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SAN DIEGO - KPBS and the San Diego Public Library are joining together for One Book, One San Diego, a new community-wide reading initiative. The project is launching at a reception at the Museum of Ph

The southern African nation of Zimbabwe has had only one leader since escaping white minority rule 28 years ago: Robert Mugabe. But he faces a serious threat in Saturday's elections. The two strongest challengers accuse him of wrecking the country's economy.

The Kyoto Prize, Japan's highest private award for global achievement, is sometimes referred to as the Japanese Nobel. This year's laureates in Computer Science, Cancer research and Social Philosophy will be honored with a Gala and they will also give lectures at local universities.

British authorities are warning that a form of militant Islamist feminism is beginning to emerge, and that some Muslim women could begin to pose a security threat. The Islamic reawakening comes at a time when the British government is trying to enlist Muslim women to combat extremism.

The Labor Department's unemployment report for September shows a smaller than expected number of job losses from Hurricane Katrina. Even so, unemployment rises to 5.1 percent. But analysts say numbers from October will give a better indication of Katrina's impact on the job market.

Pope Benedict XVI addresses a screaming crowd of tens of thousands of young people at a soccer stadium in Sao Paolo, urging them to be builders of a new society inspired by universal moral values. The pontiff is in the middle of a five-day visit to Brazil.

The Veterans’ Administration Hospital in San Diego is gearing up to care for a new generation of Vets, as Marines and sailors are discharged from the Iraq war. Experience from past wars tells doctors

California's governor has been there. So have Frank Capra and Francis Coppola. And of course there are always plenty of Klingons and Stormtroopers. It's Comic-Con, an event that draws thousands of com

Much of Cambodia's psyche is connected to water -- the Water Festival is a national holiday -- and fish supplies as much as 70 percent of the protein in the nation's diet. But there are fears the world's most productive fishery may be on the decline.

The victory gives a much-needed boost to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. Now that its first three significant events have been won by three different candidates, the GOP contest can only be described as wide open.