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Interior Minister Christophe Castaner revealed that the intelligence officers arrested a suspect last month who was inspired by the 9/11 attack and had planned to hijack a plane. (Photo: ANI)

French Interior Ministry says 9/11-inspired attack foiled by intelligence officers

The suspect is aged under 30 and lived in the Hauts-de-Seine department, located west of central Paris.

18 Oct 2019 2:01 PM

On the 18th anniversary of the attacks, New York continues to count the number of people who have developed cancer or other serious illnesses related to the toxic cloud that hovered over Manhattan for several weeks. (Photo: AFP)

Years later, ‘9/11 cancer’ sickens thousands who were in New York

The 9/11 attacks released unprecedented amounts of chemicals into the air, including dioxins, asbestos and other carcinogenic substances.

11 Sep 2019 8:25 AM

This is the second new identification of a World Trade Center victim in 2019. (Photo: File)

Officials announce new identification of 9/11 victim remains

The victim's name, which is being withheld, was confirmed through DNA testing of remains recovered in 2002.

19 Jul 2019 2:40 PM

Rest is other parts of eastern and western suburbs.

Parking woes hit Mantralaya

The Mantralaya premises does have parking space but the vehicular traffic increases manifold during special meetings and Assembly sessions.

25 Jun 2019 7:25 AM

The police is carrying out a thorough investigating into the matter and have registered an accidental death report. (Photo: Representational Image)

51-yr-old GST superintendent jumps from World Trade Centre in Mumbai

The deceased, identified as Harinder Kapadia, jumped from the World Trade Centre at around 6:30 pm in the evening.

14 May 2019 12:13 PM

'I pointed him out in my book just BEFORE the attack on the World Trade Centre,' he continued. (Photo: File)

'Fools never told us he was there': Trump hits out at Pakistan over Bin Laden

Trump said Bin Laden had lived 'beautifully in Pak and what I guess in what they considered a nice mansion, I don't know, I've seen nicer.'

20 Nov 2018 8:47 AM

A member of the military walks the grounds of the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial before the start of the September 11th Pentagon Memorial Observance at the Pentagon on the 17th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. (Photo: AP)

9/11 US attacks: 17 years after deadliest attack, wounds of victims still fresh

United States President Donald Trump will be in Pennsylvania for a memorial for the Flight 93 victims.

11 Sep 2018 9:14 PM

Visitors to the Flight 93 National Memorial pause at the Wall of Names honouring 40 passengers and crew members of United Flight 93 killed when the hijacked jet crashed at the site during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. (Photo: AP)

Trump to mark 17 yrs since 9/11 attack with visit to Pennsylvania memorial

It is believed that the hijackers were hoping to use the plane to attack the Capitol, home to the US House of Representatives and Senate.

11 Sep 2018 3:06 PM

Several years have sometimes passed without the lab adding a name. But no one is giving up. (Photo: AFP)

17 years later, over 1100 victims of 9/11 attacks yet to be identified

So far, only 1,642 of the 2,753 people who died in the attacks in New York have been formally identified.

10 Sep 2018 1:55 PM

The 9/11 attacks claimed nearly 3,000 lives in the United States and led to the launch of deadly, long-running wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- countries that remain plagued by violence and instability to this day. (Photo: AFP)

17 years after it was buried by 9/11, New York subway station opens again

People cheered, clapped and held their phones up to record the event as a train rolled to a stop, video footage from subway station showed.

10 Sep 2018 1:49 PM

A student’s guide to affordable meals

While college students may struggle to balance their pocket money, Mumbai affords tasty food for all budgets. Here’s a handy guide.

06 Jan 2018 12:11 AM

Saifullah Saipov was an Uber driver in New Jersey. (Photo: AFP)

Suspect in Manhattan attack an Uzbek migrant who drove for Uber

29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov was involved in trucking-related infractions and a warrant was issued against him in 2016.

01 Nov 2017 1:40 PM

Authorities stand near a damaged Home Depot truck after a motorist drove onto a bike path near the World Trade Center memorial, striking and killing several people Tuesday in New York. (Photo: AP)

Trump orders 'extreme vetting' of foreign travellers as 8 die in New York truck attack

Officials find a note, hand-written in possibly Arabic, inside the truck that barrelled down a bike path near World Trade Center.

01 Nov 2017 8:40 AM

Whispers of War: An Afghan Freedom Fighter’s Account of the Soviet Invasion by Masood Khalili, Sage, Rs 495

Book review: Walking through Kabul, in the shadow of war

As someone who spent her childhood there, and who is distressed when Afghanistan is imagines as a forsaken wilderness populated by masked bandits,

13 Aug 2017 2:00 AM

Pakistani journalists film and photograph inside an auditorium of the Army Public School attacked the day before by Taliban gunmen, in Peshawar, Pakistan (Photo: AP)

View from Pakistan: How to deal with a violent phase

Memorials will require Pakistan to disambiguate its attitude towards the extremism that claimed innocent lives.

15 Mar 2017 3:20 AM

When the WTC towers collapsed, a cloud of hazardous materials enveloped the the surrounding neighbourhood.

9/11 dust refuses to settle, affects babies

Pollution produced during terror attacks causes premature births.

03 Jan 2017 6:01 AM

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