|
| Jan.3 |
Kabul |
|
Taleban prisoners released |
| Jan.9 |
West Pakistan |
|
No survivors in US plane crash |
| Jan.11 |
Guantanamo |
 |
Afghan captives start detention The first group of 20 prisoners are now in a detention camp at a military base at Guantanamo | |
| Jan.25 |
Texas |
|
Former Enron VP commits suicide |
| Jan.27 |
U. S. Midwest |
|
Rams clip Philly 29-24 in NFC |
| |
|
|
Patriots past Steelers 24-17 in AFC |
| Jan.29 |
Washington |
|
Bush gives State of the Union address |
|
| Feb.3 |
Missouri |
|
Patriots stun Rams, win Super Bowl
| Feb.5 |
Washington |
|
American Taleban indicted |
| Feb.6 |
Ireland |
|
Trader missing after $750m fraud
| Feb.7 |
Argentina |
|
Man detained on US flight |
| Feb.8 |
Utah |
 |
Winter Olympics opened The 19th Winter Olympics opened with a parade of the American flag recovered from the World Trade Centre | |
| |
Afghanistan |
|
Taleban foreign minister surrenders |
| Feb.15 |
Utah |
 |
Correction gold medal; judge suspended Russians grumbled after Olympic officials awarded a second gold medal to Canadians in a disputed figure-skating event
| Feb.20 |
Beijing |
|
Bush visits China
| Feb.21 |
Pakistan |
 |
Kidnapped US reporter is dead Daniel Pearl was abducted in as he tried to meet Islamic militants. Videotape is showing scenes of murder | |
| Feb.24 |
Utah |
|
Canada captures hockey gold medal |
|
| Mar.4 |
Afghanistan |
|
US helicopter shot down. 7 killed |
| Mar.5 |
Washington |
|
Bush imposed steel tariffs |
| Mar.7 |
Eastern Afghanistan |
|
Fierce battle for al-Qaeda stronghold
|
| Apr.4 |
Washington |
|
Powell to be sent to Mid-East |
| Apr.5 |
Washington |
|
Israel given new pullout warning |
| Apr.14 |
West Bank |
|
Powell talks peace with Arafat |
| Apr.23 |
Vatican |
|
Pope condemns US church sex abuse |
| Apr.25 |
Texas |
|
Saudis issue blunt warning to Bush |
|
| May.2 |
Washington |
|
Middle East conference to be convened
| May.12 |
Cuba |
 |
Cuba opens up for Carter
Along with Fidel Castro, Carter toured Havana's historical district for several hours
| May.13 |
Moscow |
|
Russia and US agree arms cuts
| May.16 |
U.S. Congress |
|
Bush feels heat over terror alert
| |
Pakistan |
|
Body found may be Daniel Pearl's |
| May.17 |
Washington |
|
Row deepens over terror warnings |
| May.22 |
Washington |
|
Police find missing intern's body |
| May.30 |
Pakistan |
|
Pakistan 'shifts men from al-Qaeda hunt' |
|
| Jun.7 |
Southern Philippines |
|
Hostages die in rescue bid |
| Jun.8 |
|
|
Lewis stuns Tyson for famous win |
| Jun.10 |
Chicago |
|
US foils 'dirty bomb' attack |
| Jun.11 |
London |
|
Big Ben 'was September 11 target' |
| Jun.12 |
New Jersey |
|
Lakers earn NBA title over Nets
| Jun.13 |
Karachi |
|
Huge explosion near US consulate
| |
Detroit |
|
Wings win 10th Stanley Cup over 'Canes |
| Jun.15 |
Texas |
|
Andersen guilty in Enron case |
| Jun.23 |
Arizona |
|
Wildfires merge, form massive blaze |
| Jun.24 |
Washington |
 |
Bush calls for end to Arafat's rule President has urged the Palestinian people to replace Arafat, with a leader 'not compromised by terror'
| Jun.25 |
New York |
|
WorldCom in accounting trouble, cut jobs
|
| Jul.1 |
Afghanistan |
 |
U.S. bomb hits wedding party At least 20 people were killed and more than 60 injured when a plane dropped a bomb as celebrants fired into the air
| Jul.4 |
Southern California |
|
LA airport shooting kills 3
| Jul.6 |
London |
|
Serena takes Wimbledon title |
| Jul.8 |
U.S. Congress |
|
Bush wants new laws on corporate abuse
| Jul.10 |
New York |
|
Dow plunges below 9,000 |
| Jul.12 |
UN Security Council |
|
U.S. peacekeepers exempted |
| Jul.15 |
Washington |
|
Taliban John Pleads Guilty to 2 Charges |
| Jul.18 |
Washington |
|
Moussaoui guilty plea rejected |
| Jul.19 |
New York |
|
Dow down 4.6% to 8,019
| Jul.21 |
New York |
|
WorldCom files largest bankruptcy ever |
| Jul.24 |
New York |
 |
Dow saw its second-biggest gain ever Dow Jones index added 488.95 points to 8,191.29. The buying was spurred by the arrest of offenders in Adelphia scandal
| Jul.27 |
Pennsylvania |
|
All 9 pulled alive from mine
| Jul.28 |
Paris |
|
Armstrong wins 4th Tour de France
|
| Aug.2 |
Washington |
|
White House skeptical of Iraqi offer |
| Aug.8 |
Baghdad |
|
Saddam: U.S. attack 'doomed'
| Aug.9 |
|
|
Web child porn ring broken
| Aug.27 |
Texas |
|
Bush tells Saudi no decision on Iraq |
| Aug.29 |
Hamburg |
|
Plot behind 9/11 revealed |
| Aug.30 |
New York |
|
Baseball strike averted |
|
| Sep.4 |
U.S. Congress |
|
Bush to seek Congress approval on Iraq |
| Sep.7 |
Washington |
|
Bush, Blair make case against Iraq
| Sep.8 |
Indiana |
|
Yugoslavia wins FIBA World Championship |
| Sep.10 |
Washington |
|
U.S. at 'high alert' |
| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
 |
Terror attacks 1st anniversary
Map of Ground Zero USA At Ground Zero in New York, at the Pentagon, in a field in Pennsylvania moments of silence were observed
| Sep.12 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
 |
Bush addressed U.N. on Iraq President Bush called on Saddam to comply with U.N. resolutions or face possible military action to remove him | |
| Sep.13 |
Pakistan |
 |
9/11 planner arrested Ramzi Binalshibh was one of the al Qaeda operatives most wanted by the U.S. government
| Sep.25 |
Ivory Coast |
|
U.S. students evacuated |
| Sep.26 |
Washington |
 |
U.S. begins push for U.N. Iraq resolution The administration is negotiate a specific text, talking with the 4 other permanent members of Security Council
| Sep.27 |
Washington |
|
U.S., UK on diplomatic offensive |
| |
Washington |
|
Hundreds arrested at IMF protests |
| Sep.29 |
England |
|
Europe wins Ryder Cup over U.S. |
|
| Oct.3 |
Washington |
|
Police link killings |
| Oct.4 |
Washington |
|
Walker Lindh sentenced to 20 years |
| Oct.8 |
Kuwait |
|
Attack on Marines |
| Oct.9 |
New York |
 |
Dow fell to 7,286 4 Years low
| |
|
 |
Nasdaq fell to 1,114 4 Years low
| Oct.10 |
U.S. Congress |
 |
Congress backs Bush war powers The Senate (77-23 in favour) has followed the House of Representatives in authorising President to use force against Iraq
| Oct.15 |
Washington |
|
Sniper claims ninth victim |
| Oct.22 |
Washington |
|
Sniper's chilling threat to children |
| Oct.24 |
Washington |
 |
Two arrested in sniper shootings Members of the sniper task force arrested an ex-soldier John Allen Muhammad, 42, and his stepson
| Oct.25 |
Texas |
|
Jiang and Bush start summit |
| Oct.27 |
Southern California |
 |
Angels win World Series over Giants Angels lead Giants 4-1 through 8 innings. Lackey was steady for 5 innings and Garret Anderson hit a 3-run double
|
| Nov.4 |
Yemen |
|
U.S. kills Cole suspect |
| Nov.5 |
House of Representatives |
 |
Congress falls to Republicans Republicans to hold onto control of the House, apparently win in 2 gubernatorial races and closer toward control of Senate
| Nov.22 |
Russia |
 |
Bush meets Putin The United States and Russia urged Iraq to disarm. Bush reassures Putin that NATO's expansion poses no threat
| Nov.25 |
Washington |
|
Ridge set to head Homeland Sec. Dept. |
| Nov.27 |
Washington |
|
Bush names Kissinger to head 9/11 probe
|
| Dec.6 |
Washington |
|
Treasury chief O'Neill, Lindsey resigned
| Dec.9 |
New York |
|
United flies into bankruptcy
| Dec.10 |
Norway |
|
Nobel winner Carter's Iraq warning |
| Dec.11 |
Yemen |
|
U.S. lets Scud ship sail to Yemen
| |
Washington |
|
Smallpox vaccinations for military ordered |
| Dec.13 |
Boston |
|
Cardinal Law quits over sex scandal |
| |
Washington |
|
U.S.: Iraq report 'far short' of complete |
| Dec.14 |
North Korea |
|
Paper: 'Burning hatred' for U.S. |
| Dec.15 |
Washington |
 |
Gore will not run for president in 2004 Former US Vice President only last month re-iterated that he was the true winner of the 2000 presidential race
| Dec.16 |
Washington |
|
Powell: Iraq declaration has 'problems' |
| Dec.17 |
Washington |
|
Bush gives go-ahead to missile defence
| |
UN |
|
Al-Qaeda 'still poses big threat' |
| Dec.18 |
Washington |
|
Officials: Bush to declare Iraq in violation |
| Dec.19 |
Washington |
|
Powell: Declaration 'fails totally'
| |
Washington |
|
Bush to speak on Iraq 'violation' |
| Dec.20 |
U.S. Senate |
 |
Lott stepping down as majority leader Wounded by the controversy over his racially divisive comments, Lott stepping down as Senate Republican leader
| |
Iraq |
|
US moves towards war footing |
| |
Washington |
|
Bush: 'A disappointing day' for peace |
| |
Washington |
|
US agrees to share Iraq intelligence |
| Dec.21 |
|
|
US calls for tougher Iraq inspections |
| Dec.22 |
Washington |
|
US rebuffs Iraq's CIA invitation |
| Dec.23 |
Southern Iraq |
|
U.S. drone shot down
| Dec.24 |
California |
|
Pregnant woman missing
| |
Chicago |
|
Emotional reunion for freed dissident |
| Dec.27 |
Florida |
 |
Cloned baby birth claim Clonaid, company linked to a philosophical sect, says that it has produced the world's first cloned human baby | |
| Dec.29 |
Washington |
|
US rules out strike on N Korea |
| Dec.30 |
Yemen |
 |
3 U.S. aid workers killed A suspected Islamic extremist shot dead 3 humanitarian workers and wounded a fourth at a missionary hospital
| |
Yemen |
|
US seeks justice over murders |
| Dec.31 |
New York |
|
3rd consecutive year of stock losses
|
|
2002 |
| Jan.3 |
Kabul |
Taleban prisoners released |
| Jan.9 |
West Pakistan |
No survivors in US plane crash |
| Mar.4 |
Afghanistan |
US helicopter shot down. 7 killed |
| Mar.7 |
Eastern Afghanistan |
Fierce battle for al-Qaeda stronghold
| Apr.4 |
Washington |
Powell to be sent to Mid-East |
| Apr.5 |
Washington |
Israel given new pullout warning |
| May.2 |
Washington |
Middle East conference to be convened
| May.13 |
Moscow |
Russia and US agree arms cuts
| May.30 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan 'shifts men from al-Qaeda hunt' |
| Jul.1 |
Afghanistan |
U.S. bomb hits wedding party At least 20 people were killed and more than 60 injured when a plane dropped a bomb as celebrants fired into the air
| Jul.12 |
UN Security Council |
U.S. peacekeepers exempted |
| Aug.8 |
Baghdad |
Saddam: U.S. attack 'doomed'
| Sep.25 |
Ivory Coast |
U.S. students evacuated |
| Oct.8 |
Kuwait |
Attack on Marines |
| Oct.10 |
U.S. Congress |
Congress backs Bush war powers The Senate (77-23 in favour) has followed the House of Representatives in authorising President to use force against Iraq
| Nov.4 |
Yemen |
U.S. kills Cole suspect |
| Dec.10 |
Norway |
Nobel winner Carter's Iraq warning |
| Dec.11 |
Yemen |
U.S. lets Scud ship sail to Yemen
| Dec.11 |
Washington |
Smallpox vaccinations for military ordered |
| Dec.17 |
Washington |
Bush gives go-ahead to missile defence
| Dec.19 |
Washington |
Bush to speak on Iraq 'violation' |
| Dec.20 |
Iraq |
US moves towards war footing |
| Dec.20 |
Washington |
Bush: 'A disappointing day' for peace |
| Dec.20 |
Washington |
US agrees to share Iraq intelligence |
| Dec.21 |
|
US calls for tougher Iraq inspections |
| Dec.23 |
Southern Iraq |
U.S. drone shot down
| Dec.29 |
Washington |
US rules out strike on N Korea |
|
|
2002 |
| Jan.9 |
West Pakistan |
No survivors in US plane crash |
| Jan.25 |
Texas |
Former Enron VP commits suicide |
| Feb.7 |
Argentina |
Man detained on US flight |
| Mar.4 |
Afghanistan |
US helicopter shot down. 7 killed |
| Jun.23 |
Arizona |
Wildfires merge, form massive blaze |
| Jul.27 |
Pennsylvania |
All 9 pulled alive from mine
| Sep.25 |
Ivory Coast |
U.S. students evacuated |
| Dec.24 |
California |
Pregnant woman missing
| Dec.27 |
Florida |
Cloned baby birth claim Clonaid, company linked to a philosophical sect, says that it has produced the world's first cloned human baby | |
|
|
2002 |
| Jan.27 |
U. S. Midwest |
Rams clip Philly 29-24 in NFC |
| Jan.27 |
|
Patriots past Steelers 24-17 in AFC |
| Feb.3 |
Missouri |
Patriots stun Rams, win Super Bowl
| Feb.8 |
Utah |
Winter Olympics opened The 19th Winter Olympics opened with a parade of the American flag recovered from the World Trade Centre | |
| Feb.15 |
Utah |
Correction gold medal; judge suspended Russians grumbled after Olympic officials awarded a second gold medal to Canadians in a disputed figure-skating event
| Feb.24 |
Utah |
Canada captures hockey gold medal |
| Jun.8 |
|
Lewis stuns Tyson for famous win |
| Jun.12 |
New Jersey |
Lakers earn NBA title over Nets
| Jun.13 |
Detroit |
Wings win 10th Stanley Cup over 'Canes |
| Jul.6 |
London |
Serena takes Wimbledon title |
| Jul.28 |
Paris |
Armstrong wins 4th Tour de France
| Aug.30 |
New York |
Baseball strike averted |
| Sep.8 |
Indiana |
Yugoslavia wins FIBA World Championship |
| Sep.29 |
England |
Europe wins Ryder Cup over U.S. |
| Oct.27 |
Southern California |
Angels win World Series over Giants Angels lead Giants 4-1 through 8 innings. Lackey was steady for 5 innings and Garret Anderson hit a 3-run double
|
|
2002 |
| Jan.25 |
Texas |
Former Enron VP commits suicide |
| Mar.5 |
Washington |
Bush imposed steel tariffs |
| Jun.15 |
Texas |
Andersen guilty in Enron case |
| Jun.25 |
New York |
WorldCom in accounting trouble, cut jobs
| Jul.8 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush wants new laws on corporate abuse
| Jul.10 |
New York |
Dow plunges below 9,000 |
| Jul.19 |
New York |
Dow down 4.6% to 8,019
| Jul.21 |
New York |
WorldCom files largest bankruptcy ever |
| Jul.24 |
New York |
Dow saw its second-biggest gain ever Dow Jones index added 488.95 points to 8,191.29. The buying was spurred by the arrest of offenders in Adelphia scandal
| Aug.30 |
New York |
Baseball strike averted |
| Oct.9 |
New York |
Dow fell to 7,286 4 Years low
| Oct.9 |
|
Nasdaq fell to 1,114 4 Years low
| Dec.6 |
Washington |
Treasury chief O'Neill, Lindsey resigned
| Dec.9 |
New York |
United flies into bankruptcy
| Dec.31 |
New York |
3rd consecutive year of stock losses
|
|
2002 |
| Jan.11 |
Guantanamo |
Afghan captives start detention The first group of 20 prisoners are now in a detention camp at a military base at Guantanamo | |
| Feb.5 |
Washington |
American Taleban indicted |
| Feb.6 |
Ireland |
Trader missing after $750m fraud
| Feb.8 |
Afghanistan |
Taleban foreign minister surrenders |
| Feb.21 |
Pakistan |
Kidnapped US reporter is dead Daniel Pearl was abducted in as he tried to meet Islamic militants. Videotape is showing scenes of murder | |
| Apr.23 |
Vatican |
Pope condemns US church sex abuse |
| May.16 |
Pakistan |
Body found may be Daniel Pearl's |
| May.22 |
Washington |
Police find missing intern's body |
| Jun.7 |
Southern Philippines |
Hostages die in rescue bid |
| Jun.10 |
Chicago |
US foils 'dirty bomb' attack |
| Jun.11 |
London |
Big Ben 'was September 11 target' |
| Jun.13 |
Karachi |
Huge explosion near US consulate
| Jun.15 |
Texas |
Andersen guilty in Enron case |
| Jul.4 |
Southern California |
LA airport shooting kills 3
| Jul.8 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush wants new laws on corporate abuse
| Jul.15 |
Washington |
Taliban John Pleads Guilty to 2 Charges |
| Jul.18 |
Washington |
Moussaoui guilty plea rejected |
| Aug.9 |
|
Web child porn ring broken
| Aug.29 |
Hamburg |
Plot behind 9/11 revealed |
| Sep.10 |
Washington |
U.S. at 'high alert' |
| Sep.13 |
Pakistan |
9/11 planner arrested Ramzi Binalshibh was one of the al Qaeda operatives most wanted by the U.S. government
| Oct.3 |
Washington |
Police link killings |
| Oct.4 |
Washington |
Walker Lindh sentenced to 20 years |
| Oct.8 |
Kuwait |
Attack on Marines |
| Oct.15 |
Washington |
Sniper claims ninth victim |
| Oct.22 |
Washington |
Sniper's chilling threat to children |
| Oct.24 |
Washington |
Two arrested in sniper shootings Members of the sniper task force arrested an ex-soldier John Allen Muhammad, 42, and his stepson
| Dec.17 |
UN |
Al-Qaeda 'still poses big threat' |
| Dec.30 |
Yemen |
3 U.S. aid workers killed A suspected Islamic extremist shot dead 3 humanitarian workers and wounded a fourth at a missionary hospital
| Dec.30 |
Yemen |
US seeks justice over murders |
|
|
2002 |
| Jan.29 |
Washington |
Bush gives State of the Union address |
| Feb.20 |
Beijing |
Bush visits China
| Apr.14 |
West Bank |
Powell talks peace with Arafat |
| Apr.23 |
Vatican |
Pope condemns US church sex abuse |
| Apr.25 |
Texas |
Saudis issue blunt warning to Bush |
| May.2 |
Washington |
Middle East conference to be convened
| May.12 |
Cuba |
Cuba opens up for Carter
Along with Fidel Castro, Carter toured Havana's historical district for several hours
| May.16 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush feels heat over terror alert
| May.17 |
Washington |
Row deepens over terror warnings |
| Jun.24 |
Washington |
Bush calls for end to Arafat's rule President has urged the Palestinian people to replace Arafat, with a leader 'not compromised by terror'
| Aug.2 |
Washington |
White House skeptical of Iraqi offer |
| Aug.27 |
Texas |
Bush tells Saudi no decision on Iraq |
| Sep.4 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush to seek Congress approval on Iraq |
| Sep.7 |
Washington |
Bush, Blair make case against Iraq
| Sep.10 |
Washington |
U.S. at 'high alert' |
| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
Terror attacks 1st anniversary
Map of Ground Zero USA At Ground Zero in New York, at the Pentagon, in a field in Pennsylvania moments of silence were observed
| Sep.12 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
Bush addressed U.N. on Iraq President Bush called on Saddam to comply with U.N. resolutions or face possible military action to remove him | |
| Sep.26 |
Washington |
U.S. begins push for U.N. Iraq resolution The administration is negotiate a specific text, talking with the 4 other permanent members of Security Council
| Sep.27 |
Washington |
U.S., UK on diplomatic offensive |
| Sep.27 |
Washington |
Hundreds arrested at IMF protests |
| Oct.10 |
U.S. Congress |
Congress backs Bush war powers The Senate (77-23 in favour) has followed the House of Representatives in authorising President to use force against Iraq
| Oct.25 |
Texas |
Jiang and Bush start summit |
| Nov.5 |
House of Representatives |
Congress falls to Republicans Republicans to hold onto control of the House, apparently win in 2 gubernatorial races and closer toward control of Senate
| Nov.22 |
Russia |
Bush meets Putin The United States and Russia urged Iraq to disarm. Bush reassures Putin that NATO's expansion poses no threat
| Nov.25 |
Washington |
Ridge set to head Homeland Sec. Dept. |
| Nov.27 |
Washington |
Bush names Kissinger to head 9/11 probe
| Dec.6 |
Washington |
Treasury chief O'Neill, Lindsey resigned
| Dec.10 |
Norway |
Nobel winner Carter's Iraq warning |
| Dec.13 |
Boston |
Cardinal Law quits over sex scandal |
| Dec.13 |
Washington |
U.S.: Iraq report 'far short' of complete |
| Dec.14 |
North Korea |
Paper: 'Burning hatred' for U.S. |
| Dec.15 |
Washington |
Gore will not run for president in 2004 Former US Vice President only last month re-iterated that he was the true winner of the 2000 presidential race
| Dec.16 |
Washington |
Powell: Iraq declaration has 'problems' |
| Dec.18 |
Washington |
Officials: Bush to declare Iraq in violation |
| Dec.19 |
Washington |
Powell: Declaration 'fails totally'
| Dec.20 |
U.S. Senate |
Lott stepping down as majority leader Wounded by the controversy over his racially divisive comments, Lott stepping down as Senate Republican leader
| Dec.22 |
Washington |
US rebuffs Iraq's CIA invitation |
| Dec.24 |
Chicago |
Emotional reunion for freed dissident |