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Britain’s longest surviving heart transplant patient has died at the age of 78 — almost 30 years after his life-saving operation. Joe Burnside leaves three children, 13 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Burnside suffered a devastating heart attack in 1980, when his youngest child was just 13 and heart transplants …

Angelina Jolie caused quite a commotion when she dropped in on the Hollywood Film Festival Awards Gala Monday to pay tribute to director Clint Eastwood, People magazine is reporting. The star’s arrival was so unexpected that many in the A-list crowd gasped audibly when she was introduced, People said. The …

WASHINGTON – Senior diplomats from six world powers on Monday discussed the possibility of imposing new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, but they failed anew to reach a consensus on how or whether to proceed, U.S. officials said. The high-level talks among the five permanent members of the …

Doctors in Phuket, Thailand, are warning vegetarians at the annual Chinese Vegetarian Festival that piercing their faces with knives, axes, spades and beach umbrellas could expose them to health risks. Each year, health authorities warn devoted Buddhists that “Ma Song,” the ritualistic self-infliction of pain, could cause HIV/AIDS and hepatitis …

VIENNA, Austria – Diplomats say that North Korea has made all of its Yongbyon nuclear facilities off limits to international inspectors. The diplomats say the North’s decision was made recently but declined to offer details. The diplomats demanded anonymity Thursday because their information was confidential. The reported move expands the …

HARTFORD, Conn. – A former employee of the Department of Children and Families, already in prison for sexually assaulting a co-worker, has been convicted of drugging and assaulting three other women at the agency. John Peloso III entered pleas to three counts of second-degree assault Monday under the Alford Doctrine, …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A Little Rock police spokeswoman says detectives still haven’t been able to speak with a television anchorwoman critically injured in an attack earlier this week. Sgt. Cassandra Davis says Anne Pressly’s medical condition still stops investigators from asking who attacked her and what happened at her …

KABUL, Afghanistan – Decades of civil war decimated Afghanistan’s Air Force, and what little was left under the Taliban was bombed into oblivion during the coalition invasion following 9/11. But now the Afghan Air Force is being reborn. “Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, one of the most exciting …

LONDON – A rare blue diamond handed down through generations of German royalty sold for a record-breaking $24.3 million at auction Wednesday in London, Christie’s said. The Wittelsbach Diamond, a 35.56 carat cushion-shaped gem, has often had its color and clarity compared to the famed Hope Diamond, now on display …

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan’s army chief stressed Monday the need to avoid conflict with India, days after he ordered troops toward the rivals’ shared border amid tensions following last month’s terror attacks on Mumbai. Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani made the remarks to a top Chinese diplomat who was visiting Islamabad …