Sept. 11

US Marines in the southern province of Helmand on May 9, 2008. The United States has poured nearly 40 billion dollars in aid to South Asia since the September 11 attacks but the terror threat from the region remains a top problem.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)

Terror threat from South Asia still top US concern

AFP - Thu May 15, 1:27 AM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States has poured nearly 40 billion dollars in aid to South Asia since the September 11 attacks but the terror threat from the region remains a top problem, a congressional hearing was told.

  • NY Gov: may lack dollars for NYC building projects Reuters - Wed May 14, 9:15 PM ET

    ALBANY (Reuters) - New York might not be able to afford all of the huge building projects planned in Manhattan, from Ground Zero to west midtown, Gov. David Paterson said on Wednesday, adding a new tsar may be needed to overcome delays.

  • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is shown in the photograph during his arrest on March 1, 2003. (Courtesy U.S.News and World Report/Reuters)
    Accused September 11 planners set for court Reuters - Wed May 14, 8:46 PM ET

    MIAMI (Reuters) - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of masterminding the September 11 attacks, is tentatively due to appear before a U.S. war court judge at Guantanamo Bay for the first time on June 5, a military official said on Wednesday.

  • The Pentagon has dropped charges against Mohammed al-Qahtani, seen here in 2006 and who was the alleged "20th hijacker" in the September 11 attacks on the United States, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Khaled Fazaa)
    Five to be tried for 9/11 attacks; charges against 6th dropped AFP - Tue May 13, 5:57 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US has referred five accused co-conspirators in the September 11 attacks for military trial but dropped charges against the alleged "20th hijacker" without explanation, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

  • In this photo reviewed by US military officials, an American flag waves within the razor wire-lined compound of Camp Delta prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba June 27, 2006. (Brennan Linsley/Pool/Reuters)
    U.S. drops charges against accused "20th hijacker" Reuters - Tue May 13, 4:59 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Tuesday it dropped charges against a Saudi who U.S. officials say intended to be the "20th hijacker" on September 11 but sent five others to trial on accusations they planned the 2001 attacks.

  • Sept. 11 families fear war-crimes trial AP - Tue May 13, 4:57 PM ET

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - People who lost relatives in the Sept. 11 attacks fear alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will use his upcoming war-crimes trial to boast about his role and rally support for al-Qaida.

  • Charity that helped Pentagon victims is closing AP - Mon May 5, 2:44 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - The largest charity established to help Washington-area victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is closing nearly seven years after a hijacked airplane crashed into the Pentagon.

  • 9/11 Counselors at Risk for Secondary Trauma HealthDay - Fri May 2, 11:47 PM ET

    FRIDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Social workers run the risk of suffering severe psychological stress from hearing too many stories of trauma, according to a new study that looked at people who counseled others impacted by the Sept. 11 terror attacks in New York City.

  • Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer in a scene from '24'. (FOX/Handout/Reuters)
    Critic accuses Hollywood of vilifying Arabs Reuters - Thu May 1, 7:19 AM ET

    BEIRUT (Reuters) - American films and TV dramas shot since the September 11 attacks have reinforced screen images of Arabs and Muslims as fanatics and villains, ingraining harmful stereotypes, argues an author on the subject.

  • Recruits of Saudi-born Islamic militant Osama bin Laden are seen marching in this frame grab from an undated training video at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan. (Stringer/Reuters)
    Al Qaeda, cohorts remain worst terrorism threat: U.S. Reuters - Wed Apr 30, 1:51 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly seven years after the September 11 attacks, al Qaeda remains the biggest terrorist threat to the United States and its allies, the U.S. State Department said in an annual report on Wednesday.

  • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is shown in the photograph during his arrest on March 1, 2003. (Courtesy U.S.News and World Report HK/jm/Reuters)
    Accused September 11 planner meets his U.S. lawyer Reuters - Fri Apr 25, 7:38 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Guantanamo prisoner accused of masterminding the September 11 attacks has met for the first time with the U.S. military lawyer assigned to defend him on war crimes charges that could lead to his execution, the attorney said on Friday.

  • Born out of the horror of the September 11 attacks, the Tribeca Film Festival co-founded by director Robert de Niro in 2002 opens for its seventh year Wednesday hailing its growing strength.(Tribeca Film Festival)
    Film festival in shadow of Ground Zero opens for 7th year AFP - Wed Apr 23, 1:36 PM ET

    NEW YORK (AFP) - Born out of the horror of the September 11 attacks, the Tribeca Film Festival co-founded by director Robert de Niro in 2002 opens for its seventh year Wednesday hailing its growing strength.

  • President George W. Bush watches Environmental Protection Agency administrator Christine Todd Whitman (L) as she speaks at an event honoring environmental youth award winners at the White House April 24, 2001. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
    Environment head not liable for 9/11 assurances Reuters - Tue Apr 22, 2:41 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cannot be held liable for assurances she gave about air safety following the September 11 attacks in New York, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.

  • Pope Benedict XVI prays during mass at Yankee Stadium in New York. Pope Benedict XVI paid a solemn visit Sunday to the site of the attacks of September 11, 2001, in New York before celebrating a huge mass at Yankee Stadium to close a historic US visit.(AFP/Stan Honda)
    Pope Benedict XVI makes historic visit to Ground Zero AFP - Mon Apr 21, 3:10 AM ET

    NEW YORK (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI paid a solemn visit to the site of the attacks of September 11, 2001, in New York before celebrating a huge mass at Yankee Stadium to close a historic US visit.

  • Bishops wait for the Mass by Pope Benedict XVI at Yankee Stadium in New York, April 20, 2008. (Mike Segar/Reuters)
    Pope ends U.S. trip with Ground Zero visit, stadium Mass Reuters - Sun Apr 20, 8:55 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pope Benedict ended his U.S trip on Sunday with an emotionally charged visit to Ground Zero where he prayed at the site of the felled World Trade Center, and a triumphant Mass for 57,000 people at Yankee Stadium.

  • Iran's foreign ministry has backed the doubts expressed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejed (seen here earlier this week) about the accepted version of the September 11, 2001 attacks, saying there were "many ambiguities."(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)
    Iran foreign ministry backs Ahmadinejad Sept 11 doubts AFP - Sun Apr 20, 4:26 AM ET

    TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran's foreign ministry on Sunday backed the doubts expressed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejed about the accepted version of the September 11, 2001 attacks, saying there were "many ambiguities."

  • A guard tower of Camp Delta is seen at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba September 4, 2007. (Joe Skipper/Files/Reuters)
    U.S. to televise Guantanamo trials to 9-11 families Reuters - Fri Apr 18, 8:40 AM ET

    GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - The U.S. military will televise the Guantanamo trial of accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and five other suspects so relatives of those killed in the attacks can watch on the U.S. mainland.

  • New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during an appearance at the The Mayors Summit on Reentry and Employment in New York, February 28, 2008. (Mike Segar/Reuters)
    NYC mayor: Govt should cover 9/11 health costs Reuters - Thu Apr 17, 6:47 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday called on the U.S. government to pay $150 million a year to cover medical bills for workers and residents whose health suffered due to the September 11, 2001, attacks.

  • US soldiers board a helicopter near the Afghan-Pakistani border at Torkham in March 2008. More than six years after the September 11 attacks, the United States still does not have a coherent plan to destroy the terrorist threat, according to an independent government watchdog.(AFP/File/Sardar Ahmad)
    No US plan to fight terror in Pakistan tribal belt: watchdog AFP - Thu Apr 17, 3:50 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - More than six years after the September 11 attacks, the United States still does not have a coherent plan to destroy a key staging area for terrorist attacks into the country, according to an independent government watchdog.

  • Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech in February 2008. The United States said Wednesday it was "speechless" after Ahmadinejad voiced doubts about the accepted version of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington.(AFP/Atta Kenare)
    Washington 'speechless' after Ahmadinejad 9/11 comment AFP - Wed Apr 16, 2:43 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States said Wednesday it was "speechless" after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad voiced doubts about the accepted version of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington.