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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte claims a parliamentary election victory over anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, and his brand of ethno-nationalism.

British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a vote of no confidence. But before the dramatic ballot, the day was full of political developments leading up to it.

A Sri Lankan becomes the third woman this week to enter the Sabarimala temple, which doesn't allow women of menstruating age, in India's Kerala state. The Supreme Court calls the ban discriminatory.

German lawmakers officially re-elected Chancellor Angela Merkel to lead the country "in what will be her last and likely toughest term."

The Senate minority leader pointed to statements by two moderate Democrats who oppose ending the legislative maneuver. Both sides claimed victory, but the truce could be short-lived.

Almost all parties trying to halt the fighting in the Middle East agree on this: A multinational force should be deployed to the Israel-Lebanon border as soon as possible. That's where the agreement ends.

South African President Jacob Zuma survived a no-confidence vote Tuesday, his sixth since becoming president in 2009. Zuma also heads the ruling African National Congress, but he has been beset by corruption scandals and charges of economic mismanagement.

After the bitter primary battle between Clinton and Bernie Sanders, the party seeks to unify ahead of the general election.

Israelis are voting Tuesday in an election that could shape Mideast peace negotiations. Opinion polls suggest a tight race between former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. But since Israel's war last month with Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, support has surged for ultra-nationalist right-wing candidate Avigdor Lieberman.

Tupperware's reliance on people selling its storage containers at home-and-garden parties or through social media was once its strength. Now it's a weakness, the company says in its bankruptcy filing.