Now that bin Laden's dead, who are al Qaeda's most wanted leaders?

al-Zawahiri in the U.S. crosshairs

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• Intelligence agencies are stepping-up the hunt for al Qaeda's remaining leaders
• Ayman al-Zawahiri is thought by many security analysts to be the most vulnerable

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(CNN) -- He was its founder and strategic guiding force, but now that Osama bin Laden is dead, who are al Qaeda's most wanted leaders?

The leaders whose influence and violent ambitions make them high-priority targets by intelligence agencies around the world.

U.S. interviews 'hostile' bin Laden widows, with Pakistan officials

U.S. grills 'hostile' bin Laden wives

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• The U.S. may question the widows again, a Pakistani official says
• U.S. authorities interview three bin Laden widows, who are in Pakistani custody
• Officials describe the three women, who were questioned together, as "hostile"
• The questions are all posed in the presence of Pakistani officials

(CNN) -- Three of Osama bin Laden's widows have been interviewed by U.S. intelligence officers under the supervision of Pakistani's intelligence service, according to sources in both governments.
The women -- who were all interviewed together this week -- were "hostile" toward the Americans, according to a senior Pakistani government official with direct knowledge of the post-bin Laden investigation and two senior U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the matter. The eldest of the three widows spoke for the group.

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Source: Gadhafi facing possible arrest warrant from court - CNN.com

Source: Gadhafi facing possible arrest warrant 

Moammar Gadhafi may face an arrest warrant for alleged crimes against humanity.

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• NEW: Protesters call for Gadhafi's arrest
• The U.N. envoy to Libya is expected in Tripoli Sunday
• The International Criminal Court will discuss crimes against humanity probe
• A source close to the case says Moammar Gadhafi is among 3 individuals named

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Moammar Gadhafi is among three Libyans facing arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity, an official with direct knowledge of the case told CNN Saturday.
The court's Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, who said in early March that he planned to investigate the embattled Libyan leader, will announce Monday that he's seeking the arrest warrants.
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Poles already think of John Paul II as a saint - CNN.com

Polish city honors pope

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• About 50,000 people brave rain in Krakow to watch beatification ceremony at Vatican
• For many, Karol Wojtyla's role in the fall of communism is his true miracle
• Krakow student: "It's a great source of pride for us to have another Pole blessed"

Krakow, Poland (CNN) -- For many Poles, John Paul II's beatification simply confirms what they already knew. They thought him a saint already, the very fact of his papacy a blessing for Poland.
At the Sanctuary for Divine Mercy in Lagiewniki, Krakow, around 50,000 people braved the rain to watch the beatification ceremony live from the Vatican. The organizers had expected higher turnout in Krakow.

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Members of Congress see bin Laden photos - CNN.com

Senator views bin Laden death photo

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• President Obama decided photos of al Qaeda leader's body won't be released to public
• Select members of Congress are seeing them this week
• Images are "gruesome," Sen. Inhofe says
• Some members of Congress disagree with decision

Washington (CNN) -- More members of Congress are seeing something cleared for only a select group of Americans: Photos of Osama bin Laden's corpse.
Republican Sen. James Inhofe told CNN's Eliot Spitzer on Wednesday he saw about 15 photos of bin Laden's body, most taken at the al Qaeda leader's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Three were taken on a naval vessel from which bin Laden was buried at sea after the May 2 U.S. commando raid.

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Bin Laden was communicating with other terrorists, U.S. official says - CNN.com

"These are not just the writings of an elderly jihadi," one official said of bin Laden's communications.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Handwritten materials from compound show responses, U.S. official says
• Personal journal has guidance on how to attack U.S.
• Ideas, not concrete plans, are seen, official says

(CNN) -- Data and documents taken from the compound show that messages from Osama bin Laden did make it out of the compound to other members of al Qaeda, a U.S. official says.
"There are strong indications there is back and forth with other terrorists," the official said.

Former pop star sworn in as Haiti's new president - CNN.com

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- With expectations of change running high, former bad-boy pop star Michel Martelly was sworn in Saturday as the president of impoverished Haiti, still reeling from last year's devastating earthquake.

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MUAMMAR GADDAFI is hoping that a 'dignified' exit will halt air strikes

Muammar Gaddafi plans a gradual transition from autocratic rule, say officials. Photograph: Handout/EPAFrom his hiding place in Tripoli, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is desperately trying to pave a way for an exit from public life.Sources say the veteran autocrat's grand plan is to retire to a godfather-like role in the nation he has ruled for more than 40 years and then allow institutions to grow that will eventually replace his hold on power.

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