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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika wins a second term with more than 80 percent of the vote. Western observers call Thursday's vote the country's first genuinely pluralist presidential elections since independence in 1962. Bouteflika's former prime minister, who finished second, claims the vote was rigged. Hear NPR's Sylvia Poggioli.

Her new book is The War on Choice: The Right-Wing Attack on Women's Rights and How to Fight Back.

The embattled Pakistani leader left office Monday to avoid impeachment. Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says the ousted leader should face trial for treason.

President Bush has had a tough year. The war in Iraq dragged his public standing to its lowest ebb. His administration was criticized for its handling of Hurricane Katrina. But he did score one big success: the appointment of John Roberts as chief justice of the Supreme Court.

The World Bank is searching for a new president after the last one abruptly resigned. The position has traditionally gone to an American, but there could be international competition this time around.

President Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jingping {shee-jihn-ping} during his first day in the country. A look at what happened at the high-stakes summit.

Voters in Brazil head to the polls in a runoff vote for president. Incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a huge lead in opinion polls over his centrist rival, Geraldo Alckmin.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to conservative commentator and writer Jonah Goldberg about why President Trump should not be impeached, even though he believes Trump committed an impeachable offense.

The meeting comes at a time when the deep polarization in America can also be found in the Catholic church.

NPR's David Greene, reporting from the G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, discusses President Bush's reaction to the London bombings and his warning to Americans to be vigilant.