'Lone Wolf' Charged with Plotting Attack During Christmas Rush

December 8, 2006 -- Dual Missile Test Fails off Hawaii
A drill planned to demonstrate the Navy's ability to knock down two incoming missiles at once from the same ship failed off Hawaii's coast on Thursday, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said. (AP)

Iraq 'Al Qaeda Militants' Killed
The US military says it has killed 20 suspected al-Qaeda militants in a ground and air assault in central Iraq. (BBC)

Iraqis Dispute Raid, at Least 17 Killed
Iraqi and U.S. officials gave sharply differing accounts of an overnight raid and air strike on Friday in which up to 20 people were killed, with a town mayor accusing American troops of killing five children. (Reuters)

British, Danish Forces Detain 5 Iraqis
More than 1,000 British and Danish troops stormed five houses Friday in southern Iraq, using ground forces, boats, helicopters and jets in a raid that detained five Iraqis and confiscated a large cache of weapons, a spokesman said. (AP)