The eight candidates approved Tuesday for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term limits. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's election overseers say they will bar candidates who are physically weak from running in next month's presidential election, a clear nod toward a former president. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will walk a fine line between fostering a U.S. ally in China's backyard and trying to defend human rights when the president of Myanmar becomes the first head of his country to visit t... [Full Article]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A member of Iran's constitutional watchdog group insists that women cannot be presidential candidates, a report said Thursday, effectively killing the largely symbolic bids by about 30 women seeking to run in the June 14 elec... [Full Article]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A member of Iran's constitutional watchdog says women cannot be presidential candidates, effectively killing the longshot bids by about 30 women seeking to run in the June 14 election. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - E! president Suzanne Kolb on Wednesday sent a letter to eight striking "Fashion Police" writers, defending the show's host Joan Rivers and insisting on a sanctioned election before it woul... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - In the judiciary's latest face-off with Egypt's Islamist rulers, the country's top council of judges decided Wednesday to suspend its participation in a government-backed judicial reform conference following a renewed push... [Full Article]
PRAGUE (AP) - Was he or wasn't he? The video footage shows the new Czech president clearly worse for wear, propping himself up against a wall at a public event, struggling to negotiate a step and being aided by a cardinal. (Source: Associated Pr... [Full Article]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Former President Joseph Estrada was declared the winner of Manila's mayoral election on Tuesday, his first ballot victory since his ouster in a 2001 anti-corruption revolt and a possible prelude to a return to higher o... [Full Article]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Former President Joseph Estrada was proclaimed Tuesday as the new mayor of the Philippine capital, his first elected post since he was ousted in an anti-corruption revolt 12 years ago. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]