The Supreme Court will take a second look this year at affirmative action by considering a Michigan referendum passed by state voters which bars "preferential treatment" based on race, gender or ethnicity in the university system. An appellate cou...

Voting on Zimbabwe's new constitution has begun. The referendum is expected to receive a 'Yes' vote, approving the constitutional overhaul which would place term limits on presidential power. Zimbabwe's current president, Robert Mugabe, would not ...

An open letter from Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner denouncing British colonialism and calling for talks on the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands met a frosty response from the British government. David Cameron says the issu...

Egypt's new constitution has been approved by 63.8 percent of voters in a two-round referendum, the country's top election committee has announced. But opposition figures have pointed to low voter turnout as evidence the majority of Egyptians don'...

Egyptian voters headed to the polls on Saturday in a referendum on a controversial draft constitution. According to unofficial preliminary results, the document passed the first round with 57 percent of the vote with a turnout of just 31 percent. ...

Opponents and supporters of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi took to the streets across Egypt on the eve of a controversial constitutional referendum. In Alexandria, clashes broke out between rival camps and at least 13 people were reportedly inju...

Egyptian voters are split ahead of the country's constitutional referendum this weekend, while the continuing protests and unrest are threatening to further destabilize the country's fragile economy. Lily Grimes reports.

Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians worldwide have begun voting on the hotly disputed draft constitution backed by Mohamed Morsi. Early voting is taking place at 150 Egyptian embassies and consulates worldwide before Egypt itself goes to the polls ...

Sharif Abdel Kouddous reports from the streets of Cairo, where thousands of people have taken to the streets in new rallies for and against a controversial referendum backed by embattled Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. In a potential nod to the ...

Thousands of supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi have been gathering on the streets of Cairo. They have also been staging demonstrations over the country's disputed draft constitution - which is due to be voted on in a r...