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The results of last month's presidential election in Zimbabwe have yet to be announced. The government says they are in the process of verifying the votes, but leaders of the opposition claim long-term President Robert Mugabe is merely delaying the process in an attempt to retain power. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer discusses the ongoing political battle and potential international intervention.

Persepolis/Interview with Marjane Satrapi

Davis confessed to being obsessed with James Bond, even going so far as to write his own Bond novels as a kid. Davis, who looks more like Paul Giamatti than Clive Owen, created the script for

The announcement of North Korea's nuclear test has produced condemnation around the world and calls for urgent action by the U.N. Nations Security Council. China, Russia, the United States and Britain are among the countries that have issued protests against the nuclear detonation.

France has an answer for America's 24-hour news channels. The country is launching a TV-news service of its own. France 24 is a partnership between a commercial network and the state-run France Televisions. It'll feature two news channels, one in French, and the other primarily in English.

No journalist or investigator had ever penetrated the wall around J.G. Boswell, the most powerful man in California's central valley, until Mark Arax got him to talk. He unearthed a story of power, wealth, theft and even murder that made it into the book The King of California.

Centuries after their ancestors were forced onto slave ships off the coast of West Africa, African Americans and others continue to trace their roots back to the continent to learn more about their history. One country making a special effort to welcome them is Ghana.

Brazil holds its presidential election Sunday. The incumbent, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, holds the lead, but there have been charges of corruption that may result in a runoff with his main opponent, former state governor Geraldo Alckmin of the centrist Social Democracy Party.

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The Horse Fire in East San Diego County is 25 percent contained, and favorable weather may be helping fire fighters get the upper hand. Despite the progress, 1,800 homes remain under threat. As the bl