US ceremonies mark 9/11 attacks

2011-09-12 09:37:47

US President Barack Obama speaks during "A Concert for Hope" at the Kennedy Center in Washington September 11, 2011 on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

US flight lands safely despite security concern

2011-09-12 07:53:43

A New York-bound American Airlines flight landed safely Sunday at John F. Kennedy International Airport, after a security concern caused two military aircraft to escort the plane till its landing.

Tropical Storm Nate set to hit Mexico

2011-09-11 17:57:50

Tropical Storm Nate, already dumping rain on Mexico's Gulf coast, was forecast to come ashore midday on Sunday but was not likely to strengthen into a hurricane.

9/11 'Empty Sky' Memorial in New Jersey

2011-09-11 15:02:17

People walk through the newly opened "Empty Sky" memorial to victims of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey September 10, 2011.

9/11 remembered in worldwide ceremonies

2011-09-11 14:28:58

Ten years on from the day the 9/11 terrorist attacks changed so much for so many people, the world's leaders and millions of citizens are pausing to reflect.

Suspicious item found at airport near Washington

2011-09-11 08:58:55

Authorities found a suspicious object at Dulles International Airport near Washington on Saturday, prompting the closure of several gates on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the Sept 11 attacks.

Just hanging out

2011-09-11 08:54:30

Yoga students hang like bats from the ceiling of a loft space in the heart of Manhattan's fashion district. In the Om Factory yoga studio, situated in a former garment factory, practitioners call it "antigravity" yoga.

Obama: Come together now

2011-09-11 07:50:45

US President Barack Obama is calling on America to come together on the anniversary of the Sept 11, 2001 terror attacks and look to a shared future, even while reflecting on a decade filled with strife.

BBC reporter recalls harrowing day at attack's center

2011-09-11 07:43:45

As a reporter, Stephen Evans was lucky to be at the center of the largest news story so far of the 21st Century. Yet as a human being, he was deeply saddened to see the immeasurable loss of life that was brought on by the terrorist attacks on Sept 11, 2001, in New York City.

Company gives assistance to others while restoring itself

2011-09-11 07:43:45

Unwittingly, Cantor Fitzgerald, a small brokerage firm, became the face of the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York City.

Authorities doubt riots will affect Olympics

2011-09-11 07:43:45

Ten years after the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks occurred in the United States, UK officials say their plans to keep the London 2012 Olympics safe are 'on track'.

US launches probes to measure lunar gravity

2011-09-10 21:36:04

The US space agency NASA launched a new, nearly-half-billion-U.S.-dollar lunar mission on Saturday morning that will enable scientists to better understand the moon's gravitational field and the lunar interior, all the way to the core.