By John Chalmers and Michael Georgy ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistanis began voting on Saturday in a landmark election that will bring the first transition between civilian governments in a country ruled by the military for more than half of its turbul... [Full Article]
PARIS (AP) - Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to sunny Paris boulevards on Sunday to protest the expected passage this week of a bill legalizing gay marriage. One protestor called the bill "a threat to the social fabric." (Source: As... [Full Article]
By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - David S. Goyer traffics in superheroes, and he's found one in 15th century Florence. The co-writer of the "Dark Knight" trilogy and the upcoming "Man of Steel," has imagined for us a Leo... [Full Article]
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A larger number of young Pakistanis believe the country should be governed by Islamic law or military rule rather than democracy, according to a survey released Wednesday, weeks before historic national elections. (Source: Associated... [Full Article]
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hopes that Hong Kong's 2017 election will be genuinely democratic have been dashed after a senior Chinese leader said, regardless of the vote, Beijing will have the final say on who is appointed Hong Kong's next leader... [Full Article]
SEFFNER, Florida (Reuters) - A wrecking crew on Sunday started demolishing the home of a man who disappeared into a sinkhole that swallowed his bedroom while he slept, after rescue workers gave up searching for his body on Saturday night. Jeff Bush, ... [Full Article]
BAGHDAD (AP) - Shiite demonstrators are taking to the streets in Iraq's capital to show support for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government, which has been facing angry protests in Sunni provinces. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) - Witnesses say tens of thousands of Iraqi Sunni Muslims have massed along a major western highway in the latest of a week of large demonstrations against the Shiite-led government. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Beelzebub's bat, a walking catfish and a frog that sounds like a bird are among 126 species introduced to science in just a year in the incredibly diverse Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia, according to a report released this week by the c... [Full Article]
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday angrily rejected what he described as attempts to enforce foreign patterns of democracy on Russia and vowed to preserve the nation's identity against interference from abroad. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]