Iraq will hold a general election on April 30 after lawmakers agreed on polling regulations Monday, setting a marker that officials hope could end political deadlock fuelling a surge in violence.
President Robert Mugabe is likely to win up to 75 percent of Zimbabwe's presidential vote over his rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, his party says.
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran needs to make a huge leap in the political and economic arenas.
Malaysia has announced a general election for May 5, setting a long-awaited date for polls tipped to be its closest ever.
At least 25 Iraqis have been killed in a coordinated attack involving a suicide bomber at an open-air election campaign meeting in central Iraq.
Head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq says a new coalition of different political parties and religious figures has been formed to take part in the country’s upcoming local council elections.
Jordan's main opposition, the Muslim Brotherhood, challenges the preliminary results of the country’s parliamentary elections, saying the vote will not end public anger.