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After a matter of hours Wednesday, the UAW's strike against Chrysler was over. The union reached an agreement with the automaker, and union workers should be back on the job shortly. In a statement, UAW Vice President General Holiefield says the deal "protects jobs for our communities."

President Gen. Pervez Musharraf won Saturday's election handily, though a pending Supreme Court decision could rule him ineligible. That ruling won't occur until Oct. 17 at the earliest, but Pakistan residents seem relatively indifferent to the outcome.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has revoked the license of U.S. security firm Blackwater USA and vows to punish those responsible for the deaths of Iraqi civilians. Blackwater employees escorting U.S. State Department officials Sunday came under attack. At least nine Iraqis were killed in the crossfire.

San Diego is the only city in California that doesn't use secondary treatment before sending its sewage into the ocean. Federal law requires the treatment. Historic dry conditions in the region may pl

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders is laying out a time line to start managed competition at the city. Voters authorized him to privatize some city services last year with Proposition C. KPBS reporter Alis

As France hosts the Rugby World Cup competition, the mayor of St. Denis, a suburb of Paris, has commissioned a street parade of dancers, chanters, and musicians, and the Musee du Quai Branly is presenting rugby art exhibitions. Is the macho sport going soft?

The city of San Diego rolled out its mandatory recycling proposal at a public hearing yesterday. The city council voted for a Mandatory Recycling Ordinance two years ago, and the mayor’s office has f

Since the fall of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, the tiny Southeast Asian country has struggled to get back on its feet economically, politically and culturally. Tucked away in the capital city is Sethisak Khoun, a Western-trained tenor who exemplifies the nation's slow re-emergence.

For centuries, Venice maintained strong economic and social ties with the Islamic world. The city's art and architecture bear the mark of this vibrant exchange.

In two ancient neighborhoods in the Iraqi capital — one Sunni, one Shiite — ongoing sectarian fighting is affecting the people who live there.