The body of Al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden has been buried at sea after he was killed by US covert forces in Pakistan , US media reported Monday.

Cable television networks CNN, MSNBC and Fox said a senior US official had confirmed to them that bin Laden's body had been buried in the sea, without giving further details.

US officials did not respond when contacted by AFP for confirmation of the reports.

But earlier an administration official said of the corpse: "We are ensuring that it is handled in accordance with Islamic practice and tradition.

"This is something that we take very seriously. And so therefore this is being handled in an appropriate manner."

Burying bin Laden's body at sea would ensure that his final resting place does not become a shrine and a place of pilgrimage for his followers, ABC television reported earlier.

QAEDA NEEDS "A MIRACLE" TO RECOVER

Some analysts say that bin Laden's memory may now inspire followers, who will now see him as a martyr, to take revenge.

And the extensive online forums, chat rooms and websites operated by al Qaeda sympathisers will ensure his role as the group's motivator-in-chief will endure.

"As a symbol, as a source of ideology, bin Laden can continue to play those roles dead as well as alive," Pillar said.

But his departure will add to pressure on morale throughout the network, despite al Qaeda's glorification of martyrdom and a perception that bin Laden died an honourable death in battle.

Gerges said it would "take a miracle" for al Qaeda to recover ideologically and operationally from bin Laden's death.

Thomas Hegghammer, a specialist on militancy at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, said that over the long term his loss would deepen the group's disarray.

"It is bad for al Qaeda and the jihadi movements. Bin Laden was a symbol of al Qaeda's longevity and its defiance of the West. Now that symbol is gone."

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Former soap star Lorenzo Lamas got married for a fifth time yesterday at a small ceremony in Mexico.

Lorenzo, who starred for three years as Hector Ramirez on The Bold and the Beautiful, wed Shawna Craig on Saturday at the Casa Dorada resort in Caba San Lucas, Mexico.

52-year-old Lamas announced his engagement to 24-year-old Craig in February, after the couple had only been together for less than three months.

"They are both really excited and seem very much in love, so they of course have my blessing," Lamas's daughter Shayne, who is younger than Craig herself, told E! Online.

During the beach ceremony, Lamas dressed down by donning plain white trousers, a black shirt, and flip flops while his new wife wore a traditional long-trained wedding dress.

Lamas has previously been married to four different women, three of which he has fathered children with.

The former soap actor most recently starred in a reality series about his chaotic family life called Leave It To Lamas, and was rumoured for a role on a new reality series from Michael Lohan.

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Dreama Walker

Actress Dreama Walker is being sued by an unknown individual over a car accident which happened back in March.

According to TMZ, the victim alleges that Walker crashed into the back of her car, causing extensive damage to her vehicle as well as severe personal injury to herself.

The victim filed legal papers at the LA County Superior Court this weekend, claiming against Walker for loss of earnings and medical bills, as well as the cost of repairing the car.

Walker is best known for her recurring role as rich girl Hazel Williams in the first two seasons of Gossip Girl, but more recently landed the lead role in a new ABC pilot.

Don't Trust The Bitch in Apartment 13 will air in June, and casts Walker as a character called June who moves in with a cruel New York party girl, played by Breaking Bad actress Krysten Ritter.

Walker has yet to make any comment on the lawsuit.

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Barack Obama mocked Donald Trump while addressing guests at the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner last night.

The President of the United States made fun of Trump - who was in the audience - for questioning his birth place.

Obama quipped that since his birth certificate had now been released, the businessman could focus "on the issues that matter. Like, did we fake the moon landing? What really happened in Roswell? And where are Biggie and 2Pac?"

He went on to deride Trump's starring role on The Celebrity Apprentice, joking that choosing who to fire would keep him awake at night.

Predicting what would happen if Trump's presidency bid was successful, Obama then showed a mocked-up image of the White House, which had been turned into a casino and golf course with girls in bikinis sitting outside in a hot tub.

Later on in the evening, comedian Seth Meyers also teased Trump, saying: "Donald Trump often talks about running as a Republican, which is surprising. I just assumed he was running as a joke."

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Prince William has been filmed commenting on bridesmaid Grace van Cutsem's "terrified" expression during his balcony kiss with Kate Middleton.

An image of the three-year-old, who is a goddaughter of William's, looking sullen and covering her ears as the royal couple locked lips has raced around the internet since Friday's ceremony.

In footage taken from inside Buckingham Palace after the display, William can be seen playfully discussing van Custem with Middleton, Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.

"Did you see how terrified Grace looked?" the young Windsor asks, before copying her gesture. "Grace, she was like with her hands on her ears."

Little Grace is not the only viral sensation to have emerged from the historical nuptials - footage of a verger cartwheeling through Westminster Abbey after the event has clocked up hundreds of thousands of views on video sharing websites.

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Lane Moore  — Mariah Carey Gives Birth To Twins On Anniversary, A representative for Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon confirmed that the singer gave birth to twins today (April 30, 2011) at 12:07 EDT at an unnamed hospital in Los Angeles:

    The singer's daughter was born first, weighing 5lb 3oz, followed closely by a boy, weighing 5lb 6oz.

    "My wife just gave me the most incredible anniversary gift ever in life!" Cannon tweeted earlier today. "I won't ever be able to top this!"

In an interview that took place earlier this week, Cannon told Entertainment Talks that his wife could go into labor "at any minute".

But perhaps the best thing about the news is this:

    The statement also revealed that the pair listened to Carey's 2005 single 'We Belong Together' shortly after the births.

According to reports, the couple has yet to name the twins, and are expected to renew their wedding vows tomorrow, as they have been married for three years today.

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A popular musician and actor, Tony Muonagor, popularly known as Tony One Week, has won the House of Assembly election for Idemili North constituency in Anambra State.
Muonagor, who contested on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria, was the only candidate of the party declared winner in the election which held on Tuesday.

The All Progressives Grand Alliance won 13 of the 24 seats released by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The Peoples Democratic Party came second with eight seats, while ACN, the Accord Party and the Labour Party won one seat each.
Results from six other constituencies were declared inconclusive. They were results from Idemili South, Aguata I, Onitsha South I, Awka South I, Nnewi South II and Ogbaru II.

No date has been announced for the rerun in areas where elections were inconclusive.
Meanwhile, the ACN House of Assembly candidate for Awka South II, Mr. Kenechukwu Chukwuemeka, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to declare the result of the constituency.

Chukwuemeka said that since the suspension of the announcement of the result was predicated on a petition written by the candidate of the Congress for Democratic Change, it was imperative that the result be declared now that the CDC candidate had withdrawn her petition.

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