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at 14:25 on November 21, 2008, EDT.

Radical group says it will fight Somali pirates holding Saudi tanker

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A radical Islamic group in Somalia said Friday it will fight the pirates holding a Saudi supertanker loaded with $100 million US worth of crude oil.

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at 11:38 on November 21, 2008, EDT.

Iraqis burn Bush effigy at square where Saddam statue was toppled in 2003

BAGHDAD - Thousands of followers of a radical Shiite cleric protested a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security deal Friday, burning an effigy of President George W. Bush in the same square where Iraqis beat a toppled statue of Saddam Hussein five years ago.

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at 7:08 on November 21, 2008, EDT.

Lower house of Russian parliament extends presidential term to 6 years from 4

MOSCOW - The lower house of Russia's parliament has given final approval to a bill extending the presidential term from four to six years.

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at 1:50 on November 21, 2008, EDT.

U.S. attorney general "alert" after collapsing during speech

WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the no-nonsense ally in President Bush's war on terror, was hospitalized Thursday after he collapsed during a late-night speech and lost conciousness.

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at 1:43 on November 21, 2008, EDT.

U.S. attorney general OK after collapsing during speech

WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the no-nonsense former federal judge who took over the Justice Department after Alberto Gonzales resigned in disgrace, collapsed during a speech Thursday night and was rushed to a hospital after losing consciousness.

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at 0:33 on November 21, 2008, EDT.

China says 19,000 students died in May earthquake

BEIJING - More than 19,000 students died in a massive earthquake that struck Sichuan province in May, China acknowledged Friday for the first time.

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at 14:29 on November 21, 2008, EDT.

World considers tougher response against pirates, but faces constraints

BRUSSELS, Belgium - It sounds easy: dispatch naval commandos to storm a hijacked cargo ship, shoot or capture the ragtag band of pirates and free the hostage crew.

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at 14:27 on November 21, 2008, EDT.

Florida teenager commits suicide in front of live online audience

MIAMI, Fla. - A South Florida teen died of a lethal drug overdose in front of a live online webcam audience 12 hours after he started blogging about his plan to commit suicide, an investigator said Friday.

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at 9:29 on November 21, 2008, EDT.

15 civilians and 2 soldiers die in gunbattle in Somali capital

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Police and witnesses say at least 17 people have been killed in a gunbattle in the Somali capital.

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at 9:19 on November 21, 2008, EDT.

Shipper calls for military force to battle pirates off Somalia

SINGAPORE - The world's militaries must work together to battle pirates off the Somali coast or ships will have to be diverted and the cost of moving goods will skyrocket, one of the world's largest oil tanker companies said Friday.

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