Politics

As President Obama is criticized for his response to mass protests in Iran, we review how U.S. presidents have dealt with Iran over the last 30 years.

Plaster replicas of the Elgin Marbles will be on display for the opening of the new Acropolis Museum, as Greece holds out hope that the British Museum will one day return the original statues.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Liberal Party head Michael Ignatieff have reached an agreement to examine employment insurance reform, quieting fears of a summer election.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address was an “important step forward,” President Obama said, but other reactions suggest that Israel and Palestine may still be far from a formal two-state agreement.

In some of the most drastic anti-smoking legislation in decades, the Senate voted to allow the FDA to regulate the marketing, advertising and content of tobacco and its products.

Running on a campaign to reform copyright and piracy laws, Sweden’s Pirate Party has won a seat in the European Parliament. But will they get their platform across?

A coup in the New York state Senate results in finger pointing and a potential lockout, and calls to mind previous instances of Senate shenanigans.

As the media reports on Vice President Joe Biden’s latest misstep, some wonder if he is fulfilling the long-standing stereotype of a bumbling second-in-command.

Critics of Macedonia’s plan to construct a giant statue of Alexander the Great say it will foment the country’s existing tensions with its Albanian minority and with Greece.

Presidential candidate Baciro Dabo was killed Friday by the Guinea-Bissau military, which in March killed President Joao Bernardo Vieira.

The first generation born under China’s one child policy is grown and faces a shortage of brides. Criminals are exploiting the problem with kidnappings.

Is mental illness or extreme political beliefs the root of two shootings this week?

Some five months after being appointed to the U.S. Senate by disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the new senator is failing to win friends and influence people.

After weeks of work on specific language pertaining to religious groups, the New Hampshire legislature and the governor agreed on a gay marriage bill.

In Britain, two top-level government officials and a number of Parliament members have resigned over taxpayer-funded expenses that have provoked public outrage.

After months of speculation, and just days after controversial nuclear testing in North Korea, the youngest son of Kim Jong Il was named as the probable next leader of the country.

Former Illinois first lady Patti Blagojevich has a Web site to promote her appearance on NBC's “I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!”

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed the elimination of CalWORKs, the state’s work-to-welfare program for the poorest of families. Other states are dealing with their own welfare crunches.

Criticism of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s record has been focused on her decision to reject an appeal by a white firefighter in the controversial reverse discrimination case Ricci v. DeStefano.

President Obama’s pick to replace Justice David Souter cites family, hard work, and real-world experience among her qualifications.

The court ruled today that while the gay marriage ban in California would remain in effect, 18,000 gay marriages performed before the Prop 8 vote will remain valid.

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich can’t leave the country due to federal corruption charges, so his wife will travel to the Costa Rican jungle to take her husband’s place.

The proposed beverage tax would help provide an estimated 50 million Americans with health insurance. But manufacturers, small businesses and consumers aren’t happy about a possible increase in price.

The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have voted in favor of a bill that would curb interest rate and user fee hikes on credit cards. How will this affect credit card holders?

Four women were elected to the parliament of Kuwait, a mere four years after women were granted suffrage in the country.

Martin is the first House of Commons speaker to resign in 300 years; nearly two dozen members from different parties had called on him to step down.

After two judges took kickbacks to send juvenile offenders to private detention centers, candidates for all the state's court vacancies are having a hard time earning voters’ trust.

Gov. Dave Freudenthal has raised eyebrows for including his wife on a list of nominees to fill a judge’s seat in federal court.

Daily Telegraph reports of unethical expense claims by Members of Parliament have led to a debate over the UK’s Freedom of Information Act.

Military convoys intended to enclose Taliban forces within the Swat Valley have effectively barricaded in civilians attempting to escape the fighting.