Read full article > >

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Obama pushes boundaries in targeting al-Aulaqi

Troy Davis is scheduled to be executed in Georgia at 7 p.m. in the killing of a Savannah police officer 22 years ago.

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Request for Lie Detector Test for Davis Is Denied

ATLANTA — Georgia’s pardons board rejected a last-ditch clemency plea from death row inmate Troy Davis on Tuesday despite high-profile support from figures including the pope and a former FBI director for the claim that he was wrongly convicted of killing a police officer in 1989. Davis is scheduled to die Wednesday by injection for the killing of off-duty Savannah officer Mark MacPhail, who was slain while rushing to help a homeless man being attacked. It is the fourth time in four years that Davis’ execution has been scheduled by Georgia officials. Read full article > >

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Ga. board rejects clemency bid by Troy Davis despite high-profile support for innocence claim

A U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the killing of a former Lebanese leader released its indictment against members of Hezbollah named in the killing.

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Indictment in Hariri Assassination Is Published

Ayman al-Zawahri, long the second in command of Al Qaeda, delivered his first public comments Wednesday on the killing of his boss, Osama bin Laden.

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Qaeda No. 2 Delivers Video Eulogy to Bin Laden

Any notion that President Obama’s reelection campaign was gaining momentum was shaken this week by a string of worrisome economic reports showing weakness in the job market and new lows for housing prices. The bad news for Obama stood in contrast to a run of positive developments that had given many Democrats reason for confidence. The economy had been adding jobs at a steady clip . A president once accused of being weak on national security ordered the raid that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden . And several potentially strong Republican presidential candidates took a pass on the race. Read full article > >

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Economic news is bad for Obama’s reelection bid

Egypt’s ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons are to be tried over the killing of anti-government protesters, judicial officials say.

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Mubarak to be tried over deaths

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has voiced support for the killing of al Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces, saying it was legally justified.

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Justice Stevens: Bin Laden killing legal

Pakistani Police officials say that a suicide attack on Friday that killed more than 80 paramilitary cadets was most likely retaliation for an army offensive in Pakistan’s tribal areas-not the killing of Osama bin Laden. Though the Pakistani Taliban…

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Pakistan Bombing Not for Osama

A speech President Obama is expected to give next week will provide a chance for him to recast his response to the upheaval in the Arab world following the killing of Osama bin Laden.

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Obama Seeks Reset in Arab World

Pakistan’s prime minister today characterized the killing of Osama bin Laden as “justice done” but repeatedly assailed U.S. violation of Pakistani “sovereignty.”

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U.S. may get to talk to bin Laden wives

The Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson, Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Peter Finn and Greg Miller discuss the domestic and international ramifications of the killing of Osama bin Laden. Read full article > >

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Post discussion: What’s next after bin Laden?

The jury’s out on whether President Obama picked up much public support with the killing of Osama bin Laden, but Americans are united on one thing: Bin Laden is in Hell. A CNN poll found that 61 percent of Americans said they think the al Qaeda…

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Poll: Americans Say bin Laden Is in Hell

Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari denies that the killing of Osama Bin Laden by special forces in his country is proof it is failing to combat terrorism.

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Pakistan defends Bin Laden role