Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Jolie: Keep hope alive in Pakistan

Jolie: Keep hope alive in Pakistan


Jolie: Keep hope alive in Pakistan

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 11:14 AM PDT

Amid the overwhelming flood disaster in Pakistan, the world has "no choice but to be optimistic and to have hope" that things can improve there, actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie told CNN Wednesday. FULL STORY l Dr. Sanjay Gupta interviews Jolie l Gupta reflects on covering the disaster

Mexican mayor gunned down inside own office

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 06:29 PM PDT

The mayor of El Naranjo, Mexico, in the central state of San Luis Potosi was gunned down and killed inside his office Wednesday, officials said.

Castro casts doubt on 'Cuban model'

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 04:20 PM PDT

Fidel Castro told a visiting American journalist that the "Cuban model" no longer works, an apparent admission of failings in the communist economic model introduced by his revolution more than 50 years ago.

Miners watch Chile-Ukraine soccer match

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 07:24 PM PDT

The 33 workers trapped in a Chilean mine got a rare treat Tuesday night: they got to watch their national soccer team compete against Ukraine in the European Cup live via a small projector wired down to their safety chamber on a fiber optic cable.

Somali pleads guilty in piracy plot

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:51 AM PDT

A Somali suspect pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to commit piracy in the November 2008 takeover of a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden, the U.S. attorney's office for the District of Columbia announced.

Don't burn Qurans, U.S. Embassy in Pakistan urges

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 06:38 AM PDT

The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan condemned a Florida church's plan to burn the Quran, the Muslim holy book, as "disrespectful, intolerant and divisive," in a statement on Wednesday.

Threat note found on Thai plane bound for U.S.

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 06:32 AM PDT

Authorities have begun an investigation after a threatening message was found scrawled on the lavatory mirror of a Thai Airways plane, the Transportation Security Administration said.

Blair cancels book launch party over protest fears

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 04:46 AM PDT

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair canceled a launch party for his new book in London Wednesday because of planned protests, his spokesman said.

S. Korea unveils sanctions against Iran

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 01:56 AM PDT

South Korea on Wednesday announced sanctions against Iran -- including government scrutiny of most financial transactions involving the country -- as part of global efforts to quash Tehran's suspected nuclear program.

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