THE HAGUE, Netherlands, 2:47 p.m. Nov. 11 (AP)
Dutch lawmakers accused the government Thursday of underestimating the threat from Islamic terrorists and failing to protect a filmmaker slain by a suspected Muslim radical.

In a parliamentary debate about Theo van Gogh's murder last week, lawmakers from both opposition and government parties urged Premier Jan Peter Balkenende to take urgent steps to increase public safety and restore confidence in the law.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, 5:31 p.m. Nov. 10 (AP)
Special forces storm Dutch house, ending standoff with terror suspects: Special forces overpowered two suspected Islamic extremists Wednesday after a 15-hour armed standoff, adding to Dutch concerns that global terrorism has spread into their corner of Europe.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, 2:50 p.m. Nov. 9 (AP)
Senior U.S. official says 'sooner or later' Osama bin Laden will be caught: Thousands of American, Afghan and Pakistani soldiers are hunting for Osama bin Laden and "sooner or later we will get him," a senior U.S. envoy said Tuesday.

NEW YORK, 1:00 p.m. Nov. 9 (AP)
Karzai declares Afghanistan has banished terrorism: Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that his country had banished terrorism – even as Taliban-linked militants held three U.N. hostages and threatened to kill them.

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba, 1:48 p.m. Nov. 9 (AP)
Guantanamo review tribunals press ahead despite court ruling that could alter or halt proceedings: Shackled in front of a three-member panel, Guantanamo detainees continued to go before military tribunals Tuesday despite a landmark ruling that could halt the proceedings and future trials.

WASHINGTON, 10:33 p.m. Nov. 8 (AP)
Three years after 9/11, Congress still not ready for disaster: Police patrol the Capitol armed with rifles and wearing biological, chemical and radioactive attack gear. One senator was so concerned about the terrorist threat that he temporarily shut down his office during the recent pre-election recess.

NEW YORK, 2:56 a.m. Nov. 9 (AP)
Report says $38.1 billion paid to people affected by Sept. 11 attacks: Victims and businesses affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have received $38.1 billion, according to a new study that questions whether the payouts were fair to all victims.

AMSTERDAM, 7:16 a.m. Nov. 9 (REUTERS)
Dutch Muslims rally for unity as mosques attacked: Dutch Muslims rallied on Tuesday to condemn extremism and call for unity after a wave of attacks on mosques in apparent revenge for the murder of an outspoken filmmaker by a suspected Muslim extremist.

NEW YORK, 8:39 p.m. Nov. 8 (AP)
Ex-Yale student sues designer of Freedom Tower, alleges copyright infringement: A former architectural student sued the designers of the World Trade Center site's planned Freedom Tower on Monday, saying designs for the skyscraper mirror those he created at Yale University.

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba, 3:48 p.m. Nov. 8 (AP)
U.S. court says Osama bin Laden's driver deserves hearing to determine whether he's a POW: A U.S. federal court ruled Monday that Osama bin Laden's driver was entitled to a legal hearing on whether he is a prisoner of war – a landmark opinion that could prevent military trials of alleged enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay.

WASHINGTON, 7:06 a.m. Nov. 8 (AP)
Report: Compensation for 9/11 victims totals $38.1 billion: Victims of the Sept. 11 attacks received $38.1 billion in compensation, with insurance companies picking up the largest portion of the tab, according to a study released Monday.

MEXICO CITY, 2:23 p.m. Nov. 8 (AP)
U.S. homeland security secretary meets with Mexican counterpart: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge met with his Mexican counterpart Monday, as Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez said Mexico planned to push for a migration accord and reforms to U.S. immigration law.

KABUL, Afghanistan, 7:00 a.m. Nov. 7 (AP)
Afghan militants seek release of some Guantanamo prisoners in return for U.N. hostages: Militants threatening to kill three kidnapped U.N. workers said Sunday they handed over a list of 26 prisoners, some possibly held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay, who they would take in exchange for the hostages.