Al Qaeda leader Mohammed Atef is dead?

Top al Qaeda leader reported killed

·  U.S. sources tell CNN there are credible reports that senior al Qaeda leader Mohammed Atef has been killed

·  Atef believed to be bin Laden's chief battle lieutenant; daughter married bin Laden son

·  Rumsfeld says U.S. special forces have been engaged with Taliban, al Qaeda

·  Airport security bill in Congress today, expected to go to White House soon
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Taliban Faces Revolts
In Southern Afghanistan
Uprising by Pashtun tribal groups is the shift U.S. had been seeking.
• Special Forces Set Up Roadblocks

Aid Workers Are Released
U.S. helicopters airlift eight who were held captive, including Va. woman.
• Northern Alliance Credited for Rescue

Wake of Destruction in Kabul
The Taliban’s retreat was marked by looting and vandalism of offices.

TOP TALIBAN LEADERS REPORTED KILLED
U.S. strikes on buildings near Kabul and in Kandahar killed senior
Taliban and al-Qaeda leaders, the Pentagon said Thursday, but there was
no indication that suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden was among them.
PERES SAYS ISRAEL SUPPORTS PALESTINIAN STATE
Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres has voiced his government's
strongest and most public support so far for the creation of a
Palestinian state.

U.S. Intensifies Afghan Ground Operations

U.S. military officials say they are "tightening the noose" on Osama bin Laden...

Alliance Controls Kabul
The opposition sets up an interim administration as Taliban retreats to the hills of southeast Afghanistan.
• Kabul Awakens to Changed World
• Taliban Vanishes Into Landscape
• U.N. Envoy Urges Multinational Force
• Kandahar in Chaos, Refugees Report
• British Troops on Standby

Bin Laden Search Intensifies
Rumsfeld says special forces are in Afghanistan preparing for attacks against Taliban and al Qaeda leaders.
• Two U.S. Targets Bound by Fate

Va.’s Little Kabul Celebrates
Afghan expatriates' joy is tempered by concerns about renewed division. Some plan a trip home.

Military May Try Terror Cases
Bush declares "emergency" that could allow him to bypass justice system.

 

Northern Alliance claims progress

·  Northern Alliance claims victories south of Mazar-e Sharif, reports can't be verified.·Germany offers 3,900 troops in support roles.  Helicopter reported down in southwest Pakistan, some sources say it's American.·  Pentagon can't confirm or deny, calls reports "fragmentary".  Feds say no terror link to man who got weapons through O'Hare checkpoint
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AMERICA STRIKES BACK

·  Latest: Afghan airstrikes enter fifth week

Rumsfeld: Campaign 'won't take years'

Military Desk: New bases could help U.S.

 Rumsfeld visits Pakistan, India

U.S. planes resume Kabul strikes: The United States began its fifth week of air attacks on Monday hitting the Afghan capital, Kabul.

War making progress, says Rumsfeld

 Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld dismissed speculation on Monday that the U.S. campaign in Afghanistan could drag on for years and said the effectiveness of U.S. bombing was improving every day.

In Afghan fight, geography is key

 Battles on Afghan soil have challenged the world's greatest military powers, in part because of the Hindu Kush mountain range. Of all Afghanistan's imposing features, the Kush may best explain the country's culture of strife. MSNBCs Jon Bonne reports.

National Guard patrols Calif. bridges

Security efforts were stepped up at bridges in California on Friday after the state's governor relayed a warning that terrorists might be plotting attacks on them.

Hijackers depicted as elite group

 European investigators say they increasingly believe that the Sept. 11 hijackers and their support network in Europe made up a carefully chosen and tightly insulated group. A Washington Post report.

Pakistan charges Islamic leader

Pakistan's military government has filed sedition charges against a leading Islamic cleric for allegedly stirring revolt against Islamabad's support for the U.S.-led raids on Afghanistan, police and party sources said Monday.

Afghans heading home from Iran

Relief agencies in Iran expected thousands of refugees once the U.S. air campaign began. There have been virtually none. Instead, thousands of Afghans living in Iran are going through the border crossing the other way. Michael Goldfarb reports.

CIA station destroyed in attacks

 A secret office operated by the CIA was destroyed in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, seriously disrupting intelligence operations.

Video: Adjusting to the new reality

In a class project, New Jersey students get advice on dealing with the new reality of terror threats in the United States. NBC's Rehema Ellis reports.

WashPost: A deliberate strategy of disruption

The U.S. government is engaged in detentions on a scale not seen since World War II. As investigators race to comprehend the ongoing terrorist threat, the government has locked up large numbers of Middle Eastern men, using whatever legal tools they can.

Newsweek Poll: Worries At Home and Abroad

 Americans show more concern about the bio-terror fight and the war in Afghanistan. But Bush's approval rating remains strong. A Web exclusive

New traces of anthrax discovered

More traces of anthrax were reported Sunday - this time on a package sent from NBC to the New York City mayor's office and at a veterans hospital in Washington, D.C.

WashPost: Security expert's moment arrives

Back in the early 1990s, when crashing planes and anthrax in the mail were the stuff of movies or at least far-away places, Richard Clarke was already warning of terrorism on U.S. soil.

12 firefighters arrested at WTC site

Firefighters clashed with police at ground zero Friday, overturning barricades and punching police officers to protest cutbacks in the number of people searching for remains. Twelve firefighters were arrested.

Taliban says tribal leader on the run

 The Taliban said it was hunting down another opposition tribal leader on Friday after he slipped into Afghanistan in an effort to rally support for deposed king Mohammad Zaher Shah.

Pakistan releases top nuclear scientist

Pakistani authorities have released one of the country's leading nuclear scientists after he was detained at the request of the U.S. government, the physicist's son said Saturday.

Voices from around the globe

Last week, while the Western press weighed wobbling support for the war effort, the Middle East focused on the brutality of the conflict and Asia struggled with local issues the war has churned up. MSNBC.com's Kari Huus reports.

Resources: How to help, where to call

Information on how to help the victims, offer tips to the police or get information on loved ones.

Interactive

The new battlefield: Maps, inter-actives and detailed information on the military and political forces being arrayed against the world's violent extremist organizations.

Special report: 5 ways to make U.S. safer

In a series of special reports Friday, NBC News reporters look at 5 Ways to Make America Safe. They include vaccinations against anthrax and smallpox, improved airline security and tightening our borders.

 

U.S. BOMBINGS INTENSIFY OVER KABUL
U.S. warplanes carried out one of the heaviest nights of bombing in
Afghanistan since the air assaults began, even as aid groups warned that
an increasing number of civilians were being harmed.

UN ISSUES REFUGEE CAMP WARNING
The United Nation's High Commissioner for Refugees says Taliban-approved
refugee camps along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border may become
Taliban-recruiting centres.

AFGHAN OPPOSITION LEADER PHONED U.S. BEFORE CAPTURE
A man executed after leading a mission to set up a post-Taliban
government in Afghanistan called U.S. supporters for help before his
capture, but they say he essentially acted alone.

ISRAEL POSTPONES WEST BANK PULLOUT
Israel has delayed its scheduled pullout from the West Bank because of
continuing violence in the region, according to a senior Israeli
security official.

ABOUT 80 STILL MISSING IN SWISS TUNNEL FIRE
Authorities in Airolo, Switzerland are trying to locate more than 80
people missing in Wednesday's fire at the Gotthard Tunnel.

RUSSIAN SUBMARINE KURSK FLOODED WITHIN EIGHT HOURS OF EXPLOSIONS
Forensic investigators have pulled 19 bodies from the wreck of the
Kursk submarine, finding most of them huddled in a single
compartment.

NORTHERN ALLIANCE TO GET RUSSIAN TANKS: REPORT
Russia is sending older tanks and armoured carriers to the Afghan
Northern Alliance, according to the Interfax news agency.

Jubilant Calls on Sept. 11 Led to F.B.I. Arrests
Within hours of the Sept. 11 attacks, F.B.I. agents intercepted telephone calls in which suspected associates of Al Qaeda were overheard celebrating.

Focus on Terror Creates Burden for the Police
Forced to respond repeatedly to anthrax reports and bomb scares, the police are now rethinking how much time and effort they can spend on the tactics that reduce crime.

Workers at House Offices Begin Anthrax Treatment
Senator Tom Daschle urged the nation to move quickly to expand its defenses against bioterrorism as workers in three congressional offices began protective treatment.

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• Reconciling the Demands of War and the Market

Allies Preparing for Long Fight as Taliban Dig In
Senior American and British officials say they are preparing for longer and tougher combat in Afghanistan than they had hoped, but eventual victory is seen.

Bush Adviser Says Russia Is Warming to U.S. ABM Tests
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice says Russia's leaders are becoming persuaded that missile defense tests are "not actually a threat" to their nation.

A Glimpse Behind the Plot Against the American Embassy in Paris
Law enforcement officials across Europe said a plot against the American Embassy in Paris gave them a glimpse of how Osama bin Laden has operated in their midst.

• Waging a Deadly Stalemate on Afghanistan's Front Line
• Bin Laden Family Strives to Re-establish Its Reputation
• Seeking Miracles in a Place of Cruelty and Beauty

Anthrax Closes a 3rd New Jersey Post Office
A third postal facility in central New Jersey was closed on Saturday after a small amount of anthrax was discovered on a mail bin.

Red Tape at Red Cross: Groups Now in a Tangle
Families that have lost loved ones in the World Trade Center attack feel overwhelmed by the labyrinth of rules they must navigate to get money to stay on their feet.

Bloomberg Puts Eggs in a Basket: Giuliani's
Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani's endorsement of Michael R. Bloomberg provides Mr. Bloomberg with perhaps his greatest hope for victory in the last days of what has been called a troubled campaign.

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Bush Adviser Says Russia Is Warming to U.S. ABM Tests
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice says Russia's leaders are becoming persuaded that missile defense tests are "not actually a threat" to their nation.

Government Clamps Down on Agency Web Sites
In the weeks since the terrorist attacks, government officials have been removing information from their agencies' Web sites because of security concerns.

Workers at House Offices Begin Anthrax Treatment
Senator Tom Daschle urged the nation to move quickly to expand its defenses against bioterrorism as workers in three congressional offices began protective treatment.

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TIME FOR ACTION, NOT TALK, U.S. TELLS TALIBAN
The United States has responded to Afghanistan requests for negotiations by saying the time now is for action, not talk. The hard line came as Muslim clerics were meeting in Kabul to decide the fate of Osama bin Laden.

U.S. WARPLANES ORDERED TO PERSIAN GULF
The Pentagon has ordered more than 100 warplanes to bases in the Persian Gulf area, according to a U.S. senior defence official. It is the first concrete sign of military preparations for retaliatory action.

NEW YORKERS WANT TO EXTEND MAYOR'S LEADERSHIP
New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has so impressed the city he has led during the current crisis that some people want the laws changed to extend his term.

U.S. CHANGES IMMIGRATION LAWS IN RESPONSE TO TERROR ATTACKS
There are indications the U.S. government is moving swiftly to revamp laws in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks.

VERY LITTLE HOPE OF ANY MORE SURVIVORS
A week after the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center in New York and more than 5,000 people are still listed as missing.

FBI SAYS MORE PLANES MAY HAVE BEEN TARGETED
The United States will set up a national anti-terrorism task force with investigators in every major city of that country.

WHITE HOUSE HOLDS MOMENT OF SILENCE
U.S. president George Bush joined White House staff for a moment of silence Tuesday, exactly one week after the deadly terror attacks on New York and Washington.

GRAND JURY CONVENED TO LOOK AT TERRORIST ATTACKS
A grand jury has been convened to look at evidence and issue subpoenas related to the attack on the World Trade Center, according to the Associated Press. It was convened in White Plains, a suburb north of New York.

CHANCES OF SURVIVORS 'VERY, VERY SMALL,' SAYS GIULIANI
New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani says chances that anyone will be found alive in the wreckage of the World Trade Center are "very, very small."

BUSH ASKS CHRÉTIEN TO MEET IN WASHINGTON
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien will meet with U.S. President George W. Bush early next week at the White House to discuss the terror attacks on New York and Washington.

WHITE HOUSE HOLDS MOMENT OF SILENCE
U.S. president George Bush joined White House staff for a moment of silence Tuesday, exactly one week after the deadly terror attacks on New York and Washington.

U.S. MARKET ENDURES 'ORDERLY' SELL-OFF
Investors bailed out of U.S. stocks Monday - the first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq since last Tuesday's terrorist attack. Airline stocks suffered particularly large losses.

FBI INVESTIGATION ZEROS IN ON FLORIDA MOTELS
Dozens of FBI agents continue to collect evidence of how the hijackers implicated in last week's attacks on New York and Washington spent their last few weeks. And a picture is developing of the terrorists gathering in motels in small beach communities in Florida just weeks before the attack.

HOPE FADES FOR FINDING ANY MORE SURVIVORS
The seventh day of rescue work came and went in New York on Monday. For five days no survivors have been pulled from the rubble of the World Trade Center. Hope of finding anyone alive beneath the tons of twisted steel and concrete is fading.

FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, TALK SHOWS BACK IN SEARCH FOR 'NORMALCY'
The stock market opened, the New York subway is running and late-night talk shows are scheduled to hit the airwaves as North America attempts to return to normal routines.

BIN LADEN WANTED 'DEAD OR ALIVE' SAYS BUSH
U.S. president George Bush says he wants Islamic fundamentalist Osama bin Laden "dead or alive" and warned Afghanistan it would face the consequences if it continued to harbour him.

U.S. MARKET ENDURES 'ORDERLY' SELL-OFF
Investors bailed out of U.S. stocks Monday - the first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq since last Tuesday's terrorist attack. Airline stocks suffered particularly large losses.

MARKETS VOLATILE AS WALL STREET WORKERS RETURN
Wall Street workers made their way back to their offices Monday morning, wading through the dust and debris that still litters the streets.

BUSH DEFIANT AS WHITE HOUSE RESUMES WORK
U.S. president George W. Bush welcomed employees back to work at the White House on Monday, saying their return shows that Americans cannot be intimidated.

FBI AGENTS SCOUR HIJACKERS' FLORIDA APARTMENTS
Residents of Delray Beach, Florida, are reeling after learning their "All America City" may have been home to cell of terrorists involved in last week's terror attacks in New York and Washington.

MARKETS TO RESPOND EMOTIONALLY TO OPENING BELL
Early trading is expected to be driven by emotion when the stock exchanges in New York emerge on Monday morning from their longest shutdown since 1933, when the government closed exchange for more than a week.

MAIL DELIVERY IN U.S. RETURNING TO NORMAL
The United States Post Office is once again accepting mail from other nations, ending a ban on foreign packages and letters.

FREEDOM COULD BE CASUALITY IN WAR ON TERRORISM
More terrorist attacks are not the only threat facing the United States, warn civil libertarians. Some basic personal freedoms are also at risk.

BUSH VOWS TO HIT BACK AT TERRORISTS
It looked so peaceful as small clusters of Americans gathered on a hill above the Pentagon. Some to add to a makeshift shrine, others to survey the splintered symbol of U.S. military power.

BRITAIN JOINS BUSH IN DECLARING WAR
Britain's prime minister declared staunch support Sunday for the war declared by U.S. president George Bush.

BUSH VOWS TO DESTROY 'EVIL-DOERS'
U.S. president George Bush says Americans will not be cowed by terrorists, vowing to "rid the world of the evil-doers."

STOCK MARKET OPENING BELL WILL RING MONDAY MORNING
City officials in New York have opened parts of the downtown core in an effort to restore some sense of normalcy to the area after Tuesday's terror attacks.

TOLL OF MISSING, DEAD RISES IN NY
Long lines of rescue workers in New York cleared debris away bucket by bucket Sunday, holding out hope that survivors might be found even as the toll of missing and dead continued to rise.

SECOND SUSPECT ARRESTED IN TERRORISM CASE
Another man has been arrested by police investigating Tuesday's terrorist attacks on the United States, but few details have been released.

'WE'RE AT WAR' - GEORGE W. BUSH
For the first time since Tuesday's deadly terrorist attacks against the United States, the White House is  telling Americans to brace for a long and difficult war. President George W. Bush says his country is at war with whoever played a role in the suicide terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center.

FBI QUESTIONS TWO MEN IN TORONTO, ARREST THREE IN U.S.
The FBI were in Toronto on Friday, questioning two men about possible connections to the terror attacks in the United States earlier this week.

COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER FOUND, COULD PROVE HEROICS
The cockpit voice recorder for United Flight 93 was found late Friday, offering the possibility of proof that passengers on board struggled with hijackers before it crashed in an isolated Pennsylvania field.

WEARY WORKERS CONTINUE SEARCH AT 'GROUND ZERO'
With the goal of finding anyone alive, hundreds of volunteers resumed searching Saturday through the remains of the World Trade Center, now a massive pile of mud after Friday's rainfall.

AMERICANS BEGIN BURYING THEIR DEAD
The first of thousands of funerals for the victims of Tuesday's terrorist attacks were held from California to Connecticut on Saturday.

PENTAGON PICTURES SHOW EXTENSIVE DAMAGE
U.S. officials released video Saturday of the damage caused by a hijacked plane when it crashed into the Pentagon.

COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER FOUND, COULD PROVE HEROICS
The cockpit voice recorder for United Flight 93 was found late Friday, offering possible evidence that passengers on board struggled with hijackers before it crashed in an isolated Pennsylvania field.

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FBI RELEASES NAMES OF 19 ALLEGED HIJACKERS
From President George W. Bush down, officials in Washington are describing the United States as a nation at war.

FBI NAMES HIJACKERS, ASKS PUBLIC FOR HELP
The U.S. Justice Department released more information about the 19 terrorists who used passenger jets to launch attacks earlier this week.

CONVICTED TERRORIST RESSAM QUESTIONED BY FBI
The FBI in Seattle has been questioning convicted terrorist Ahmed Ressam about what he might know about the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.

FBI HUNTS FOR THE ENEMY WITHIN
From President George W. Bush down, officials in Washington are describing the United States as a nation at war.

SEVERAL ARRESTED AT NEW YORK AIRPORTS
Police arrested 10 men on Thursday at Airports in New York as the investigation into the terror attacks on Tuesday proceeds.

MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD ACROSS U.S., ON PARLIAMENT HILL
The outpouring of pain and sorrow showed in the faces of thousands who attended memorial services in Canada, in the United States and right around the world.

TERRORISTS' CLUES MAY BE IN CYBERSPACE
Internet service providers and phone companies in Britain have been asked to keep records from Sept. 11 because they might offer clues about the terrorist attacks in the United States.

AMERICA WEEPS FOR VICTIMS, BUSH RESOLVES TO 'RID THE WORLD OF EVIL'
The outpouring of pain and sorrow showed in the faces of thousands who attended memorial services in Canada, in the United States and right around the world.

BUSH VISITS 'GROUND ZERO' IN NEW YORK
U.S. President George W. Bush walked through the rubble where the World Trade Center used to stand Friday, praising rescue workers for their efforts.

A RESPONSIBILITY TO HISTORY: BUSH TO MOURNERS
Hundreds of people, many of them wearing red, white and blue ribbons, packed the National Cathedral in Washington, for the National Prayer Service called by U.S. President George W. Bush to remember the victims of Tuesday's terror attacks.

BLACK BOXES FOUND AT PENTAGON AND PENNSYLVANIA CRASH SITES
Both "black box" recorders from the plane that crashed into the Pentagon on Tuesday have been found. Investigators will use them to learn more about how the jet was commandeered and used as a missile in the attacks in Washington and New York.

TRIBUTES TO VICTIMS AS INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
Americans and others around the world are pausing today to commemorate the victims of Tuesday's deadly terrorist attack as the desperate search for survivors continues in New York.

HARD RAIN HAMPERS SEARCH EFFORTS IN NEW YORK
Rescuers searching for survivors in the rubble of the World Trade Center towers had to deal with pouring rain Friday morning. The weather forced searchers to stop, leaving the bulldozers and backhoes to take over.

RESCUE TAKES PRIORITY, WHILE MASSIVE INVESTIGATION TURNS UP LEADS
The numbers of dead, staggering and heartbreaking, are beginning to emerge. Arrests in New York. Flight recorders found in Pennsylvania. North America's airline industry takes its first tentative steps to recover. More fear, more evacuations, as the United States struggles to recover from Tuesday's terrorist attacks.

WASHINGTON HAS $40 BILLION RESPONSE TO ATTACKS
The United States government will set aside $40 billion for programs in response to Tuesday's terror attacks in New York and Washington.

'SAFE TO FLY' AGAIN, BUSH SAYS
Air travel slowly returned to the United States Thursday, but there were long delays as security was tightened on the ground and in the sky.

ALL 18 HIJACKERS HAD PLANE TICKETS: FBI
U.S. investigators have released a few more details about the terrorists who slammed passengers planes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon Tuesday.

RESCUE TAKES PRIORITY, WHILE MASSIVE INVESTIGATION TURNS UP LEADS
The numbers of dead, staggering and heartbreaking, are beginning to emerge. Arrests in New York. Flight recorders found in Pennsylvania. North America's airline industry takes its first tentative steps to recover. More fear, more evacuations, as the United States struggles to recover from Tuesday's terrorist attacks.

'FIRST WAR OF 21ST CENTURY': BUSH
U.S. President George W. Bush struggled to hold back tears in an office at the White House Thursday as he talked to reporters about the deadly terrorist attacks 48 hours earlier.

SUSPECT BIN LADEN WON'T BE EASY TO REACH
The key suspect in Tuesday's terrorist assault on the United States is reported to have changed locations within Afghanistan.

Pictures of Saudi-born dissident Osama bin Laden are posted on Interpol's wanted list September 15, 2001. President Bush on Saturday called Saudi exile Osama bin Laden a prime suspect in terror attacks against New York and Washington and said bin Laden would be "sorely mistaken" if he thinks he can hide.

AMERICA'S PARTNERS IN EUROPE WARY ABOUT 'WAR ON TERRORISM'
There's been much talk in Europe of the battle to come.

ALLIES LINE UP WITH U.S. AGAINST TERRORISM
The United States is lining up allies as it prepares to respond to the devastating attacks on New York and Washington earlier this week.

ONE BLACK BOX FOUND, ANOTHER SIGNAL DETECTED
U.S. investigators say they've recovered a "black box" from one of the planes hijacked by terrorists Tuesday, and have detected the signal of another one at a second crash site.

MEN RESCUED FROM RUBBLE TRAPPED ONLY HOURS
Rescue workers were crestfallen Thursday night after being told that earlier reports of five people being pulled alive from the wreckage of the World Trade Centre were false.

AMERICA UNDER ATTACK !!!

Compiled, written and edited by Conrad David Brillantes

New York’s World Trade buildings collapse after two commercial planes crashes on the twin tower

Two commercial airplanes were forced by terrorist hijackers to crash at the World Trading Center (WTC) in New York City while two others crashed into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C and at Pittsburgh airport.

The attacks claimed by the (DFLP) Democratic Front For The Liberation of Palestine as reported on Abu Dabi TV Station in the UAE, forced the evacuation of the White House and other major government buildings after a white jet was spotted within the 'no-fly zone' above the U.S. capital.

The attacks first came at 8:45 a.m. eastern daylight time when two planes hit the WTC, the second plane 18 minutes after the first one. One of the planes that hit the building was said to be a hijacked plane belonging to an American airline. Both twin towers had collapsed about an hour after the crash.

President George W. Bush has described the apparent terrorists attack a "national tragedy" even as he promised the full force of the government to go after the well-coordinated and devastating attack.

Terrorists crashed two hijacked airplanes to New York’s World Trade Twin-Tower buildings early morning just before O’clock EDT today (September 10) . It is also reported that the Pentagon was also hit as it’s shown in the pictures captured by TV stations.

 

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FIVE RESCUED FROM NEW YORK CITY RUBBLE
Five people have been pulled alive from the wreckage of the World Trade Centre, more than 48 hours after the skyscraper collapsed in a terrorist attack.

ALL 18 HIJACKERS HAD PLANE TICKETS: FBI
U.S. investigators have released a few more details about the terrorists who slammed passengers planes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon Tuesday.

ALLIES LINE UP WITH U.S. AGAINST TERRORISM
The United States is lining up allies as it prepares to respond to the devastating attacks on New York and Washington earlier this week.

FIVE FOUND ALIVE, MORE THAN 5,000 MISSING OR DEAD
Five New York firefighters were found alive in the wreckage of the World Trade Center, boosting the spirits of the exhausted teams searching for survivors amidst the rubble.

'FIRST WAR OF 21ST CENTURY': BUSH
U.S. President George W. Bush struggled to hold back tears in an office at the White House Thursday as he talked to reporters about the deadly terrorist attacks 48 hours earlier.

BUSH VOWS TO WHIP TERRORISTS: 4,763 MISSING IN NY
An emotional U.S. President George W. Bush vowed Thursday to "give terrorism a whipping," as the number of dead and missing in Tuesday's deadly terrorist attack continued to rise.

NEW YORK REQUESTS 11,000 BODYBAGS
New York requests 11,000 body bags. The White House was a target. At least 50 Canadians are missing, with fears the number could be as high as 500. No hope for survivors at the Pentagon. The most devastating, co-ordinated, terrorist attack in history has transfixed the world.

ALLIES LINE UP WITH U.S. AGAINST TERRORISM
The United States is lining up allies as it prepares to respond to the devastating attacks on New York and Washington earlier this week.

HOPE FADES FOR WORLD TRADE CENTER SURVIVORS
Rescuers digging through the pile of rubble that was once the World Trade Center Wednesday night were desperately trying to cling to the hope they might find survivors.

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RESCUERS HOPE FOR MIRACLES IN THE RUBBLE
The collapse of yet another building on the site of the World Trade Center has forced rescue workers and emergency crews to flee the ruins once again.

PASSENGERS ON DOOMED FLIGHT ENGAGED IN 'HEROIC EFFORT'
With the understandable attention focussed on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon, the crash of United flight 93 in rural Pennsylvania hasn't received much attention - but the story that is emerging is a gripping one.

AMERICA SHAKEN BY EVENTS
The terrorist strikes targeting the World Trade Centre and Pentagon are seen by some as a body blow to the American psyche.

WOUNDED PENTAGON TRIES TO REOPEN
It appears that the fires at the Pentagon have finally been brought under control. Hundreds of firefighters and rescue workers have struggled for more than 24 hours to contain one blaze after another at the headquarters of the U.S. military.

SLOW SEARCH BEGINS FOR U.S. SURVIVORS
Search and rescue workers faced streets covered with inches of pulverized concrete and insulation, the smell of natural gas and the sound of generators as they worked through the rubble of what used to be the World Trade Center.

RESCUERS HOPE FOR MIRACLES IN THE RUBBLE
The collapse of yet another building on the site of the World Trade Center has forced rescue workers and emergency crews to flee the ruins once again.

DEFIANT BUSH WARNS AMERICANS OF 'EPIC STRUGGLE' AHEAD
From the moment the U.S. political leadership began talking on Wednesday, the rhetoric was sharper.

U.S. BEGINS HUNT FOR THOSE RESPONSIBLE
The White House was a target. Another building near collapse. Details about the hijackers. Survivors pulled from the wreckage of the World Trade Center. No hope for survivors at the Pentagon. The most devastating, co-ordinated, terrorist attacks ever seen have transfixed the world.

THE MORNING AFTER: WHO DID IT? AND WHY?
As dawn arrived on the eastern United States Wednesday, the world got a better idea of the devastation of the terror attacks that hit New York and Washington yesterday. The haunting question now is who did it, and why?

TERRORISTS TRAINED AS U.S. PILOTS: OFFICIALS
Some of the hijackers who carried out terrorist attacks in New York and Washington were trained as pilots in the United States, officials said Wednesday.

HUNT FOR SUSPECTS HEATS UP AS AMERICANS PICK UP PIECES
The U.S. government has released some details of its investigation into Tuesday's deadly terror attacks. It says there were between three and six hijackers on each jet, and that while some of the hijackers and possible associates have been identified, there have not yet been any arrests.

AMERICANS PICK UP PIECES AS HUNT FOR SUSPECTS HEATS UP
Heavily-armed police officers dressed in riot gear swarmed a hotel in Boston Wednesday and searched a room in connection with yesterday's deadly terrorist attack.

FOR THE MEDIA THERE WAS ONLY ONE STORY
Media around the world struggled to find words for the suicide attacks on American nerve centres. Some of the words they chose: Hell, War, Armageddon.

AMERICANS PICK UP PIECES AFTER DAY OF TERROR
The search for survivors of yesterday's devastating terrorist attack on the U.S. continues as shocked Americans try to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives.

TERRORIST JITTERS SPREAD AROUND THE GLOBE
Dozens of countries fortified their security Wednesday, as tension heightened over the possibility of more terrorist attacks.

NO MORE SURVIVORS EXPECTED AT PENTAGON
Authorities now say they don't expect to find any more survivors in the wreckage of part of the Pentagon that was slammed into by a passenger jet on Tuesday.

THE MORNING AFTER: WHO DID IT? AND WHY?
As dawn arrived on the eastern United States Wednesday, the world got a better idea of the devastation of the terror attacks that hit New York and Washington yesterday. The haunting question now is who did it, and why?

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TERROR ATTACKS IN U.S. CALLED 'ACT OF WAR'
In an attack that has horrified the world, terrorists on Tuesday morning struck in the heart of New York, and at heart of the American military. The scope of the attack - how many dead and injured - won't likely be known for weeks.

BUSH SAYS AMERICA 'IS STRONG'
U.S. President George W. Bush made a short, blunt, address to the world on Tuesday night. He said the terrorists who carried out the worst acts of terrorism the world has ever seen, will be hunted down and punished.

'HORRENDOUS' CASUALTIES IN TERROR ATTACKS ON U.S.
A series of explosions has devastated key buildings in New York and Washington causing widespread chaos. The mayor of New York says a horrendous number of lives have been lost.

CANADIAN AIRPORTS CLOSED INDEFINITELY AFTER U.S. ATTACKS
Canadian transportation officials have shut down all airports in Canada indefinitely.