Second Nationwide Vote

In the midst of nationwide Holi celebrations, Mamata Banerjee - injured earlier this month - held a roadshow in Bengal in high-stakes Nandigram, which votes in the second phase of the state elections.

Uruguay's legislature voted Wednesday to allow same-sex marriages nationwide, making it only the second Latin American country to do so.

Saudi Arabia held its second nationwide vote ever on Thursday, a male-only election for powerless municipal councils. The balloting comes just days after the king decreed that women will be able to participate for the first time in the next local elections in 2015, a measure likely aimed at heading off Arab Spring-style dissent in the kingdom.

In the midst of nationwide Holi celebrations, Mamata Banerjee - injured earlier this month - held a roadshow in Bengal in high-stakes Nandigram, which votes in the second phase of the state elections.

Uruguay's legislature voted Wednesday to allow same-sex marriages nationwide, making it only the second Latin American country to do so.

Saudi Arabia held its second nationwide vote ever on Thursday, a male-only election for powerless municipal councils. The balloting comes just days after the king decreed that women will be able to participate for the first time in the next local elections in 2015, a measure likely aimed at heading off Arab Spring-style dissent in the kingdom.