World Oct 04 Brazil’s Presidential Election Heads to Oct. 31 Runoff Brazil's ruling party candidate, Dilma Rousseff, won the most votes in Sunday's presidential election but not enough to avoid a runoff with second-place contender Jose Serra on Oct. 31.
World Oct 01 Iraq’s Political Stalemate Breaks Record As of Friday, Iraq has the unfortunate distinction of taking the longest of any country to form a government, analysts say, as talks and political jockeying continued for the 208th day after elections.
World Sep 30 Afghanistan’s Opium Production Drops, but Will It Last? Opium production in Afghanistan has been halved, but with supply dwindling, prices might increase and entice farmers to start growing the illicit crop again. That's the word from the latest U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime report on the issue.
World Sep 29 In Europe, Protesters Rail Against Budget Cuts Tens of thousands of protesters marched Wednesday in Brussels and trade unions planned strikes in Spain over planned austerity measures that are aimed at preventing an economic crisis in Europe, though critics say they would harm the poor.
World Sep 27 Sudan’s Abyei Village a Possible ‘Wobbly Domino’ in Referendum Vote Abyei, a village in central Sudan that is still crawling out of its violence-ravaged past, has become one of the keys to holding a peaceful referendum in January.
World Sep 27 Venezuela’s Election Gives Both Sides Something to Celebrate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's Socialist Party won a majority of the 165-seat National Assembly in Sunday's election, but not a two-thirds majority that would have allowed it to pass major legislation unencumbered.
World Sep 24 Sudan in the Spotlight on Sidelines of U.N. Assembly On the heels of his speech to the U.N. General Assembly, President Obama threw his weight behind other U.N. members Friday urging Sudan to carry out its January referendum on southern independence peacefully and on time.
World Sep 24 India’s Games Go On, Despite Questions of Readiness The Commonwealth Games -- former British colonies' version of the Olympics -- begin Oct. 3 in India, but preparations have been muddled by a collapsed pedestrian bridge, filthy athletes' village and the shooting of two tourists in New Delhi.
World Sep 23 Obama’s U.N. Remarks Cover Economy, Mideast Peace President Obama addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday on a wide range of issues, including reinstating Iran's need to demonstrate the peaceful intent of its nuclear program and calling for international support of Israeli and Palestinian peace efforts.
World Sep 21 Somali Prime Minister Resigns Over Tussle With President Somalia's Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke announced his resignation Tuesday after months of disagreement with the president and stepped up attacks by insurgents.