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One World Trade Center towers over the September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York

'Freedom Tower' - skyscraper symbolising NY resilience

It is the skyscraper that replaced the Twin Towers in New York's skyline. Inaugurated in 2014, the One World Trade Center has become a symbol of resilience after the horror of 9/11.

US • 11 Sep 21

New Yorkers held two moments of silence, at the times the two planes struck the North and South Towers

18 years on, New York remembers September 11 victims

New York has honored the almost 3,000 people killed on September 11th in a solemn ceremony at Ground Zero where hijacked Al-Qaeda planes brought down the Twin Towers.

News Lens • 11 Sep 19

Almost 3,000 people died when planes were crashed into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and an open field in Pennsylvania

US marking 17th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

Events will be held in the United States today to mark the 17th anniversary of the 11 September terrorist attacks.

September 11 • 11 Sep 18

Almost 3,000 people were killed in a series of co-ordinated attacks by terrorists in September 2001

Congress rejects Obama's veto of 11 September bill

The US Congress has overwhelmingly rejected President Barack Obama's veto of legislation allowing relatives of the victims of the 11 September 2001 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia.

News • 28 Sep 16

Senator Dianne Feinstein speaks to the media after the vote

US committee votes to declassify report on CIA

The US Senate Intelligence Committee has voted to declassify its long-awaited report on the CIA's use of brutal interrogation methods that critics say amount to torture.

News • 04 Apr 14

A moment of silence was observed earlier outside the White House

Ceremonies in US to mark 2001 terrorist attacks

Ceremonies have taken place in the United States to mark the 12th anniversary of the 11 September terrorist attacks.

News • 11 Sep 13

The judge has rejected a request to further delay the military tribunal proceedings

Rats, mould will not delay Guantanamo hearings

US attempts to move forward in the trial of five Guantanamo prisoners accused of plotting the 11 September attacks have been thwarted for months by scheduling conflicts, religious observances, an Internet outage and a tropical storm.

Special Reports • 17 Oct 12

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