June 19, 2013 A parliamentary hearing on Ukraine's budget was suspended for several hours on Tuesday after opposition deputies alleged that a deputy finance minister presenting the budget report was drunk.

June 19, 2013 National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has denied charges he is spying for China and vowed to release more details on the top-secret intelligence agency's ''direct access'' to tech companies' servers.

June 19, 2013 Enormous demonstrations have shaken cities across this continent-sized country, and more were expected on Tuesday in some of the largest outpourings of frustration in decades over red tape, high prices and shoddy services in a rising economic power.

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.