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A new political scandal has hit Britain's ruling Conservative Party. A senior official has resigned over an influence-peddling scheme uncovered by a British newspaper.

Brazilians were transfixed as an appeals court upheld former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's corruption conviction. The decision promises a vast impact on ballot boxes later this year.

Voters are deciding on more than 20,000 legislative seats and selecting a president. The incumbent president is pitted against a former military general accused of human rights abuses.

Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez is securing a new term in office by pardoning Catalan separatists in exchange for their support.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is in Sri Lanka to discuss how to handle the quarter-million people displaced by that island nation's 25-year civil war. The government said more than 6,200 of its forces were killed and almost 30,000 wounded in the final three years of its war against the Tamil Tiger rebels, which ended last weekend.

The departure of Pervez Musharraf as president of Pakistan has thrown light on one of the major issues that forced him to resign: the judiciary. Many are asking whether the government will reinstate dozens of senior judges sacked by Musharraf.

European Union nations — except Britain and the Czech Republic — have agreed to sign a treaty to enforce budget discipline in the eurozone. European leaders meeting in Brussels Monday also promised to stimulate growth and create jobs.

On a visit to Afghanistan, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif openly condemned the behavior of the Taliban. We examine what's behind the change in rhetoric.

NPR commentators favor Jennifer Close's look at women facing marriage and Amanda Hodgkinson's post-World War II family drama. There are also memoirs by actor Christopher Plummer and nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei, plus Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams re-evaluate universities for the digital age.

The White House says China uses subsidies and government programs to undercut U.S. steel. President Biden wants to hike tariffs on the imports and take other new steps to curb imports.