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Did U.N. know of mass rapes earlier?

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 6:37pm UTC

The United Nations appears to have been aware of rape by rebels in eastern Congo earlier than it originally said it was, according to an internal e-mail and a humanitarian bulletin.
Convicted killer spared death penalty

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 5:21pm UTC

An Ohio death row inmate who has repeatedly claimed his innocence was spared execution, after the state's governor Thursday noted "legitimate questions" about evidence used to convict the man.
A quicker jobs recovery

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 5:26am UTC

A jobless recovery? Hardly.
Discovery Channel 'all clear' after sweep

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 4:29am UTC

Authorities gave an "all clear" early Thursday after sweeping the headquarters of the Discovery Channel in Silver Spring, Maryland, where police shot and killed a man who was holding three hostages.
Cap on ruptured oil well to be removed

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 4:27am UTC

Thad Allen, the government's point man on the oil disaster, said crews are expected to begin efforts Thursday to remove the blowout preventer on BP's ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico.
Irish cardinal won't quit after scandals

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 3:44am UTC

Months after the revelation that he helped cover up for one of Ireland's most notoriously abusive priests, the country's top Catholic churchman, Cardinal Sean Brady, says he has "moved on" and will not resign.
Earl strengthens, heads toward East Coast

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 2:03am UTC

Hurricane Earl swept toward the Outer Banks of North Carolina early Thursday as hurricane warnings and watches stretched to Delaware and parts of Massachusetts.
Police: Smugglers kidnap 16 migrants

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 12:05am UTC

At least 16 migrants, including a woman, were being held for ransom by human smugglers in Tijuana, Mexico, according to a migrant who was freed, authorities said late Wednesday.
Police kill Discovery standoff suspect

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 8:09pm UTC

Three hostages were rescued from the headquarters of the Discovery Channel in Maryland after police shot the man who was holding them, officials said.
'Window of opportunity' for Mideast peace breakthrough?

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 8:02pm UTC

President Obama said tonight he is "cautiously hopeful" that this week's direct talks could help achieve a two-state solution to the long-running conflict in the Middle East.