Finnish Police: Mall Gunman Believed Dead (ap)
AP – Finnish police say they have found a body believed to be the gunman who killed four people in a shopping center in the city of Espoo. Read more
Un To Move Some Staff Out Of Pakistan For Safety (ap)
AP – The United Nations plans to temporarily relocate some of its international staff outside of Pakistan for security reasons following attacks that have killed at least 11 personnel in the country this year, a spokeswoman said Thursday. Read more
New Year Revelers Ready For Better Times In 2010 (ap)
AP – Under explosive bursts of crimson, purple and blue, more than 1 million New Year revelers in Sydney got one of the world’s biggest parties started Thursday — bidding farewell to the tough year that was 2009 and welcoming a new decade. Read more
Taliban Claim Blasts That Kill 13 Westerners (ap)
AP – The Taliban claimed responsibility Thursday for two separate bomb attacks in Afghanistan that killed eight Americans, five Canadians and an Afghan in a surge of violence in the war-battered country. A U.S. congressional official said CIA employees were believed to be among the victims of a suicide blast at an American base in [...]
Police: 4 People Shot Dead In Finnish Mall (ap)
AP – A gunman clad in black went on a shooting rampage early Thursday at a mall in Finland’s largest city, killing four people, police and witnesses told state media. Read more