Networks agree to review future bin Laden tapes
WASHINGTON -- Suspicious that Osama bin Laden is using American TV to send coded messages, the White House asked the networks Wednesday to think twice before airing his terrorist organization's videotaped messages.

Exiled Afghan king viewed with mix of hope, suspicion
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Ask any Afghan over a certain age about the 40-year reign of King Mohammed Zahir Shah, and a look of dreamy nostalgia crosses his face. Those were the days of peace and prosperity, Afghan refugee elders and exile leaders here recall, their memories made rosier by time and longing.

Islamic nations tell U.S.: Don't widen war
The group tacitly approves the bombing of Afghanistan, deepening the Taliban's isolation.

Islamic group calls Britain's Blair a 'target'
LONDON -- As Prime Minister Tony Blair toured the Middle East, a London-based radical Islamic group called him a "legitimate target" for assassination because Britain has joined the U.S.-led military strikes against Afghanistan.

Copter missions put troops in peril
WASHINGTON -- As U.S. attacks in Afghanistan shift from high-flying bombers to ground-hugging helicopters, missions are expected to become more precise -- and far more dangerous.

Obtaining anthrax difficult but not impossible
Just as growing a particularly exotic species of plant takes the right seed, growing an anthrax culture that is virulent enough to kill people requires just the right seed stock.

Rumsfeld may alter command structure
WASHINGTON -- Less than a week into the war in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is contemplating a sweeping overhaul of the way the armed forces are organized to fight because of concern that its structure is too balkanized to execute a global campaign against terrorism, the Washington Post reported, citing senior defense officials.

Report: CIA says bin Laden 'owns, operates' Taliban
WASHINGTON -- Osama bin Laden has provided an estimated $100-million in cash and military assistance to the ruling Taliban in Afghanistan over the past five years, making bin Laden the single greatest supporter of the Afghan regime, according to intelligence information presented recently to President Bush and his senior national security advisers, the Washington Post reported.

Report links honey trade, bin Laden
American officials say they have evidence that Osama bin Laden is using a network of shops that sell honey -- a staple of Middle Eastern life since biblical times -- to generate income and secretly move weapons, drugs and agents throughout al-Qaida, his terrorist network.

Congress deadlocks on antiterror measures
WASHINGTON -- Congress was back in its old form Wednesday, with virtually every piece of major legislation -- including terrorism-related measures -- deadlocked in the House and Senate a month after the airliner attacks.

Rebels hope for U.S. muscle
The Northern Alliance expected to roll over a Taliban pummeled by airstrikes, but things aren't that simple.

Bush backs down on stopping leaks
WASHINGTON -- A day after angrily scolding Congress for leaking information about the military effort in Afghanistan, the White House called a truce.

America Strikes: Notebook
Former New York FBI chief to head state's security

'Dumb bombs' helper has targets smarting
WASHINGTON -- In a battle where precision is as important as might, the military's most efficient weapon is a dumb bomb with a brilliant tutor.

Anthrax antibiotics peddled online are called a bad idea
Scared of anthrax? The Pill Warehouse is counting on it.