ELECTIONS

Tensions flared in northwestern Myanmar after 10 Muslims were beaten to death by a mob of Buddhist vigilantes Sunday in retaliation to the rape and murder of a girl allegedly by Muslim men.

The most expensive election in Wisconsin's history will culminate tomorrow with voters deciding whether to reject or embrace Republican Gov. Scott Walker's drive to invigorate the state's economy by undercutting public unions.

Sixteen months after stepping down from power, ex-president Hosni Mubarak is still dictating the course of Egyptian politics.

He asserted, there is no need for the U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, to visit the country and monitor its weapons programs.

Florida state officials will continue their quest to purge purportedly ineligible people from voter-registration rolls, a representative of Secretary of State Ken Detzner said Saturday.

There's been a whole lot of Bill Clinton in the news recently. The former Democratic president has become his party's go-to surrogate on the campaign trail this year, most recently by raising the profile of Wisconsin's gubernatorial election on Friday.

The Venezuelan government passed a new gun law that prohibits the commercial sale of firearms and ammunition, moving the country closer to President Hugo Chavez and his administration's goal of disarming all civilians as crime rates continue to rise.

Enrique Peña Nieto has enjoyed a comfortable lead against his rivals for much of the Mexican presidential campaign season. But recent polling suggests his victory isn't as certain as it has appeared, leaving analysts pondering the future of Petroleos Mexicanos, the country's creaky state-owned oil company, should the candidate's main leftist rival win on July 1.

Democratic lawmakers from Florida are urging Gov. Rick Scott to abandon an effort to clear ineligible voters from the state's rolls, pointing to early warning signs that legitimately registered voters could be barred from voting.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is reported to have a terminal form a cancer, according to a report from veteran journalist Dan Rather, who cited an unidentified source.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer for more than a year now. He has been in power since 1999 and intends to run for re-election in October, but questions remain about whether his health will hold up and who could replace him in the event it does not.

A Republican lawmaker completely lost it on the Illinois House floor in Springfield Tuesday, tossing papers into the air and screaming as he explained why he opposed plan to overhaul the state pension system.

The governor of Wisconsin may get to keep his office on June 5. One expert says any recall -- even those that fail -- can inspire Americans to take action.

Turkey's indictment of four Israeli military officials on Monday raises questions about its diplomatic ambitions in the Middle East.

The tenuous situation in Greece has become a full-fledged national referendum on whether to stay in the euro zone and accept austerity for debt leniency.

What are former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's odds of being chosen as Mitt Romney's running mate?

All four presidential hopefuls were berated by the bereaved, who demanded that more be done to end the violence that has plagued the country for the past five years.

Monday's incident raises a serious question: What will happen if Shafiq wins the run-off election?

Djeca (Children of Sarejavo) is being touted as one of the best films in the Cannes Film Festival line-up this year. Set just after the Bosnian war, it follows Rahima and her teenage brother Nedim. Having lost both their parents in the war, the two fight to survive in their crumbling homeland.

Asian markets rose Monday as concerns of Greece exiting the euro zone eased with Greek opinion polls published over the weekend showing that pro-bailout party is leading by a small average margin over the anti-austerity measures party.

Indian markets opened on a positive note Monday as Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex was trading at 16,360.34, 142.52 or points 0.90 percent up from the previous close and NSE Nifty was at 4,965.20, up 44.80 points or 0.80 percent, in the morning session.