Suicide bomber kills 16 in western Afghanistan
By AMIR SHAH Associated Press Writer KABUL (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.
4 men in Fla. terrorist plot sent to prison
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI (AP) - Four Miami men described as soldiers in a plot to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices have received sentences far shorter than prosecutors sought. U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard imposed sentences less than 10 years. Prosecutors had sought between 30 and 50 years.
2 US service members killed in Afghan explosion KABUL (AP) - NATO says two U.S. service members have been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan. Lt. Col. Todd Vician says the two were killed by a bomb explosion in Zabul province late Thursday morning. He did not have any further details.
Behind missed Gitmo deadline: Detainees unwanted
By BEN FOX Associated Press Writer SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - President Barack Obama is now confirming what many have long suspected: He will miss his January deadline to close the Guantanamo prison - partly because he cannot persuade other nations to take the detainees.
Suicide bomber kills 10 civilians in Afghanistan KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan officials say a suicide bomber targeting an Afghan security forces convoy in the south of the country has killed 10 civilians and wounded another 13. The deputy police chief of Uruzgan province, Gulad Khan, says the suicide bomber was on foot and blew himself up in a busy market, before reaching the convoy.
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