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at 15:59 on November 20, 2009, EDT.
The Pacific resort island of Saipan was reeling Friday 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.
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.
LONDON - Catherine Ashton: International woman of mystery.
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at 3:53 on November 20, 2009, EDT.
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.
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 15:04 on November 20, 2009, EDT.
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.
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.
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 16:05 on November 20, 2009, EDT.
JELAWAR, Afghanistan - There's a breed of Canadian troops who are in a league of their own - adrenaline junkies who feed off the energy they get from embracing the world's most perilous jobs.
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at 14:28 on November 20, 2009, EDT.
Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes.
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