- Senior Hamas official killed in Israeli air strike
- One of Hamas's top officials was killed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza City Thursday, a day that also saw the United Nations headquarters of a relief agency come under fire. more »
- Pakistan arrests dozens in Mumbai attacks probe
- More than 70 people have been arrested in Pakistan as part of a month-long crackdown on groups accused of having connections to last year's attacks in Mumbai, a Pakistani official said Thursday. more »
- Waterboarding is torture, says U.S. attorney general nominee
- U.S. attorney general-nominee Eric Holder Jr. forcefully broke from the Bush administration's counterterrorism policies Thursday, declaring that waterboarding is torture and pledging to prosecute some Guantanamo Bay detainees in U.S. courts. more »
- 'Hostile incident' kills 2 British soldiers in Afghanistan
- Two British soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday. more »
- Strong earthquake strikes off Russia's east coast
- A 7.3-magnitude earthquake shook the Kuril Islands off Russia's east coast Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey says. more »
- Roland Burris sworn in as Obama's Senate successor
- Roland Burris took his place as Barack Obama's successor in the Senate on Thursday, ending a standoff that embarrassed the president-elect and fellow Democrats who initially resisted the appointment by impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. more »
- Tires fail as Air Canada flight makes emergency landing
- Four tires failed on an Air Canada flight forced to make an emergency landing in New York State because of engine troubles on Thursday. more »
- Senate committee endorses Clinton
- The U.S. Senate foreign relations committee has voted 16-1 to endorse Hillary Clinton as the next secretary of state. more »
- Kandahar IEDs less effective despite increased use: Canadian military
- While the number of improvised explosive devices found on the roads of Kandahar has doubled in Afghanistan over the past year, casualty figures have fallen, Canadian military officials say. more »
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