CANNES, France (AP) - It took an international production starring a Puerto Rican and a Frenchman to bring the Native American tale "Jimmy P.: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian" to the big screen. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BEIJING (AP) - China is phasing out its reliance on executed prisoners for donated organs, but an architect of the country's transplant system said Friday that ingrained cultural attitudes are impeding the rise of donations among the general pop... [Full Article]
By Tom Brown MIAMI (Reuters) - The U.S. National Weather Service is getting a quantum jump in computing power that will significantly improve its forecasting and storm tracking abilities to better protect the country from severe weather. "This i... [Full Article]
BRUSSELS (AP) - A plan to turn Mali into a stable democracy rather than a terrorist haven drew massive support Wednesday as various nations and international organizations pledged 3.25 billion euros ($4.22 billion) to help reconstruct the conflict-ri... [Full Article]
BRUSSELS (AP) - A plan to turn Mali into a stable democracy and prevent it from becoming a terrorist haven got a boost Wednesday as European nations lined up to pledge hundreds of millions of euros in aid for the conflict-ridden West African nation. ... [Full Article]
GENEVA (AP) - A summit on chemicals and hazardous wastes ended Friday with an agreement to globally phase out a widely used flame retardant and to accept stricter requirements for disclosing information about exports of four other chemicals. (Source:... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Tom Mockridge, the previous head of News Corp's British arm News International, will take the helm at cable group Virgin Media, one of Rupert Murdoch's biggest rivals in the British pay TV market. Mockridge will take over... [Full Article]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Millions of Malaysians began voting Sunday in tight national elections that could see the long-ruling coalition ousted after nearly 56 years in power. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Gunmen on a motorcycle on Friday shot dead a prosecutor investigating the 2007 assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, one of the most shocking events in the country's turbule... [Full Article]
MOSCOW (AP) - Seeing the president slam face-first into the ground after falling from a speeding horse would be a shock to any nation. In authoritarian Turkmenistan, many residents didn't even get the chance. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
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