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The Obama administration on Wednesday immersed itself in high-stakes diplomacy with the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan, seeking more cooperation against Taliban militants. At the outset, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton publicly apologized for a U.S. bombing strike that the Afghans said killed dozens of civilians.

Pakistani forces on Wednesday attacked Taliban fighters in the Swat valley with artillery and helicopters. U.S. officials have called on Pakistan's government to show its commitment to fighting militancy.

U.S. and Afghan officials agree that most of the 21,000 U.S. troops President Obama plans to send to Afghanistan in the coming months should be deployed in Kandahar and its surrounding areas to fight the Taliban resurgence.

Iraqi Kurds call their mountainous home "the other Iraq" because it has suffered very little violence since the American invasion. Kurdish leaders also claim to be more democratic than the rest of the country. But lately, some Kurds are demanding changes to their decades-old two-party system.

Defense officials in the former Soviet republic of Georgia say a tank battalion has mutinied at a military base near the capital Tbilisi. The fighting broke out after the arrest of a former special forces commander accused of planning to disrupt NATO exercises.

Governor Schwarzenegger has signed an executive order ensuring all state resources will be available to battle wildfires this summer. But, the announcement comes on the heels of reports that the governor plans to cut Cal Fire funds by ten-percent-or roughly 1,700 workers.

The problem of being overweight in America is a problem of overeating. The habits that cause people to overeat are hard to break. But a researcher at UC San Diego will embark on a test that seeks to understand and overcome those bad habits. KPBS health reporter Tom Fudge says the key is to understand the psychology of eating too much.

UC San Diego engineering students are driving into the future with an electric racecar. They hope to fuel the trend toward "green" vehicles. KPBS Environment Reporter Ed Joyce tells us they hope the car helps fuel the trend toward "green" vehicles.

The problem of being overweight in America is a problem of overeating. The habits that cause people to overeat are hard to break. But a researcher at UC San Diego will embark on a test that seeks to understand and overcome those bad habits.

The hijackers attacking shipping off the coast of Somalia are regarded as folk heroes by some of their countrymen — much like the buccaneers during colonial times in America.