Days ahead of a visit to India, US President Barack Obama faces the prospects of a radically altered political landscape with a widely predicted rout for his Democratic party in Tuesday's mid-term ele

Nov 1: The fourth phase of the Bihar assembly elections to elect a new 243-member house began Monday amid tight security in 42 constituencies which include some Maoist-affected areas.

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A former Marxist guerrilla who was tortured and imprisoned during Brazil's long dictatorship was elected as president of Latin America's biggest nation, a country in the midst of an economic and polit

Patna: Voting was under way Thursday in the third phase of Bihar's elections, with the stakes high for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the 48 constituencies spread across six districts.
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Patna: Maoists Sunday abducted four polling officials and released them in an hour in Bihar's Sitamarhi district and also attempted to ransack a polling station during the second phase of the assembly

Bishkek, Oct. 10: Kyrgyzstan on Sunday voted in elections for the first parliament with real power in ex-Soviet Central Asia, hoping the polls will bring stability after a year of violence that left h

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has said that early elections could take place early in 2011 if the Opposition Red Shirts prove they can remain peaceful.

Myanmar's election commission has set November 7 as the date for a much-awaited general election, national television announced on Friday.

Military-ruled Myanmar, also called Burma, last held an elec

Russian President, Mr Dmitry Medvedev, has said that he didn't want to compete with Prime Minister, Mr Vladimir Putin, in the 2012 Presidential elections, although he didn't rule out running for re-el

Melbourne, Jul 27: Cricket Australia is likely to drop John Howard as its candidate for the International Cricket Council's president-elect post on Friday, a media report said.

According to a report