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Acclaimed Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk is scheduled to go on trial in Istanbul on charges of insulting his country for his comments on the deaths of Armenians and Kurds in an interview with a Swiss newspaper.

A Mars factory in Pennsylvania turns out millions of pieces of Dove dark chocolate using a secret method that preserves a compound found in raw cocoa beans. If Mars can harness that compound, chocolate may turn from a comfort food to a health food.

Ford Motor Company CEO Bill Ford says the automaker will cut up to 30,000 North American jobs by 2012. The moves are part of a restructuring plan that will see a number of manufacturing plants close, as well.

French lawmakers are calling for legal action against several rap musicians for allegedly inciting violence and racism in last month's suburban riots. Rap artists say the music reflects economic and social reality, and shouldn't be blamed for the unrest.

With the world's highest number of AIDS cases, South Africa is an example of the disease's devastating hold in some parts of the world. AIDS is not only the leading killer of adults in South Africa, but also of younger children.

Egypt completes the third and final phase of parliamentary elections Thursday amid clashes between supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood and the ruling National Democratic Party. The violence has escalated with the success of supporters of the opposition party at the polls.

Six months after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is a city of revelry --- and a city of despair. A city where some neighborhoods are up and running, and others are a wasteland. A city where some have found a new calling, and some can no longer cope. Robert Siegel and Michele Norris report from New Orleans.

Savannah, Ga., called "the Little Easy" for its charm and hospitality, is grappling with a stubborn poverty rate. The city is determined to confront its problem.

Myself & The Other Fellow is a new biography of Robert Louis Stevenson. His works are well known, but the author's own story may surprise readers. Biographer Claire Harman finds a complex, brilliant and troubled man.

Women now sit at the head of major studios. But a recent study shows that the number of women working in all other aspects of film remain woefully low. The numbers in TV are a bit higher.