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Is Jerry Sandusky a predatory pedophile or just an affectionate guy who needs to be the center of attention?As his alleged victims take the stand to claim the former Penn State football coach sexually molested them, Sandusky's defense attorneys are asking the court to let them present evidence that he has histrionic personality disorder.According...

Ann Rutherford, the demure brunette actress who played the sweetheart in the long-running Andy Hardy series and Scarlett O'Hara's youngest sister in "Gone With the Wind," has died. She was 94.A close friend, Anne Jeffreys, said she was at Rutherford's side when she died at about 5:30 p.m. Monday at Rutherford's Beverly Hills home. She died...

A Japanese climber who was nearly killed by an avalanche in 2007 has become his country's first person to scale the world's 14 tallest mountains, completing his latest climb in Nepal, mountaineering officials said Monday.The Nepal Mountaineering Association said Hirotaka Takeuchi scaled the 8,167-meter-high (26,788-foot-high) Mount Dhaulagiri...

The government plans to build 33 more gas stations (SPBGs) at a cost of Rp2 trillion this year to support a fuel-to-gas conversion program, an Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry official said.The gas stations would be built in Jakarta, Banten, West Java and East Java provinces, the ministry`s director general of oil and gas, Evita Legowo...

The close cooperation between Indonesia and India is expected to become a trendsetter for the developing world, said the newly appointed Indian ambassador to Indonesia, Gujrit Singh."India and Indonesia have worked together to achieve their own targets and become trendsetters for the developing world; we always have a common goal, and we believe that there should be greater equality in the international world," Singh remarked.According...

Taking a week off from nearly all mental and physical activity - including television, talking on the phone and visiting with friends - was linked with improved mental performance and fewer symptoms in people who had suffered a concussion, a study said.A week of total rest still had benefits even months after the injury, according to a report...

Google's digital mapping service will get several new features in hopes of becoming more convenient, comprehensive and compelling as it braces for a potential loss in traffic from Apple's hot-selling mobile devices.Wednesday's preview of the mapping service's coming attractions seemed timed to blunt the blow from the loss of a prized perch...

Marck Acres, who drives a London cab bearing the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” slogan, said the digital ad has caught the attention of some of his passengers."Passengers ask about it,” Acres told the Philippine Daily Inquirer in an interview at the parking lot of a London hotel on Tuesday.Acres said the...

Chinese state media say a domestic manufacturer will sell three regional aircraft to a Ukraine-based airline.The official Xinhua New Agency reported Saturday that Xi'an Aircraft International Corp. had inked a deal to sell three twin-turboprop MA60 aircraft to Kiev-based MARS. It did not disclose the value of the deal.Xinhua says this is the first time for China-made civil regional aircraft to enter the European market.XAIC, a...

China's inflation fell further in May, giving Beijing more room to fight a deepening economic slump following this week's interest rate cut.Consumer prices rose 3 percent, down from April's 3.4 percent rate, while politically volatile food price inflation eased to 6.4 percent from the previous month's 7 percent, data showed Saturday. The government's target is 4 percent for the year.That reduces the risk Beijing might set off...

Samsung Group’s new corporate strategy office chief Choi Gee-sung is expected to bring a bundle of changes to the country’s largest conglomerate as he is recognized for his aggressive business tactics.With the appointment considered to be one of the most notable events in the conglomerate’s history, Choi remained calm and modest on his first...