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The Iraqi government announces an investigation into the abuse and torture of more than 170 prisoners held at a Ministry of Interior detention center in Baghdad. Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said one of his top deputies has been appointed to conduct the probe.

A federal judge reversed most of the strippergate convictions of ex San Diego City Councilman Michael Zucchet, but upheld convictions against former Councilman Ralph Inzunza and strip club lobbyist La

Freedom Writers

Silent Hill , based on the popular Konami game that debuted in the late 1990s, arrives after Doom and two Resident Evils (also video game-inspired) tried…

Does Character Count Anymore?

Israel's highest court has rejected a bid by Jewish settlers to halt Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw settlements from the Gaza Strip in August. The court challenge was the last legal obstacle to the pullout, which will affect 1,700 families.

Japan's Shizuka Arakawa has won the women's figure skating gold medal at the Turin Olympics. It's Japan's first medal of these games. Sasha Cohen of the United States took the silver medal and Russian World Champion Irina Slutskaya earned bronze.

Life in a camp for people displaced by civil war illustrates the grim situation in Sudan. Refugees across the border in Chad are afraid to return to their villages in Darfur. Aid groups are preparing for a long stay.

The San Diego Women Film Festival, formerly the San Diego Girl Film Festival, enters its fourth year tonight with the San Diego premiere of

The San Diego Women Film Festival