Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 15:16
The Maldives police Saturday defended their move to stop the presidential election scheduled for earlier in the day, and insisted a vote would have been "unlawful" and could have sparked "national instability".
Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 09:32
The Maldives Elections Commissioner Fuad Thaufeeq called off his country`s presidential poll just an hour ahead of voting Saturday, citing technical wrangling over the electoral list by two candidates and lack of support from police.
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 15:30
Voting kicked off for Azerbaijan`s presidential election Wednesday with incumbent President Ilham Aliyev expected to win a third term.
Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 21:07
French judges have dropped an investigation into former President Nicolas Sarkozy over allegations that he illegally took donations from France`s richest woman on the way to his 2007 election victory.
Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 23:10
Over two dozen politicians, including some former ministers, have registered their names to contest in the next Afghan presidential election set for April 5 next year.
Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 19:22
South Korean prosecutors indicted a left-wing lawmaker on charges that he was plotting a pro-North Korea rebellion to overthrow the government, saying his plan posed a "grave" national security threat.
Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 20:00
India asked Maldives and its people to ensure an environment conducive to a peaceful and transparent second round of Presidential election on September 28 while congratulating them for successful conclusion of the first round.
Last Updated: Thursday, August 29, 2013, 19:50
An alliance of Afghan opposition parties vowed on Thursday to select a single candidate for next year`s presidential election, as jockeying begins for the country`s first-ever democratic transfer of power.
Last Updated: Saturday, August 17, 2013, 19:44
UN Security Council on Friday praised Mali for peaceful presidential election, calling it "a major step toward the restoration of democratic governance and constitutional order" in the country.
Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2013, 22:58
President Robert Mugabe`s party has won an overwhelming parliamentary majority in Zimbabwe`s disputed elections, according to a tally of official results.
Last Updated: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 23:25
Robert Mugabe`s party says it has withdrawn an unauthorised message on its Twitter feed claiming a resounding victory in Zimbabwe`s national elections.
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 17:26
Mitt Romney has said his infamous `47 percent` comments during his 2012 presidential campaign bid were taken completely out of context.
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