Unreleased bin Laden audio message called 'puzzling'

A U.S. official said it is "puzzling" that bin Laden would "suddenly join the bandwagon on the uprisings."

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• In an unreleased audio message, bin Laden lauds events in Egypt and Tunisia
• U.S. official: It is "puzzling" he didn't mention all the Arab nations in turmoil
• The message was found in bin Laden's compound during the U.S. raid

Washington (CNN) -- An unreleased audio message from Osama bin Laden, produced in late April, days before his death, in which he talks in support of the so-called "Arab Spring," was seized at the compound during the U.S. raid, according to a U.S. official.

The message refers to the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia but doesn't mention the uprisings in Libya, Yemen, Syria or elsewhere.

The official spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the classified nature of the information.

Extradition treaty could allow Van der Sloot to return to Holland

Joran Van der Sloot will be tried in a Peru case. He has been called the chief suspect in the death of Natalee Holloway.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Peru and the Netherlands sign an extradition treaty regarding detainees
• It would allow Dutch nationals convicted in Peru to serve their time back home
• Joran Van der Sloot's attorney says his client hasn't decided whether to apply
• He's charged with murdering a Peruvian woman and suspected in a U.S. teen's disappearance

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(CNN) -- An extradition treaty signed this week between the Netherlands and Peru could open the door for Joran Van der Sloot to return to his native country if convicted in the death of a 21-year-old Peruvian woman.
A spokesman with Peru's foreign ministry, Gonzalo Portals Zubiate, said Friday that the treaty -- which allows some Dutch nationals sentenced to time in Peru to serve their sentences in Europe, with the inverse for Peruvians convicted in Holland -- has nothing to do with Van der Sloot, specifically. Still, the suspect's attorney acknowledged it could affect him.

Suicide attacks in Pakistan kill 80; Taliban claim bin Laden revenge

Pakistan military training post attacked

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• NEW: An opposition figure calls on Pakistan government to refuse U.S. aid
• The attacks are in retaliation for the death of bin Laden, Pakistani Taliban say
• The recruits had just completed a nine-month training program

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Friday for suicide attacks on a military training facility in the nation's northwest, saying they were carried out in retaliation for the killing of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden.

The twin suicide bombings killed at least 80 people, nearly all of them military recruits who had just completed their training, said Bashir Ahmad Bilour, a senior provincial minister. About 140 others were wounded.

Rights group urges Iran not to blind woman's attacker with acid

Majid Movahedi was convicted in 2008 of throwing acid at a woman who rejected his advances.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• NEW: ISNA: The acid punishment is postponed
• Majid Movahedi was convicted in 2008 of an acid attack on a woman
• He was sentenced to have five drops of acid in both eyes

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• Iran
• Amnesty International

Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- A human rights group on Saturday urged Iranian authorities not to put acid in the eyes of a man found guilty of blinding a woman who scorned him.

Majid Movahedi is scheduled to be blinded by having five drops of acid in each eye Saturday, according to Amnesty International.

CNN News - As marchers rally in Yemeni streets, soldiers slain in countryside, May 15, 2011

Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- Violence rocked embattled Yemen on Saturday as suspected militants killed government soldiers for the second day in a row and security forces wounded around three dozen anti-government protesters.
The unrest comes as the regime is coping with two conflicts -- militant activity across the country and an anti-government movement demanding the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

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4 killed as protesters, security forces clash in Syria

Syrians rescue shooting victims

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• NEW: Tanks block observers from Friday prayers, group says
• Britain summons Syrian ambassador to express concerns
• Information minister confirms national dialogue
• A U.N. official says the estimates of 700 to 850 killed in Syria are likely accurate

(CNN) -- Four people were killed in violent clashes between protesters and security forces in several Syrian cities on Friday, a human rights advocate said.

According to Ammar Qurabi, chairman of the National Organization for Human Rights in Syria, three were killed by gunfire from security forces during those clashes.

Conservative group sues over bin Laden death photos - CNN.com

"The American people have a right to know, by law" more about bin Laden's death at his Pakistan compound, Judicial Watch said.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch sues Defense Department
• Legal group has made Freedom of Information request for materials
• It wants video, photographs of raid that killed al Qaeda leader
• Obama has said government will not publicly release photos

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• Osama bin Laden

Washington (CNN) -- A conservative legal watchdog group has filed the first lawsuit seeking public release of video and photographs of the U.S. military raid and aftermath that left al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden dead.

UN envoy for Libya to attempt cease-fire negotiation, May 15, 2011

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- As the war in Libya persists with no clear end in sight, the United Nations' envoy to the the country will try to negotiate a cease-fire between ruler Moammar Gadhafi's forces and rebel fighters on Sunday.
Libyan foreign ministry officials said the envoy, Abdul Ilah al-Khatib, will arrive in Tripoli to negotiate.

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Eulogies and fury: Jihadists eager to avenge bin Laden's death

Al Qaeda's affiliates across the Muslim world have published effusive tributes to bin Laden and pledged support for al Qaeda.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Better intelligence has made an attack on U.S. or Europe more difficult
• Sabotaging Saudi and Gulf oilfields would fit with al Qaeda's core goals
• Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula may be a greater threat now, some say
• Salafist groups may want to take advantage of instability from recent uprisings

(CNN) -- From Morocco to the foothills of the Himalayas, the call for revenge echoes across the internet. Online forums associated with al Qaeda overflow with eulogies for Osama bin Laden, and with declarations that global jihad will continue. Even Facebook groups have emerged to mourn the demise of the world's most wanted man.