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Reports on the investigation regarding the perpetrators of the train bombings in Madrid, Spain. Claim of the U.S. intelligence on the involvement of Al Qaeda in the attack; Failure of the government to produce an official government assessment of the attack; Move of the government to seek help from other countries on the investigation.

Focuses on the investigation of the September 11, 2001 terrorist plot. Disclosures, including an alleged visit by Mohamed Atta with Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan; Connections to Al Qaeda; Significance of the wedding of Said Bahaji, where plotters, recruiters and supporters for the terrorist plot gathered; Other links, including a meeting of Muslim militants in Malaysia at an apartment of a local supporter of Al Qaeda.

Discusses how the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) failed to detect warning signals of an Al Qaeda attack on U.S. soil and failed to communicate what it knew to the Central Intelligence Agency or other agencies. Reasons for the FBI's inability to grasp the emerging pattern; Why the FBI was cautious with its terror data; How FBI officials blocked agents' efforts to investigate suspected terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui; Overview of the FBI's lack of aggression in seeking information on terrorists.

Presents news briefs across the world as of April 7-13, 2002.

Reports that prior to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, terror experts were aware of the designs of Osama bin Laden. Attitude of the administrations of Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush; Why the government's fight against terrorism proved inadequate; Detection of the Islamic jihad threat in 1993; Missed signals in antiterrorism war; How U.S. intelligence tracked bin Laden and Al Qaeda; Shortcomings in national defense; Response to the 2001 recommendation from the National Commission on Terrorism. INSET: A Trail of Missed Opportunities.

Focuses on the testimony of United States President Bill Clinton's personal secretary, Betty Currie, in the investigation of Clinton's alleged sexual relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Her meeting with the president following his deposition in the Paula Jones lawsuit; Her statement that the president and Lewinsky were sometimes alone; Her submission of gifts that Clinton gave to Lewinsky,which Lewinsky returned to Currie.

The article reports on new information showing that thousands of tips reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) by the National Security Agency in the months following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 led to dead ends or innocent Americans. According to the author, FBI officials repeatedly complained to the agency that the unfiltered information was swamping investigators. It is also suggested that former FBI director Robert S. Mueller III raised concerns about the legal rationale for a program of eavesdropping without warrants.

Reports that bomb explosion tore through three subway trains and a double-decker bus in a coordinated terror attack during rush hour in London, England, killing at least 37 and wounding about 700. Reactions throughout the city; Details of the explosions near Liverpool Street station, King's Cross station, Edgware Road station, and on a bus at the junction of Upper Woburn Place and Tavistock Square; Closure of the subway network and bus services as rescue workers searched for the dead and wounded; Statement from Prime Minister Tony Blair, who was hosting the Group of Eight summit meeting in Scotland; Increased security precautions for mass transit systems in the U.S. and Europe; Scope of the bombings; Theories about the strategy and methodology of the bombings.

LONDON -- A key figure in Britain's widening phone hacking scandal who had worked as an editor at The News of the World surfaced in Florida on Thursday, saying he was preparing to return to Britain and was talking to the British police. The editor, Greg Miskiw, could provide more details about which executives might have known about the illegal hacking at the Murdoch-owned tabloid and how widespread it was. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Former President Bill Clinton has collected tens of millions of dollars for his foundation over the last 10 years from governments in the Middle East, tycoons from Canada, India, Nigeria and Ukraine, and other international figures with interests in American foreign policy. Lifting a longstanding cloak of secrecy, Mr. Clinton on Thursday released a complete list of more than 200,000 donors to his foundation as part of an agreement to douse concerns about potential conflicts if Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is confirmed as secretary of state in the Obama administration. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Examines the hunt for evidence on Iraq's prohibited weapons programs and what U.S. President George W. Bush administration officials knew about the status of Baghdad's chemical, biological and nuclear arms. The intelligence vacuum since United Nations inspectors left Iraq in 1998; Comments of Condoleezza Rice, Bush's national security advisor, and other officials; Role of intelligence analysts; How the shortage of fresh evidence ignited a struggle within the administration.

Reports on the operations of Enron Corp. between January, 2001 and its failure in 2002. Efforts of Enron executives to hide the company's failure from investors and others during this period; Political influence of Enron on the administration of United States President George W. Bush; Credit problems of its partnerships, known as the Raptors; Role of chief financial officer Andrew S. Fastow in operating the Raptors; Details of an anonymous letter sent to executives by Sherron S. Watkins; Decline in company value; Bankruptcy of Enron.

Focuses on the rise and fall of the Enron Corporation, which has cost its employees tens of billions of dollars and resulted in mismanagement and corruption investigations. Operations at the company until its bankruptcy under chairman Kenneth L. Lay; Scope of Enron operations; Details of accounting practices for Enron by Arthur Andersen auditors; Political support of United States President George W. Bush and former President George Bush from Lay and other executives; Impact of this collapse. INSETS: Complex Web of Relationships in Enron Debacle, by John Schwartz;Treasury Official's Ties Led to Calls About Problems Involving....

Presents news briefs as they relate to various issues in the United States, which occurred between May 17-23, 1998. Details on an incident where 15-year-old Kipland F. Kinkel killed two teenagers and wounded 22 others in an attack at his school in Springfield, Oregon; Why a special committee was created by House Speaker Newt Gingrich; Views of supporters on the anti-smoking bill in the Senate.

Presents news briefs from the United States, for the period August 9-15, 1998. Performance of the Dow Jones industrial average; Settlement between Swiss banks and Holocaust survivors and heirs; End of the strike by workers of Bell Atlantic Corp.; Amount of money raised by President Bill Clinton's Legal Expense Trust.