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Brazil split ahead of presidential poll Brazil's electorate is split a week ahead of presidential elections, with polls showing Dilma Rousseff locked in a dead heat with main rival Marina Silva

29 September 2014 13:58

Swiss voters reject shift to state-run health insurance Swiss voters rejected a plan to ditch the country's all-private health insurance system and create a state-run scheme, exit polls showed.

29 September 2014 12:25

Indonesia votes to scrap direction elections for local leaders Indonesia's parliament voted to scrap direct elections for local leaders, despite angry protests against the move and criticism.

26 September 2014 13:12

Kazakh Foreign Ministry on Afghanistan's presidential elections Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry has made an official statement on the results of presidential elections in Afghanistan.

25 September 2014 15:50

Ghani named next Afghan president, signs power-sharing deal Former finance minister Ashraf Ghani was declared Afghanistan's next president.

22 September 2014 15:09

Brazil readies election thriller A fiery plane crash that claimed the life of a popular politician has provided Brazil's presidential campaign with a dramatic plot twist worthy of a telenovela.

22 September 2014 14:43

New Zealanders vote in 'dirty tricks' election Counting was underway in a cliffhanger New Zealand election with conservative Prime Minister John Key tipped for a narrow victory in a campaign.

20 September 2014 15:16

Hillary Clinton in campaign mode... for fellow Democrats Democrat Hillary Clinton launched herself into the thick of the US midterm election campaign.

20 September 2014 12:53

Lula mobbed in Rio, defends govt on Petrobras Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva rallied behind successor Dilma Rousseff as she battles to stay in power at next month's election.

16 September 2014 13:41

'We love you, don't go', London rally tells Scotland Thousands gathered in London to urge Scottish voters to reject independence and stay in the United Kingdom in a landmark referendum in three days' time.

16 September 2014 13:31

US rejects Crimea regional election The United States rejected as illegitimate the first local elections in Crimea since Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine in March.

16 September 2014 12:21

Clinton tells Iowa she's 'thinking about it' ahead of 2016 Hillary Clinton joked about her potential 2016 White House bid, telling Democratic supporters she was "thinking about it."

15 September 2014 15:18

Rousseff in Rio slum visit as poll gap closes Brazil President visited a Rio slum as latest polls showed her gaining ground against ecologist rival Marina Silva ahead ofpresidential elections.

13 September 2014 14:26

Sweden school 'crisis' looms large over election Swedish schools have become a political battleground September 14 elections as a debate intensifies over falling school results.

09 September 2014 15:52

Scotland referendum campaigns neck and neck: poll The rival campaigns in the Scottish independence vote are tied with just over a week to go.

09 September 2014 15:37

Clinton says will decide White House run early 2015 Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton said she would likely decide whether she will join the 2016 presidential race by the start of next year.

06 September 2014 11:00

Afghan election close to failure as Abdullah sets deadline Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Monday issued another ultimatum over the disputed election result.

03 September 2014 16:21

Silva poll charge forces Brazil poll rivals' rethink Environmentalist Marina Silva sending a threatened Dilma Rousseff, the incumbent, into attack mode with the elections a month away.

03 September 2014 13:52

Brazil incumbent goes on offensive in presidential debate Incumbent D.Rousseff, now trailing top rival M. Silva in Brazil's presidential race by 10 percent, went on the offensive in a televised debate.

02 September 2014 11:45

Democrats keep Obama at distance ahead of mid-term elections Barack Obama's Democrats are walking a tightrope 10 weeks before US congressional elections.

30 August 2014 13:45

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