Noga TarnopolskyJune 18, 2013 14:04

JERUSALEM — Israeli leaders are divided over the election of moderate cleric, Hassan Rouhani, to the Iranian presidency.

Supreme Court strikes down Arizona’s voter registration law

Samantha StainburnJune 17, 2013 11:46

The vote in the case, Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, No. 12-71, was 7-2, with Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissenting.

India's opposition divided ahead of 2014 election

Jason OverdorfJune 17, 2013 10:38

NEW DELHI — Indian politics are in for a major shake-up after a powerful regional party pulled out of the country's main opposition coalition, less than a year before the next general election.

Iran elects moderate Hassan Rouhani as new president (VIDEO)

Sarah WolfeJune 15, 2013 14:42

Moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani has won Iran's presidential election, Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar announced on state television Saturday. Rouhani, 64, won just over 50 percent of the vote needed to avoid a run-off in the surprisingly competitive race.

Iranians head to the polls to elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's successor

Talia RalphJune 14, 2013 11:47

Iranians headed to the polls Friday to elect their next president.

Iran's moderate candidate gets key boost on election day

Reese ErlichJune 15, 2013 11:50

TEHRAN — Polling places at schools and mosques in the Iranian capital were crammed today with voters in what has become a surprisingly competitive race to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the nation’s president.

Chatter: Iran votes

Jessica PhelanJune 14, 2013 07:52

Iranians choose their next president, the US agrees to send military support to Syria's rebels, Turkey's Gezi Park is saved – for now, and the world gets a new superhero.

Ahmadinejad 2.0? Conservatives dominate Iran presidential lineup

Reese ErlichJune 14, 2013 07:07

TEHRAN — With Iran’s presidential elections just three days away, Tehran is in full campaign mode.

Rebecca Lee SanchezJune 10, 2013 20:49

Days before election, Iranian Supreme Leader has quelled potential for dissent

In the months leading up to the vote, Iran has attempted to prevent unrest among a politically polarized population.

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Iranians sit next to electoral posters of Hassan Rowhani (L) and Mohsen Rezai (C) in the religious city of Qom some 130 kilometres south of the capital on June 9, 2013. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)

Four years after Iran’s last presidential election led millions of protesters onto the streets, the Islamic Republic has yet to fully recover. Two former candidates remain under house arrest, and preparations for Friday’s presidential election have been stern.

In the months leading up to the vote, Iran has attempted to prevent similar unrest among a politically polarized population.

Who will be Iran's next president?

Mani FardadJune 18, 2013 09:05

TEHRAN — The economy is faltering under searing sanctions, and the country is locked in an ongoing confrontation with the west. But seven candidates, mostly conservatives picked by Iran's influential Guardian Council, are jockeying to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran’s June 14 presidential election.