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Arab League official urges Arab Israelis to vote
A senior Arab League official has called on Israel's Arab minority to go out and vote in the Jewish state's parliamentary election, arguing that doing ...
Jordan election touted as start of democratization
From a podium at an Amman street rally, the leader of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood vowed that soon the country would become a "state in the Muslim ...
Pakistani intelligence held men without evidence
Pakistan's most powerful intelligence agency held seven suspected militants sought by the Supreme Court for more than a year and a half without ...
Chaotic Kenya primaries a preview of March poll
Political parties on Monday announced the names of those who won Kenya's primary elections, which observers said were flawed and served as a bad sign ...
State loss a blow to Merkel, but far from decisive
The defeat of Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition in a high-profile state election is a blow to the German leader as she seeks a third term later ...
Berlusconi sex-for-hire verdict after Italy vote
Judges hearing ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial on Monday pushed back the verdict and the sentencing in the case until after Italy's ...
US-born Israeli parliamentary candidate in trouble
A U.S.-born candidate for Israel's parliament could be disqualified from the race after a TV channel aired footage of him appearing to call for one ...
Merkel's coalition loses German state vote
Germany's center-left opposition won a wafer-thin victory over Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition in a major state election Sunday, dealing a ...
Ultra-Orthodox clout may ebb after Israel election
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties, long the power brokers in Israeli politics, could see their influence drop after Tuesday's parliamentary election.
Protest held in Georgia to demand president's exit
More than 1,000 people protested outside of the Georgian president's residence in Tbilisi on Sunday to demand that he immediately resign and hand over ...
Berlusconi: I won't be premier if my party wins
Silvio Berlusconi insisted on Sunday he won't be premier again if his conservative party, now trailing in opinion polls, wins Italian elections next ...
Egypt clashes at trial of security officers
Riot police fired tear gas Saturday to disperse dozens of demonstrators throwing rocks outside an Alexandria courthouse where the city's ex-security ...
Palestinians: Apartheid state if Netanyahu wins
The Palestinians have long complained that Israel's right-wing government is killing peace prospects by settling the West Bank with Jews, but now ...
Analysts: Political party polls in Kenya a failure
Political party primaries to select candidates for Kenya's March national elections have been fraught with irregularities, disorganization and ...
Jordan's Islamists, opposition rally against vote
Hundreds of Jordanian Islamists, youth activists and other opposition groups rallied Friday in Amman, calling for a boycott of next week's parliament ...
Court refuses to halt Berlusconi fraud appeal
A Milan court has refused to halt ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's fraud appeal until after national elections. The court ruled that the hearings, which ...
Montenegrin presidential vote set for April 7
Tiny Montenegro will hold a presidential election in April that will test the popularity of the Balkan country's long-serving ruling coalition.
Regional vote to offer clues to Merkel future
Chancellor Angela Merkel is riding high in polls as she seeks a third term at the head of Europe's biggest economy. But a major state election this ...
Jewish-Arab party makes long-shot election bid
An Arab woman who's been toiling on the fringes of Israeli politics for nearly two decades has broken out of obscurity in this year's election with ...
Pakistani cleric ends rally after government deal
Pakistani officials struck a deal late Thursday with a fiery Muslim cleric to end four days of anti-government protests by thousands of his supporters ...