North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il was reappointed Thursday as chairman of the National Defense Commission, which oversees the country’s military, according to the state-run news agency KCNA.
Kim reappointed head of N. Korean military
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Radford University locked down after shooting death near campus
Students at Radford University in Virginia locked their doors and were being warned to stay inside Thursday after a man was shot and killed near campus.
Seven arrested as protesters focus on G-20 summit venue
Scattered demonstrations were taking place around East London as the G-20 summit got under way Thursday, but they were far smaller than the protests seen a day earlier. A total of seven people had been arrested by the early afternoon, police said
Global markets surge on U.S. optimism
European markets charged higher in early trading Thursday, adding to strong performances across Asia and on Wall Street. The helicopter was carrying 16 people when it went down about 13 miles off Scotland’s northeastern coast, officials said
Heavy rain floods Australia’s east coast
More than 30 hours of incessant rain eased Thursday on Australia’s east coast, where widespread flooding cut off thousands of people from services and resulted in four areas being declared disaster zones, officials said.
End of ‘ER’ marks end of era
When the series "ER" airs its finale on Thursday, the event will not only mark the completion of one of NBC’s most successful shows, but it can also be viewed as the end of an era for the network. “What’s so symbolic about ‘ER’ leaving is that that 10 o’clock Thursday night slot started out what I always called the beginning of the second golden age of television with ‘Hill Street Blues’,” said Robert Thompson, a professor and founding director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University.
GOP leader on budget: ‘Here it is, Mr. President’
House Republicans on Thursday said they have come up with an alternative proposal to the president’s budget, following criticism from Democrats that they have become the "party of no." “Two nights ago the president said, ‘We haven’t seen a budget yet out of Republicans.’ Well, it’s just not true because — Here it is, Mr. President,” said House Minority leader Rep. John Boehner, as he held up a booklet that he said was a “blueprint for where we’re going.” The details of the GOP budget will be presented on the House floor next week, said Rep.
Search continues for Turkish ultra-nationalist in chopper crash
Turkish officials continued searching Thursday for the leader of an ultra-nationalist political party whose helicopter crashed a day earlier in the mountains of eastern Turkey.
Pirates seize Greek ship in waters near Somalia
Pirates have struck again, this time capturing a Greek cargo ship in waters off Somalia on Thursday evening, a Greek government spokesman said.
Shuttle astronauts complete 6-hour spacewalk
A pair of astronauts from the space shuttle Discovery safely completed a six-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Thursday, installing a set of solar panels that will help the station handle twice as many crew members.