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The Twin towers of the World Trade Center engulfed in flames after being struck by hijacked United Airlines planes September 11, 2001. |
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A rescue helicopter surveys damage to the Pentagon as firefighters battle flames after an airplane crashed into the U.S. military Headquarters outside of Washington, September 11, 2001. |
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A Taliban fighter sits on a piece of rubble in front of one of the demolished Buddha statues in the central Afghan province of Bamiyan on March 26, 2001. Afghanistan’s ruling taliban took 20 days to destroy two giant Buddhas hewn into a cliff more than 1,500 years ago. |
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Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic waves to supporters in front of his house in Belgrade March 24, 2001. Supporters of Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) gathered in central Belgrade for a anti-NATO rally organized by SPS and marched to Milosevic’s home where he appeared in a rare public appearance. |
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Northern Alliance fighters ride on a T-62 tank past a dead body on the motorway 3 km north of Kabul, November 13, 2001. Forces of the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance entered Kabul on Tuesday after Taliban forces fled the capital. |
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Nepal’s new king Gyanendra greets people at the Hanuman Palace in Kathmandu June 4, 2001. Nepal proclaimed its second new king in two days on Monday, naming regent Prince Gyanendra as monarch following a mysterious palace massacre which has rocked the Himalayan kingdom to its foundations. |
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US President George W. Bush (R) speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the start of a meeting between Russian and American delegations at the end of the G8 Summit in Genoa, July 22, 2001. World leaders wrapped up three days of talks marred by the tragic death of an activist and ferocious street clashes. |
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French stuntman Terry Do snares his paraglider on the torch of the Statue of Liberty, in New York August 23, 2001. Do was arrested after attempting to land his paraglider on the torch part of the statue; he spent 40 minutes dangling from the statue after his sail got stuck. |
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George W. Bush takes the oath of office as the 43rd President of the United States during the Inauguration ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, January 20, 2001. U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist (R) administers the oath of office. |
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A view of Mount Etna’s crater erupting lava and rocks on the island Sicily during the first hours of July 22, 2001. |
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Britain’s Prince Charles (R) kisses his companion Camilla Parker Bowles (L) at the National Osteoporosis Society’s 15th Birthday Celebrations at Somerset House, London June 26, 2001. This was the first time the Prince had kissed Mrs Parker Bowles in public. |
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U.S. President George W. Bush (R), donning a traditional Chinese coat, talks to Chinese President Jiang Zemin as he is welcomed at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum for an informal gathering of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders October 21, 2001. |
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Armed Muslim guerillas use bound Filipino hostages as human shields after seizing them in Zamboanga November 27, 2001. Muslim gunmen loyal to a rebellious governor took scores of civilians hostages in the southern Philippines on Tuesday after they were pounded by helicopter gunships and bomber planes. |
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Marion Jones of the U.S. celebrates with the American flag after winning the women’s 200 meter final at the World Championships in Athletics, in Edmonton August 10, 2001. Jones won in a time of 22.39 seconds. |
