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09/08/2010 11:14 AM
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Jolie: Keep hope alive in Pakistan
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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
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09/08/2010 06:29 PM
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Mexican mayor gunned down inside own office
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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.
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09/08/2010 04:20 PM
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Castro casts doubt on 'Cuban model'
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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.
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09/08/2010 07:24 PM
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Miners watch Chile-Ukraine soccer match
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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.
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09/08/2010 10:51 AM
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Somali pleads guilty in piracy plot
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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.
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09/08/2010 06:38 AM
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Don't burn Qurans, U.S. Embassy in Pakistan urges
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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.
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09/08/2010 06:32 AM
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Threat note found on Thai plane bound for U.S.
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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.
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09/08/2010 04:46 AM
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Blair cancels book launch party over protest fears
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair canceled a launch party for his new book in London Wednesday because of planned protests, his spokesman said.
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09/08/2010 11:49 AM
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U.N.: Congo sex attacks exceed 500
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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.
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09/08/2010 01:56 AM
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S. Korea unveils sanctions against Iran
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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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