Turkey's noisy Erdogan in uncharacteristic post-poll silence
Turkey's usually highly loquacious President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made no spoken comment since his party lost its parliamentary majority.
Jeb Bush announces June 15, Rick Perry all in for 2016
Jeb Bush appeared all but certain to launch his White House bid on June 15, as fellow Republican and former Texas governor Rick Perry plunged into a crowded presidential pool.
Latvia elects Green party's Vejonis as president
Latvia's parliament elected Defence Minister Raimonds Vejonis as the Baltic state's new president, giving the 28th member of the European Union a Green party head of state.
Republican-turned-Democrat Lincoln Chafee joins 2016 US race
Lincoln Chafee, a former US senator and Rhode Island governor who was a longtime Republican before switching to the Democratic Party, launched his 2016 presidential campaign.
Macedonia to hold polls in 2016 to end political crisis: EU
Macedonian political leaders agreed to hold elections in early 2016 in order to overcome a deep political crisis, EU enlargement commissioner Johannes Hahn said.
Latvia to choose president in controversial 'black box' vote
Latvia's parliament votes for a new president on Wednesday as the small Baltic NATO and eurozone member weighs security concerns amid heightened tensions with Soviet-era master Russia.
Clinton's debut campaign rally set for June 13 in New York
Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton has been a US presidential candidate for seven weeks, but her campaign officially launches June 13 with a rally on a New York City island.
Counting begins in key polls testing Italian premier Renzi
The centre-left party of Italian premier Matteo Renzi faced battles in regional elections, exit polls showed, after balloting which is also seen as a measure of the fading fortunes of ex-leader Silvio Berlusconi.
Nazarbayev congratulates Duda on winning Polish presidential elections
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated the winner of the presidential elections in Poland Andrzej Duda.
FIFA marathon man Blatter comes through a new storm
A new election triumph in the midst of a corruption scandal established FIFA president Sepp Blatter as the politician who can come through any storm.
O'Malley: Clinton foil or formidable Democrat contender?
Maryland ex-governor Martin O'Malley is all but certain to unveil his White House campaign, amid debate about whether he is a viable contender or merely a foil for Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.
Queen to outline Cameron's plans after poll win
British Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives unveil their programme for government after a surprise clear win at this month's general election.
New Polish president may spell eurosceptics' return to power
Polish voters have opted for change and chosen the conservative and relatively unknown lawyer Andrzej Duda as their next president, spelling a possible return to power of his eurosceptic mentor.
Andrzej Duda: heir apparent to Poland's conservative Kaczynski twins
Andrzej Duda, the 43-year-old conservative MEP and lawyer who won Poland's cliffhanger presidential election on Sunday, has strong ties to the powerful Kaczynski twins.
Ireland awaits count in historic gay marriage vote
Ireland waited Saturday to learn the outcome of a historic referendum on same-sex marriage, with crowds of anxiously optimistic "Yes" supporters expected at Dublin Castle to hear the result.
Turkey PM seeks to rouse voters in giant Istanbul rally
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Sunday hosted the biggest rally yet of Turkey's legislative election campaign.
Polish president's re-election bid falters at first hurdle
Conservative opposition challenger Andrzej Duda pulled off a surprise first-round lead in Poland's presidential ballot.
Nazarbayev congratulates Conservatives leader David Cameron on his party's election victory
Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a telegram to the leader of the Conservatives Party David Cameron congratulating him on the win of his party in the UK parliamentary elections.
Xi Jingping to visit Kazakhstan in support of Nazarbayev's re-election
An official visit of China’s Xi Jinping to Astana will take place on May 7.
Nazarbayev continues receiving high profile congratulations on his re-election
Kazakhstan’s re-elected president Nursultan Nazarbayev continues receiving letters of congratulations on his re-election.