Obama: 'I'm no Usain Bolt'
US President Barack Obama warned supporters Sunday that he was no Usain Bolt, and that his re-election bid would be a fight all the way to the finish line, not an easy jog to victory.
Romney vows to restore US strength
Republican candidate Mitt Romney vowed to restore American strength and avert "fiscal calamity" Sunday, as his re-energized presidential campaign drew a furious Democratic response.
Egypt army masses troops in tense Sinai
Egypt's army massed troops in Sinai on Thursday in a campaign to quell increasingly deadly Islamist militants as Bedouin leaders pledged their help in a meeting with the interior minister.
Obama aide accepted fee from company with Iran links: report
Senior White House adviser David Plouffe, who managed President Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, accepted a $100,000 speaking fee from an affiliate of a company doing business with Iran.
Romney tax plan would hurt poor: think tank
Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney's plan to cut taxes and get the economy back on track would hurt the poor, a non-partisan think tank said, sparking a furious political debate.
Bill Clinton to give nomination address for Obama
Bill Clinton will sprinkle his political stardust on President Barack Obama's re-election bid by giving the nominating address at the Democratic Party convention.
US voters bitter after negative campaign: poll
The recent run of negative ads in the US presidential race may be backfiring on both President Barack Obama and his Republican adversary Mitt Romney.
Obama, Romney halt campaigns after cinema shooting
US President Barack Obama and his rival Mitt Romney suspended campaigning Friday out of respect for the victims of a shocking shooting at a Colorado movie theater that left 12 people dead.
Venezuela's Chavez has big lead over rival: poll
President Hugo Chavez has a more than 15-point lead on his main rival ahead of Venezuela's October presidential vote, according to the latest survey from pollster Datanalisis.
Condi Rice near top of Romney VP list: report
Mitt Romney's campaign team stoked speculation Thursday about who his vice presidential candidate will be as one report said Condoleezza Rice was a surprise name near the top of his list.
Chavez insists he is 'totally' cancer-free
Firebrand Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez insisted Monday that he is "totally" cancer-free and ready to take on what promises to be a tough re-election battle without "physical restrictions."
Police raid Sarkozy office in campaign finance probe: lawyer
French police searched Nicolas Sarkozy's offices and home Tuesday as part of their probe into suspected illegal financing of his successful 2007 presidential election campaign.
Kazakhstan residents are asked to turn off the light on March 31 as part of Earth Hour
Kazakhstan will take part in Earth Hour ecological campaign for the fourth time.
PHOTO: Almaty women exchanged cigarettes for flowers
Almaty women were offered to exchanged their cigarettes for flowers.
