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A base housing African Union forces has been left a smouldering ruin after an unprecedented rebel assault on the peacekeeping contingent. As many as 40 soldiers have been killed.

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San Diego Film Festival

The Bush administration has said that an Iraq with a freely chosen government could serve as a model for spreading democracy in the Middle East. But is that goal really in the United States' interest? A panel of experts debates.

It's being hailed as a landmark series for public television. Ken Burns' film "The War," a 14-hour series profiling a conflict that he said affected every person in the United States at that time, pre

Marine Maj. Gen. Walter E. Gaskin talks with Farai Chideya about the future of Iraq following the death of Sheikh Sattar, the leader of the movement to fight al Qaeda in Al Anbar province and beyond. Gen. Gaskin commands the 25,000 troops of the Multi-National Force West.

Projections show that most of San Diego's growth, in the near future, will come from births – not migration. Who are having children? We speak with San Diego State demographer John Weeks about local,

Alex Perry, Time magazine's Africa Bureau Chief, explains why the Horn of Africa is arousing strategic interest among world powers. He recently wrote an article on terrorism in East Africa and talks about the political problems Ethiopia poses.

As Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker testify on the military's "surge" operation in Iraq, we look to reaction in Baghdad. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Monday that the approach is working, but Sunni political blocs in parliament took issue with his assessment.

As the assistant chief constable in Northern Ireland, Duncan McCausland is familiar with the problems of sectarian violence. That's why he was tapped to join an independent commission examining the status of the Iraqi security forces. Jacki Lyden speaks with McCausland about the parallels he sees between the troubles in Belfast and the situation in Baghdad.