President Hosni Mubarak criticized Washington today for allowing Israel to lump the Palestinian struggle to end occupation into the same category as the war on terrorism, and he echoed the impatience of other Arab officials with the lack of peace initiatives from the United States. Full Story

The government agency that helps people after disasters will reconsider thousands of applications for housing aid that were rejected after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Full Story

Tens of thousands of public-school children in New York City are experiencing chronic nightmares, fear of public places, severe anxiety and other mental health problems months after the World Trade Center attack, a study conducted for the Board of Education has found. Full Story

Congressional investigators said today that they had forged identity badges and easily breached the security of four federal buildings here, and they warned that many other government buildings were wide open to terrorists who used similar methods. Full Story

In a little-noticed anti-terror initiative, the Bush administration is trying to get colleges and universities to stop some foreign students from studying sensitive subjects. Educators fear they`re being dragged into academic censorship. Full Story

Democratic congressmen complained today that the administration was proposing excessive salaries of $70,000 plus overtime for checkpoint guards under the new airport security system. Full Story

Two senior House Republicans have bucked the Bush administration and airlines by proposing that pilots be allowed to carry firearms to fight off terrorists. Full Story

A senior civilian official here has said that the United States should drop restrictions imposed almost three years ago on assistance to the Indonesian military and help restore what he called the “tarnished reputation” of this nation`s army. Full Story

The Basque separatist group E.T.A. detonated a car bomb close to a stadium in Madrid yesterday afternoon, hours before the start of an important European soccer game. Seventeen people were hurt, none seriously, in the blast. A second bomb, 30 minutes later, may have destroyed the bombers` getaway car. Full Story

Hundreds of American-led forces are hunting for Al Qaeda holdouts in Afghanistan, although two senior Afghan commanders whose troops also joined six raids in the past three weeks said today that only two suspects had been detained and none killed so far. Full Story

There was an explosion late on Wednesday at the offices of the British Council in the Gaza Strip. Full Story

Reports at the weekend, since denied, that one of three Britons in custody Saudi Arabia had been secretly sentenced to death are typical of the mystery which has surrounded a spate of bombings in the country. Full Story

Nepal`s Maoist rebels said on Thursday they were ready for talks to try to end a six-year-old bloody rebellion that has killed more than 3,600 people across the Himalayan kingdom. Full Story

A province that supports outgoing president Didier Ratsiraka will officially declare independence on Thursday. Full Story

Secretary of State Colin Powell has certified that the Colombian military has met congressionally mandated human rights requirements, freeing $62 million in U.S. military aid for that country, the State Department said Wednesday. Full Story

Armed extremists have killed 31 people in two separate massacres in the Tiaret region of western Algeria, officials said on Thursday. Twenty people were killed and five wounded in an attack at Ksar Chellala – the worst single attack in Algeria this year. Full Story

Bombs were found stuffed in a jacket in a department store and under a bus seat in two southern Philippine cities Thursday, police said. Full Story

Abu Sayyaf bandits withdrew yesterday their offer to negotiate with the government for the safe release of their three remaining hostages, and warned that two of the captives, American missionary couple Martin and Gracia Burnham, might be executed. Full Story

An explosion rocked Cotabato City even as police killed two members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and captured three others during an encounter in Davao del Sur yesterday. Full Story

The postal service`s regional mail facility in Wallingford will be virtually shut down for two months, while technicians decontaminate letter-sorting machines where more anthrax was recently found. Full Story

An illustrated guide to anthrax, from how to detect an infection to how to dispose of victims` bodies, was published in one of the nation`s leading medical journals this week to help doctors who could be on the front line in another such attack. Full Story

The creator of the “Melissa” virus was sentenced Wednesday to 20 months in federal prison for causing millions of dollars of damage by disrupting e-mail systems worldwide in 1999. David L. Smith, 33, pleaded guilty in December 1999 to a state charge of computer theft and to a federal charge of sending a damaging computer…

The grinding Mideast conflict is sending big ripples into the economies of Israel and the Palestinian territories. But at least one industry – Israel`s fledgling technology sector – attributes its slowdown over the past year less to the violence than to the worldwide technology slump. Full Story

Two House lawmakers will introduce a bill on Wednesday that promises to stoke up the contentious debate about creating what critics say is a de facto national identification system. Full Story

The United States and India have launched high-level security talks to protect their information technology systems from attacks by hostile states and computer-savvy criminals, officials said on Tuesday. Full Story

Rep. Jane Harman on Tuesday predicted that legislation to boost information sharing among federal agencies and state and local governments would be ready for House floor action within the next several weeks. Full Story

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The head of a Muslim charity in the United States has been charged with perjury after he denied his organisation supported groups engaged in terrorism. Full Story

Last July 9, an important Al Qaeda member arrived at a small airport near here on a tourist flight from Germany. Unlike millions of other foreigners who flock here to the Gold Coast in search of sun and fun, Ramzi Muhammad Abdullah bin al-Shibh slipped into a shadow world. Full Story

A federal judge threw out a perjury indictment Tuesday against a Jordanian college student who knew two alleged Sept. 11 hijackers, citing errors made when investigators applied for an arrest warrant. Full Story

A Somali man arrested in a terror-related sweep of money transfer businesses was found guilty Tuesday of operating without a state license. Full Story

Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri is scheduled to begin talks today at the United Nations aimed at reaching an agreement to allow weapons inspectors back into his country–and, from the Iraqis` perspective, make it a bit harder for the United States to attack their land. Full Story

U.S. investigators no longer believe suicide hijacker Mohammed Atta met an Iraqi intelligence agent in Europe last year, eliminating the only known link between Saddam Hussein`s government and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Full Story

On the steps of a humble mosque, Abu Jibril Abdurrahman quickens his cadence as he approaches the emotional crescendo of his sermon: “Oh God,” he implores, “help us to destroy the infidels who have killed our children.” Full Story

Iran`s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launched a tirade against the United States Wednesday, accusing Washington of bullying. Full Story

The NATO military alliance said it was ending its unprecedented operation to patrol the skies of the United States, launched after the Sept. 11 attacks, because U.S. air defense security had been improved. Full Story

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and six of the guerrilla group`s leaders were indicted Tuesday on federal charges in the 1999 killings of three Americans. Full Story

U.N. Security Council envoys trying to salvage faltering peace efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo arrived in the rebel-held east on Wednesday to press for the demilitarisation of a key city. Full Story

A human rights group has accused the Liberian authorities of atrocities against civilians, and urged the United Nations to extend sanctions on the government. A report by the New York-based organisation Human Rights Watch says Liberian forces fighting rebel guerrillas have committed “war crimes” and other abuses. Full Story

Saboteurs blew up a key bridge in Madagascar on Tuesday, raising fears of a fresh wave of violence caused by the Indian Ocean island`s prolonged leadership crisis. Full Story

A division bench comprising Chief Justice, Justice Saeed Ashad and Justice Ghulam Rabbani of Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday has accepted both the applications of the government and transferred the hearing of Daniel Peal Case to the Central Jail of Hyderabad. Judge Anti -Terrorist Court, Syyed Ali Ashraf Shah will start hearing of the…

A Muslim extremist group threatened Wednesday to kill an American missionary couple it is holding hostage, saying it is no longer interested in negotiations. Full Story

While the terrorist list of the European Union (EU) was expected to be announced on Thursday amid the debates whether a Turkish group would be included on the list or not, outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) threatened the EU for launching a war. Full Story

Senate Democrats and Republicans have reached a consensus on the need to revive federal legislation that would put most of the burden of paying for a major terrorist attack on the government rather than insurance companies. Full Story

The twin towers of the World Trade Center sustained massive structural damage after two hijacked jets crashed into the 110-story buildings on Sept. 11, and the steel eventually buckled under the enormous heat generated by fires caused by spreading jet fuel, a federal team of engineers has concluded in a report to be released today.…

The Bush administration is not doing enough to protect Americans from future terrorist attacks, according to lawmakers and a new study on homeland security released Tuesday by the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank. Full Story

The US Customs Service, acknowledging that it needs to increase its ability to detect radioactive material that is shipped to the United States, says that it is doubling its capacity to screen incoming packages. Full Story

Stung by anthrax mailings after suicide skyjackings, the United States is hurrying to erect an electronic line of defense against further bioterrorism. At least five sophisticated biosurveillance systems are under development with federal funding to nonprofit and to proprietary ventures; two other groups already have products on the market. Full Story

The war on terrorism has generated a flood of suggestions from companies about ways the government could use technology to improve homeland security. But government agencies lack the technical expertise to evaluate the solutions quickly and the buying authority to purchase them promptly, said Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.). Full Story

Is it just the tenor of these jittery times, or is there really something to reports that China will soon launch a cyberattack against the United States and Taiwan? On Thursday, March 25, the Los Angeles Times wrote that, according to a CIA document they`d obtained, China could be preparing to attack U.S. and Taiwanese…

During the Gulf War, computer hackers in Europe broke into a UNIX computer aboard a warship in the Persian Gulf. The hackers thought they were being tremendously clever — and they were — but they were also being watched. Full Story

A British firm has developed a backpack that sends detailed medical information to emergency response teams when wearers get into difficulty. Full Story

04/30/1980United Kingdom – Seizure of Iranian Embassy 04/30/1975Vietnam – Fall of Saigon 05/01/1945Germany, Federal Republic ofHitler`s Suicide Announced 05/01/1993Sri LankaPresident Premadasa AssassinatedA suicide bomber assassinated president Ranasinghe Premadasa during May Day celebrations in Colombo. Full Story and More Dates

MAY 01, 2002 (WORLDWIDE) International labor day also known as May Day is marked by protests and demonstrations in major cities around the world. Full Story and More Dates

Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge told newspaper executives Monday that the color-coded alert system used to keep the nation apprised of the danger of terrorist threats may have to be “tweaked” in the days to come. Full Story

German security officials have warned that a terrorist attack could be carried out in the country within the next three weeks. Full Story

With the first boating season since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 about to begin, tough new rules are in place to protect the state`s coastline. Full Story

The Bush administration plans a major reduction in the number of reservists and national guard troops on active duty despite a warning from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that forces were stretched thin, according to officials and internal documents. Full Story

Working undercover, congressional investigators gained unauthorized access to four Atlanta federal buildings and easily sneaked briefcases and packages past security checkpoints. Full Story

The head of the congressional investigation into the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has quit after little more than two months on the job. Full Story