A VOICE purported to be Osama bin Laden has vowed suicide attacks “inside and outside” the United States and threatened nations that are helping the US occupation of Iraq.

Securicor repeated its assertion that its US arm Argenbright carried out its airport screening responsibilities "properly and in accordance with its contractual and regulatory duties" on the day of the Sept 11 attacks.

Share prices closed the morning slightly higher in tandem with the rise on Wall Street overnight but the market lacked a clear direction in the run-up to the Sept 11 anniversary as well as uncertainty over whether the US would lead a strike against Iraq, dealers said.

The US government must reveal the names of those held in the investigation of the September 11 attacks, a federal judge has ruled, rejecting claims terrorists could use the information to plot new crimes.

The September 11 terrorist attacks on the US have brought home to people the importance of their family life, according to a new poll.

A minute's silence has been observed for the victims of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.