Israeli copter attack kills 3
The offensive, in which another 20 Palestinians were hurt, came hours after a mediator began a new round of talks.

Hunt for bin Laden gathers pace
WASHINGTON -- The defeat of the Taliban and sudden success against Osama bin Laden's forces means the U.S. campaign in Afghanistan is narrowing its focus to two final targets: bin Laden and his top deputies, and Mullah Mohammed Omar, the terrorists' Taliban sponsor.

Americans honor Sept. 11 victims
At the White House and in outer space, on a factory picket line, at statehouses and far-flung embassies, Americans and their allies paused Tuesday to commemorate the instant three months earlier when the first hijacked jetliner struck the World Trade Center.

Suspect indicted in plot
A French Moroccan man jailed a month before the Sept. 11 attacks is accused of conspiring to kill thousands.

Indictment ties Moussaoui to plot
Through implication and circumstance, Tuesday's indictment repeatedly ties Zacarias Moussaoui to the 19 men who killed themselves and thousands of others on Sept. 11. It contains the broadest official picture yet of how the plot came together during a period spanning more than 18 months. Here are some excerpts from the indictment, which is available on the Internet at www.usdoj.gov.

Hope slowly begins to take hold in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Marines have landed. There is activity at the U.S. Embassy here for the first time in a dozen years. The U.N. envoy for Afghanistan has deemed preparations for a Dec. 22 handover of governing power on track. Even the national currency, the afghani, which a day earlier sold for 36,500 to the dollar, took an 8 percent leap of faith Tuesday that this war-ravaged country is on the cusp of peace and recovery.

Pope denounces terrorist acts
VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II declared Tuesday that nations have a moral and legal right to defend themselves against terrorism but must refrain from targeting the countries, ethnic groups or religions to which terrorists belong.

Bias complaints skyrocket
WASHINGTON -- The number of workplace discrimination complaints filed by Arab-Americans, Muslims and Sikhs has more than doubled since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reported Tuesday.

'They rarely killed normal people'
A trip around Kandahar reveals that, for the most part, U.S. bombs hit their marks despite Taliban claims.

A man and his mission
Gen. Tommy Franks shares his thoughts on life, religion and war in a question-and-answer session.

Al-Qaida fighters told to surrender or perish
Some of Osama bin Laden's forces, chased up mountainsides, may be ready to give up. U.S. officials are skeptical.

Study: Half of women over 50 have weakened bones
Millions may be at risk from osteoporosis and not know it. Their doctors, too, are unaware.

Report: U.S. to drop from ABM treaty
WASHINGTON -- President Bush, eager to deploy a missile shield, will soon give Russia notice that the United States is withdrawing from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.