Tens of thousands flee Afghanistan
The Afghans, fearful of U.S. retaliatory strikes, are in some cases pushing past Pakistani border police.

China advises caution in fight on terrorism
BEIJING -- China pledged Tuesday to join the United States in considering ways to fight terrorism, but stressed that retaliation should be weighed carefully and should follow international law.

Taliban delays ruling on suspect
The ruling Islamic militia also urges Afghans to prepare for a jihad, or holy war, against America. "God is on our side," says Mullah Mohammed Hasan Akhund.

Under pressure, Arafat, Sharon order cease-fire
The U.S. needs calm to help it form a coalition against terrorism that includes Arab states.

Giuliani: Chance of survivors is remote
NEW YORK -- Little more than mammoth knots of steel and pulverized concrete remain where the World Trade Center once stood, and city officials acknowledged Tuesday that it was unlikely that anyone, even in the underground concourses, survived the towers' collapse last week.

Nations hedge their backing for U.S. fight
WASHINGTON -- After a week of unconditional support from abroad, the Bush administration confronted its first significant difficulties Tuesday in building a broad international coalition to support the use of military power and other means against a still-faceless terror network rooted in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

Bush lauds charitable acts; Rumsfeld vows a 'new' war
WASHINGTON -- President Bush paid tribute Tuesday to the charities, and to acts of charity, that he said were helping the United States recover from the worst terrorist attack in its history. And Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld promised that America's military response would not compromise the country's values.

FBI believes attacks were just first part of plot
Officials say more targets were identified. Also, Sept. 22 holds some significance.

Some want to extend Giuliani's term
NEW YORK -- Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's steady leadership during the crisis has prompted calls for emergency legislation to extend his term.

Hijacker? My son? Nonsense, dad says
CAIRO -- Sometimes shouting, sometimes crying, sometimes shaking his head, Mohammed al-Amir Atta said on Tuesday that his son and namesake was a shy man who could not possibly have sent a hijacked jet slicing through the first World Trade Center tower.

First criminal charges filed; inquiry widened
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General John Ashcroft expanded the terrorism investigation Tuesday to include U.S. attorneys in every city as authorities filed the first criminal charges after finding three men in a house with false immigration papers and airport diagrams.

Panel recommends more sturdy cockpit doors
WASHINGTON -- Replacing flimsy airline cockpit doors with sturdier models capable of thwarting hijackers has emerged as a top priority of an emergency advisory panel to Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, according to government and industry officials.

President Bush's War Council
Vice President Dick Cheney

Ashcroft: Terrorists face 'national assault'
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General John Ashcroft on Tuesday vowed to wage a "concerted national assault" on terrorists as he expanded the investigation of last week's attacks to marshal the resources of every U.S. attorney.

Diabetics, organ-recovery groups face air security hurdle
The new business and security realities at U.S. airports have made life more complicated for diabetics and will create challenges for organ-recovery groups, which often rely on planes to ferry human organs to distant hospitals.

America responds
Bush steps back from word 'crusade'

With little to bomb, U.S. rethinks strategy
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld bluntly acknowledged Tuesday that the difficulty in identifying bombing targets in Afghanistan was leading the Pentagon to develop a broader, more unconventional type of campaign -- leaving the door open to ground troops, including commando units.