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The executive caused a stir earlier this year for suggesting women needed to "step up" to be recognized in the music business.

The International Criminal Court formally authorized an investigation into the anti-drug war of President Rodrigo Duterte. Human rights defenders and families of victims claim it as a victory.

Opposition parties have filed a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol and plans for rallies in major cities are underway.

House Democrats defy a certain presidential veto and approve an Iraqi troop-withdrawal measure. The move comes hours after President Bush asked for more time in Iraq, as the White House released a report finding the Iraqi government has failed to meet several key benchmarks.

The trial of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi got off to a raucous start in Cairo on Monday. The country's first democratically-elected president is charged with inciting violence and murder. The judge adjourned the case until January.

Eurozone leaders agreed to a group of measures aimed to address the debt crisis and restore confidence in the euro, in part because of the role played by France's new president, Francois Hollande. At his first big European Union summit, Hollande appears to have backed Spain and Italy and lead a revolt against Germany's austerity strategy. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley has more from Paris.

The high court preserved a key provision in Obama's signature health care law. Chief Justice John Roberts' written opinion seems to shut the door on further legal challenges to the law.

Sri Lankans went to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballot in a hard-fought president campaign between the incumbent and his former army chief. For decades the country dealt with a civil war. The war ended when Sri Lanka's government defeated the Tamil Tiger Rebels last May. In a surprising plot twist, it may be the Tamils who decide the winner of the presidential election.

Proponents of going to Mars see peril and opportunity in Elon Musk's close relationship with Trump. Experts say just getting Americans back to the moon in the near future will be challenging enough.

President Trump announced Friday that the U.S. would terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization.