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Michael Mukasey's confirmation hearings for attorney general turn testy as the nominee refuses to say whether he considers waterboarding, a harsh interrogation technique allowed by the Bush administration, to be torture.

Iraqi leaders are vowing to crack down on the Kurdish separatist group known as the PKK as Turkish troops gather at Iraq's mountainous northern border. Diplomatic talks between Turkey and Iraq on Tuesday brought promises, but it's unclear what Baghdad can do to rein in the Kurdish rebels.

The Santa Ana winds driving California's wildfires are fabled. Some call them the Santa Anas and others call them the devil's breath. While they make the winters warm and pleasant by blowing the worst air pollution out to sea, they can also spawn massive infernos.

Dozens of wildfires are burning out of control in southern California. More than 700 homes have burned and some 265,000 residents were evacuated. Walls of flame whipped from mountain passes to the edges of the state's celebrated coastline.

More than a quarter-million people have been ordered to evacuate from the path of the Southern California wildfires. Hot, dry wind off the desert is whipping the series of fires, and authorities say there's little they can do to stop the flames until the winds die down — Tuesday at the earliest.

Germany's far right can be a place for support and camaraderie. But once members stray from political lines, they are considered traitors.

Louisiana Rep. Bobby Jindal, a Republican, is now the state's governor-elect. He becomes the first Indian-American to head a state government, and at 36, he will be the youngest governor. He promises the endemic corruption that is longstanding in the state won't be tolerated.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has attended the African Union summit a day after being sworn in for a new term. The BBC's Elizabeth Blunt says people inside the summit said few spoke to Mugabe, and no one congratulated him on his election win.

Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton appeared together in, appropriately enough, Unity, New Hampshire on Friday in their first joint appearance since Clinton dropped out of the presidential race.

Spain's soccer team beat Germany 1-0 to win the Euro 2008 championship. It's the team's first major title in more than 40 years.