14-05-2008 Clinton secures easy win in West Virginia

Democrat Hillary Clinton has gained a victory in West Virginia primary while her hopes for winning the party's nomination seem to be fading.

08-05-2008 What does Hillary want?

What would it take for Clinton to concede defeat? An insider remembers -- and draws lessons from -- the backroom deals that ended another brutal, racially charged Democratic slugfest.

08-05-2008 Cowen elected new Irish PM

The Irish Parliament has elected the former deputy prime minister and finance minister Brian Cowen as the republic's new prime minister.

21-04-2008 Lugo Paraguay's president-elect

Former bishop Fernando Lugo has won Paraguay's presidential election, according to an exit poll giving him 43 percent of the vote.

20-04-2008 Paraguay to elect new president

More than two million Paraguayans will head to the polls Sunday to elect a new president which could end ruling of the Colorado Party.

20-04-2008 Clinton says Obama 'all flash'

US Dem. candidate Hillary Clinton has called Dem. rival Barack Obama all flash and no substance ahead of the crucial Pennsylvania primary.

13-04-2008 Italians voting in general elections

Polls have opened in Italy's general elections with conservative leader Silvio Berlusconi expected to win a third premiership.

13-04-2008 Zimbabwe media announces vote recount

As Zimbabwe’s neighbours met behind closed doors Saturday to discuss the country’s election standoff, state media in Zimbabwe announced a partial recount of all the votes.

10-04-2008 Obama beats Clinton, McCain in poll

Barack Obama has gained a double-digit advantage over his rival Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, a Gallup poll indicates.

08-04-2008 Russia parliament to vote on PM Putin on May 8

Russia's parliament will vote on whether to confirm Vladimir Putin as prime minister on May 8, the day after he steps down as president, the speaker of parliament said on Monday.

08-04-2008 Montenegro president wins re-election in landslide

""We won, we won for all of us, for our Montenegro, for our better future,"" Vujanovic told loyalists of the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) at a celebration rally in Podgorica.

08-04-2008 Egypt votes in calm after crackdown

Ninety percent of its candidates are standing unopposed, according to party members, in a poll whose importance stems from a 2005 constitutional amendment requiring presidential candidates to secure the backing of councillors.

07-04-2008 Islam and American politics

SEX, RACE AND RELIGION - Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama have got everyone in America discussing in the three taboo subjects of sex, race and religion

02-04-2008 McCain: Fine! I'll pick a running mate

Republican nominee-in-waiting John McCain says given his advanced age choosing a competent vice presidential running mate is vital.

31-03-2008 Opposition claims win in Zimbabwe on unofficial tally

Zimbabwe's main opposition party said Sunday that it had won a landslide victory, insisting that unofficial election results showed that the Movement for Democratic Change had unseated President Robert Mugabe, the man who has led this nation for 28 years.

29-03-2008 Hillary's team crosses the line

Clinton did not look happy to be meeting him again in Pittsburgh, but his newspaper there boasts a circulation of about 150,000 on weekdays and nearly 200,000 on Sundays -- which means that any candidate is likely to respond to an invitation from its editorial board.

29-03-2008 Lebanese prime minister accuses Syria of blocking presidential...

Fuad Saniora said Lebanon decided earlier this week to boycott this weekend's Arab summit in the Syrian capital of Damascus because Beirut is usually represented by its president.

25-03-2008 Lebanese presidential elections postponed again

Beirut, March 25: Lebanon's parliament speaker Nabih Berri has postponed the country's presidential elections to April 22, after rival parties failed to reached a compromise.

24-03-2008 The Democrats' anti-momentum

Sixteen years ago, the last time the Democrats won back the White House, fewer than half the delegates had been selected by the end of March, with big-state primaries in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and California still on the docket.

24-03-2008 Landmark election begins in Bhutan

Voting begins in the Himalayan nation of Bhutan in elections that will select the country's first democratic system to end the royal rule.