Officials: Suspected US strike kills 6 in Pakistan: A suspected US missile strike killed six militants in a trib... http://bit.ly/eMve9a

Official: Afghan police have defused bike bomb: Afghan authorities say police defused a motorcycle bomb that was... http://bit.ly/eXV6CL

'Empire Strikes Back' among 25 film registry picks: Darth Vader proclaiming he's Luke Skywalker's father, Tony M... http://bit.ly/eoX10R

Piano man to diaper man: Elton John becomes a dad: Sir Elton John is holding close a new tiny dancer. http://bit.ly/fc85eo

Phl debt stock stands at 59.8 billion dollars: The country's outstanding external debt stood at 59.8 billion U.S... http://bit.ly/dRjwce

Bomb in gift box kills woman in Taguig: A woman was killed at around 10:30 a.m. today after a gift box she was h... http://bit.ly/eWSg5W

(UPDATE) Local stocks finish higher on window-dressing: Local stocks ended slightly higher Wednesday thanks to t... http://bit.ly/fDqnye

China's spats call into question 'peaceful rise': China's high-profile feuds with the United States, along with ... http://bit.ly/gVaQZW

Suicide bombers hit Iraqi police HQ, kill chief: Three suicide bombers attacked Iraq's federal police headquarte... http://bit.ly/hP5Eov

Malaysia wins Suzuki Cup AFF soccer championship: Malaysia won the Suzuki Cup AFF soccer championship today afte... http://bit.ly/f6lmGV

SKorea: NKorea building up special forces: South Korea says in a major military review that rival North Korea ha... http://bit.ly/gPLVmb

Billy Taylor, pianist, jazz advocate, dies at 89: Billy Taylor, an acclaimed jazz pianist and composer who beca... http://bit.ly/eF4DZF

10 civilians killed in southern Afghanistan blast: NATO and Afghan officials say more than 10 civilians have bee... http://bit.ly/dUiWJh

Advocacy group: 57 reporters killed in 2010: A total of 57 journalists worldwide were killed this year, media a... http://bit.ly/hl0Z8C

2016 Olympics logo unveiled New Year's Eve in Rio: The logo for the 2016 Olympics will be unveiled for the first... http://bit.ly/hYsWtD

Russian tycoon Khodorkovsky gets 6 more years: Jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky was sentenced to six more... http://bit.ly/dRXw4K

Former Israeli president convicted of rape: Former President Moshe Katsav was convicted Thursday of raping an e... http://bit.ly/dT2XRe

80 years on, Cuba's Hotel Nacional still shines: The carpets are worn and the rooms have a musty feel. Yet Hava... http://bit.ly/ggcVl8

Gunmen target Christian homes, 1 killed: Iraqi officials say gunmen hurled grenades at the homes of two Christi... http://bit.ly/eR45P1

Mexico shootings kill 4 police officers, 1 doctor: Gunmen believed to be linked to drug cartels killed four pol... http://bit.ly/eDGuTO