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.

Has Greek austerity finally gone too far?

Anthee CarassavaJune 15, 2013 10:53

Just as this crisis-stricken country appeared to be turning around, Antonis Samaras shot himself in the foot.

Six months after Sandy Hook shootings, pain and gun debate remain

David TrifunovJune 14, 2013 14:15

Gabrielle Giffords writes an editorial for Newtown newspaper calling for quick action on gun control.

Jeb Bush says immigrants are 'more fertile'

Jill LangloisJune 14, 2013 11:59

Bush, the younger brother of former President George W. Bush, is married to a Mexican-born immigrant and is a longtime advocate for comprehensive immigration reform. He said the US has an advantage over China, Europe and Japan, since they don't have the same number of immigrants coming in and struggle to find young laborers.

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.

UN projects world population will hit 9.6 billion by 2050

Faine GreenwoodJune 14, 2013 11:36

The population of the planet is expected to reach 1.8 billion by 2025 according to a new UN report — a slightly larger number than anticipated, as fertility projections have been pushed upward in nations where women have the most children.

Nicaragua OKs Chinese-made mega canal

Simeon TegelJune 16, 2013 12:37

LIMA — The Great Canal is predicted to cost $40 billion, but supporters of the project claim it will rapidly accelerate economic development in Nicaragua, one of the poorest nations in the Western Hemisphere, although critics complain of a limited chance for the assembly to debate the bill, and a lack of transparency and public consultation.

93,000: Three ways to understand the Syrian death toll

Kyle KimJune 14, 2013 14:15

The UN says 93,000 people have died in Syria. Here are 3 ways to understand the magnitude of that.

Freya PetersenJune 12, 2013 20:03

Julia Gillard, Australian prime minister, blasts menu at opposition fundraiser as 'offensive'

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard has described a menu at a fundraising dinner — which offered diners "Julia Gillard Kentucky Fried Quail - Small Breasts, Huge Thighs & A Big Red Box" — as "grossly sexist and offensive."

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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks June 7, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Scott Barbour/AFP/Getty Images)

Quebec's 'right to die' euthanasia law could be Canada's first

Jennifer MattsonJune 12, 2013 19:40

If the bill passes, Quebecwill be the first province in Canada to legalize the practice, which, like assisted suicide, is currently illegal in the country.