ARTICLES RELATING TO 9/11 ATTACKS

9/11 plane debris from wing

2013-04-29 22:26

A twisted piece of wreckage from one of the airliners used in the 9/11 attack on New York that was found behind a building last week, has been identified as part of a wing flap.

Terror strikes anew in US

2013-04-17 14:52

America is suddenly facing terror in the homeland after carnage in Boston and a ricin scare jolted a largely peaceful run of luck since the 11 September attacks in 2001.

CIA talk censored at Guantanamo hearing

2013-01-29 13:00

US authorities have censored part of a preliminary hearing at a Guantanamo military tribunal that touched on CIA secret prisons where suspected 9/11 plotters say they were tortured.

Awlaqi may have bought pre-9/11 tickets

2013-01-04 12:03

The FBI suspected that al-Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi, killed in a 2011 drone strike in Yemen, could have bought air tickets for three of the 9/11 hijackers before the attacks, says a watchdog.

'A little paranoia' keeps US vigilant: FBI

2012-11-19 14:01

More than a decade after the 9/11 attacks, "a little paranoia" on the part of the American people helps the country remain vigilant to terror threats, says a top FBI official.

Sandy damages 9/11 memorial in New York

2012-11-01 09:59

Superstorm Sandy has inflicted "extensive" damage on the National September 11 Memorial, built at the World Trade Centre site to honour those killed in the 2001 attacks, says an official.

Our blood is not water: 9/11 mastermind

2012-10-18 10:57

Self-declared 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has delivered scathing anti-American criticism at a military tribunal in what the judge called a "one-time occurrence".

Bin Laden driver conviction overturned

2012-10-17 12:01

A US court has thrown out the conviction of Osama bin Laden's former driver, in a case that could potentially benefit other past prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.

US braces for more violence from film

2012-09-14 09:07

The Obama administration is bracing for another potential eruption of violent demonstrations over an anti-Islam video in parts of the Muslim world after Friday's weekly prayers.

Qaeda posts video of two 9/11 hijackers

2012-09-13 14:05

Al-Qaeda has posted an online video of two plane hijackers of the 11 September 2001 suicide attacks, which they say were part of a war to drive US forces out of the Arabian Peninsula.

Al-Qaeda warns of US Muslim 'holocaust'

2012-09-12 10:00

Al-Qaeda has released an 11 September anniversary video declaring the United States is at war with Islam and that American Muslims should brace for a "holocaust", say US monitors.

Obama: US resilient on 9/11 anniversary

2012-09-11 17:11

President Barack Obama says the US is safer and its people resilient on the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Obama, Romney pause to mark 9/11

2012-09-11 15:44

President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney have suspended their advertising campaigns to mark the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States.

US faces 'utter defeat': Taliban

2012-09-11 10:01

US forces face "utter defeat" in Afghanistan and Americans are unsafe wherever they go in the world, the Taliban has said on the eve of the anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terror attacks.

Americans mark low key 9/11 anniversary

2012-09-11 07:31

Americans are marking the 11th anniversary of the attacks on 11 September 2001 with relatively low key ceremonies that reflect a gradual dampening of passions around the emotional day.

9/11 memorial rebuffs atheists on cross

2012-08-16 13:02

Responding to atheists' complaints, lawyers for the 11 September memorial say the display of a steel cross at the memorial is no different from religious art displayed at museums.

NYFD battles World Trade Centre fire

2012-08-08 16:19

A fire has briefly broken out on the 88th floor of New York's World Trade Centre skyscraper, built to replace the destroyed Twin Towers.

Beam signed by Obama raised at WTC

2012-08-03 08:01

A steel beam that was signed by President Barack Obama and dozens of other people, including construction workers has been lifted into place on the 104th floor at One World Trade Centre.

US pilot security measures still flawed

2012-07-19 11:03

More than a decade after hijackers trained by US flight schools used passenger jets as weapons in the 11 September attacks, a report says flight school security measures remain flawed.

Declassified 9/11 documents released

2012-06-20 08:58

Budgetary woes in the CIA unit that tracked Osama bin Laden prior to the 2001 strikes against the US led analysts to believe that catching the al-Qaeda leader was unlikely, say records.

9/11 mastermind wants uniform for trial

2012-06-13 22:33

The man who has called himself the "mastermind" of the 9/11 attacks wants to wear military-style clothing at his upcoming war crimes trial in Guantanamo.

Inside bin Laden's lair

2012-04-30 22:21

The US plans to publish ocuments seized from Osama bin Laden's hideout in which he complained of "disaster after disaster" befalling al-Qaeda.

One World Trade Centre reaches 100 floors

2012-04-02 23:19

One World Trade Centre has reached 100 floors - just short of becoming New York's highest building.

Mark Wahlberg sorry over 9/11 remarks

2012-01-19 13:33

Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg has apologised for comments about the September 11 2001 attacks, in which he claimed he would have overpowered the hijackers.

 

Chunk of 9/11 plane found in New York

2013-04-27 07:20
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New York police say they have found a fragment of one of two airplanes that slammed into the World Trade Centre on 11 September 2001.

Mom acquitted over son's 'jihad' T-shirt

2013-04-10 22:26

A court in southern France has acquitted a mother on trial for dressing her 3-year-old son in a T-shirt reading "I am a bomb" and "Jihad, Born on September 11”.

9/11 defendants won't respond to judge

2013-01-28 20:47

Two 9/11 defendants have delayed the start of their hearing at Guantanamo when they refused to respond to questions from their judge in the case.

9/11 memorial reopens after Sandy flooding

2012-11-20 10:00

The 11 September memorial in New York, hit by flooding during superstorm Sandy, has reopened, its president says.

9/11 plotter: Dismiss my case

2012-11-06 10:18

One of the five men accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks has filed an appeal asking that the charges against him be dropped.

9/11 mastermind dyes beard with berries

2012-10-25 14:03

The mastermind of the 9/11 attacks dyes his long, bushy beard with the juice of freshly crushed berries to give it its distinctive rusty hue, says the Pentagon.

9/11 mastermind in camouflage for court

2012-10-17 21:48

With a judge's permission, the self-styled mastermind of the 9/11 attacks is wearing camouflage at his Guantanamo military tribunal.

Long-delayed 9/11 case begins

2012-10-16 12:02

Long-delayed efforts to try self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four al-Qaeda co-defendants has finally got under way with a pre-trial hearing at Guantanamo.

Kris Jenner furious over 9/11 row

2012-09-13 20:21

Kris Jenner is angry that she has been dragged into a row after the Today Show chose to air an interview with her rather than hold a moment of silence for the victims of 9/11.

NBC skips 9/11 moment for Kardashians

2012-09-12 17:02

For NBC's Today show, keeping up with the Kardashians has trumped observing a moment of silence marking the attacks of September 11.

Obama: Unity legacy of 9/11

2012-09-12 08:01

President Barack Obama has lauded American unity as the country marked a sombre but low-key anniversary of the 9/11 attacks under crisp blue skies poignantly reminiscent of 11 years ago.

US pauses for 9/11 anniversary

2012-09-11 16:29

Americans have paused again to mark the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks with familiar ceremony, but also a sense that it's time to move forward after a decade of remembrance.

On 9/11, a plea to remember US troops

2012-09-11 11:01

Paying tribute to the victims of the 9/11 attacks, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has warned Americans not to forget the troops who are fighting and dying in Afghanistan.

9/11 cancer victims to get compensation

2012-09-11 09:04

About 50 types of cancer have been added to the list of diseases eligible for coverage in a programme for people who became sick after the World Trade Centre collapse on 9/11, say officials.

WTC memorial magnificent, but pricey

2012-09-09 22:19

The 9/11 memorial is magnificent but comes at steep price, as overseers seek federal aid for its big operating budget.

Welder sparks New York WTC alarm

2012-08-08 16:57

Dozens of New York firefighters have rushed to the World Trade Centre skyscraper after a member of the public mistook welding for a fire.

Sikh shooting: Wisconsin home searched

2012-08-06 12:05

Police are searching the apartment of a gunman who killed six people at a Sikh temple in southern Wisconsin, looking for clues to his motive.

Iran, al-Qaeda told to pay $6bn for 9/11

2012-08-01 09:01

Al-Qaeda, the Taliban and Iran should pay $6bn to relatives of 11 September victims for aiding in the 2001 terrorist attacks, a US judge has recommended in a largely symbolic decision.

Qaeda leader freed from Mauritanian jail

2012-07-10 07:32

Abu Hafs al-Mauritani, who was a senior adviser to al-Qaeda, was released from a prison in Mauritania over the weekend, his family says.

Obama: 'We remember, we rebuild'

2012-06-15 09:01

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have made a poignant visit to the soaring skyscraper being built to replace the twin towers destroyed on 11 September 2001.

9/11 mastermind in court

2012-05-06 14:40

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who says he masterminded the worst attacks on US soil "from A to Z," has dedicated his life to plotting against the West.

One World Trade aims high

2012-04-29 22:12

One World Trade is set to claim the title of New York's tallest skyscraper as workers finish erecting steel columns. But the milestone carries an asterisk...

US charges 9/11 mastermind

2012-04-04 19:42

The United States has charged the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks along with four alleged plotters, vowing to seek the death penalty.

CIA prison in Poland?

2012-04-01 08:43

Polish leaders have come closer than ever to acknowledging that the United States ran a secret interrogation facility for terror suspects in the Eastern European country.

Architects apologise for 9/11 'look-alike'

2011-12-12 12:39

An architectural firm has apologised for its design of twin skyscrapers in Seoul which resemble the exploding World Trade Centre towers in New York.

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