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A destructive tsunami could be on the way, after a powerful earthquake rattled parts of Indonesia, The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said Sunday.

Armed gunmen hijacked a Japanese freighter and its 23-member crew off the coast of Somalia, South Korean officials said Sunday.

A "lost" Beatles track recorded in 1967 and performed just once in public could finally be released, according to Paul McCartney.

A soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan was killed Saturday when a patrol struck a roadside bomb.

The United Nations' special envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo has held talks with the leader of the conflict-devastated country's main rebel group amid efforts to bring an end to a fresh wave of violent unrest and deal with a worsening humanitarian crisis.

President-elect Barack Obama said "a very affectionate thanks" to the people of Illinois in a letter published Sunday in newspapers across his home state. Several Illinois Democrats have been mentioned as possible Senate replacements for Obama. Gov. Rod Blagojevich is assembling a panel to look over likely candidates.

More than a week after voters in California, Arizona and Florida passed ballot initiatives outlawing same-sex marriage, people in 300 cities nationwide were expected to protest the bans in simultaneous rallies Saturday.

The Israeli military carried out an airstrike on a suspected militant rocket-launching squad east of Gaza City on Sunday, an Israel Defense Forces spokesman told CNN.

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Wildfires driven by hurricane-strength winds gutted parts of Southern California for a second day Saturday, destroying hundreds of homes and displacing thousands of people. Continuing high winds Saturday night could hamper efforts to contain at least three fires in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Orange counties, officials said.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that a "crisis of confidence" exists between Russia and the United States but that he has "great aspirations" for the incoming Obama administration.

World leaders unveiled a set of sweeping plans on Saturday aimed at tackling the ever-expanding economic crisis, but as expected they sketched out an agenda for more work in coming months and another meeting early next year.

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NASA said Saturday that a piece of thermal blanket came loose from the shuttle shortly after Friday night's launch, and a balky antenna could affect radar and communications. However, officials said the day-old mission of space shuttle Endeavour, which is carrying seven astronauts to the international space station, is going smoothly.