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9/11 Attacks: 10:28 EDT – nocomment The North Tower of the World Trade Center takes nine seconds to collapse to the ground, one hour and 41 minutes after the impact with flight 11. Around 2,600… 09/09/2011
9/11 Attacks: The aftermath – nocomment Firefighters and police begin the process of clearing 1.5 million tonnes of debris from “Ground Zero”, where the Twin Towers once stood. Eleven people were… 09/09/2011
9/11 Attacks: 09:02 EDT – nocomment United Airlines flight 175 hits the World Trade Center’s South Tower between floors 77-85 at a speed of around 950 km/h. All 65 passengers and crew were… 09/09/2011
9/11 Attacks: 09:43 EDT – nocomment The immediate aftermath of American Airlines flight 77 hitting the Pentagon. 64 passengers and crew and 125 Pentagon personnel are killed. 09/09/2011
9/11 Attacks: 09:59 EDT – nocomment The South Tower of the World Trade Centre takes 10 seconds to collapse, 56 minutes after the collision with flight 175. 09/09/2011
Is the world safer after 9/11? This was the first massive attack the US ever suffered on its mainland: the Trade Center in New York! The Pentagon! If passengers hadn’t overpowered the… 08/09/2011
Memorial ready at Ground Zero Ground Zero smoked for months after 9/11. At first the work crews and rescuers called it the pile. But even as the cinders of the famous World Trade Center… 08/09/2011
Day of Infamy, 9/11 In Manhattan, at just past a quarter to nine on 11 September, 2001, an American Airlines passenger jet hits the North Tower of the World Trade Center, at a… 06/09/2011
Counting the cost of 9/11 Ken George, in his house in New York’s Long Island, takes 32 pills a day. He was a 9/11 emergency worker (first responder) and as a result of that, he has… 02/09/2011
Bin Laden: world’s costliest manhunt Tracking down Osama bin Laden was arguably the costliest manhunt in history. Al Qaeda’s attacks on the United States on September 11 2001 led the Bush White… 03/05/2011
Bin-Laden: signs of a US domestic offensive? Barack Obama launched the operation to eliminate Osama bin Laden by uttering the codeword “Geronimo”. In doing so, he also fired off a salvo in the battle… 03/05/2011
Little sympathy for bin Laden in Yemeni and Afghan capitals In Yemen pro-democracy activists have urged protesters not to display banners of Osama bin Laden, to avoid giving the government an excuse to crack down. It… 03/05/2011
US expects eventual al-Qaeda counter attack American police patrols have increased in major US cities, but on a five-point scale for terrorist threats the military remained hovering around three –… 03/05/2011
Muslims react to al Qaeda leader’s death There has been a mixed reaction among Muslims around the world to the news of the death of Osama bin Laden. They range from deep suspicion to relief. Read… 03/05/2011
Red faces in Pakistan and fears of reprisals At face value Osama bin Laden’s death looks highly embarrassing for Pakistan. A short distance from a prestigious military academy, in a popular tourist… 03/05/2011
What next for al Qaeda after bin Laden’s death? How will bin Laden’s death affect the al Qaeda movement? We asked Dr Greg Austin, from the EastWest Institute – a global think-and-do tank focused on… 02/05/2011
Stay vigilant says EU anti-terror chief Has Osama bin Laden’s death increased the likelihood of a terrorist attack in Europe? While the EU’s counter terrorism coordinator Gilles de Kerchove… 02/05/2011
Bin Laden’s death dominates world news The news that the world’s most wanted fugitive, Osama bin Laden, had been killed in a US-led operation went global straight after President Obama’s… 02/05/2011
Dead bin Laden photo ‘is a fake’ A photo released purporting to show Osama bin Laden’s body is reported to be a fake. The image was carried by a number of international news agencies and… 02/05/2011
World reacts to bin Laden death World leaders have been reacting to the death of Osama bin Laden. In Kabul, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said that the al-Qaeda leader’s killing showed the… 02/05/2011
Bin Laden killed by US troops in Pakistan The United States says it has finally killed Osama bin Laden. US President Barack Obama said this brought a nearly 10-year worldwide effort to a conclusion… 02/05/2011
Osama bin Laden obituary In the space of a decade, this former Saudi businessman went from being a close CIA ally to becoming the United States’ public enemy number one. He… 02/05/2011
Victims’ families relieved at Osama death Families of the victims of 9/11 have been celebrating the death of Osama bin Laden at the hands of American security forces. Al and Maureen Santora lost… 02/05/2011
Crowds celebrate bin Laden’s demise Just over nine years ago, Americans were united in grief after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Now, Americans are united in celebration after the killing of… 02/05/2011
Obama announces death of bin Laden This is the full statement made by President Barack Obama in his televised address to the American people: “Last August, after years of painstaking work by… 02/05/2011
Osama Bin Laden is killed in Pakistan Osama Bin Laden, the al-Qaeda leader widely thought to be the mastermind behind 9/11 is dead. President Barack Obama broke into Sunday night television… 02/05/2011
Israeli strike kills alleged militant in Gaza StripIsraeli military forces have killed a man in the Gaza Strip, who was allegedly affiliated with al-Qaeda. It accused him of being involved in a plan to… 28/12/2011
Damascus buries car bomb victimsThe people of Damascus have been burying their dead following yesterday’s twin car bombings that killed 44 people. The Muslim Brotherhood, blamed along with… 24/12/2011
Mali says three more Europeans abducted, one killedReports from Mali say three Europeans have been kidnapped and a fourth killed at Timbuktu in the north of the country. The information comes from a Malian… 25/11/2011
New York police arrest terror suspectPolice in New York have announced they have successfully foiled a bomb plot and have arrested a man on three terrorist related charges. The suspect… 21/11/2011
Norway bomb suspects plead not guiltyThree men accused of a bomb plot in Norway have pleaded not guilty. The trio, all Norwegian citizens, who have suspected ties to al-Qaeda, are accused of… 15/11/2011
Three European aid workers abducted in AlgeriaA search is underway for three European aid workers abducted from a refugee camp in western Algeria. Two Spaniards and an Italian were seized by al Qaeda’s… 24/10/2011
US-born radical Anwar Awlaki killed in YemenA cleric linked to two terrorist attacks in the United States has been killed in Yemen. Anwar al-Awlaki, who was born in America, but has been living in Yemen… 30/09/2011
Iraqi Shi’ite pilgrims buried after massacreThe burials of the 22 victims of an attack on Shi’ite pilgrims in Iraq took place on Tuesday as the army spread out in the western desert looking for their… 13/09/2011
Four children killed in Pakistan school bus shootingGunmen opened fire on a school bus in north-west Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least four children and their driver. The attack on the outskirts of… 13/09/2011
Children killed in attack on Pakistan school busGunmen opened fire on a school bus in north-western Pakistan on Tuesday killing at least three children. Officials said the driver also died in the shooting… 13/09/2011
New video from Al Qaeda leaderAl Qaeda released a new video on Monday purportedly featuring audio remarks from the terrorist network’s new leader Ayman al-Zawahri. The recording features… 13/09/2011
Afghan pain in terror war continuesAs the United States continues to strive for sustainable security, unseen dangers are with the people of Afghanistan every day. It has been a violent decade… 12/09/2011
9/11 eye-for-an-eye warsIn a chronology of conflict, 9/11 propels the US to war. In the immediate aftermath, Osama bin Laden is the prime suspect behind the attacks. A vast… 08/09/2011
From jihadist to Libyan war heroControversy surrounds the man named as the new military commander of Tripoli. Security experts say Abdel Hakim Belhadj once spent time with al Qaeda leaders… 01/09/2011
Al Qaeda’s number two ‘killed in Pakistan’Al Qaeda’s new second-in-command Atiyah abd al- Rahman has been killed in Pakistan, according to American officials. It would deal another blow to the… 28/08/2011
Somalia declares victory over Islamist rebelsThe Somali President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed says his military had defeated Islamist rebels battling to oust his Western-backed government. Fighters from the al… 06/08/2011
Islamic militants withdrawThere are reports that Islamic militants fighting to oust Somalia’s Western-backed government are abandoning their bases in the capital Mogadishu. … 06/08/2011
Obama set for key speech on Afghan troop pulloutUS President Barack Obama will announce the first phase of promised troop reductions in Afghanistan in a televised address this evening in Washington. He is… 22/06/2011
Concern over new al-Qaeda “hit list”Al-Qaeda and its new leader Ayman al-Zawahiri are reported to have released a new hit list of targets. American media say the list, including names and… 17/06/2011
Zawahiri takes command of al-QaedaThe right-hand man is apparently now in charge. An Islamist website says veteran militant Ayman al-Zawahiri has taken command of al-Qaeda after the killing… 16/06/2011
Al-Zawahri appointed new al-Qaeda chiefAl-Qaeda has appointed Ayman al-Zawahiri as the groups new leader following the death of Osama bin Laden. Zawahri, a long-time lieutenant of bin Laden… 16/06/2011
“Head” of Al Qaeda in East Africa dead – policeThe security services in Somalia say they have killed the man believed to be the head of Al Qaeda in East Africa. The US had offered a five million dollar… 11/06/2011
Iraq may ask some US troops to stay: CIA chiefAl-Qaeda retains a significant presence in Iraq and Baghdad may ask for some American troops to stay on, CIA Director Leon Panetta told US lawmakers on… 09/06/2011
US accelerates covert war in Yemen – reportsThe United States has reportedly intensified its covert war in Yemen amid fears the tribal and popular uprising will be exploited by al Qaeda. According to… 09/06/2011
Pakistan naval base siege close to an endA siege at a Pakistani military base is over. According to a navy spokesman at least three Taliban militants have been killed and seven arrested, and the… 23/05/2011
Pakistani militants attack Karachi military basePakistani security forces say they are close to ending a shoot out with a group of militants holed up in the country’s largest naval aviation base at… 23/05/2011
Posthumous bin Laden recording hails Arab revolutionsAmid reports of a power struggle to succeed him, al Qaeda’s late leader looks to have spoken from beyond the grave. A recording purportedly made by Osama… 19/05/2011
Al Qaeda names new interim leader – media reportsAl Qaeda has reportedly named a temporary leader in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death. Saif-al-Adel, an Egyptian former special forces officer, is said to… 18/05/2011
Pakistan braces for more revenge attacksPakistan has felt the first outburst of revenge from its domestic branch of al Qaeda, which promised revenge for the killing of Osama bin Laden. The double… 13/05/2011
Twin suicide blasts kill 80 people in PakistanTwo suicide bombings killed at least 80 people and injured more than 100 at a paramilitary academy in northwest Pakistan on Friday. It marks the first terror… 13/05/2011
Scores killed in Pakistan suicide bomb blastsPolice in Pakistan say at least 69 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in the north west of the country. It happened at a training academy for… 13/05/2011
Pakistan may allow US access to bin Laden wivesPakistan may be ready to allow the US to interview the wives of Osama bin Laden. The three women were among a number of people, also including several… 10/05/2011
Pakistan’s PM says blame game helps no-oneAsk any Pakistani if they had imagined Osama bin Laden had been in their midst for years and most would have laughed. He evaded capture thanks to… 09/05/2011
Gilani says claims Pakistan sheltered bin Laden “absurd”Claims being made that Pakistan had been “in cahoots” with al-Qaeda and had sheltered Osama bin Laden were refuted robustly today by Pakistan’s Prime Minister… 09/05/2011
Pakistan PM to brief parliament on bin Laden killingPakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani is to address parliament on the US special forces mission that led to the death of Osama bin Laden. The briefing… 09/05/2011
Up to 18 killed in Baghdad prison shoot-outUp to 10 inmates and 8 police officers are reported dead in an attempted prison break-out in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Officials say one of the men killed… 08/05/2011
Pentagon aims to ‘strip away bin Laden mystique’Not a martyr – but a frail old man wrapped in a blanket watching himself on TV. By releasing new videos showing Osama bin Laden inside the compound where… 08/05/2011
Afghan intelligence Taliban warningTwo people are dead and upto twenty-nine injured after Taliban attacks on a number of government targets in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan. Upto… 07/05/2011
Al Qaeda ‘denies responsibility’ for Morocco blastAl Qaeda has reportedly denied any link to last week’s bomb attack in Morocco which killed 17 people, mostly foreign tourists. Three people are being held… 07/05/2011
No let up in US home securityFor the time being President Obama is basking in the approval of the American public after the killing Osama bin Laden in Monday’s daring raid in Pakistan… 07/05/2011
US drone attack ‘missed’ al Qaeda chief in YemenAmerican media reports say a US missile attack in Yemen during the week targeted but failed to kill al Qaeda’s regional head. Anwar al-Awlaki and his… 07/05/2011
Arrests made after tourist bombing in MarrakeshThree people have been arrested in connection with the bombing of a cafe in Morocco last week. All the men are reported to be nationals and the Ministry of… 06/05/2011
Bin Laden’s possible attack against US trainsUS government officials say they have found evidence in Osama bin Laden’s hideout of a planned rail attack on the tenth anniversary of September 11. The… 06/05/2011
Obama lays wreath at Ground ZeroPresident Barack Obama has made his first visit to Ground Zero in New York. He laid a wreath in memory of those who were killed in the attacks in September… 05/05/2011
US President Barack Obama in silent tribute at Ground ZeroPresident Barack Obama has made his first visit to Ground Zero in New York. He laid a wreath in memory of those who were killed in the attacks in September… 05/05/2011
Two al-Qaeda leaders killed in YemenTwo al-Qaeda leaders have been killed in an apparent air strike in southern Yemen. The Yemeni Defence Ministry confirmed the deaths of two brothers whom it… 05/05/2011
Two suspects sought for Marrakesh bombingTwo suspects are being sought in connection with last week’s bombing at a Marrakesh cafe in which 16 people died. Both are thought to be members of al… 05/05/2011
Obama refuses to release bin Laden photosPresident Barack Obama has ruled out releasing photographs of the body of Osama bin Laden but his reasons have not satisfied some sceptics. Although he has… 05/05/2011
Osamaland briefly opens to publicAfter the US and Pakistani armies raked over the bin Laden compound it was the stunned residents of Abbottabad’s turn. The world’s media was also allowed in… 04/05/2011
CIA wants answers from Pakistan on bin LadenThe United States chose not to inform Pakistan about its covert raid on Osama Bin Laden’s hideout as it feared that Pakistani officials would alert the… 04/05/2011
Bin Laden supporters warn of al-Qaeda revengeAround a thousand people in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi have held a prayer service and vigil in honour of Osama bin Laden. The death of the al-Qaeda… 04/05/2011
‘Home-grown radicals are biggest threat to US’With the death of Osama bin Laden, the US has scored its biggest victory in the war it has waged on al-Qaeda. For the view from New York, euronews spoke to … 03/05/2011
White House says bin Laden was ‘unarmed’ during raidThe White House has confirmed that Osama bin Laden was unarmed when American commandoes stormed his compound. But they say the al Qaeda chief did put up… 03/05/2011
King Mohamed comforts Marrakesh survivorsKing Mohamed VI of Morocco visited Marrakesh on Saturday, to see for himself how the famous Jamaa el-Fnaa square wore its wounds and mourned its 16… 30/04/2011
German police say suspect had “al-Qaeda” ordersAt least one of the three terror suspects picked up in Germany yesterday was acting “under direct command” from al-Qaeda say police. The man allegedly… 30/04/2011
Search for clues in MoroccoMoroccan investigators continue their painstaking search for clues at the restaurant in Marrakesh that was the scene of a deadly blast on Thursday. The… 30/04/2011
Al Qaeda release video of four French hostagesAl-Qaeda’s North African wing on Wednesday released a video of four French hostages kidnapped in Niger last year. It shows a series of stills of the… 27/04/2011
Murder of an Italian in Gaza an ‘ugly crime’ – HamasHamas leaders in the Gaza Strip have condemned the murder of an Italian peace campaigner by an extremist group linked to al-Qaeda. A Jihadist Salafi faction… 15/04/2011
Libya presents “al Qaeda” prisonerFrom the start of Libya’s uprising Muammar Gaddafi’s blamed al Qaeda linked Islamists. Now he claims to have proof. Our correspondent in Tripoli was… 16/03/2011
Morocco thwarts al-Qaeda linked terror cellMorocco says it has foiled a 27-member terrorist cell that was plotting a series of attacks in the country. Morocco’s Interior Minister Taib Cherqaoui also… 05/01/2011
Iraqi Christians targeted in deadly bomb attacksIraqi Christians have been threatened with further deadly attacks after a series of bombings in Baghdad on Thursday night killed two people. At least 16… 31/12/2010
Iraqi police detain 73 ‘terror plotters’Iraqi police said on Thursday they have detained 73 people accused of plotting terror attacks during the Shia Muslim festival of Ashura. The arrests… 16/12/2010
Several arrests in Spain over Mumbai attacksEight men have been arrested in northeastern Spain, suspected of collaborating with the terrorist organisation that carried out the attacks in Mumbai in… 01/12/2010
Saudi Arabia arrests 149 al Qaeda suspectsSaudi Arabia has arrested 149 people suspected of having links to al Qaeda over the last 8 months. Guns and the equivalent of more than 450,000 euros in… 26/11/2010
UAE investigates al Qaeda claimsAuthorities in the United Arab Emirates say they are investigating the al Qaeda claim that it was behind last month’s foiled plot to send parcel bombs to the… 06/11/2010
Al-Qaeda’s Yemen wing claims parcel bomb plotThe Yemen based wing of al-Qaeda has said it was behind lasts month’s foiled plot to send parcel bombs to the US. The claim by the militant group was posted… 06/11/2010
Iraq multiple bomb blasts ‘typical Al Qaeda’Yesterday’s series of bomb attacks across Baghdad suggests the insurgency in Iraq is more of a threat than officials have let on. Dozens of people were… 03/11/2010
Al Qaeda suspected of Yemen pipeline blastSuspected al Qaeda militants have blown up an oil pipeline in Yemen. Officials said a timing device detonated the bomb in Shabwa province in the south of… 02/11/2010
Saudi bomb-maker sought over US parcel bombsA Saudi bomb-maker is the prime suspect in the plot to send parcel bombs to the United States. Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri is the brother of a bomber who tried… 01/11/2010
Iraqi church rescue killed ‘at least 52’The Iraqi government says at least 52 hostages and police died in an operation by security forces to rescue worshippers held in a Catholic church in… 01/11/2010
Hostage siege in Baghdad ends in bloodshedAn Iraqi forces-led bid to rescue dozens of hostages held in a Baghdad church has left over 30 worshippers dead. The operation began after gunmen laid siege… 01/11/2010
US/UK bomb alerts ground cargo flightsSuspicious packages found on a number of UPS cargo planes in the US and UK are under investigation amid fears of an attempted terror attack, three days before… 29/10/2010
French reject Bin Laden threatThe French foreign minister has described Osama Bin Laden’s security threat to France as “unacceptable”, saying the country remains on high alert. The Al… 28/10/2010
French Interior Minister gives terrorist warningThe French government says sources in Saudi Arabia think a terrorist attack is potentially imminent in Europe, most probably in France. The warning is said… 18/10/2010
