US government officials said at least two of the men suspected of being involved in a possible al-Qaida attack to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks are believed to be US citizens or have US travelling documents.

Pope Benedict XVI has insisted that violence must never be carried out in God’s name as he marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

US counterterrorism officials are chasing a credible but unconfirmed al-Qaida threat to use a car bomb on bridges or tunnels in New York City or Washington.

The imam leading the effort to build an Islamic centre and mosque near the site of the September 11 attacks said he was exploring all options for a solution.

The imam leading an effort to build a mosque and Islamic centre near the World Trade Centre site in New York city said the raging debate on whether it should be moved has stoked anti-Muslim feelings.

Tensions flared over plans to build a mosque near ground zero as rival demonstrations took place after family members of the victims of the 9/11 attacks took part in a sombre ceremony marking the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the US.

A day of mourning for nearly 3,000 victims of the September 11 attacks began with moments of silence and tears near Ground Zero in New York.

Bells tolled throughout New York City and mourners observed a moment of silence to mark the time terrorists began their attack on the US nine years ago.

Politics is threatening to overshadow the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks today.

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.

US President George Bush, on the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, said tonight the war against terror “is a struggle for civilisation” that will require a determined effort by a unified country.

Five years after terrorists wrought death from clear skies, the US began its observation of a solemn anniversary today, with plans for silent reflection and fresh mourning for the nearly 3,000 lives lost on September 11, 2001.

Leaders at a 38-nation Asia-Europe summit in Helsinki, Finland, stood in silence today, remembering those killed in the September 11 terror attacks five years ago in the United States.

Top European Union officials today said, on the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks, that the 25-nation bloc was more determined than ever to fight terrorism, and that closer co-operation was key to thwarting new attacks.

Al-Qaida No.2 Ayman al-Zawahri has called on Muslims to step up their resistance against the US, in a video aired by CNN early today on the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

US president George Bush has embarked on nearly 24 hours of sombre observances at the three sites where 9/11 terrorists wrought death and destruction and transformed his presidency.

Broadcaster ABC made editing changes to its controversial mini-series The Path to 9/11, after former Clinton administration officials complained that scenes about them were fabricated.

An Arab television station has broadcast previously unseen footage of a smiling Osama bin Laden meeting the top planners of the September 11 attacks in an Afghan mountain camp and calling on followers to pray for the hijackers as they carried out the suicide mission.

Thousands of family members carrying framed pictures of their loved ones and wearing white ribbons of mourning arrived at Ground Zero today to mark the fourth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack that killed 2,749 people.

Firefighters exhausted from dealing with loyalist rioting in Belfast today stood in silent tribute to 9/11 terrorist attack victims in New York.

Millions of Americans will today commemorate the fourth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

With quavering voices, parents and grandparents of those killed at the World Trade Center in New York slowly read the names of the victims today to mark the third anniversary of the attacks that brought down the twin towers.

Islamic extremists in the UK today hailed the terrorists responsible for the September 11 terrorist atrocities on the third anniversary of the attack.

On the first anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, dignitaries, community leaders and relatives of victims stood at ground zero and gave voice to the names of the dead. Last year, the children of victims took up that task.

World leaders and relatives of victims joined together around the globe today to pay tribute to the victims of the September 11 attacks with remembrance services including a tree-planting ceremony in Australia and the opening of a memorial garden in London.

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.

Travellers’ fears of flying on the anniversary of September 11 prompted airlines to cut the number of flights today, figures suggest.

The father of a Briton killed in the September 11 attacks spoke today of how the horrors of the tragedy appeared inescapable two years on.

The State Department has issued a worldwide warning of possible al-Qaida attacks against US interests, citing the second anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

The three organisations that called the anti war demonstrations of February 15 this year, the Irish Anti War Movement, the NGO Peace Alliance and the Peace and Neutrality Alliance, will hold a press conference in Buswell’s Hotel, Molesworth St, Dublin, at 11.30am today.

US forces in Iraq held a ceremony at Saddam Hussein’s former Republican Palace in Baghdad today to mark the second anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

Arabic satellite channel al-Jazeera broadcast video footage of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahri, while an accompanying audio tape attributed to al-Zawahri called on Iraqi guerrillas to “bury” American troops in Iraq.

The thousands killed on September 11 were being remembered where they died and across America today, the second anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

On the eve of the second anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, President George Bush embarked on two days of events in which he will claim progress in bolstering America against future attacks.

The US, still horrified by the September 11 attacks, will mark the second anniversary tomorrow with moments of silence and bursts of patriotic song, by gathering in peaceful memorial gardens and busy public squares, and by reaching out to each other.

The last of the 343 New York firefighters who perished in the wake of the September 11 terrorist strikes was finally laid to rest today.

The suicide attackers who killed more than 3,000 people on September 11 are being hailed by a UK-based Islamist group as "The Magnificent 19".

The horror of September 11 still haunts New York, but it is the economic fallout from the attack that now poses one of the biggest challenges to the city.

Haunting images of the terror faced by trapped occupants of the World Trade Centre have been made public with the release of September 11 emergency call transcripts.

The Pentagon is stepping up the hunt for al-Qaida fighters in Yemen, the ancestral home of Osama bin Laden, which remains a terrorist hornets’ nest despite efforts of US and Yemeni authorities over the past two years.

Hardline Islamic rule will return to Afghanistan once US military forces are driven from the country, according to a statement purported to have been written by Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar.

Nickola Lampley was stunned to see her name flashed on television yesterday during the roll call of the 2,801 dead and missing that was the centrepiece of the World Trade Centre remembrance ceremony.

An airliner was diverted to Fort Smith, Arkansas after four passengers behaved strangely on the flight, including at least three who locked themselves in a lavatory, possibly shaving their body hair.