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What can the United States learn from Australia's programs for treating people infected with HIV and AIDS? Host Tom Fudge speaks to KPBS News Reporter Kenny Goldberg about his recent trip to the Inter

Russian officials have been unapologetic about its actions in Georgia, insisting that Russia has the right to protect its soldiers and those it calls citizens. The country's actions have spurred concerns in the West about a resurgent, muscle-flexing Russia. Russia is vastly more confident — and it feels slighted by the West.

In polite company, so the saying goes, refrain from speaking about religion and politics. & The two subjects tend to roil deep ideological divides between friends and peers where none were apparent. & In the interest of political conversation, however, perhaps discussing the two topics is a worthier pursuit than silence, especially when contemplating a candidate's character. &

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As NATO meets to consider a response to Russia's military actions in Georgia, there is renewed attention on another former Soviet republic that's also on Russia's radar: Ukraine. Some Ukrainians fear they could be next in a Russian drive to reassert control over the nations on its borders.

Pervez Musharraf's departure leaves the Bush administration without the man it once praised as an "indispensable" partner in the war against terrorism. Many analysts say it's time for the U.S. to adopt a Pakistan policy that's geared to the country and not to a single leader.

Residents of Carlsbad, Vista, and Oceanside have one more week to vote on a bond measure to expand and upgrade Tri-City Medical Center. Voters in the hospital district must mail in their ballot by Aug

Pervez Musharraf has resigned as Pakistan's president under threat of impeachment. It may be the final act in a long confrontation between Musharraf and the political opposition that has accused him of illegally seizing power and mishandling the country's economy. Shuja Nawaz, a Pakistani journalist and author, explains issues facing that nation's government.

California's highest court on Monday barred doctors from citing their religious beliefs as a reason to deny treatment to gays and lesbians, ruling that state law prohibiting sexual orientation discrim

The Bush administration loses an ally in its war on terrorism. Musharraf's own future is unclear; after surviving repeated assassination attempts as president, he may now have to go into exile for his own safety.