US president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will attend events in New York City, Pennsylvania and Washington next month to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

IN the past, the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks was marked by sombre reflection and a call to unity, devoid of politics. No more.

THE US government will begin taking land from seven property owners so that the Flight 93 memorial can be built in time for the 10th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks, the National Park Service said.

The heated presidential race will pause today, the seventh anniversary of the September 11 attacks, as both John McCain and Barack Obama honour those killed in the attacks.

Hundreds of firefighters bowed their heads in prayer as a cross made out of steel from the World Trade Centre was dedicated near the site of the United Airlines Flight 93 crash on September 11 2001.

Emotions ran high on both sides of the Atlantic today as the victims of the devastating terror attacks of September 11 were remembered five years on.

President George Bush will make a televised prime-time address from the Oval Office on Monday to mark the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks in the US.

THE voices of children marked the profound horror and grief of September 11 yesterday, joining in song at Ground Zero and reading the names of 2,792 loved ones who died there exactly two years ago.

The voices of children marked the profound horror and grief of September 11 today, joining in song at Ground Zero and reading the names of 2,792 loved ones who died there exactly two years ago.

Two United Airlines jetliners crashed this morning, one in western Pennsylvania and the second at a location the airline did not immediately disclose.

A United Airlines plane crashed Tuesday morning just north of the Somerset