Events at a Glance

INVESTIGATION

U.S. authorities said they have identified three Al Qaeda operatives from Germany who they believe played key roles in the Sept. 11 hijackings, and FBI agents are working to apprehend the fugitives as the probe shifts overseas.

ANTHRAX

The nation’s anthrax scare escalated as traces of the deadly bacteria were detected at an off-site mail facility serving the White House and the number of life-threatening infections continued to climb.

MILITARY FRONT

Three U.S. bombs went astray in Afghanistan, landing in a residential neighborhood northwest of the capital, Kabul, and near a home for the elderly outside the city of Herat, Pentagon officials said.

POLITICS

Hoping to patch up bitter differences born of two decades of war, several hundred Afghan leaders representing exiled political groups, monarchists and anti-Taliban forces gathered in Peshawar, Pakistan, to discuss the creation of an alternative government for Afghanistan.

CONGRESS

You could tell Congress was back in session Tuesday because the Senate was in a partisan fight over judges. Other than that, though, it was hardly business as usual as improvisation--and coziness--ruled the day.