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Suicide bomber kills 16 in western Afghanistan (AP)
November 20th, 2009 | 
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AP – A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle killed 16 people, including two children and a policeman, and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, officials said.
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Italian prosecutors wrap up in Knox murder trial (AP)
AP – Italian prosecutors began their closing arguments Friday in the trial of an American student accused of killing her British roommate more than two years ago.
Gunman opens fire on Saipan; 5 dead (AP)
AP – A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself, officials said.
Russian ship frees itself from ice in Antarctic (AP)
AP – A Russian cruise ship that has been struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days has finally reached clear water off Antarctica.
Pakistan: 8 militants killed in reported US strike (AP)
AP – A suspected U.S. missile strike killed at least eight militants Friday in northwestern Pakistan, officials said, the second attack this week in an area believed to hold many insurgents who fled from an army offensive elsewhere in the Afghan border region.