Politics

Security for President Barack Obama’s visit to the Gandhi Museum in Mumbai, India, has included not just a vetting of staff at the historic building, but of its coconut palm trees as well. A few […] […]

MILAN – Italy’s tawdry political circus yesterday entered what many hope will be its final phase, as Silvio Berlusconi made a last-ditch attempt to prop up his Administration ahead of seemingly inevitable elections in the […] […]

OTTAWA—Canada dropped to eighth place Thursday in a United Nations index that tries to measure quality of life in countries around the world. That follows Canada’s fourth-place showing in the 2009 UN Human Development Index. […] […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—A coalition of 13 states has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold an Arizona law penalizing businesses that knowingly hire illegal immigrants. The Supreme Court is to hear arguments next month on […] […]

GENEVA—The founder of the group Wikileaks is urging U.S. authorities to probe alleged rights abuses in Afghanistan and Iraq instead of focusing on tracking down who leaked that information to his group. Australian-born Julian Assange […] […]

TEHRAN, Iran—Iran says it has arrested four people suspected as members of a British-linked cell blamed for at least five killings since 2008. Iran’s Intelligence Ministry claims the men are part of an Iranian Kurdish […] […]

BEIJING—China is pressuring European governments to avoid the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for imprisoned democracy activist Liu Xiaobo and not make any statements in support of him, several diplomats in Beijing said Thursday. The Chinese […] […]

TBILISI, GA.—Iran’s foreign minister said Wednesday that no final decision has been made in the case of a woman who once faced death by stoning for an adultery conviction, despite reports her execution was imminent. […] […]

DUBLIN—A High Court judge has ordered Ireland’s government to stage a by-election for a parliamentary seat left empty for 17 months, a judgment that further weakens the ability of Prime Minister Brian Cowen to stay […] […]

WASHINGTON—One of the most polarizing U.S. elections in living memory ended in a hard lurch to the right, as voters beset by hard times took vengeance on Washington, steering the balance of power back to […] […]