U.S.: Top al Qaeda operatives killed in missile strike (CNN) Two top al Qaeda terrorists have been killed in a U.S. missile strike on a building in northern Pakistan on New Year's Day, according to two senior U.S. officials.

US strike kills 2 key al-Qaida operatives (AP via Yahoo! News) A U.S. strike inside Pakistan's tribal region has killed two Kenyans said to be among al-Qaida's top operatives on the FBI's most wanted terrorist list, a U.S. counterterrorism official said.