NEW YORK – A trip to Kenya by Angelina Jolie (search) and U.N. adviser and economist Jeffrey Sachs will air Sept. 14 on MTV as part of the cable music network’s “Diary” series. “The Diary of Angelina Jolie & Dr. Jeffrey Sachs in Africa” (search) will follow their trip to …

BEIRUT, Lebanon – This is the 18th installment of an ongoing blog written by American Spencer Witte, a native or New York who is studying and living in Beirut, Lebanon. Aug. 18, 2006 A Place to Call Home For a little more than a month, residents of West Beirut’s Garden …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso arrived in Baghdad on a surprise visit Thursday, bringing with him a 3.3 billion yen ($29 million) loan to jump-start Iraq’s economic development. Aso, who is the first Japanese minister to visit the Iraqi capital since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, said …

WASHINGTON – Hurricane Katrina convulsed the nation with its massive destruction. Now Democrats believe it could wreak havoc again in a tide of voter resentment that could sweep Republicans from power. On the verge of Katrina’s one-year anniversary, Democrats from New Orleans to New Haven, Conn., to New York are …

PETALUMA, Calif. – John Mark Karr displayed a deep fascination with JonBenet Ramsey long before he was arrested in her death. Karr, who told reporters Thursday that he was “with JonBenet when she died” but that “her death was an accident,” began teaching children in Georgia and Alabama before he …

TOKYO – An analysis by Japan and the U.S. has concluded that six of the seven missiles tested by North Korea last month fell within their targets, indicating the tests were successful, a major Japanese newspaper reported Sunday. Only a newly developed long-range missile, Taepodong-2, is believed to have failed, …

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. – A woman accused of killing her husband by pouring hot cooking oil on him turned herself in to authorities Thursday after more than a week on the run. Edna Mae Sanders, 45, faces a murder charge and was the focus of an intense search by …

NEW YORK – Eight Wall Street stockbrokers have been indicted for allegedly defrauding hundreds of customers of at least $13 million over five years, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The indictment alleges that the defendants fraudulently induced customers to buy shares of Stratus Services Group — described by Manhattan District Attorney, …

CARO, Mich. – Three men were arraigned Saturday on terrorism-related charges after police found about 1,000 cell phones in their minivan. A magistrate set bond at $750,000 for each of the men, who are charged with collecting or providing materials for terrorist acts and surveillance of a vulnerable target for …

MINNEAPOLIS – Northwest Airlines Corp. remains at contract loggerheads with its flight attendants union, an impasse that could lead to random work actions against the carrier and complicate its bankruptcy reorganization. Northwest said a strike — which could spook travelers and send them to rival airlines — would be illegal …