Polls opened Wednesday in South Korea's closely contested parliamentary elections, seen as a key test of sentiment ahead of December's presidential poll.

Voting began at 6:00 am (2100 GMT) at 13,470

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will take her seat in parliament for the first time on April 23, her party said on Monday, following her milestone election to political office.

The veteran

Egypt's former spy chief Omar Suleiman will contest the first post-Mubarak presidential election next month as thousands of supporters of a radical Islamist presidential hopeful rallied in the capital

In the Indian election scenario, a tainted candidate with piles of cash has far higher chances of winning an election than a contender sans money power. A study on Indian voters' response to candidate

India is among the lowest scoring countries on political finance regulation, according to a new report.

Global Integrity Report for 2011 released on Friday, indicates that developing as well as devel

The Indian Government has asked two experienced election commission officials and its envoy in Myanmar to observe the elections that are taking place in the country on Sunday.

India's Ambassador to M

Supporters of Burma's Opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi erupted in euphoric cheers on Sunday after her party said she won a parliamentary seat in a landmark election, setting the stage for her to take public office for the first time.

With the Election Commission (EC) having sounded an alert in view of the Rajya Sabha polls, the income tax department in Jharkhand on Friday seized Rs.2.15 crore from a vehicle on the outskirts of thi

As Myanmar prepares to vote in only its third election in 50 years, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party faces a challenge that seems at odds with her global celebrity and long fight for democra

After the recent bypoll debacle, senior leaders of the Congress are gunning for the blood of Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana.

The first salvo was fired on Thurs