Analysis: Marines leave Iraq again _ for good?
It is easily lost in the hopefulness of the Marines' departure from Iraq - hailed in ceremonies as "the final chapter" - that this is not the first time they left in the expectation of never returning. Will it be the last? In September 2003 the Marines completed a pullout from Iraq - leaving to the Army the task of winding down the war - only to be called back in March 2004 amid a fast-boil insurgency centered in the western province of Anbar. The war, of course, was far from over, but few foresaw the scope of killing and chaos to come.
Britons feared dead in Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
Two Britons are feared dead after an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed shortly after take-off from the Lebanese capital Beirut.
Christmas Bombing Try Is Hailed by bin Laden
Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda, spoke publicly for the first time about the botched Christmas Day airliner bombing, praising the attempt — but not explicitly taking responsibility for it — in an audiotape broadcast Sunday that was aimed personally at President Obama.
Official: Suspected drone down in Pakistan
The unmanned aircraft went down about 8 p.m. (10 a.m. ET) Sunday night near the village of Hamzoni in North Waziristan, the official said. Hamzoni is about 5 km (3 miles) west of Miran Shah, a town well-known for Taliban and al Qaeda activity.
McChrystal hopes for Taliban deal
An increase in the number of foreign troops in Afghanistan could lead to a negotiated peace with the Taliban, the commander of Nato forces in the country has said.
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