Minorities won a record number of seats in Parliament in the last election, and two black women are preparing groundbreaking campaigns. Yet given the U.K.'s severe economic challenges, some observers wonder how much there is to celebrate.

The U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision will free corporations to spend, spend, spend in elections.

Obama doesn't want to meddle in Iranian elections and, per the video, doesn't want to keep repeating himself...

As Jacob Zuma prepares to become president of South Africa, the world is watching to see if he can steer the country clear of the kind of tumult that has been the hallmark of his own life.