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Morales favored for reelection in Bolivia Bolivia's socialist President Evo Morales is expected to score a reelection sweep next so solid that he likely will win on the first ballot and avoid a run-off.

06 October 2014

Brazilians re-elect clown with 1 million votes Brazilians re-elected a clown named Tiririca (Grumpy) to Congress with one million votes, the second-highest number of any candidate.

06 October 2014

One month in, Ukraine truce exists in name only Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels marked a month since the signing of a Kremlin-backed truce.

06 October 2014

Borisov to bounce back in Bulgaria election Bulgarian strongman Boyko Borisov was set for a possible return to power in elections.

05 October 2014

Spanish PM urges dialogue over Catalonia independence bid Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called for calm and dialogue as Catalonia leaders pressed ahead with a vote on independence in defiance of Madrid.

05 October 2014

Top N. Korea leaders hold talks in South on rare visit Three top North Korean officials made a surprise visit to South Korea on Saturday and held the highest-level talks for years.

04 October 2014

George W. Bush: brother Jeb 'wants' the White House It may just be brotherly love, but former president George W. Bush said that his younger sibling Jeb wants the White House in 2016.

03 October 2014

Modi, in rock star US debut, vows to make India proud Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi basked in a rock star welcome to the United States as he vowed to work tirelessly to make his nation a major power

29 September 2014

Turkey 'can't stay out' of anti-IS fight: Erdogan Turkey cannot stay out of the international coalition fighting Islamic State jihadists, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

29 September 2014

Armed British warplanes flying 'daily' over Iraq Armed British warplanes are flying daily missions over Iraq and would launch air strikes if called in by local forces on the ground.

29 September 2014

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

New Zealand opposition leader quits after poll rout New Zealand opposition leader David Cunliffe bowed to mounting pressure and quit.

27 September 2014

Sarkozy corruption probe suspended: source A corruption and influence-peddling investigation launched in July against former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been suspended.

24 September 2014

Hollande tells Rouhani 'every support needed' in Mideast French President told Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani during a meeting at UN headquarters that "every support" was required to find political solutions.

24 September 2014

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

22 September 2014

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

Battle of opposition titans begins in France after Sarkozy return "The match has begun," French political veteran Alain Juppe said after his rival and ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy announced his comeback.

22 September 2014

Abdullah: Afghanistan's 'almost' man stays in the game Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah believes the title of President of Afghanistan has been stolen from him twice.

22 September 2014

NATO reviews ties with Russia as new truce reached in Ukraine NATO's top military commanders are meeting in Lithuania to discuss relations with Russia.

20 September 2014

Turkey disappoints West with low-key role in IS fight Blamed by some for prompting the rise of the Islamic State insurgency, Turkey has finally taken steps to tighten its borders with Iraq and Syria.

20 September 2014

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