AP Photo / Carmen Taylor A jet airliner is lined up on one of the World Trade Center towers.

Searching for victims, hunting the terrorists

Source: 1998 bin Laden directive authorized - President Clinton signed a secret directive in 1998 authorizing U.S. efforts to capture or disrupt Osama bin Laden and his terrorism network, and several unsuccessful attempts were made, a person familiar with the effort said Sunday.

Canada turns over possible suspect - A man detained at Toronto's airport after terrorist attacks on New York and Washington was handed over to U.S. authorities on Sunday.

U.S. says terrorists face 'full rath'
Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday that he has no doubt Osama bin Laden was involved in the suicide hijack attacks on the United States and warned that those who harbor terrorists face "the full wrath of the United States.''

Afghanistan fortifies Pakistan border
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia said Sunday that it was strengthening its defenses, suggesting it was steeling for a U.S. military strike to punish it for harboring terror suspect Osama bin Laden.

Bush: U.S. will 'rid world of evil-doers'
President Bush told Americans, who begin a new week in the aftermath of Tuesday's terrorist attacks: "Tomorrow when you get back to work, work hard like you always have.''

Rumsfeld previews terrorism battle
Fighting the shadowy network of terrorists that President Bush has vowed to eradicate will require relying more on unconventional methods than bombers, tanks and warships, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Sunday.

Bin Laden denies being behind attacks
Osama bin Laden, the prime suspect behind last week's airborne strikes on the United States, issued a statement Sunday denying that he involved.

Rescuers grow frustrated by search; list of missing raised to 5,097  - With each passing, fruitless hour, the men and women who combed the wreckage of the World Trade Center grew more frustrated Sunday, their hopes of finding survivors dashed at every turn.

MORE ON THE ATTACK AND AFTERMATH

Sunday, Sept. 16
• Official: Pakistan to demand Bin Laden
• Schumer: We must rebuild Trade Center
• Foreign aid workers leave Afghanistan
• Cheney: President approved plane shootdown

Saturday, Sept. 15
• Bush braces Americans for sacrifice, tells military to `get ready' for war
• Three men held in New York; 2 were taken from Texas train
• Workers at Pentagon report finding many bodies
• Continental Airlines to cut workforce by 12,000
• Major airlines say revenue losses mounting, worry about failing
• Boston's Logan airport reopens with tight security
• Reagan National Airport remains closed indefinitely

Friday, Sept. 14
• Feds make first arrest in terrorist probe
• Feds make first arrest in terrorist probe
• Bush, rescue workers rally amid New York rubble
• Hijackers came from U.S.-friendly Arab states
• Thumbnail looks at suspected hijackers
• FBI releases list of hijackers
• Powell asks nations to fight terror
• Taliban vows revenge if US strikes
• Americans hold prayer services after Bush proclaims national day of remembrance
• Federal authorities say men detained at New York airports cleared in terrorist attacks
• Investigators seek collaborators
• Man thought to have piloted hijacked jet gave good impression at Florida flight school
• Administration considers putting sky marshals on commercial flights
• Accepting the truth: Survivors will be few
• Port Authority lifts suspension on airport travel at NYC region airports
• Senate approves broad use of force
• Heavy rain compounds the woes for rescue workers
• Leaders agree to final details of $40 billion package
• Airlines return to the skies in small numbers
• 50,000 support personnel coming

Thursday, Sept. 13

• Workers find `black boxes' from two hijacked planes; collaborators may still be at large
• Bin Laden's group may have cells in 34 countries, report says
• Powell says Osama bin Laden a prime suspect in Tuesday's terrorist attack
• Wolfowitz says U.S. military retaliation will be `sustained'
• NFL calls off weekend games, saying priority now is to 'grieve and reflect'
• Big 12 changes mind; decides to postpone weekend games
• Cheney moved to Camp David as precaution
• Capital on edge; sirens blare, streets heavily patrolled, patience growing thin
• Osama bin Laden moved just after attacks against U.S., Pakistani intelligence source says
• Agents detain men from train in Fort Worth
• AP correction: Rescue story of 5 NY firefighters inaccurate
• New York skyscraper's floors buckle
• Bush to visit stricken New York, vows to lead world to victory in 'first war of 21st century'
• Collapsed trade towers could get Superfund cleanup money from EPA
• Officials believe White House, Air Force One were terrorist targets
• Pentagon says about 190 people perished in Tuesday's attack on military headquarters
• Bush declares Friday National Day of Prayer
• Feds investigating possible Florida links to terrorist attacks
• Search-and-rescue workers ordered to leave Pentagon damage site; hopes dim for survivors
• Retrieving bodies, chasing terrorists
• FBI says it has identities of hijackers

Coverage archives
• The first 24 hours of coverage (9/11-9/12)
• The second 24 hours of coverage (9/12-9/13)
• The third 24 hours of coverage (9/13-9/14)