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Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf and former Premier Benazir Bhutto are close to reaching an agreement to transition the government toward democracy, according to a Musharraf ally and Bhutto.

In a surprisingly peaceful transition of power, Mwai Kibaki is sworn in as Kenya's third president since independence. Kibaki, of the opposition National Rainbow Coalition, handily defeated the ruling party candidate last week. Kibaki promises to reform, rebuild and revitalize Kenya. NPR's Jason Beaubien reports.

A group of San Diego students are learning about U.S. military history in the most unusual place -- their high school cooking class. KPBS Education Reporter Ana Tintocalis has this report.

For a long time, cut scenes were the principal way to advance the plot in a video game. & For some reason, game creators more or less took you out of the game and into a movie when they wanted to tell you what was going on. & Bioshock wasn't the first to use "discoverables" to tell the story -- an old letter, and audio recording, a newspaper -- but they certainly showed us all how much more powerful (and fun to play) a story could be when most of the story is advanced in the game itself. & And Bioshock inspired Cliff for the sequel to

Iraq's sole cardiac-specialty hospital has survived wars and sanctions, but now only 15 doctors remain and they're in constant peril. And patients are waiting six months or more to undergo life-saving procedures.

What will the future hold for Iraq now that the U.S. combat mission in that country has ended? We speak to four local Iraqis about the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops, and the biggest challenges currently facing Iraq.

BETH ACCOMANDO: How was the screening at the San Diego Film Festival?

Are temper tantrums a sign of trouble? Local experts discuss what causes temper tantrums, and when parents should be concerned.

An exhibit of portraits, the Marriage of Figaro and a concert by Bright Eyes tops our critics choices for your weekend activities.

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