The judge Thursday accepted Kasab's confession. The trial will still continue, with the prosecution saying it will 'expose' the Pakistani group tied to the assault.
The US secretary of State's presence is meant to send a signal that Southeast Asia matters - and that the US is watching Chinese influence in the region.
Seven months after Israel’s military campaign against its rockets, Hamas has shifted its focus to cultural initiatives to gain support at home and abroad.
AP - Slow down, Senate Democrats told President Barack Obama on Thursday, dashing hopes of rushing his sweeping health care overhaul to a summertime vote and adding to the troubles the plan could face as the year wears on. "That's OK," the president replied gamely. "Just keep working."
AP - An investigation into the sale of black-market kidneys and fake Gucci handbags evolved into a sweeping probe of political corruption in New Jersey, ensnaring more than 40 people Thursday, including three mayors, two state lawmakers and several rabbis.
AP - Many police officers across the country have a message for President Barack Obama: Get all the facts before criticizing one of our own. Obama's public criticism that Cambridge officers "acted stupidly" when they arrested black Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. could make it harder for police to work with people of color, some officers said Thursday.
The police commissioner in Cambridge, Massachusetts, said Thursday he "deeply regrets" the arrest of prominent black Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., but stands by the procedures followed by his department. President Obama said the police "acted stupidly." The officer said he would not apologize for his actions.
Barely an hour's drive from the casinos of Las Vegas, a group of unassuming buildings has become as high stake for the U.S. military as the trenches were in WWI. The big difference? Today's warriors are fighting without getting in harm's way.
Actress Angelina Jolie walked through a makeshift settlement on the outskirts of Baghdad on Thursday, where 20,000 Iraqis live, unable to return to their homes because of sectarian violence.