Paul AmesJune 12, 2013 06:10

BRUSSELS — Olli Rehn and Christine Lagarde used to be good at teamwork. Lagarde, who heads the International Monetary Fund, was a member of the French synchronized swimming team in her youth. Rehn, the European Union's economic and monetary affairs commissioner, played soccer in Finland's top division. Lately, however, both have raised doubts about whether they’re following the same game plan as they attempt to lead efforts to pull Europe out of its economic crisis.

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.

Half a million dollars just to hear Bill Clinton speak?

Noga TarnopolskyJune 11, 2013 15:01

Is it worth half a million dollars just to hear Bill Clinton speak? Many Israelis apparently don't think so, and they're outraged that an iconic foundation would hand over such a steep sum.

Is Russia Too Corrupt for International Business?

Holly Ellyatt, CNBC.comJune 11, 2013 11:17

Transparency International, an organization that measures perceptions of corruption worldwide, ranked Russia 133 out of 176 countries on its Corruption Perception Index in 2012 (in joint position with countries including Iran and Kazakhstan). The country also ranked poorly on the World Bank's Doing Business Survey; when "ease of doing business" was considered, it came 112 out of 185 countries.

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.

Karzai: American foreign policy caused 9/11

Geoffrey Ingersoll, Business InsiderJune 10, 2013 14:34

According to the Afghan president, aside from turning Afghanistan into Taliban-ruled chaos, America's course of action also led to the attacks on 9/11.

Britain denies illegal spying

Corinne PurtillJune 10, 2013 14:02

LONDON — Suggestions that the US National Security Agency’s controversial Prism spying program helped security officials in Britain circumvent the law are “baseless,” Foreign Secretary William Hague said Monday. He spoke in parliament in response to demands for information about the Guardian newspaper’s revelation that the government has had access to information obtained by Prism since at least June 2010.

Think you are a political animal? Think again.

Hannah SmithJune 11, 2013 06:02

Morris the Cat is running for mayor of a city in Veracruz, Mexico, joining a pantheon of esteemed animal leaders in North America who have not only run, they've won.

Jefferson MokJune 11, 2013 06:01

Bombing images normalize fears and build support for the global war on terror

Commentary: Fear of bombs reinforces a Good vs. Evil narrative of post- 9/11 foreign policy.

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A US police SWAT team searches houses after the Boston Marathon bombings in April. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

We remember the weapons they used. Whether fertilizer or box cutters or pressure cookers, certain objects have become icons for the worst terrorist acts lodged in this country’s history. But one kind of weapon stands out for its spectacle, violence and implications. he bomb, says Professor Pete Kraska, represents “who (the attackers) were, the type of killing that took place.” It taps into our collective fear of random violence that we hear about in other countries but do not expect in the US. “We have to acknowledge that it is a different medium of killing that seems akin to what occurs in other countries than what occurs here,” says Kraska, who researches criminal justice theory and militarization at Eastern Kentucky University.

Elbe River dam burst leaves at least 18 dead, thousands displaced (VIDEO)

Talia RalphJune 10, 2013 10:51

Thousands of Germans and Hungarians have been forced to evacuate their homes, and at least 18 are dead, after a dam on the Elbe River burst Sunday.