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star Shah Rukh Khan, nicknamed King Khan, reportedly announced that his film would open bigger than rival

The Bush administration has been looking for more allies on Iraq. Increasingly, that means turning to the United Nations. The U.S., along with Britain, has drafted a Security Council resolution to expand the U.N. mission in Iraq. That resolution goes to a vote on Thursday.

Chinese and Olympic officials are set to mark a year-long countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games, which begins on 08/08/08. China wants to spotlight its international prominence, but concerns remain about its pollution, traffic, and food safety.

A number of U.S. service members have fallen ill after returning home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some believe their ailments are caused by exposure to toxic open-air burn pits located at military bases throughout the warzone. Journalist Matthew LaPlante discusses his three part series, "Sickened by Service," which ran this month in The Salt Lake Tribune.

Kick Off Your Sunday Shoes...

We know it is definitely hot out there right now...but how is Imperial County being affected by the state budget crisis? Why aren't residents in Brawley and Calexico facing mandatory water restrictions this summer? What's the latest news on the construction of the Sunrise Powerlink? We speak to Brad Jennings, editor of the Imperial Valley Press, about the top stories in the Imperial Valley.

If the current economic hard times are getting you down, Poppy's unflappable optimism may be just what you need to cheer you up. Nothing seems to get Poppy down. As the film opens, her commuter bike is stolen and she casually laughs it off. She giggles almost incessantly, always has something nice to say even to surly strangers, and manages a positive attitude in the face of anything. Her relentless cheeriness, though, can get annoying to those who don't share her bright-eyed enthusiasm for life. Take Scott (Eddie Marsan), her driving instructor. He hates life and most of the people in it. Scott takes Poppy's sunny disposition as an inability to take anything seriously. Each of their driving sessions proves to be a clash of personalities with neither one willing to budge.

Tuya (Yu Nan) is a survivor and she'll do whatever it takes to keep her family together. Her husband Bater, a herdsman, injured his legs trying to build a well years ago. Having a well is a necessity in the Mongolian grassland that is fast drying up. While trying to help a neighbor in trouble, Tuya injures her back and is told by doctors that she can no longer do the physically demanding tasks that she has been. This forces her to seek a divorce so that she can marry someone who can better provide for her than Bater. But Tuya is stubborn and loyal. As she seeks a new husband, she tells her suitors that they must be willing to provide not only for her and her children but also for Bater.

Kurdish authorities are trying to preserve an ancient citadel above Irbil that local historians say has been a site of human habitation for 7,000 years. But in order to preserve it, they've had to relocate its most recent habitants — refugee Kurds.

Condemnation from the United States and other nations may be just what the Iranian president needs to shore up a shaky political position at home.