September 11 Attacks
Ten years on, Iraq war planners discredited
Mar 17, 2013 10:14 EDT
They were the men who were to remake the Middle East, but 10 years on, the alliance of politicians and neo-conservative thinkers who launched the Iraq war are a discredited band.
Obama taps career diplomat for Libya ambassador
Mar 13, 2013 14:03 EDT
President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated career diplomat Deborah Jones to be US ambassador to Libya, six months after the killing in Benghazi of envoy Christopher Stevens.
US returning staff to embassy in Tunis
Mar 13, 2013 11:24 EDT
The United States on Wednesday allowed non-emergency staff to return to its embassy in Tunisia after a six-month ban, but warned that the security situation "remains unpredictable."
Backlash over move to allow knives on US planes
Mar 10, 2013 07:29 EDT
A decision to scrap a post-9/11 ban on pocket knives being carried by passengers on US aircraft has triggered an angry backlash from pilots, flight attendants and airline chiefs.
New York Qaeda trial reignites courts controversy
Mar 08, 2013 16:32 EST
With the surprise appearance in a New York courtroom of Osama bin Laden's son-in-law on Friday, the US justice system's handling of terrorism cases itself went back on trial.
Bin Laden son-in-law pleads not guilty to terror
Mar 08, 2013 16:17 EST
Osama bin Laden's son-in-law and former spokesman pleaded not guilty Friday to terrorism charges in New York, where he was brought a week ago after a top secret US operation.
US cancels award for Egyptian after incendiary tweets
Mar 08, 2013 14:49 EST
Just hours before a high-profile ceremony, the United States Friday canceled an award to an Egyptian activist after learning she had praised the 9/11 attacks and the killing of Israelis.
Bin Laden son in law pleads not guilty to terror
Mar 08, 2013 12:29 EST
Osama bin Laden's son-in-law and former spokesman pleaded not guilty Friday to terrorism charges in New York, where he was brought a week ago after a top secret US operation.
Bin Laden son-in-law faces terror charges in US court
Mar 08, 2013 06:02 EST
Osama bin Laden's son-in-law has been captured and is due to appear in court in New York on Friday on charges he plotted with the Al-Qaeda leader to stage attacks on Americans.
Bin Laden son-in-law faces terror charges in US court
Mar 07, 2013 22:56 EST
Osama bin Laden's son-in-law has been captured and is due to appear in court in New York on Friday on charges he plotted with the Al-Qaeda leader to stage attacks on Americans.
Bin Laden son-in-law faces New York terror charges
Mar 07, 2013 17:02 EST
An alleged Al-Qaeda spokesman and son-in-law of Osama bin Laden has been detained and is to appear in court in New York on Friday on terror charges, the US Department of Justice said.
Obama admin refuses to rule out drone strikes on US soil
Mar 05, 2013 19:45 EST
American forces could launch a deadly drone strike against a target on US soil if there was an "extraordinary circumstance," Attorney General Eric Holder said in a letter seen Tuesday.
TSA to allow pocket knives on US flights
Mar 05, 2013 18:50 EST
Pocket knives and sports equipment -- banned on US flights since the September 11, 2001 attacks -- are to be allowed back in aircraft cabins, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said Tuesday.
First World Trade Center bombing remembered
Feb 26, 2013 15:23 EST
New Yorkers observed a moment of silence Tuesday to remember the first bombing of the World Trade Center 20 years ago, in what turned out to be a precursor to far deadlier attacks on September 11, 2001.
US Supreme Court rejects electronic eavesdropping case
Feb 26, 2013 14:37 EST
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a lawsuit brought by human rights groups and others challenging a US government electronic surveillance program set up after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Official addresses electronic equipment at 9/11 hearing
Feb 14, 2013 10:03 EST
Guantanamo's top security official said Wednesday that intelligence agents had bugged rooms where the accused 9/11 plotters meet with their lawyers, despite a ban on eavesdropping.
Pentagon creates new medal for cyber, drone warriors
Feb 13, 2013 19:57 EST
The Pentagon unveiled a new medal on Wednesday to honor "extraordinary" troops who launch cyber attacks or drone strikes from their consoles, even if they do not risk their lives in combat.
US able to eavesdrop on 9/11 suspects at Guantanamo
Feb 12, 2013 19:02 EST
The United States was capable of eavesdropping on supposedly private conversations at Guantanamo Bay between the accused 9/11 plotters and their lawyers, experts testified on Tuesday.
'Unbalanced' woman vandalises famed Delacroix painting
Feb 09, 2013 15:06 EST
French police were holding a mentally "unbalanced" woman after an attack on one of France's most iconic paintings, Delacroix's "Liberty Leading the People".
Woman held over attack on Delacroix masterpiece
Feb 08, 2013 23:03 EST
French police were holding a mentally "unbalanced" woman after an attack on one of France's most iconic paintings, Delacroix's "Liberty Leading the People".
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| September 11 attacks | |
|---|---|
 Twin towers of the World Trade Center burning. | |
| Location | New York City; Arlington County, Virginia; and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. |
| Date | Tuesday, September 11, 2001 8:46 am – 10:28 am (UTC-4) |
| Attack type | Aircraft hijacking, Mass murder, Suicide attack |
| Death(s) | 2,973 victims and 19 hijackers |
| Injured | 6,000+ |
| Perpetrator(s) | al-Qaeda led by Osama bin Laden, see also Responsibility and Hijackers. |
