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The British and Italian embassies in Tripoli were burned and ransacked Sunday after the Libyan government said a NATO missile strike killed the son of leader Moammar Gadhafi.

St. Peter's Square in Vatican City was packed Sunday for the beatification of Pope John Paul II. The ceremony puts the late pope on the brink of sainthood.

In this week's podcast of Weekends on All Things Considered, figuring out why Medicare just doesn't add up, slashing the Pentagon's budget, trying to remake American TV in Russia, and the good times roll again with the first new Cars album in more than two decades.

The Austin band packed its last few releases with sunny, approachable folk and country-inflected pop, winning many new fans in the process. But on its latest album, Okkervil River risks it all with a hard left into dark, unfamiliar territory.

From around the nation and around the world, leaders are reacting to the news that an American assault team killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan on Sunday.

President Obama addressed the nation late Sunday night to announce that U.S. personnel had killed the al-Qaida leader during a raid on a compound in Pakistan.

Hundreds of people gathered in New York City at the site of the former World Trade Center. The site's twin towers fell nearly 10 years ago on Sept. 11.

The world's most wanted man is dead. Osama bin Laden was killed early Monday when four helicopters carrying U.S. forces stormed a house in Pakistan. The raid was conducted in the town of Abbottabad.

Many people believed Osama bin Laden was holed up in Afghanistan. Instead, President Obama announced he was killed by U.S. forces in a raid on a two-story house In Abbottabad, Pakistan.

Renee Montagne talks with NPR's Kelly McEvers, who's in Beirut, for Arab reaction to news that Osama Bin Laden was killed by U.S. military forces in Pakistan.