International

Tony Blair announces his coming resignation in a speech to Labour Party activists, heralding the end of 10 years as British Prime Minister.

A Russian scientist asserts that global warming is caused by solar changes and points to melting ice caps on Mars as support of his controversial theory, despite most scientists having attributed global warming to human pollution

Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy beat his socialist opponent, Segolénè Royal, to win the French presidency––the new incumbent promises market reforms.

BP CEO John Browne resigns in response to a ruling from the highest U.K. legal authority that he cannot prevent a British newspaper from publishing details of his private life.

Venezuela has officially assumed control over the country’s last remaining privately run oil field in a May Day takeover that saw the holdings of six major oil companies appropriated by the government.

Weekend protests by anti-Kremlin groups in Moscow and St. Petersburg lead to clashes with riot police and the arrest of former chess champion Garry Kasparov; government opposition promises to unify in response.

Iranian President Ahmadinejad styles the release of the servicemen as a "gift"; Blair defends his country’s refusal to negotiate.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi carries a message from Israel to Syria, prompting critics to accuse her of undermining U.S. foreign policy.

The number of baby girls born in China and India is falling. China expects that by 2020 there will be 30 million more Chinese men than women in the country.

The Afghan government will be partnering with the United Nations in an attempt to provide all newborns with birth certificates.