United Nations (Associated Press): With tolling bells and solemn diplomatic vows, world envoys recommitted the United Nations to a long struggle against terrorism on Wednesday, the anniversary of the day last September when, its leader Kofi Annan said, "we were attacked as a world community."

United Nations (Reuters): European leaders on Thursday welcomed U.S. President George W. Bush's plan to work with the United Nations to eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and avoided comment on the possibility of Washington acting alone if Iraq does not allow UN arms inspections to resume.

Kabul (Agencies): Pleading for more money, the United Nations on Thursday blamed a decade of "shameful neglect" by the world for Afghanistan's descent into a breeding ground for international terrorists.

Cuba (Associated Press): The 598 detainees at this isolated military base spent Sept. 11 as they have scores of other days behind bars, in a legal limbo that has brought international criticism and a dilemma about what to do with the prisoners from 43 countries.

United Nations (Agence France-Presse): U.S. President George W. Bush challenged the United Nations Thursday to help strip Iraq "immediately and unconditionally" of weapons of mass destruction and warned U.S. "action is unavoidable" if the world body fails to act or Baghdad refuses to disarm.

Bandar Seri Begawan (Dow Jones): The Association of South East Asian Nations, or ASEAN, must restore investor confidence and reduce the cost of doing business in the region, the group's economic ministers heard Thursday.

Moscow (Reuters): Russia rammed home on Thursday a warning that it could attack rebel Chechen bases in neighboring Georgia as part of the international fight against terrorism, saying UN resolutions gave it right to do so.

Ramallah, West Bank (Reuters): Yasser Arafat's top aide appealed for political unity on Thursday as the Palestinian president sought to reassert his authority after his government resigned to avoid being ousted by parliament.

New York (Associated Press): President George W. Bush's order to fill the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve to insulate the U.S. from supply disruptions will not be completed until 2005, federal officials say.

Monza, Italy (Agence France-Presse): Michael Schumacher has found this weekends Italian Grand Prix more emotional than others and not just because of the red clad Ferrari fans.