The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has chosen three cities as finalists to bid for the chance to host the 2020 Summer Games. "In the order of drawing lots: Istanbul, Tokyo, and Madrid," said IOC communications director Mark Adams on Wednesday in Quebec City. The announcement marks the beginning of a 16-month campaign among finalists to win over the IOC before it makes its final selection in September 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Two other candidate cities: ...

As Egyptians wrapped up two days of voting in a historic presidential election, early indicators showed the Muslim Brotherhood's Islamist candidate taking the lead among the five presumed front-runners. A spokesman for the Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi said Thursday the candidate was ahead in nationwide exit polls conducted by the organization's campaign workers. All five front-runners voiced optimism about their prospects even as several acknowledged Morsi’s relatively strong ...