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Jolie: Keep hope alive in Pakistan
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

Posted Wednesday, September 8, 2010 12:14 pm EDT

Somali pleads guilty in piracy plot
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.

Posted Wednesday, September 8, 2010 1:51 pm EDT

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

Posted Wednesday, September 8, 2010 9:38 am EDT

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

Posted Wednesday, September 8, 2010 9:32 am EDT

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

Posted Wednesday, September 8, 2010 7:46 am EDT

U.N.: Congo sex attacks exceed 500
U.N. officials estimated more than 500 rapes and other sexual attacks in eastern Congo in July and August, more than double the previous estimate.

Posted Wednesday, September 8, 2010 3:10 am EDT

S. Korea unveils sanctions against Iran
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.

Posted Wednesday, September 8, 2010 4:56 am EDT

N. Korean gathering may set up handover of power
North Korea's political leaders are expected to meet this month in a rare gathering, possibly to set the stage for the handover of power from Kim Jong Il to his youngest son.

Posted Wednesday, September 8, 2010 3:08 am EDT

Asteroids buzzing Earth
A small asteroid passed within the moon's distance from the Earth on Wednesday morning, and another will do likewise later in the day, space watchers say.

Posted Wednesday, September 8, 2010 9:54 am EDT

Giant rats sniff out land mines
Niko Mushi hated rats, as did most people in his village near Tanzania's Mt. Kilimanjaro -- until he learned the critters had a nose for land mines.

Posted Wednesday, September 8, 2010 11:11 am EDT