Al-Qaeda Surrender Collapses, Assault on Tora Bora Continues
Negotiations for a possible surrender by besieged al-Qaeda fighters collapsed Wednesday and B-52 bombers and other U.S. warplanes resumed their bombing of the Tora Bora complex of caves where Saudi exile Osama bin Laden is believed to be hiding.

U.S. Congressman to Fast in Solidarity with Muslims at Pope's Decree
U.S. Congressman David Bonior (D-MI), the former House Minority Whip, told IslamOnline Wednesday he would be fasting in solidarity with Muslims on Friday, December 14.

Four Killed by Israeli Raids After U.S. Asks for 48-Hour Lull
Israeli helicopters killed four Palestinians in an overnight raid in the Gaza Strip, just hours after U.S. peace envoy retired General Anthony C. Zinni asked Israel to refrain from attacks for 48 hours to give the Palestinians a chance to crackdown on resistance activists, news agencies reported.

Frenchman First Person Charged in September 11 Attacks
A 33-year-old French citizen of Moroccan descent became the first person formally indicted in connection with the deadly September 11 attacks on New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon outside Washington - exactly three months ago.

• Britain to Lead U.N. Afghan Force
• Defiant Milosevic Refuses to Plead Before Genocide Tribunal
• Israeli Helicopters Raid Gaza Strip After Zinni, Sharon Meet
• Bush Pursues U.S. Military "Revolution" Post-Sept 11
• U.S. Officers in Somalia as War Expands
• U.S. Document Says Al-Qaeda Not Operating in Indonesia
• Ambassador Says 23 Jordanians Arrested in U.S. Anti-Terror Dragnet
• Syria's New Government Faces Huge Challenge on Jobs Front
• Fall of Tora Bora, Search for Bin Laden Continues