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The prosecutor at the International Criminal Court asked the court to issue an arrest warrant for the president of Sudan, who is accused of orchestrating a five-year reign of terror in the Darfur region.

The League of United Latin American Citizens — the nation's oldest civil rights organization — meets in Washington, D.C., this week, and presidential candidates Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain are slated to speak at the convention today. LULAC's national executive director, Brent Wilkes, discusses what he hopes to hear from candidates and the role Latino voters may play in elections this November.

The art of the Shona people of Zimbabwe is the focus of a new exhibit at the San Diego Natural History Museum. We'll talk about the 1,000 year history of the Shona people and their mythical, stylized

Restricted access to Guantanamo Bay means that few non-military Americans have been able to get a good view of the place and learn what's really going on. The exceptions have been lawyers who have sou

The child star of The Kite Runner faced harassment in his home country of Afghanistan before the film was even released. Paramount Pictures tried to relocate the boy for his safety, but his family believes the studio has not done enough to help.

Racism and the Presidential Race

The Pentagon reports that violence in Iraq has dropped sharply since February 2007, when President Bush ordered the deployment of an additional 30,000 soldiers. Despite periods of insurgent violence, the military has said that overall, the troop increase — or "surge" — has been a success.

Iraq's provincial elections are slated for this fall. The results have the potential to dramatically shift the balance of power in several key places. That's leading to political problems and fears that the elections will be postponed.

The Media Arts Center's

Teen Producers Project June Screening