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Supporters of the German Pirate Party attend a meeting in Berlin in February.

The election in Iceland over the weekend marked the first time members of the international online freedom movement were elected to the highest levels of a government.

Omar Shakir, who oversees Israeli and Palestinian policy for Human Rights Watch, awaits a hearing in September at Israel's Supreme Court in Jerusalem. The court affirmed Shakir's deportation, a move that has prompted protests from members of the international community.

Israel's Top Court Approves Expulsion Of Human Rights Official

Omar Shakir of Human Rights Watch was ordered to leave the country for allegedly backing boycotts of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Aghast critics call it a blow to free expression.

The next AOC? Young Democrats are aiming to topple incumbents inside their own party

Frustrated with their party's response to President Trump, a wave of young Democrats are challenging incumbents in safe blue districts, hoping to mirror Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's upset win in 2018.

Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe holds a press briefing at his residence on Sunday, on the eve of the country's elections.

Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe Says He Won't Support His Old Party

The nation's former ruler hinted he would vote for the leader of the opposition movement, telling reporters on Sunday, "I cannot vote for those who have tormented me."

Republicans Get Ready For Party's Convention

Next week, Mitt Romney's campaign will seek to introduce Rep. Paul Ryan again to the American people. Even before Ryan was selected as the GOP vice presidential choice, President Obama's campaign had been working to define Ryan as extreme on issues from Medicare to abortion.

Internally displaced people arrive at a center in Zaporizhzhia, northwest of Mariupol, on Wednesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 6)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Yulia Tymoshenko speaks Monday at her campaign headquarters. Her bloc is taking second place in the vote-counting of Sunday’s parliamentary elections.

President's Party Fares Poorly in Ukraine Elections

President Yushchenko's party did poorly in Ukraine's weekend elections, apparently coming in third. The pro-Russia party led by Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won the largest number of votes, spurring talk of a coalition of other parties to keep the pro-Russia types out of government.

Green Party Won't Endorse Nader

Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader fails to win the Green Party's endorsement. Party members voting at their convention in Milwaukee chose Texas attorney David Cobb as their favored candidate. Hear Chuck Quirmbach of Wisconsin Public Radio.

Who Is Kevin McCarthy, House Republicans' New Top Leader?

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Los Angeles Times reporter Mark Barabak about how some hold Republican Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy responsible for the loss of five House seats in California.

Tourists dressed up as People's Liberation Army soldiers pose in Liangjiahe village, where a teenage Xi Jinping spent seven years doing hard labor. Today the village is a popular red tourism site. The sign displays a quote from Xi: "Liangjiahe is where my roots are, and my soul. It is my second home."

Chinese Tourists Throng 'Red Tourism' Sites To Mark Communist Party Centennial

The officially designated Communist Party historical sites venerate Mao Zedong and, increasingly, the country's current leader, Xi Jinping. Tourists sometimes do manual labor and dress up as soldiers.

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