Palash Ghosh

Since the 1990s, Turkey?s fertility rate has steadily declined, due to, among other factors, rising household incomes, expanded access to higher education for women and increased birth control practices.

Francois Hollande gained between 52 and 53.3 percent of the vote, putting an end to the political career of conservative Nicolas Sarkozy.

Exit polls indicate that Greece's two principal parties, the conservative New Democracy (ND) and Socialist PASOK, have incurred big losses in popularity, suggesting that a formation of a coalition government dedicated to maintaining austerity is in great jeopardy.

Golden Dawn, which seeks to deport illegal immigrants from Greece, needed at least 5 percent of the electorate, in order to have representation in parliament.

Sarkozy is convinced that the polls are wrong and he can win a second term.

The two leading mainstream parties will likely have to form an uneasy coalition in order to form a new government.

In accordance with global May Day celebrations, the Southeast Asian nation of Malaysia has introduced a minimum wage for the first time, following a decade of pressure by labor unions.

Tanzania, one of the poorest countries of earth, has long been shackled by corruption and exorbitant inflation.

412 British soldiers have died in Afghanistan since the war began in October 2001.

Voter turnout was very low, at about 32 percent ? partially due to rainy weather -- the worst such figure since 2000

Unlike in France, where voters choose between two distinct candidates (conservative Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Francois Hollande), the Greek election is more complicated.

A suspected suicide bombing in Pakistan?s remote Bajaur tribal district in the northwest has killed at least 20 people and wounded at least 45, according to reports.

On the final day of campaigning in France's presidential election, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's socialist challenger Francois Hollande leads the incumbent by 6 percentage points before Sunday?s decisive poll.

The Samoan Islands are an archipelago in the central South Pacific Ocean, about 4,800 miles from the California coast.

Ernst & Young projects that by 2015, money flowing to Africa will reach $150 billion, which will create 350,000 new jobs annually.

The IAEA has already demanded access to Iran?s atomic sites as long ago as November when it released a report detailing its suspicions that the Iranians were planning to develop nuclear bombs.

In the two-month aftermath of a chaotic 2007 election, at least 1,200 people were killed and anywhere from 300,000 to 600,000 were displaced from their homes.

The French economy and immigration, as expected, dominated the clash.

Up until now, India had adamantly opposed sanctions against Iran.

Gemba also called on Israel and Palestinians to resume direct peace talks which have been on hold since September 2010

However, no major protests or rallies were expected on Wednesday in Pakistan.

Alsop?s columns appeared in 300 newspapers and were read widely by D.C. elites

Le Pen?s refusal to support Sarkozy may lead many of her supporters to similarly boycott the election, which would likely hand a victory over to Hollande.

The potential third test could involve a device using highly-enriched uranium for the first time.

Critics complain that the minimum wage will hurt small business owners and the country?s competitiveness.

Sanctions, if approved by the Security Council, would mean asset freezes and bans on foreign travel.

'Mad Men' brings to life a vanished world that existed just before I was born and which I admire and long for.

The Chinese are benefiting from advances in transportation and communication, as well as policies established by the government,

The ultra-nationalist Chrysi Avgi (?Golden Dawn?) party ? which Greek and European media sometimes label as a Neo-Nazi organization -- is expected to gain 5 percent of the total vote, well above the 3 percent minimum required for entering parliament.