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President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney both used the Supreme Court's Monday ruling on Arizona's controversial immigration law to reinforce their positions on immigration.

Syrian forces fired on a second Turkish plane on Monday, according to Turkey's deputy prime minister Bulent Arinc.

These unnamed new tactics could include a dialog between the government and Boko Haram, however on Sunday Jonathan again said that he would not talk to the insurgents unless they came forward with a list of specific demands

Central banks are reaching the limit of their ability to boost economic growth and the potential for harmful side effects of more extraordinary monetary easing is growing, the Bank for International Settlements warned.

With the victory of the Muslim Brotherhood candidate in Egypt's presidential runoff, the world's largest Arab nation appears set not just for a transition to democracy but also for economic growth, Egyptian officials said Monday after the election results were announced.

Greek finance minister Vassilis Rapanos will resign after only a few days in office, the prime minister's office said on Monday.

Russia has been widely criticized for its friendly relations with both nations, but Putin is hoping to raise his status in the region.

During the 1960s, the US and the UK cooperated on a plan to clear a remote archipelago for military use. The exiled islanders are still fighting for their right to go back home.

Multibillionaire financier George Soros, who is quickly becoming an éminence grise on the topic of the euro zone financial crisis, said in a televised interview Monday that the leaders of Europe had three days to resolve their disagreements on the appropriate way to move forward in anticipation of a summit Thursday.

The biggest legal challenge to date of the controversial campaign finance law was reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Part of Morsi's platform will be the institution of some form of sharia law as he promised during his campaign.

Spain and Greece, two of the nations worst hit by the European debt crisis, made the largest overseas development aid (ODA) cuts in 2010/11, according to the report.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal law invalidates several portions of Arizona's tough immigration law but kept in place a controversial provision requiring police officers to check the status of immigrants they believe to be in the country illegally.

The political world is eagerly awaiting not one but two Supreme Court verdicts that could reshape the political landscape for the Obama administration.

Regardless of how the NATO meetings turn out, relations between Turkey and Syria (once strong allies) have plunged to a new all-time low.

A controversial clip from HBO's show The Newsroom became widely circulated on the Internet, drawing heated debate about its main character's assessment of America.

As European leaders prepare for talks later this week regarding the euro zone's economic mess, Spain officially petitioned Monday for up to ?100 billion ($125 billion) in loans to rescue its banking sector.

Chief Executive Robert Greifeld told a conference of directors at Stanford University's Law School that the exchange had tested its computer systems before the May 18 IPO, but failed to take into account the volume of canceled orders in the run-up to the stock debut, The Wall Street Journal reported.

In an attempt to boost growth and save the sliding rupee, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monday announced a series of measures like allowing Indian companies to borrow more money from overseas for refinancing their outstanding rupee loans.

The European Council's June 28-29 meeting will no doubt be the main focus of this week as some hope that new steps can be taken to grapple with the region's debt crisis.

Indian security agencies have arrested one of the suspected handlers of the terrorists who carried out attacks in Mumbai November 26, 2008, which killed 166 people.

The indefinite hunger strike by Air India pilots entered the second day Monday even as the Aviation Ministry and the management refused to budge to their demands. About 400 pilots owing allegiance to the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG, now derecognized) have been striking from May 8, demanding parity in pay and career progression in Air India.

Global rating agency Moody's said Monday that it was retaining the outlook for India's rating as stable and said slowdown in economic growth might be a short-term problem.

Despite the long-standing tensions with China over the Tibetan autonomy, the Dalai Lama, who is on a visit to the UK for public talks and appearances, talked fondly of his close relations with Mao Zedong, saying the Chinese revolutionary leader considered him as a son.

Due to health issues, neither Greece's new prime minister, Antonis Samaras, nor the country's new finance minister, Vassilis Rapanos, will attend the European Union summit in Brussels scheduled for Thursday and Friday.

In the wake of the Syrian downing of a Turkish F-4 Phantom reconnaissance jet on Friday, there has been a great deal of restraint, but it appears Ankara's patience with Damascus may be wearing thin.

Paraguay's ousted President Fernando Lugo declared the country's new government illegitimate on Sunday and said he would not collaborate with a false administration.

The Republican campaign against U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is gaining steam ahead of an expected vote in the House of Representatives on a contempt of Congress count in the coming week.

Victory for the Muslim Brotherhood-backed politician may be an indication of Egypt's possible move toward becoming an Islamic democracy.