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Arab League warns U.S.

Wednesday, Nov. 28,2001 11:02 p.m.

AMMAN, Jordan -- Jordan and the Arab League appealed to the United States not to attack Iraq, saying Wednesday that such a strike would have dangerous consequences. Jordan "rejects the use of force, external interference in Iraq's affairs and meddling with its integrity," said Saleh Qallab, a government spokesman and a minister of state.

Scientists able to analyze distant planet

By Alyson Brodsy and Paul Recer · Wednesday, Nov. 28,2001 12:11 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- In an important step in the search for extraterrestrial life, astronomers have made the first direct detection of the chemical composition of the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a distant star.

Bio-weapons suspected in Afghanistan

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Nov. 28,2001 12:09 a.m.

TAMPA, Fla. -- The United States has identified more than 40 sites in Afghanistan where loyalists to Osama bin Laden may have been conducting research on chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, the U.S. war commander said Tuesday.

Germany plays host to Afghan peace talks

By Alyson Brodsy and Associated Press · Monday, Nov. 26,2001 11:23 p.m.

KOENIGSWINTER, Germany -- When Afghan delegates and U.N. mediators begin talks Tuesday at a secluded hotel overlooking the Rhine River, it will not be the first time the course of history is negotiated at the former government guest house.

Unemployment increases, confidence falls as recession becomes official

By U Jae Kang · Monday, Nov. 26,2001 11:18 p.m.

The National Bureau of Economic Research announced in a statement Monday that the U.S. economy has been in a recession since March. In NBER's statement, the Sept. 11 attacks were cited as a significant cause of the recession.

Bush signs air security into law

By Alyson Brodsy and Jim Abrams · Tuesday, Nov. 20,2001 12:16 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- The government began taking charge of airport security Monday at the start of the holiday travel season. President George W. Bush signed legislation that will have more screeners peering in passengers' bags and more sky marshals flying on planes.

Bush meets with world Muslims

By Alyson Brodsy and Scott Lindlaw · Tuesday, Nov. 20,2001 12:14 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Reaching out to the world's Muslims, President Bush hosted a Ramadan break-the-fast dinner Monday at the White House.

Around The World

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 19,2001 11:36 p.m.

FDA approves use of controversial gel for pelvic surgery Powell: Roadblock to peace in Mideast is Israeli occupation Poll suggests Kernan not well known to Indiana voters Bush pardons turkey in annual ceremony for Thanksgiving

NTSB continues to investigate crash

By Alyson Brodsy and Jonathan D. Salant · Monday, Nov. 19,2001 11:29 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Neither the pilots' conversations nor any background noises in the cockpit of American Airlines Flight 587 show any evidence that a terrorist attack or sabotage brought down the plane, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday.

Taliban offers conditional surrender

By Alyson Brodsy and Ellen Knickmeyer · Monday, Nov. 19,2001 12:35 a.m.

BANGI, Afghanistan -- The Taliban offered Sunday to surrender their last northern stronghold if Arab and other foreign fighters loyal to Osama bin Laden in the city are spared, an anti-Taliban commander said. The northern alliance, meanwhile, agreed to a conference on neutral ground to plan a multiethnic government. The offer to surrender Kunduz came after U.S. bombers unleashed their heaviest strikes so far on the city. Warplanes were also reported in action near the Taliban southern stronghold of Kandahar and areas of eastern Afghanistan where bin Laden is believed to maintain camps and hide-outs.

Powell: Al Qaeda on run, but U.S. not relenting

By Alyson Brodsy and Robert Burns · Sunday, Nov. 18,2001 11:36 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda network are on the run in Afghanistan and their Taliban supporters are in disarray, but the American-led military campaign to crush them is far from over, senior administration officials said Sunday.

NTSB: Turbulence caused crash

By Alyson Brodsy and Larry Neumeister · Friday, Nov. 16,2001 12:17 a.m.

NEW YORK -- American Airlines Flight 587 twice ran into turbulence left by a jumbo jet, including a blast of air that sent it careening sideways seconds before it crashed, investigators said Thursday. The doomed plane's flight data recorder indicates the Airbus A300 had two turbulent "wake encounters" during its three-minute flight, said Marion Blakey, chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board.

Kabul changing overnight

By Steven Gutkin · Wednesday, Nov. 14,2001 10:55 p.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Women read the evening news on the radio. Kabul's central prison has been emptied. The zoo is running out of money to feed the animals. And the mullah of the main mosque has fled, leaving no one to lead the prayers. A dizzying shift in power has turned the Afghan capital inside out. What was taboo a day ago is suddenly acceptable. The enemies of yesterday's regime are the rulers of today. Men wonder if they still have jobs. Women wonder if they'll be able to get them. The collapse of Taliban rule in Kabul is bringing anxiety and jubilation, uncertainty and opportunity.

Flight log reveals rattling

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Nov. 14,2001 12:32 a.m.

NEW YORK -- The cockpit voice recorder from American Flight 587 indicates the pilots struggled to control the plane after a rattling was heard less than two minutes into takeoff, investigators reported Tuesday.

Afghans celebrate Taliban fleeing capital

By Alyson Brodsy and Kathy Gannon · Tuesday, Nov. 13,2001 11:21 p.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- It was a day when the grisly and the joyous came together in the Afghan capital. Men exultantly shaved off their beards for the first time in years. They played music in public. A man impishly but unsuccessfully encouraged women on a bus to uncover their faces.

U.N. outlines guidelines for new Afghan government

By Alyson Brodsy and Edith M. Lederer · Tuesday, Nov. 13,2001 11:16 p.m.

UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations called Tuesday for a two-year transitional government for Afghanistan backed by a multinational security force, while world leaders said the world body should have a leading role in the war-ravaged nation's peace process.

AAA predicts changed plans

By Justin Allen · Tuesday, Nov. 13,2001 12:50 a.m.

The Sept. 11 attacks have curbed many travel plans for the holiday season. The airline industry has lost billions of dollars and laid off more than 200,000 workers since the terrorist attacks, while passenger travel has dropped by more than 30 percent. With Monday's crash of American Airlines flight 587 passenger levels stand to drop even more, as the American Automobile Association is forecasting a six percent drop in the number of holiday travelers. Of those who plan to travel this year, 87 percent will go by car, the highest percentage AAA has ever recorded.

Taliban military reportedly fleeing the capital

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Nov. 13,2001 12:48 a.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban military forces appeared to have deserted the capital of Kabul at dawn Tuesday, after a series of stunning military victories by opposition forces over the past four days, witnesses said. Sporadic small arms fire from hills overlooking the city could be heard but the streets were empty of the Taliban soldiers, who had been there hours earlier. From the rooftop of the Intercontinental Hotel on a hill overlooking the city columns of Taliban vehicles could be seen heading south beginning at Monday night. The exodus continued after sun rise.

Crash not as shocking after Sept. 11

By Elizabeth Crosbie · Tuesday, Nov. 13,2001 12:47 a.m.

Just two months after hijacked airliners collapsed the World Trade Center towers, an American Airlines jetliner crashed into a neighborhood in Queens, N.Y. yesterday while it was on its way to the Dominican Republic with 255 people on board. People have been on edge since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, but investigators suggested the cause of the crash was mechanical failure and not an act of terrorism.

IU students among volunteers at new crash site, Ground Zero

By Justin Allen · Tuesday, Nov. 13,2001 12:46 a.m.

Approaching "Ground Zero" early Monday morning, Red Cross volunteers and IU students Chris Gilbert and Ryan Todd expected what has come to be another routine day. The two are aiding New York fire and police units who are sifting through tons of metal that use to be World Trade Center. As members of an Emergency Response Vehicle Team, their vehicle was loaded with water, particle masks, and first aid materials to bring to rescue workers.