Events at a Glance

Funds frozen: The Bush administration freezes the assets of a prominent U.S.-based Muslim charity and two overseas groups accused of financing the militant Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas, marking the first time the U.S. government has used its war on terrorism to intervene in the Middle East conflict.

Face of terrorism: When Americans plunged into the war on terrorism, they did not expect to see a gaunt, 20-year-old Californian with the defiant manners of a teenager and two frightened parents struggling in his wake.

AFGHAN FRONT

Ground war: The ground attack on suspected terrorist hide-outs in northeast Afghanistan started with a skirmish, as the Pentagon challenges reports that the hunt for Osama bin Laden has caused widespread civilian casualties.