Specific Conflicts

As Americans struggle to comprehend the tragedy which befell their country last week, some fear a desire for revenge has gripped the nation.

The FBI says it is looking for nearly 200 people in connection with last week's terror attacks in the US, as first criminal charges are filed.

Their story has been almost lost in the coverage of the World Trade Center attack, but the friends and relatives of those who worked at New York's highest restaurant are devastated at their loss, reports the BBC.

Who is a "terrorist" and who is a "freedom-fighter"? Barnaby Mason re-opens the debate.

Osama Bin Laden and the World Trade Center replaced sex and Britney Spears as the most popular internet searches.

The US military is gearing up for retaliation but soldiers are facing a war in which there is no clear enemy and no territory to conquer.

The US Defence Department starts to clamp down on information, and the press want to ensure more access than it had during the Gulf War.

Americans have been told not to vent their anger on their Muslim neighbours. But these are still troubling times for the nation's Afghan-Americans, reports the BBC.

Uzbekistan says it is ready to discuss co-operation with the US in what it calls the struggle against international terrorism in the region.

The overthrow of Afghanistan's King Mohammad Zahir Shah in 1973 sparked a chain of events that have led to the desperate state that now exists, reports the BBC.

The BBC's Afghanistan correspondent Kate Clark finds Afghans increasingly hopeful that the UN can help them return to a peaceful life.

The BBC's George Arney listens to Pakistan analysts' views on a possible US invasion of Afghanistan, where those who have gone before have failed.

Afghanistan's ruling Taleban confiscated 1,400 tonnes of food aid, as the UN braced itself for a massive humanitarian crisis.

The BBC's John Simpson, smuggled into Afghanistan dressed as a woman, finds support ebbing away from the Taleban.

Terror suspect Osama Bin Laden has many options in fleeing from justice, explains the BBC.

The leader of Afghanistan's Taleban regime tells a meeting of senior clerics that Osama Bin Laden will not be extradited without evidence.

Gulf Air and Emirates suspended services to Sri Lanka after a massive increase in war-risk insurance on flights to Colombo.

The chief cleric of India's largest mosque warns the US not to attack Afghanistan without proof of its role in last Tuesday's events.

President Musharraf has pledged support for the US, but many in his country are strongly supportive of Osama Bin Laden, reports the BBC.

South Asian nations spoke out against the devastating attacks on the United States, as they stepped up security around US installations.

Ayatollah Khamenei says Iran will play no part in an attack on Afghanistan, accusing the US of seeking to exploit the current crisis for its own ends.

UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw begins a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, despite an earlier row over Mr Straw's comments.

Gulf Arab states pledged full co-operation with Washington to end global terror attacks in a move certain to relieve the Americans.

Reports say that Algeria has handed over two lists of people it considers possible terrorists to the US, some of whom may have links to Osama Bin Laden.

The father of Egyptian hijacker suspect Mohammed Atta has fiercely denied that his son could have been involved in the attacks.

Washington urges Chechen rebels to cut terrorist ties, less than two days after Russia backed the campaign against terrorism.

The US briefs Nato allies about its global anti-terrorism drive following the attacks on New York and Washington.

The UK prime minister arrives in Washington to discuss the US terror attacks with President Bush.

Almost a week after the attacks on the US, European countries are still struggling to identify how many of their citizens have died.

As the US prepares its response to the attacks on New York and Washington, Europe stops short of full support.

Across Europe security was tightened and events were cancelled, while people gathered to pay their respects to those who died in the US.

Report on how the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon dominated the European papers.

Pope John Paul urges the use of peaceful means to settle conflicts as he begins a historic visit to Central Asia.

Indonesia's President Megawati Sukarnoputri, the first Muslim leader to meet the US leader since last week's terror attacks, warns against revenge.

A British rescue team was on stand-by to travel to America to help in the search for survivors after a series of terror attacks on the US.

Federal authorities said today that most planes would remain grounded until extra security measures could be put in place.

The hijackers were followers of Osama bin Laden, federal authorities said today.

Bush declared today that the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were "acts of war."

Federal authorities have identified 18 men who hijacked the commercial jets used in Tuesday's terror attacks.

New York tried to move toward some semblance of normality, but too often it seemed to fail.

City, state and federal officials are jockeying over who should control the rebirth of Lower Manhattan.

What will it take to make this city's public spaces safe from attack?

America's spy agencies should be allowed to combat terrorism with more aggressive tactics.

The New York Stock Exchange insists that somehow, it will open for business at 9:30 tomorrow morning.

Two of the men were known to the authorities as associates of Osama bin Laden.

No war plan appears to have been agreed on, and officially the Bush administration insists that no options have been excluded.

Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani gently reminded the world that the chance for more survivors was minuscule.

A small technical university on the southern edge of a wealthy port city unknowingly harbored a cell of Islamic fundamentalists.

Story about Afghanistan Americans coping in the United States.

The Pentagon began activating thousands of National Guard and Reserve troops.