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Saudi officials say militants suspected to have links to al Qaeda killed 22 people before government commandos flushed them out of an upscale housing complex in an early-morning raid. The raid, launched from helicopters, ended a standoff stemming from Saturday's attacks on foreigners working in Khobar oil offices. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer and Global Radio News reporter Nigel Perry.

Kenyan environmental activist and human rights campaigner Wangari Maathai wins the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. Founder of The Green Belt Movement and a champion of women's rights, Maathai is the first African woman to win the prize. NPR's Jason Beaubien reports.

President Bush outlines his plans for the next four years Thursday, pledging to fight the war on terror as well as reform the tax code and make fundamental changes in social security. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has ended his hopes to become the country's next leader. Just days before a special runoff election, Tsvangirai cited fatal intimidation tactics allegedly by supporters of his opponent, incumbent President Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwe freelance reporter Jeffrey Barbee explains the recent developments.

The thief must not have known that Juwone Scott is an athlete — he was a weightlifter in the Special Olympics last year. KTBS-TV In Shreveport, La., reports Scott chased the man and got the purse.

Residents reported a pothole in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and decided to fill the hole with a Christmas tree. City officials have since covered the pothole with a metal plate and made plans to fill it.

When the package arrived in Montreal, the shipping company discovered the stowaway. CTV News reports workers used the shipping code to figure out where the package — and Baloo — came from.

Reuters reports you can pay $23 to enter a room and release your pent-up feelings by smashing things: TVs, computers, old radios, furniture, etc. One customer brought wedding photos to destroy.

The website The Verge reports the concierge robots couldn't answer questions about places to visit. Bellhop robots were running into each other in hallways.

The BBC reports that Maria Parry searched for her cat for three days before finding it. She climbed up the tree to comfort the cat and realized she was too terrified to climb down.