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A spike in piracy off the horn of Africa has focused the international spotlight on Somalia. While the world's most powerful navies try to protect ships from pirates, aid groups say more needs to be done inside Somalia. But so far there seems to be little appetite for or at least a few good ideas on how to resolve an internal conflict that has ravaged the country.

In a significant policy change, the U.S. has concluded there can be no power-sharing government as long as Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is in power. A State Department official spent days meeting with regional leaders in an attempt to get them to get tougher on the 84-year-old leader.

"The Tale of Despereaux" (opening December 19 throughout San Diego) looked promising. The trailer was amusing and took a laidback approach to selling its story rather than the usual hysterical, frantic, in your face pitch that American animation feels compelled to use. It was based on a popular and well-written children's book by Kate DiCamillo that bore the subtitle: "Being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread." The animation looked state of the art with an appealing big-eared mouse hero. The film also boasted some talented voice actors in Kevin Kline, Matthew Broderick, Tracey Ullmann, Robbie Coltrane, Frank Langella and Dustin Hoffman. So what went wrong?

The Tale of Despereaux (opening December 19 throughout San Diego) looked promising. The trailer was amusing and took a laid back approach to selling its story rather than the usual hysterical, frantic, in your face pitch that American animation feels compelled to use. It was based on a popular and well-written children's book by Kate DiCamillo that bore the subtitle: "Being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread." The animation looked state of the art with an appealing big-eared mouse hero. The film also boasted some talented voice actors in Kevin Kline, Matthew Broderick, Tracey Ullmann, Robbie Coltrane, Frank Langella and Dustin Hoffman. So what went wrong?

This Antarctica has nothing to do with penguins. (Regent Releasing)

A new poll shows that the GOP is in danger of losing its dominance in Texas. With its anti-immigration rhetoric, it's losing support among Hispanic voters. Young Republicans also say they're not wedded to voting along party lines.

The effort to build a 16 mile toll road that cuts through San Onofre State Beach Park has hit a road block. A federal agency rejected an appeal. KPBS Environmental Reporter Ed Joyce has details.

A federal agency has rejected an appeal to build a 16-mile toll road through a the San Onofre State Beach Park.

Zooey Deschanel and Jim Carrey in Yes Man (Warner Brothers)

It's been less than a month since a band of Islamist militants landed on the shores of Mumbai, India, and set off on a rampage that lasted three days. India says the attackers came by boat from Pakistan and belonged to a terrorist organization based there. Many questions remain about why the attacks happened, and who was really behind them.