Elections
Control of Congress, and verdict on Trump, at stake in US elections
World
November 6, 2018
Control of Congress, and verdict on Trump, at stake in US elections
After a divisive campaign marked by fierce clashes over race, immigration and other cultural issues, Americans will cast votes…
Trump pushes economic hope, immigrant fear in election final run
World
November 3, 2018
Trump pushes economic hope, immigrant fear in election final run
With four days to save the Republican Party’s grip on Congress — and his own dominance of US politics…
Brazil enters new era with far-right president-elect
World
October 29, 2018
Brazil enters new era with far-right president-elect
Brazil entered a new era Monday after electing its next president, Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right congressman who vowed a…
Brazil votes with far-right candidate favorite
World
October 28, 2018
Brazil votes with far-right candidate favorite
Brazil began voting Sunday in a divisive presidential run-off election whose front-runner, far-right former army captain Jair Bolsonaro, is…
Georgia ruling party faces test in presidential vote
World
October 28, 2018
Georgia ruling party faces test in presidential vote
Georgians on Sunday went to the polls to elect a figurehead president in a vote seen as a crucial…
Lead narrows for Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Bolsonaro: poll
World
October 26, 2018
Lead narrows for Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Bolsonaro: poll
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro has seen his commanding lead over rival Fernando Haddad…
Iraq PM sworn with partial cabinet as lawmakers disagree
Middle East
October 25, 2018
Iraq PM sworn with partial cabinet as lawmakers disagree
SULAIMANIYA, Iraq/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s new Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi was sworn in on Wednesday with only a…
Opinion: Hope for Afghanistan’s democracy lies with voters
Middle East
October 23, 2018
Opinion: Hope for Afghanistan’s democracy lies with voters
Afghan voters have shown their democratic determination by voting in parliamentary elections at the risk of their lives. It’s…
Brazil looking likely to elect far-right Bolsonaro as president
World
October 21, 2018
Brazil looking likely to elect far-right Bolsonaro as president
Barring any last-minute upset, Brazil appears poised to elect Jair Bolsonaro, a populist far-right veteran politician, as its next…
Dozens of casualties as explosions rock chaotic Afghan elections
Middle East
October 20, 2018
Dozens of casualties as explosions rock chaotic Afghan elections
Explosions rocked polling centers across Kabul on Saturday, causing dozens of casualties, as the long-delayed legislative election dissolved into…