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Iraqis counting votes from provincial elections

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqis have begun counting votes from the first provincial elections since the last U.S. troops withdrew in December 2011. View the original here: Iraqis counting votes from provincial...

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Egypt court upholds ruling to suspend elections

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's state news agency says that a government legal agency representing President Mohammed Morsi has lost an appeal to reverse a court-ordered suspension of parliamentary elections....

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Paraguayans vote for president; Colorado favored

ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguayans are voting for president, congress and governors in elections they hope will end the country’s isolation from regional groups that challenged last year’s...

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Taliban threat could skew Pakistan election result

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Moderate politicians from some of Pakistan's most violent areas are risking the threat of Taliban attack to run in upcoming nationwide elections, but they are increasingly...

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Food price hikes raise concerns in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian newspapers warn that a new wave of price hikes could stir greater discontent less than two months before presidential elections. Read the original post: Food price hikes...

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Napolitano mulls Italy government as he takes oath

ROME (AP) — President Giorgio Napolitano begins his unprecedented second term with the daunting task of trying to find a candidate who can form a government two months after national elections left...

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At least 10 injured in Ivory Coast in post-election riots

By Loucoumane Coulibaly ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Rioters erected makeshift barricades and burned tyres in parts of Ivory Coast on Monday to protest at the results of local elections, witnesses said. Police...

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Departing Egypt adviser’s criticism bolsters opposition

By Paul Taylor CAIRO (Reuters) – A highly critical letter of resignation by Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi’s legal adviser has reinforced opposition charges that the Muslim Brotherhood is trying to...

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Rally in Italy’s debt to continue if new government revives reforms

By Francesca Landini MILAN (Reuters) – A rally that has pushed Italy’s long-term borrowing costs to their lowest since late 2010 is seen continuing if the newly-designated prime minister can form a...

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At least one person shot dead in Guinea protest

CONAKRY (Reuters) – At least one person was shot dead and several were wounded in clashes between security forces and demonstrators after a protest by tens of thousands of opposition supporters in...

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Pakistan to seal Afghan border May 11 for election

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials say they’ll seal their border with Afghanistan and restrict the movement of Afghan refugees on May 11 during parliamentary elections. Read More: Pakistan to seal...

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Gunmen kill 13 in Philippine political violence

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Gunmen attacked a truck carrying a southern Philippine mayor and his supporters and killed 13 people including his daughter, police said Friday. The mayor and nine others...

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GOP faces Senate recruitment woes in key states

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans are struggling to recruit strong Senate candidates in states that present the party's best opportunities to reclaim the majority, a sign that the GOP's post-2012...

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Italy’s Letta meets Berlusconi to try to form government

By James Mackenzie ROME (Reuters) – Italy's center-left prime minister-designate Enrico Letta met Silvio Berlusconi and other center-right officials on Saturday to try to resolve the remaining...

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Italy forms new government after 2-month stalemate

ROME (AP) — A coalition of Silvio Berlusconi's forces and center-left rivals forged a new Italian government Saturday, an unusual alliance that broke a two-month deadlock following inconclusive...

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Conservatives turn on anti-EU rival before vote

By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – The Conservatives derided the rival UK Independence Party as a "collection of clowns" on Sunday as they tried to stop supporters switching to the surging...

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Bissau leader pledges election by year end

BISSAU (Reuters) – Guinea-Bissau's interim leader returned home on Sunday after weeks abroad seeking medical treatment and pledged to organise elections in his coup-prone nation before the end of the...

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Malaysia’s opposition banks on new economic deal

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — With less than a week to general elections, Malaysia’s opposition alliance is banking on the promise of bold change to end the governing coalition’s 56-year rule. It says...

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Cameroon ruling party sweeps senate elections

YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Cameroon's ruling party won 56 of the 70 seats contested in the country's first senate elections held on April 14, according to results issued on Monday by the Supreme Court....

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Guinea-Bissau acting president says elections soon

BISSAU, Guinea Bissau (AP) — Guinea-Bissau’s interim president pledged to hold elections before the end of the year. View the original here: Guinea-Bissau acting president says elections soon

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Pakistani court bars ex-president from elections for life

By Jibran Ahmed PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Pakistani court on Tuesday imposed a lifetime ban on former President Pervez Musharraf from contesting elections, derailing his efforts to regain...

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Pakistan military angered by treatment of Musharraf: reports

By Michael Georgy ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan's powerful army chief has suggested the military is unhappy with how authorities have treated former army chief and president Pervez Musharraf since his...

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AP Interview: New job for son of toppled shah

PARIS (AP) — The son of Iran’s toppled shah has a new job as spokesman for a nascent movement to press for free and fair elections in his homeland. Continued here: AP Interview: New job for son of...

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UKIP shakes Conservatives in local vote

By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – The anti-European Union UK Independence Party made big gains in local elections, grabbing support from Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives in a vote that...

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Cameron’s Conservatives suffer in UK local votes

LONDON (AP) — David Cameron’s Conservative Party has taken a drubbing in local elections amid a surge of support for an anti-European Union and anti-immigration party. More: Cameron’s Conservatives...

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Iraq PM’s group wins largest bloc in several areas

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi electoral officials say a coalition led by Iraq’s prime minister has won the largest single bloc of seats in seven of 12 provinces participating in local elections, and tied in...

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Possible presidential front-runners in Iran

The following are potential front-runners in Iran's June 14 presidential elections. The list of candidates will be announced later this month after vetting by Iran's ruling clerics: Read the article:...

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NRA, gun control advocates say fight far from over

HOUSTON (AP) — The leadership of the National Rifle Association is telling its members that the fight against gun control legislation is far from over, with battles yet to come in Congress and next...

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Voting begins in tight Malaysian national election

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Millions of Malaysians began voting Sunday in tight national elections that could see the long-ruling coalition ousted after nearly 56 years in power. Originally posted...

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Malaysians vote in bitterly contested elections

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysians have begun voting in emotionally charged national elections that could see the long-ruling coalition ousted after nearly 56 years in power. See more here:...

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