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Western elections observers have criticized Sunday's presidential vote in Russia, in which President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor won a major landslide. Opposition leaders say the election of Dmitri Medvedev was rigged.

South Africans have been consumed with crippling nationwide power outages and other issues closer to home, such as a much-condemned racial incident involving four white students and some black university employees. But when asked about the U.S. presidential race, the name they seem most familiar with is that of Barack Obama.

How does China's legal system compare to that of the U.S.? Jerome Cohen, an expert on Chinese law, describes the staggering differences of how law is practiced across the Pacific.

Tomorrow, the California Supreme Court will take up the controversial issue of same-sex marriage. Justices will hear arguments over whether the state can deny gay and lesbian couples the right to wed.

Vladimir Putin's chosen successor won Sunday's presidential election in Russia with more than 70 percent of the vote, but independent election monitors claim the election was rigged. President-elect Dmitry Medvedev said his massive victory meant Russia would continue following Putin's policies.

Reports from around the world, with looks at the Russian election, the American presidential primaries, the Rezko real estate trial, an American-led counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, weekend sports and receipts from the box office.

The proposed Sunrise Powerlink project would bring renewable energy supplies from the Imperial Valley to San Diego. KPBS Environmental Reporter Ed Joyce has more on the potential for Imperial County t

Amid an increase in Taliban attacks, U.S. officials are growing worried about the future of Afghanistan and the NATO-led military mission there. But military leaders see some progress in the American-led counterinsurgency effort in eastern Afghanistan.

Dmitri Medvedev appears headed for a resounding victory in Sunday's presidential election, according to the first official results. But as Russia prepares to enter the post-Putin era, opposition leaders say Sunday's event was not an election, but a coronation.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has won the last 11 nominating contests over rival Hillary Clinton. His momentum will be tested on Tuesday when voters in Ohio and three other states head to the polls.