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Egypt opposition urges 'No' vote on constitution
Egypt's main opposition alliance called for a "No" vote in the referendum on a disputed constitution rather than a boycott, hours after Islamist ...
Egypt judges say most will boycott referendum
Most Egyptian judges rejected any role Tuesday in overseeing the country's constitutional referendum, a move likely to cast further doubt on the ...
Egypt's military takes over security ahead of vote
Egypt's military assumed responsibility Monday for protecting state institutions and maintaining security ahead of a Dec. 15 constitutional ...
Islamist-leaning draft constitution divides Egypt
President Mohammed Morsi is unlikely to worry if Egypt's Islamist-leaning draft constitution passes by only a small margin in a Dec. 15 referendum, ...
Egypt delays early voting on new constitution
Egypt postponed early voting on a contentious draft constitution, and aides to President Mohammed Morsi floated the possibility of canceling the whole ...
Barcelona soccer club defends use of Catalan
Long a symbol of Catalan identity, Barcelona soccer club added its voice Wednesday to a simmering political dispute between the region of Catalonia ...
Egypt's highest court joins judicial strike
Egypt's highest court has joined a judicial rebellion against President Mohammed Morsi by declaring an open-ended strike on the day it was supposed ...
Egypt's president sets date for constitution vote
Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi called Saturday for a referendum in two weeks on a contentious draft constitution, setting a date for another ...
Independence drive falters for Spain's Catalonia
Voters in Spain's Catalonia region favored the right to decide on possible independence but split their ballots between fractious parties, making the ...
Spain's Catalonia punishes pro-referendum leader
Voters in the economically powerful region of Catalonia on Sunday punished the leader who made a referendum over breaking away from Spain a central ...
Catalan independence debate hits cold realities
As in towns across this wealthy northwestern region, the maze-like cobblestone streets of Girona's medieval quarter are fluttering with flags in favor ...
As Europe plots closer ties, Britain mulls split
Goodbye Britain? For the European Union, a once-unthinkable question is looking more like a real possibility with each new grinding week of economic ...
Ireland votes on expanding rights for children
The Irish are voting on a referendum that would insert stronger rights for children into the constitution, making it easier for state agencies to ...
Puerto Rico vote endorses statehood with asterisk
Puerto Ricans have supported U.S. statehood in a vote that jubilant members of the pro-statehood party say is the strongest sign yet that the ...
More than ever, Barca more than club for Catalans
Nearly 20 minutes into the latest clash between Spain's most popular football teams, Barcelona's 98,000-seat Camp Nou stadium erupted into a deafening ...
Lithuanians sway toward opposition parties
Lithuanians exasperated with economic hardship handed a stunning victory to a populist party led by a disgraced Russia-born millionaire, nearly ...
Lithuanians reject new nuclear plant project
Lithuania's election authority says nearly two-thirds of voters have rejected the idea of building a new nuclear power plant. The Central Election ...
UK, Scotland to set out terms of independence vote
It's not a meeting David Cameron is likely to enjoy. The British prime minister is due to visit the leader of Scotland's separatist administration on ...
Energy woes at center of key Lithuanian ballots
Angered over bruising energy prices and declining living standards, Lithuanians are likely to vote their conservative government out of office in a ...
Spain crisis fuels Catalan separatist sentiment
Three weeks after a massive Catalan separatist march in Barcelona — the biggest since the 1970s — the independence flags still flutter from balconies ...
Zimbabwe monitors: March polls 'impossible'
A Zimbabwean independent monitoring group says it will be impossible to hold free and fair elections in March when President Robert Mugabe wants the ...
Spain's Catalonia plans vote on self-determination
Catalonia's regional parliament has voted to stage a referendum on self-determination with a view to possibly seceding from Spain but the national ...
Ruling Dutch party claims victory in elections
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte claimed victory early Thursday for his conservative VVD party in national elections widely seen as a referendum on the ...