LONDON - President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair stood united on the war on terror Thursday and the British leader said new bombings in Turkey demonstrate the need "not to flinch or give way or concede one inch" in Iraq.

WASHINGTON - The State Department has once again designated Iran as the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, accusing the Islamic Republic of aiding extremists throughout the Middle East, particularly in Iraq.

Next week, Scottsdale will be buzzing with Blackhawk helicopters, a hospital will transform into a tent city and college students will act as patients contaminated from a lethal substance.

Next week, Scottsdale will be buzzing with Blackhawk helicopters, a hospital will transform into a tent city and college students will act as patients contaminated from a lethal substance.

Terrorism liaison officers have been getting a lot of attention in the national press lately. But the bottom line of what they do is basically old-fashioned police work, according to the state police coordinating the effort in Arizona.

They're overdoing the 9/11 thing, say some Democrats and other observers of the Republicans and their national convention in New York City, and it might be a legitimate criticism before the final curtain falls.

They came to the Civic Center Library on Tuesday afternoon to tell stories of persecution, fear, confusion, terror and, most importantly, freedom.

Seven men now stand accused of plotting to bomb the Sears Tower. Authorities said another group planned to release a deadly gas into New York subway system. A college student was said to discuss attacks against oil refineries and military bases.

A Tempe doctor has been barred from the United States on accusations he’s linked to terrorists, his attorney said Thursday.

A Tempe doctor has been barred from the United States on accusations he’s linked to terrorists, his attorney said Thursday.

Mike Reagan: Last Thursday marked the 31st anniversary of the Iranian Islamic Revolution. Iranian leaders, including the state's religious leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, have decided to "festively" commemorate this anniversary by vowing to deliver a powerful punch to the West.

New concerns about financial links to terrorism are prompting some public retirement system managers to scrutinize the companies in which they invest.

WASHINGTON - Speaking with one voice, President Bush's top intelligence and military officials said terrorists are regrouping for possible new strikes against the United States.

WASHINGTON - The CIA's independent watchdog is investigating fewer than 10 cases where terror suspects may have been mistakenly swept away to foreign countries by the spy agency, a figure lower than published reports but enough to raise some concerns.

MUNICH, Germany - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld urged America's allies to increase their military spending to prevent the rise of a "global extremist Islamic empire." He also urged the world to work for a "diplomatic solution" to halt Iran's nuclear program.

NEW LONDON, Conn. - President Bush portrayed the Iraq war as a battle between the U.S. and al-Qaida on Wednesday and shared nuggets of intelligence to contend Osama bin Laden was setting up a terrorist cell in Iraq to strike targets in America.

Instead of fighting foreign wars and tolerating invasive TSA searches at home, a more sensible solution to terrorism might be to simply stop granting visas to al-Qaeda operatives to come to America in the first place. All 19 of the 9/11 terrorists and the underwear bomber had government-issued visas. How would they have gotten here without them? Our east and west coasts are protected by vast oceans, and we can protect our north and south by bringing the troops home and stationing them on those borders.

MOSCOW - Changing the tone from tough talk to friendship, President Bush and Vladimir Putin went out of their way to take a unified stand on Middle East peace and terrorism Sunday after sharp words in recent days about democratic backsliding and postwar Soviet domination.

June 22, 2004

When an airplane crashes, that's news, and when it lands safely, that is not. You don't have to be a veteran journalist to recognize as much or to understand that something other than unworthy intentions are at work when you open your newspaper and find it more filled with reports on the exceptional than the unexceptional.

Dozens of federal, state, tribal and local governments will be drawn into a simulated dirty-bomb attack in the Valley later this month, part of an international exercise that’s intended to help authorities prepare for terrorist strikes and other major emergencies.

One news story painted the conviction Thursday of terrorism suspect Jose Padilla as “a significant victory for the Bush administration.” It was far from that.

October 24, 2004

TORONTO - Twelve men accused of scheming to blow up Canadian targets in a terrorist plot that authorities say was inspired by al-Qaida faced a formal hearing Tuesday on the charges against them.