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The strikes come at a tense time for the ruling Conservative Party and are causing political and economic issues that already exist to get worse.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin formally accepts her party's vice presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Her teenage daughter's pregnancy and other controversies have done little to dim Palin's appeal among Republicans.

Last week, Zimbabwe's longstanding political rivals signed a landmark power-sharing deal. Farai Chideya talks with Arthur Mutambara, president of a breakaway faction of the Movement for Democratic Change — the main opposition party in Zimbabwe — about his new position as Deputy Prime Minister.

Florida voters go to the polls Tuesday for the primary election. Among the races to watch is the Republican contest for U.S. Senate, featuring Rep. Katherine Harris, who has received little support from her party.

Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday appointed a successor to fill the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. The move set off an avalanche of criticism from members of both political parties and set the stage for more political drama.

In Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe's party has lost control of parliament. However, election officials still haven't announced the outcome of last weekend's presidential election, and there is a possibility of a second round of voting.

David Kirkpatrick, a Washington correspondent for The New York Times, profiled McCain in a series of articles. He shares his thoughts on the McCain campaign and on the future of the Republican Party.

Poland's right-wing ruling party lost the national elections. But activists do not predict the winners will undertake major changes in LGBTQ and abortion policies.

A debate is under way in India about the country's economic future, one hampered by persistent widespread poverty. Before it was elected to office, the Congress Party had a grand plan for helping the poor; but the plan has begun to unravel.

Young men and women in South Korea essentially live in their own social media silos and back different political parties.