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Puerto Rico votes on US ties and chooses governor
Puerto Ricans faced a fundamental question on Election Day: Should they change their ties with the United States? Citizens in the U.S.
Puerto Rico seeks to define its relationship to US
Puerto Rican voters will once again ponder the decades-old question over the island's political future when they go to the polls Tuesday: What kind ...
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 ...
Obama backs gay marriage measures in 3 states
President Barack Obama on Thursday threw his support behind ballot measures in Maine, Maryland and Washington state that would legalize same-sex ...
In Latin America, incumbents increasingly dominate
After four election wins, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is on track to completing at least 20 years in power, and supporters such as street ...
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 ...
At 0-32, gay-marriage forces seek 1st win at polls
Irene Huskens has the wedding venue picked out: a charming bed-and-breakfast in southern Maryland. But the wedding is no sure thing. The plans made ...
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 ...
Growing voter confidence in economy lifts Obama
Americans are growing more optimistic about the economy and President Barack Obama's leadership, creating a significant obstacle for Republican rival ...
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 ...
Quebec separatist party may return to power
People in Quebec weighed returning a separatist party to power as they voted Tuesday in the French-speaking province, which could edge toward another ...
Zimbabwe PM: No more talks on new constitution
Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Tuesday he won't renegotiate over a draft constitution despite demands by President Robert Mugabe for ...
Court ruling lets Romania president return to post
Romania's constitutional court ruled Tuesday that a referendum on whether to oust the country's president had failed because the minimum voter ...
Obama raises Ryan stature, tears down his policies
Mitt Romney's running mate, Paul Ryan, gets these glowing testimonials on the campaign trail: "An articulate spokesperson for Gov. Romney's vision.
Mich. voters get say on emergency manager law
An attempt to kill a Michigan law that gives emergency managers sweeping powers to fix poor communities' finances will appear on the November ballot, ...
Atlanta region shoots down transportation tax
Now that a proposed penny sales tax to fund billions in transportation projects in metro Atlanta has failed, solutions to easing gridlock in the ...
Romanian referendum invalid due to low turnout
Romanian election officials declared late Sunday that a referendum to impeach the nation's president on grounds that he overstepped his authority had ...
Amazon CEO gives $2.5M for Wash. gay marriage law
Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, announced Friday they are donating $2.5 million to the campaign to defend Washington's ...
Romania political fight spotlights democracy woes
Romania's President Traian Basescu says he's on "Mission Impossible" to save democracy in this former Communist country. His opponents hope he's on ...
Romanian law gives president fighting chance
Romania's interim president on Tuesday signed a new law that requires a majority of registered voters to take part in a referendum for it to be valid, ...
Mixed Thai court ruling defuses potential crisis
Thailand's Constitutional Court defused a potential political crisis Friday by dismissing a complaint that the ruling party's attempt to amend the ...
Romanian court ups stakes in presidency referendum
Romania's Constitutional Court said Tuesday that a majority of the electorate must turn out to vote in order for a referendum on ousting the president ...