June 19, 2013 Three Ohio residents are accused of enslaving a mentally disabled young mother and her daughter over two years.

June 19, 2013 Youths have clashed with police in central Rio as more than 200,000 people marched in major Brazilian cities to protest against higher public transport costs and the billions of dollars spent on the Confederations Cup football tournament.

June 19, 2013 The Herald's picture editors showcase the best images from around the globe.

June 18, 2013 As the northern summer tourism season is set to begin, the violent protests in Turkey show no sign of calming down.

June 18, 2013 Pakistan has imposed a deadline of midnight on June 30 for Afghan refugees living within its borders to return to their homeland.

June 18, 2013 US mayors pledged Monday to make their communities more resilient to increasingly severe floods, droughts, extreme storms and wildfires.

June 18, 2013 Edward Snowden, the US intelligence worker who ignited a firestorm by disclosing the extent of secret surveillance programs, has vowed the US government won’t be able to suppress the revelations by silencing him.

June 18, 2013 Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor turned whistleblower, has obtained a wider range of materials about US government surveillance than had been known, including one document detailing how American and British intelligence eavesdropped on world leaders at a conference in London in 2009.

June 18, 2013 As Iranians responded to the victory of the cleric Hassan Rouhani in the presidential race at the weekend by erupting into street parties not seen in years, it almost seemed as if some sort of reformist revolution could be under way.

June 18, 2013 British police have confirmed they are looking into pictures that show celebrity chef Nigella Lawson being physically restrained by her husband, Charles Saatchi.