Clinton's India ties may complicate Obama policy (AP)
AP - Secretary of State-nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton's close ties with India forged during her years as a U.S. senator and presidential candidate could complicate diplomatic perceptions of her ability to serve as a neutral broker between India and its nuclear neighbor Pakistan.
Pirates fire on US cruise ship in hijack attempt (AP)
AP - The luxury American cruise ship teeming with hundreds of tourists just might have been too much for the Somali pirates to resist.

