One person is killed in Baghdad when a fuel truck explodes… authorities
call the blast a suicide bomb attack… meanwhile, defense secretary Donald
Rumsfeld pays a surprise Christmas eve visit to U.S. troops in Iraq…
Candidates from the Hamas movement post strong showings in local
Palestinian elections…
‘A Sudanese official says his government will soon sign a peace agreement
with southern rebels, finally bringing an end to a conflict that’s over 20
years old. . .
How free is free-range turkey? Animal welfare advocates say the label
is misleading…