Polls open in closely fought Netherlands election: Report
Polls opened on Wednesday in a Netherlands election that has shaped into a tight race between the Liberals of current Prime Minister Mark Rutte and rising Labour star Diederick Samsom.
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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud elected Somalia president
Somalia's lawmakers on Monday elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the new president of Somalia.
The 56-year-old university lecturer got the majority of votes in a second round run-off that pitted him a
Romney wants promises 'report' from Obama
Republican nominee Mitt Romney wants his rival Barack Obama to report on his unfulfilled promises on Thursday rather than new vows when he accepts his party's nomination for re-election.
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I am 'Nirivkar': Narendra Modi on him being in race as PM candidate
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shrugged of remarks by BJP chief Nitin Gadkari that he is one of the party's six Prime Ministerial candidates, saying he remained unaffected and that his
Election dept all set for prez poll
With regard to the ensuing presidential poll, the state assembly secretariat has dispatched instructions on the voting format to all state legislators. The election department is all set for the poll
Gaddafi gave Sarkozy £42 mln to fund 2007 election campaign: Report
Nicolas Sarkozy’s hopes of being re-elected as the French President have rocked by new reports suggesting he accepted a 42 million pound funding from slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi for his 2007
BJP will construct Ram temple if voted to power: Uma
Firebrand BJP leader Uma Bharti on Saturday said her party will construct Ram Temple in Ayodhya if voted back to power even as she underlined BJP's commitment to work for the development of Muslims.
Nearly two mn dead people on US voting rolls
Nearly two million dead people are still registered to vote this coming November, while another 24 million US voter registrations contain mistakes or imprecise data, the Pew Center on the States says
UP gears up for third phase of polling
Polling for the third phase of UP Assembly elections for 56 seats in 10 districts would be held on Wednesday that will decide the fate of three cabinet minister, a minister of state, 29 sitting MLAs a
Battle of titans in UP: Maya, Sonia cross swords
A week before polling begins in Uttar Pradesh, the battle reached fever pitch on Wednesday as Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and BSP leader Mayawati crossed swords, calling themselves the saviour of Indi