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President Obama has decided not to release photographs of the body of Osama Bin Laden, who was killed by US forces in Pakistan on Sunday night. A White House spokesman said the president had decided against releasing the graphic images in case they incited more violence or were used as a propaganda tool. Paul Adams reports from Washington.

Since Monday, the White House has been wrestling with the question of whether or not to release a photograph which by its own admission is "gruesome". Osama Bin Laden was shot in the head during a raid on his compound in Pakistan. Yesterday, the White House spokesman Jay Carney said release of the photo might be seen, in some quarters, as inflammatory. Clearly the president has decided it's not worth the risk and that for now he'll have to live with the fact that there are people, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia, who continue to believe that Osama Bin Laden is not dead.

The US Attorney General Eric Holder says more names could be added to America's terrorism watch lists, using information seized from the Pakistani compound where Osama Bin Laden was killed. Speaking to a US Senate committee, he said information was being analysed.

"The material that was seized from that residence is being reviewed by an interagency team: CIA, Justice, other intelligence agencies, other law enforcement agencies are all contributing people and machines to go through that material. As we glean information from that material, we will make appropriate decisions with regard to who might we add to the terrorist watch list, the no-fly list, all those things."

It's also been disclosed that the al-Qaeda leader had been ready for a quick escape with 500 euros stitched into his clothing.

The rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have signed a reconciliation deal to establish a unity government after four years of hostilities. At the ceremony in Cairo, the Palestinian President and Fatah party leader Mahmoud Abbas said Palestinians had turned the dark page of division forever. The Hamas leader said the goal was an independent Palestinian state without giving up an inch of land. The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described the deal as a "great victory for terrorism". Hamas has been designated as a terrorist group by Israel, the US and the EU.

The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court says he intends to indict three Libyan officials for crimes against humanity within the next few weeks. If the indictments are confirmed by a judge, the court will issue arrest warrants. From the United Nations, Barbara Plett has more.

Mr Ocampo told the Security Council he's managed to build a case for crimes against humanity. It focuses on the early crackdown against protesters and includes evidence of murder, torture and forced disappearance. He said he would request arrest warrants for three individuals who appeared most responsible for committing the crimes. He didn't name them, but in a report he suggested they would be senior officials who gave orders to security organisations. He said his office was also investigating allegations of rape and of war crimes, such as the reported use of cluster bombs, and he would open further cases as necessary.

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A ship chartered by the International Organisation for Migration has left the besieged Libyan city of Misrata after heavy shelling from forces close to Colonel Gaddafi. Libyan rebels said at least five people were killed in the shelling. The vessel was expected to evacuate 1,000 migrant workers and wounded Libyans, but had to leave 200 people behind due to the attack. The ship had to wait offshore for several days before it docked because of the ongoing fighting. It arrived with hundreds of tonnes of aid supplies.

Witnesses in Syria have reported the deployment of tanks and armoured vehicles around the town of Rastan to the north of Damascus. Earlier, thousands of people in the north took part in protests calling for greater social and political freedoms. Large numbers of people are said to have been arrested in recent days, and there are reports of police using tear gas and making arrests at today's protests. Foreign journalists are barred from Syria, and reports cannot be verified.

Nine people have been killed in the south of Yemen after an explosion and subsequent clashes. The blast in the town of Zinjibar hit a military vehicle, killing five soldiers. Security forces responded with gunfire, and in an ensuing firefight in the area, four other people were killed.

One of China's biggest social networking websites has made its stock market debut on the New York Stock Exchange for more than $700m. Renren has about 30 million regular users in China. Here's Mark Gregory.

Renren was set up by three classmates at a Chinese university in 2005. Its site resembles Facebook, and its origins are also similar. But is it really worth $5bn? The opening price was set higher than seemed likely a few days ago, and the shares shot up nearly 40% from that level in the first hours of trading. This despite the fact that Renren was forced to backtrack on claims that it has over 100 million subscribers.