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Moscow set for early mayoral elections in the fall
Moscow will hold mayoral elections two years early after Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said he supported holding a snap poll in the fall. Sobyanin offered his ...
Turkish PM, president at odds over protests
Turkish riot police launched round after round of tear gas against protesters on Monday, the fourth day of violent demonstrations, as the president ...
Comments from Iranian presidential candidates
Comments on the economy, sanctions and international relations by the eight candidates in Iran's June 14 presidential race. ___ Parliament member ...
ICC judges delay confirming Gbagbo charges
International Criminal Court judges delayed a decision Monday on whether to put former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo on trial for alleged ...
IOC candidate Oswald wants new Olympic sports
New sports could be added to the Summer Olympics by cutting less competitive events within existing sports, IOC presidential candidate Denis Oswald ...
Court says Egypt legislature illegally elected
Egypt's highest court ruled on Sunday that the nation's interim parliament was illegally elected, though it stopped short of dissolving the chamber ...
Pakistani president says he will not run again
The president of Pakistan said in an interview aired Sunday that he will not run for another term, a decision that was widely expected after his party ...
Zimbabwe president says elections by July 31
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Sunday he will abide by a court ruling to hold crucial elections before the end of July despite objections ...
Perez re-elected president of Real Madrid
Florentino Perez will continue as the president of Real Madrid for the next four years. The 66-year-old Florentino ran unopposed in club elections ...
Iran police detain aides of presidential candidate
Iranian police have arrested several people campaigning for a reformist candidate in this month's presidential election, an aide said Sunday, as a ...
Egypt's long-scorned legislature deepens rift
When voters went to the polls more than a year ago to vote for Egypt's upper house of parliament, most presumed the legislature would be the powerless ...
Look at Iran's voters and election process
A look at Iran's voters, presidents and election procedures: SIZE: There are more than 50 million eligible voters in a population of about 76 million.
Paul: GOP needs to become a 'bigger' party
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said Friday that Republicans could appeal to a broader electorate in blue states like California by connecting with voters who ...
Poetry and bickering at Iran's presidential debate
Iran's ailing economy, hit hard by international sanctions over its disputed nuclear program, was supposed to be the center of the first debate Friday ...
Zimbabwe court orders national polls by July 31
Zimbabwe's highest court on Friday ordered President Robert Mugabe to hold elections by the end of July, chiding the longtime leader for what it said ...
Lebanese parliament extends its term 17 months
The Lebanese parliament postponed upcoming elections on Friday, extending its term 17 months because of deteriorating security conditions related to ...
Merkel faces attacks over cost of election pledges
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced sharp attacks Friday over proposals that would increase government spending — pledges critics dismissed as ...
Albania's parliament passes EU-required reforms
Albania's parliament has adopted the last in a series of legislative reforms required by the EU as part of the country's quest for eventual bloc ...
Surge in hate crimes divides Greek coalition
Greece's coalition government was in disarray Thursday over efforts to crackdown on growing racist violence, as majority conservatives and their ...
International court rejects AU 'race hunt' claims
The International Criminal Court hit back Thursday at African Union claims that its investigations have degenerated into a "race hunt" amid debate ...