THE NEW YORK fire department is dealing with a fire on the upper floors of a skyscraper in Manhattan this evening. It is understood that the fire was caused by an exploded electrical transformer in the upper floors of the Credit Suisse building, at 1 Madison Avenue in central Manhattan, about one mile uptown from the site of the World Trade Centre. Foul play is not suspected.
September 11
# september-11 - Friday 10 May, 2013
In pics: Final piece of spire added to One World Trade Centre
Its total height is now 541 metres, or 1,776 feet – a symbolic height chosen to echo the year 1776, when America declared independence from Britain.
# september-11 - Monday 29 April, 2013
NYPD confirms piece of wreckage comes from hijacked 9/11 plane
The twisted piece of wreckage, believed to be part of a wing flap, was discovered in a narrow space between two buildings.
# september-11 - Tuesday 2 April, 2013
Authorities resume search for human remains in New York’s 9/11 debris
Eleven years after the 2001 attacks, about 60 truckloads of debris are again being searched for the remains of missing victims.
# september-11 - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
Poll: Do you think flight restrictions should be relaxed?
From next month, pocket knives with blades of up to six centimetres are to be allowed on flights in the US.
# september-11 - Thursday 31 January, 2013
Guantanamo judge orders US to stop censoring 9/11 hearings
Judge James Pohl says the government cannot remotely censor pre-trial hearings for the suspects of the 9/11 attacks.
# september-11 - Wednesday 12 September, 2012
Minister speaks of ‘very moving’ memorial on 9/11 anniversary
Junior minister Joe Costello was given a guided tour of the 9/11 memorial in New York on the 11th anniversary of the attacks.
# september-11 - Friday 3 August, 2012
Barack Obama message, signature hoisted to top of One World Trade Center
In photos: steel beam signed by the Obamas and police and construction workers at the WTC site has been lifted onto the 104th floor of the new skyscraper.
# september-11 - Friday 11 May, 2012
Column: Here’s Irish pride – my family are rebuilding the World Trade Center
Kerry O’Shea describes the experience of her father and brother, working dozens of storeys up on the new towers.
# september-11 - Saturday 5 May, 2012
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed appears on 2,976 murder charges over 9/11
Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators appeared in public for the first time in more than three years today.
# september-11 - Friday 4 May, 2012
9/11 suspects set for Guantanamo trial
Five men are accused of orchestrating the attacks which killed almost 3,000 people on 11 September, 2001.
# september-11 - Monday 30 April, 2012
World Trade Center is now New York’s tallest building again
The new tower is reclaiming the title held by its predecessors destroyed on 9/11 – check out this time-lapse video of its eight-year construction…
# september-11 - Thursday 5 April, 2012
Accused 9/11 mastermind to face trial over attacks
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed could face the death penalty along with four others if convicted.
# september-11 - Tuesday 7 February, 2012
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# september-11 - Sunday 11 September, 2011
In numbers: the September 11 terrorist attacks
2996 people died in the attacks on September 11, 2001. Here, in numbers, is the story of the actions that took place that day.
“I was due in the Pentagon”: High-profile Irish figures recall 9/11
“Where were you when you heard?” Some well-known Irish figures with a link to the US remember the moment they realised what had happened in New York – and what it meant to them.
9/11: What the rest of the world is saying
As commemorative services take place across the US, we take a look at the rest of the world’s take on the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America.
# september-11 - Saturday 10 September, 2011
The Daily Fix: Saturday
All of the day’s main news, plus the little bits and pieces you may have missed…
After the fall: How TV and film coped with the loss of the Twin Towers image
The fall of the WTC left many TV and film producers with difficult decisions: should they remove any images of them, or leave them intact?
Obama calls for national unity ahead of 9/11 remembrances
In his weekly address, a day before the 9/11 anniversary, Barack Obama pays tribute to how a “resilient nation” reacted.
NBC Twitter account hacked with details of “Ground Zero attack”
Two days before the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the @NBCNews account is compromised by hackers spreading “news” of an attack.
Column: ‘The worst thing was the smell’ – an Irish man’s 9/11 experience
Bob Ó Mhurcú was asleep in New York when the first plane hit. Here he describes what happened next.
# september-11 - Tuesday 6 September, 2011
9/11: New video emerges of aftermath Flight 93 crash in Pennsylvania
The video shows the aftermath of the plane crashing in Pennsylvania.
9/11 on the web – the virtual memorials
Celebrity pledges to do good, portraits of 9/11 rescuers and rescue dogs, flag tributes and a ‘living museum’ app – some of the ways the September tragedy is remembered online.
# september-11 - Monday 5 September, 2011
FBI warns of small aircraft threat ahead of 9/11 anniversary
There is no specific information about a potential plot, but the FBI says small aircraft pose a terrorism and security threat.
# september-11 - Sunday 4 September, 2011
9/11 memorials: Who won’t be there and what they can’t say
Remembering the dead ten years on – Ground Zero’s restricted guest list, and the talking points they’ve been requested to stick to.
# september-11 - Monday 22 August, 2011
Gallery: Powerful new photos show aftermath of 9/11 attacks
Photographer Nicola McClean was in New York as the twin towers fell – and these previously unseen images show the devastation.
# september-11 - Friday 12 August, 2011
US Open organisers plan September 11th commemoration
Plans are afoot to remember the victims of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks at this year’s US Open.
# september-11 - Thursday 11 August, 2011
‘Unsafe’ Statue of Liberty to close for 12-month renovation
The National Park Service says it needs time to implement new safety measures that have been three years in the making.
# september-11 - Tuesday 9 August, 2011
FOX News Facebook page hit with threats after atheist interview
American Atheists are opposing a cross-shaped structure at the Ground Zero memorial in New York.
# september-11 - Thursday 21 July, 2011
Texas man executed despite shooting victim campaigning for his clemency
Mark Stroman was on death row following two murders in the aftermath of 9/11. One of those who survived his attacks campaigned for his release.
# september-11 - Wednesday 20 July, 2011
Survivors of 9/11 banned from memorial service to victims
A ceremony marking ten years since the attacks will be reserved for victims’ relatives only, survivors have been told.
# september-11 - Wednesday 13 July, 2011
US senator demands investigation into possible 9/11 phone-hacking
Highly-regarded senator Jay Rockefeller says the fallout from the News of the World raises ‘serious questions’.
# september-11 - Tuesday 31 May, 2011
US re-files charges against man accused of masterminding 9/11 attack
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is one of five people the US is bringing terrorism and murder charges against under revamped trial processes at Guantanamo Bay.
# september-11 - Wednesday 18 May, 2011
United Airlines apologises for reusing 9/11 flight numbers
The airline blames a technical error for flight numbers 93 and 175 going back into use, ten years after the 2001 attacks.
# september-11 - Monday 2 May, 2011
In numbers: Bin Laden, September 11, and the War on Terror
3,520 days between the September 11 attacks and bin Laden’s death – with up to a million civilian deaths in between.
Osama bin Laden killed by US operation, Obama says
US president Barack Obama tells his country that the mastermind behind the September 11 attacks has been killed in Pakistan.
# september-11 - Tuesday 8 March, 2011
September 11 suspects likely to be tried at Guantanamo
Obama has caved in to opposition to trying September 11 suspects in the US, and will allow trials to resume at Guantanamo – which he had pledged to close within a year of taking office.
# september-11 - Monday 7 March, 2011
Unseen aerial footage emerges of 9/11 attacks
Video posted online shows aerial footage taken by the NYPD after planes struck the World Trade Centre in the infamous 11 September 2001 attacks.
# september-11 - Saturday 22 January, 2011
THAT Jim Corr appearance on the Late Late Show
You might have missed it, but people are talking – so here’s the full 14 minutes of Jim Corr’s spot on the Late Late Show.
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Poll: Should international powers arm Syria’s rebels?
A DEEP DIVIDE has been revealed among the leaders at the G8 summit over how to deal with the ongoing conflict in Syria.
The US has indicated it wants to arm Syria’s rebels, while Russia remains in staunch opposition to the plan. Others, including Britain and France, are reluctant to make a decision just yet. However, President Francois Hollande asked:
How can you allow Russia to continue to send weapons to the regime of Bashar al-Assad while the opposition gets so few weapons?
At least 93,000 people have been killed in the two-year civil war as rebels struggle to overtake Bashar Assad’s forces who are strengthened by support from Hezbollah, Iran and Russia.
On Sunday, Putin argued his position: “One hardly should back those who kill their enemies and, you know, eat their organs,” referencing a video purportedly showing a rebel commander committing an act of cannibalism. “Do we want to support these people? Do we want to supply arms to these people?”
Today we ask: Should international powers arm Syria’s rebels?
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