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at 18:06 on November 20, 2009, EDT.

Resort island Saipan reeling after gunman opens fire; 2 children among dead

The Pacific resort island of Saipan was reeling Saturday from one of the most violent attacks in its history, when a gunman killed five people, including two small children and himself, in a rampage that ended at a World War II historical site.

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at 9:19 on November 20, 2009, EDT.

16 killed in suicide bombing in western Afghanistan; lawmaker escapes assassination near Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, while near Kabul a powerful former warlord narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, officials said.

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at 14:32 on November 20, 2009, EDT.

'Rompuy-pumpy' and Cathy Who?: Critics underwhelmed by EU's choice for new top jobs

LONDON - Catherine Ashton: International woman of mystery.

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at 3:53 on November 20, 2009, EDT.

US ambassador criticizes negative coverage of Obama's China visit by US media

BEIJING - Washington's ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to China, saying it failed to take into account important progress on many issues.

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at 1:01 on November 20, 2009, EDT.

Train derails in eastern India after Maoist rebels blow up track, killing 1 passenger

PATNA, India - A passenger train derailed after Maoist rebels blew up a key track in eastern India, killing one person and injuring at least 30 others, a police official said Friday.

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at 17:31 on November 20, 2009, EDT.

Vatican researcher says faint writing on Shroud of Turin proves its authenticity

ROME - A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus.

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at 15:04 on November 20, 2009, EDT.

Pakistan demands US share Afghan blueprint; suspected US missile strike kills 8 militants

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan expressed fear Friday that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory and called on the U.S. to factor in that concern as part of its new war strategy.

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at 8:16 on November 20, 2009, EDT.

UN children's convention at 20: Indian boy embodies the plight of millions of downtrodden kids

NEW DELHI - Arun Kumar was born to disabled parents, beaten by his grandparents, ran away from home, got a job in a garment factory and had all his savings stolen by the police.

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at 14:29 on November 20, 2009, EDT.

Italian prosecutor: US student 'harboured hatred' for Briton; killed her in sex game

PERUGIA, Italy - An American student accused of fatally stabbing her British roommate in Italy had a growing hatred for the victim and killed her in retaliation during a drug-fueled sex game, a prosecutor contended Friday in closing arguments at her murder trial.

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at 17:33 on November 20, 2009, EDT.

Florence museum: lost Galileo relics, a tooth and 2 of astronomer's fingers, found again

ROME - Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum director said Friday.

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