Susan Taylor Martin
Britain on edge as it unites against a hidden enemy
LONDON -- It is among the many small but telling signs of how the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States have affected places thousands of miles away. These days, you can ride the London Eye without waiting.
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Pentagon summons 635 more reservists
A Pakistani general says his country and the U.S. are in unanimity on military preparations for combating the terrorists.
Dispute stalls Senate defense bill
WASHINGTON -- Despite bipartisan calls for quick Senate action, a $345-billion defense bill remained mired Wednesday in a dispute over Republican amendments.
President gives generals power to shoot down jets
CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN, Colo. -- President Bush has authorized two mid level Air Force generals to order commercial airliners that threaten American cities shot down without checking first with him, a senior military officer said Wednesday.
Arrests focus on chemical transport
WASHINGTON -- Law enforcement authorities arrested 10 Middle Eastern men in three states Wednesday on charges of fraudulently obtaining licenses to transport hazardous materials. The arrests were made in connection with the terrorist attacks investigation.
Germany: Hijackers linked to bin Laden
BERLIN -- German authorities have found evidence of contacts between a small group of hijackers who lived in Hamburg, including Mohamed Atta, and the al-Qaida terrorist network headed by Osama bin Laden, according to three senior German officials involved in intelligence and law enforcement.
America Responds: Notebook
Families apply for death certificates
At NATO session, U.S. plays down military options
BRUSSELS -- Facing some skepticism from NATO allies over going to war to eradicate terrorism, the Bush administration said for the first time Wednesday that military operations will not be the primary piece of its campaign.
Giuliani feels 'duty' to run for re-election
NEW YORK -- After weeks of rumors, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani made it official Thursday: He would like to run for re-election this November if a way can be found to suspend New York's term limits law.
Bold military action seems unlikely now
WASHINGTON -- Two weeks after the devastating attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the question of the hour here is this: Does the Bush administration have a well-defined plan of action in what it calls the war on terrorism, or is it groping its way toward a plan?
Searches, tighter security disrupt East Coast traffic
The intensive search by police, the Coast Guard and other law enforcement authorities for evidence of fresh terrorist activity is causing major disruptions and traffic jams in New York and elsewhere along the East Coast.
Charitable giving nears $600-million
So much has been given since the attacks, relief organizations are struggling to devise distribution policies.
In brief
Pakistan, U.S. agree on military alliance
As threat looms, panic grows in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Shouting "Long Live Osama!" and "Death to America!" thousands of protesters burned an effigy of President Bush on Wednesday, then stormed the abandoned U.S. Embassy in the Afghan capital, torching old cars and a guardhouse and tearing down the U.S. seal above the entrance.
Jesse Jackson gets Taliban invitation
WASHINGTON -- Jesse Jackson said Wednesday that Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia has asked him to lead a "peace delegation" to the region.
The trail of the terrorists
It started in a walkup apartment in the German port city of Hamburg with an urban planner, an aspiring pilot and a timid German-language student. Dutiful sons of the middle class, they worked together, studied in a circle together and recited the Koran together.
