An estimated 100,000 demonstrators flooded the streets of eight different Brazilian cities, venting frustrations over poor transportation, health services, education and security despite heavy taxes. (June 18)
Highlights of this day in history: Churchill rallies Britain in World War II; Napoleon beaten at Battle of Waterloo; Amelia Earhart crosses the Atlantic; Sally Ride becomes America's first woman in space; Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney born. (Jun...
Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Barack Obama on Monday that their positions on Syria do not coincide but both leaders agree on the need to push for negotiations in Syria's two-year-old civil war. (June 17)
Iran's newly elected president has pledged to follow a 'path of moderation' and promised greater openness over the country's nuclear program, but sided with the hard-line Islamic establishment that refuses to consider halting uranium enrich...
Family members of former South African president Nelson Mandela visited the elderly statesman as he spent his 10th day in a Pretoria hospital on Monday for a recurring lung infection. (June 17)
Britain's Prince Philip was discharged from a London hospital on Monday, ten days after undergoing exploratory surgery on his abdomen. The husband of Queen Elizabeth II turned 92 on June 10. (June 17)
First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters, Malia and Sasha, visited Trinity College in Dublin and were shown the Book of Kells, an intricate ninth-century gospel manuscript made by Irish monks. (June 17)
Authorities in India say monsoon flooding has washed away an apartment building in the northern part of the country. The severe flooding has left at least 23 people dead, and 50 people missing. (June 17)
President Obama says Northern Ireland provides the world with a blueprint to solve global conflicts. The President is in Northern Ireland for a G-8 Summit. (June 17)
President Obama arrived in Belfast, Northern Ireland Monday for the G-8 Summit. His schedule will include a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (July 17)
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