9/11

It's a commonly-held belief that forgetting things is the first sign of a slippery slide into cognitive decline. However, researchers at Trinity College Dublin and the University of Toronto now argue… Audio

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin and the University of Toronto now believe that 'forgetting' is actually a form of learning that helps our brains access more important information. Professor… Audio

Clinical psychologist and health anxiety expert Dr Steven Taylor's latest book, The Psychology of Pandemics, is a groundbreaking treatise on the subject, but it was a book that many thought would… Audio

Ahmed Rashid's bestselling 2000 book Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia was used extensively by American analysts in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. The Lahore-based… Audio

On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, British war correspondent and author Christina Lamb finds herself back in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul. Christina Lamb is chief foreign… Audio

It was the terror attack that changed the world and sent America to war for two decades.

This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Almost 3,000 people from 78 countries were killed on… Audio

Those old enough will probably remember exactly where they were when they learned of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center.

For New Zealanders, it was early in the morning of… Video, Audio

Ahead of the anniversary of 9/11, we speak to Paul Cutler about what it was like to cover the unfolding horror as supervising producer for CNN International. Audio

Award-winning playwright and novelist Ayad Akhtar was born in America to Pakistani immigrants, much of his work invokes themes of religion, economics, identity and the American-Muslim experience. He… Audio

Steven Johnson's new book, Enemy of All Mankind is also a harrowing account of the most dastardly pirate you've probably never heard of, Henry Every, and the brutal lifestyle and appalling existence… Audio

Norway-based former West Coaster Mel Burford didn't pick up a camera until she was 19, but in 2006 she became the first New Zealander to win a Pulitzer Prize for photography, for coverage of Hurricane… Audio

The families of the 9/11 victims have filed a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia. Audio

The long running and troubled prosecution of five men accused of plotting the 9/11 terror attacks has resumed at Guantanamo Bay Cuba. Our correspondent Nick Harper has the latest from Guantanamo Bay.

Tears and memories have been the features of emotional ceremonies across the United States as people gather to mark the 15th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks Video, Audio