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U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania are leveled by near-simultaneous explosions.

Total Devastation
A report on the bombings. (8/7/98)
Security and diplomacy experts on U.S. embassy security protocol. (8/7/98)

U.S. Response
Asst. Secretary of State Susan Rice responds to the attacks. (8/7/98)

Searching for Answers
Could the embassy bombings have been prevented? Three experts discuss. (8/10/98)

The Investigation Begins
Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Pickering discusses possible leads in the bombing case. (8/12/98)

Embassy Bombers Sentenced to Life Without Parole
Update: Four alleged operatives of Osama bin Laden were sentenced today to life in prison without parole for planning and executing the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa. (10/18/01)

Second Bomber Given Life Term
Update: A jury sentences the second of four men convicted in the African embassy bombings to a life term without parole. (7/10/01)
Update: One of the men convicted of executing the bombing of the U.S. embassy in Kenya is sentenced to life in prison without parole. (6/12/01)

Taliban Won't Hand Over
Osama bin Laden
Update: Afghanistan's ruling body says it will never hand over the exiled Saudi millionare the U.S. believes is behind the embassy bombings. (5/30/01)

Guilty On All Counts
Three experts discuss the conspiracy and murder convictions in the African embassy bombing trial. (5/29/01)
Court proceedings begin against four men accused of conspiring to bomb U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. (2/5/01)

Panel Reports
Examining the findings of two panels looking into the bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. (1/8/99)

The Search for Suspects
An international team continues its investigation into the African embassy bombings.(9/30/98)

Who Is Osama bin Laden?
The Saudi millionaire is believed to be behind a network of international terrorists. (8/20/98)

U.S. forces attack facilities in Sudan and Afghanistan believed to be controlled by alleged terrorist Osama bin Laden.

Official Statements
Online Special: Clinton administration comments on the U.S. military attacks. (8/20/98)

Diplomatic Reaction
Reaction to the U.S. missile attacks from:
The Sudanese Ambassador to the UN (8/25/98)
The UN representative from Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban (8/25/98)
Samuel Berger, President Clinton's National Security Adviser (8/21/98)
Four U.S. Congressmen (8/20/98)

The Coming War
The Clinton administration pledges to wage a war against international terrorism. (8/25/98)