Experts Say U.S., International Community Must Help Rebuild Afghanistan
The United States and the international community must play a strong, decisive and sustained role in rebuilding Afghanistan, experts on a panel discussing the future of the war-torn nation here said Thursday.

Six Killed, Scores Arrested as Israel Escalates Military Assault
Six Palestinians were killed and up to 40 arrested when the Israeli army launched a new series of deadly pre-dawn raids into West Bank towns Friday as hardline Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's government pursued its crackdown on Palestinian activists, news agencies reported.

Eyewitness Says Israeli Troops Storm Barghouti Home, Abuse Daughter
Invading Israeli troops stormed the Ramallah home of Tanzim leader Marwan Barghouti and physically abused his 11-year-old daughter in front of his family after she threw an Israeli flag from a balcony, according to a freelance television producer.

Al-Qaeda Refuses to Surrender, Tora Bora Assault Continues
U.S. aircraft continued Thursday to relentlessly pound mountain hideouts in eastern Afghanistan of alleged terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden and hundreds of his al-Qaeda fighters.

• Reactions from Palestinian Leaders as Israeli Violence Intensifies
• Bill in Congress Says Iraq is a "Mounting Threat" to the U.S.
• Palestinians Head to Old Clothes Markets to Celebrate Eid
• Video Shows Bin Laden Taking Credit for September 11 Attacks
• Israel Continues Onslaught in Territories
• Bush Announces U.S. Withdrawal from ABM Treaty
• Eleven Killed as Gunmen Storm Indian Parliament
• Malaysian Company Denies Al-Qaeda Connection
• Indictment Says September 11 Hijackers Were in Bangkok
• Sharon Says Arafat "No Longer Exists," Breaks Ties with P.A.