Extra staffing has helped Auckland Airport to cope despite getting only six hours' notice of strict new travel rules.

Airline passengers to the USA will be isolated from other travellers at Auckland Airport and face a rigorous second set of security checks.

Numerous reports from travellers into the USA have confirmed that the new security measures include random body searches and bans on the use of electronic devices.

Senior Pakistani army officers have been targeted in a bloody militant suicide bomb attack that killed at least 40 people.

Australian Nigel Brennan says he and his companion were kept isolated and tortured during the 15 months they were held captive.

One pager message sent on September 11, 2001 reads "Please call me I need to know where you are," from an office worker an hour after the attacks.