US battling for hearts and mindsIs Osama bin Laden losing the ground war but winning the battle of hearts and minds?Sat Oct 13 2001 - 01:00
Bush warns of more terror attacks on US 'within days'President Bush has warned that the United States is under threat of further terrorist attacks within days.Fri Oct 12 2001 - 01:00
Bush wants role for UN in building new AfghanistanThe United Nations should take on responsibility for "nation building" in post-Taliban Afghanistan, President Bush said last …Fri Oct 12 2001 - 01:00
No further evidence of anthrax after close searchThe inch-by-inch search of the American Media building in Boca Raton, Florida has continued, but has failed to produce any more…Thu Oct 11 2001 - 01:00
Bush tries to enlist media in outwitting terroristsPresident Bush has sought to enlist the international media in a "new line of attack" against terrorism, issuing a "most-wanted…Thu Oct 11 2001 - 01:00
FBI begins investigation after anthrax deathThe FBI is holding a criminal investigation into the anthrax contamination of the headquarters of American Media Inc, saying …Wed Oct 10 2001 - 01:00
US claims it has now won crucial air dominanceThe US has achieved its first military objective in its Afghan war, the establishment of air dominanceWed Oct 10 2001 - 01:00
Security tightened after TV warns of retaliationAlready on high alert since September 11th, much of the US ratcheted up security yet again at the weekend as TV channels warned…Tue Oct 09 2001 - 01:00
Need to maintain coalition has shaped nature of US assaultPolitical constraints involved in coalition building have played an important part in the nature of the military campaign launched…Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
US citizens warned over reprisals for Taliban attacksUS citizens worldwide were warned to be on their guard against reprisal attacks following the launch of bombing raids against…Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
Unravelling the al-Qaeda money trailThe transfer last year of $100,000 from a United Arab Emirate account to one in the US controlled by Mohammed Atta almost certainly…Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
US citizens warned over reprisals for Taliban attacksUS citizens the world over were warned to be on their guard against reprisal attacks following the launch of bombing raids against…Sun Oct 07 2001 - 01:00
Politics played major role in shaping military campaignANALYSIS Political constraints involved in coalition building have played an important part in the nature of the military campaign…Sun Oct 07 2001 - 01:00
Significant rift opens up in US Jewish communityA significant rift has opened up in the US Jewish community over its response to the Administration's Middle East strategy and…Sat Oct 06 2001 - 01:00
Fabled shortstop with 16-year streak to bow out"The streak" is what baseball fans call itSat Oct 06 2001 - 01:00
Lack of security for US missilesA country now obsessed with "homeland security" is learning gradually of gaping holes in its defencesFri Oct 05 2001 - 01:00
Bases sought for Afghan assaultSensitivity to the dangers of provoking destabilising internal dissent in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia has led the US to consider…Thu Oct 04 2001 - 01:00
Ashcroft meets resistance over the pace of emergency legislationThe US Attorney-General, Mr John Ashcroft, says he is "deeply concerned by the slow pace" of emergency legislation in the Senate…Thu Oct 04 2001 - 01:00
Coup foiled plot to seize bin LadenThe US covertly trained a 60-strong group of Pakistani commandos to seize Osama bin Laden, but the plan had to be abandoned in…Thu Oct 04 2001 - 01:00
10 die after attack on busUp to 10 passengers on a Greyhound bus travelling through Kentucky died yesterday after one man, for no apparent reason, leant…Thu Oct 04 2001 - 01:00
Allies say US case against bin Laden is compellingUS diplomats have moved to strengthen the international legitimacy of imminent military action against Afghanistan by setting…Wed Oct 03 2001 - 01:00
US backs 'eventual' Palestinian state, Bush confirmsPresident George Bush confirmed yesterday that his Administration, is now willing to support for the first time publicly, the…Wed Oct 03 2001 - 01:00
Airport near Washington to reopen under tight security with air guardsPresident Bush yesterday said Reagan National Airport just outside Washington would reopen under tight security, with armed air…Wed Oct 03 2001 - 01:00
Supreme Court disbars ClintonIn a largely symbolic but deeply embarrassing act, the US Supreme Court yesterday disbarred former President Clinton from practising…Tue Oct 02 2001 - 01:00
US funding for groups opposed to TalibanThe US Administration has authorised the secret funding of a variety of anti-Taliban Afghan groups and the immediate dispatch…Tue Oct 02 2001 - 01:00
US protesters clash on the streetsThey chanted, "War is not the answer", as they gathered on Saturday in Washington's Freedom PlazaMon Oct 01 2001 - 01:00
American, British special forces are in AfghanistanAmerican and British special forces are on the ground in AfghanistanSat Sept 29 2001 - 01:00
Letter aimed to banish doubts"Remind yourself that in this night you will face many challenges. But you have to face them and understand it 100 per cent.Sat Sept 29 2001 - 01:00
Security measures for US aircraft unveiledThe US will "dramatically increase" the number of armed plainclothed guards flying on commercial flights, President George Bush…Fri Sept 28 2001 - 01:00
Cowen praises US resolve and restraintThe US Administration yesterday thanked the Irish Government for its solidarity and the offer of military landing rights as both…Thu Sept 27 2001 - 01:00
Pressures on Taliban grow as Saudi Arabia severs linksThe international diplomatic and military noose on Afghanistan tightened yesterday with the severing by Saudi Arabia of its diplomatic…Wed Sept 26 2001 - 01:00
US freezes assets of groups linked to bin LadenIn what he described as a "strike on the financial foundation" of terrorists, President Bush yesterday warned the international…Tue Sept 25 2001 - 01:00
US preparing evidence for allies on bin Laden guiltThe US Administration yesterday said that it is preparing to document evidence for its allies that Osama bin Laden was responsible…Mon Sept 24 2001 - 01:00
US on alert as hunt for terrorist cells continuesThe US yesterday took another step towards a return to "normalcy" as flags on Federal buildings were raised to full mast for …Mon Sept 24 2001 - 01:00
Death term sought for woman who killed 5 childrenProsecutors in Houston have said they will seek the death penalty for a Texas woman who killed her five children while suffering…Mon Sept 24 2001 - 01:00
Bad timing, but the moral right stands by its beliefsThe Rev Gerry Falwell has apologised. Well, sort of. He said he regrets "if" his remarks seemed "ill-timed"Mon Sept 24 2001 - 01:00
Growing belief in US war on Taliban is imminentThere is a growing belief in Washington that the US is determined to overthrow Afghanistan's Taliban regime.Sat Sept 22 2001 - 01:00
Bush puts nation on 'war' footingPresident Bush has sought to rally US domestic support for his campaign against terrorism and to put the nation on a "war" footing…Fri Sept 21 2001 - 01:00
US says IRA must `go the next step'The US administration yesterday welcomed the re-engagement of the IRA with the decommissioning body but insisted it must go the…Fri Sept 21 2001 - 01:00
US may be divided over best course of actionEvidence has begun to emerge of divisions in the US administration over the scope and strength of American retaliation.Fri Sept 21 2001 - 01:00
Bush says it is time for action, not talkingThe US has rejected suggestions from Afghanistan's Taliban of talks about Osama bin Laden, reiterating its insistence that he…Thu Sept 20 2001 - 01:00
US warns more than one state may face retaliationPresident Bush yesterday continued to mull over the type and scope of the US's military response to last Tuesday's attacks as…Wed Sept 19 2001 - 01:00
No move against SF over FARC - HaassThe US does not intend to take any immediate measures against Sinn Fein as a result of the recent arrest of three Irishmen in…Tue Sept 18 2001 - 01:00
Bush ups ante in call for bin Laden 'dead or alive'President Bush ratcheted up the rhetoric when he said he wanted Osama bin Laden "dead or alive" and would hunt him down remorselessly…Tue Sept 18 2001 - 01:00
Bush prepares US public for warPresident Bush has begun to prepare the American public for military action against terrorism that will be massive, prolonged…Mon Sept 17 2001 - 01:00
FBI names 19 hijack suspects linked to bin LadenThe FBI believes it has identified 19 hijackers, all ticketed passengers, involved in the seizure of the four planes on Tuesday…Sat Sept 15 2001 - 01:00
Biggest mobilisation since Gulf"US readies for War" the headline in the Washington Post said yesterday as the US military machine began a mobilisation, not …Sat Sept 15 2001 - 01:00
City returns to work but mood is sombreThey were back on the streets and back at work here yesterday but the mood was subduedThu Sept 13 2001 - 01:00
