Although election day is on November 4, voting results could push some elections into runoffs, meaning Americans may have to wait until early 2015 to find out who will control the U.S. Senate. Photo: AP
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Saturday that Texas can use its controversial new voter identification law for the November election.
A majority of the justices rejected an emergency request from the Justice Department and civil rights groups to prohibit the […]
KABUL – Former finance minister Ashraf Ghani was named Afghanistan’s president-elect on Sunday after he signed a deal to share power with his opponent, ending months of turmoil over a disputed election that destabilised the country as most foreign troops […]
EDINBURGH, Scotland — Scottish voters have rejected independence, deciding to remain part of the United Kingdom after a historic referendum that shook the country to its core.
The decision prevented a rupture of a 307-year union with England, bringing a huge […]
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Scottish nationalist leader Alex Salmond has conceded defeat in his nation’s historic independence referendum.
Salmond says “we know it is a majority for the No campaign” and calls on Scots to accept the results of the vote.
He […]
EDINBURGH, Scotland — From the capital of Edinburgh to the far-flung Shetland Islands, Scots embraced a historic moment – and the rest of the United Kingdom held its breath – after voters turned out in unprecedented numbers for an independence […]
TORONTO — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford withdrew his re-election bid Friday as he seeks treatment for a tumor in his abdomen, ending a campaign he had pursued despite a stint in rehab and persistent calls for him to quit amid […]
HONOLULU — In a stunning defeat for an incumbent, Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie was unseated by a fellow Democrat in Saturday’s primary election, as Democratic voters chose state Sen. David Ige as their nominee in one of two marquee races […]
The pact reached to audit Afghanistan’s presidential election has brought on a tense calm in the country. Can the calm last?Rebecca Zimmerman, RAND Corporation Analyst and Truman Project Fellow joins Simon Constable on the News Hub to discuss. Photo: Getty
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s two rival candidates reached a breakthrough agreement Saturday to a complete audit of their contested presidential election and, whoever the victor, a national unity government.
The deal, brokered by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, offers a […]
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghans choose a new president Saturday in a runoff election between two candidates who both promise to improve ties with the West, combat corruption and guide the nation with a steadier hand than outgoing leader Hamid Karzai.
The […]
Voters cast ballots Tuesday in primary elections in five states, plus a runoff in Arkansas. Here are some highlights:
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In a stunning upset, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost his Republican primary to a little-known and underfunded tea […]
KIEV – Petro Poroshenko, a billionaire chocolate manufacturer, claimed the Ukrainian presidency with an emphatic election victory on Sunday, taking on a fraught mission to quell pro-Russian rebels and steer his fragile nation closer to the West.
A veteran survivor of […]
After months of unrest, Ukrainians are casting their votes in a presidential election they hope will achieve a measure of stability in the country.
KIEV, Ukraine — Exit polls suggested candy tycoon Petro Poroshenko won Ukraine’s presidential election in the first round Sunday, a ballot that took place amid weeks of fighting in eastern regions where pro-Russia separatists have seized government buildings and battled […]
Citizens across 21 European Union countries have the chance Sunday to elect their direct representatives to Brussels in a vote likely to affect the bloc’s future beyond the European Parliament’s five-year mandate. Gabriele Steinhauser reports.
KIEV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine – Ukrainians voted on Sunday for a leader they hope will save their country from bankruptcy, dismemberment and civil war, but eastern cities were turned into ghost towns where armed separatist fighters kept polling stations shut.
The election marks […]
KIEV, Ukraine — Pro-Russian insurgents are likely to prevent voting Sunday in half or more of the election districts in the embattled east, Ukrainian officials say.
Deputy Interior Minister Serhiy Yarovyi said on Saturday that police are ready to ensure order […]
MIAMI — Vice President Joe Biden extoled immigration as crucial to American innovation Saturday at a college graduation ceremony in South Florida.
The Miami Dade College graduates from two campuses and their families, 2,000 strong, cheered as a procession of 39 […]
KABUL, Afghanistan– Afghans and the international community hailed its presidential election as a triumph of democracy over violence Sunday, despite complaints about ballot shortages and sporadic fraud after millions of people braved a Taliban threat to vote for a new […]
KABUL/KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Afghanistan’s presidential election closed on Saturday amid relief that attacks by Taliban fighters were fewer than feared for a vote that will bring the first-ever democratic transfer of power in a country plagued by conflict for decades.
It […]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans flocked to polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation’s first democratic transfer of power. The turnout was so high […]
KABUL, Afghanistan — Two Afghan women shrouded in black emerged from a campaign rally carrying bundles of sticks with pieces of torn posters still attached. The women weren’t intending to knit back together what pictures remained of the presidential hopeful. […]
KABUL – Taliban insurgents attacked the Independent Election Commission headquarters in Kabul on Saturday, staff and police said, in the their third big assault on the capital this week aimed at derailing the April 5 presidential election.
Four hours after the […]
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