Brazil President Rousseff trailing in latest poll
Brazil President Dilma Rousseff narrowly trailed challenger Aecio Neves in latest opinion polls ahead of their October 26 election showdown.
Online voting not ready for worldwide roll-out: study
Online voting has the potential to boost election participation around the world, but is not yet ready to be widely rolled out due to security risks.
Brazil's Dilma Rousseff, from guerrilla to president
Dilma Rousseff is a former leftist guerrilla once imprisoned and tortured by the country's military regime who is now fighting a different battle.
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.
Rousseff set to face Neves in Brazil run-off
Brazilian President is set to face Social Democrat Aecio Neves in a run-off election, leaving popular environmentalist Marina Silva out of the race.
Convicts, corruption suspects up for office in Peru
Some 21 million Peruvians are voting in regional and municipal elections, with many candidates accused of corruption, drug-trafficking ties.
Borisov to bounce back in Bulgaria election
Bulgarian strongman Boyko Borisov was set for a possible return to power in elections.
Latvia centre-right coalition scores victory: exit polls
Latvia's ruling centre-right coalition led by Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma scored a resounding majority in elections.
Brazil primed for closest election in decades
Brazil's presidential elections are likely to be the closest in a generation, but polls suggest leftist incumbent Dilma Rousseff will secure a second term after a run-off.
Catalans defy Spanish court in independence duel
Catalan leaders forged ahead for a vote on independence, defying a court challenge by the national government in their bid to redraw the map of Spain.
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.
Catalan firefighters drive to Scotland to back independence
A group of Catalan firefighters arrived in Glasgow to lend their support to a "Yes" vote in Scotland's independence referendum.
Scotland's 'Yes' campaign winning Facebook battle
Scotland's "Yes" campaign appears to have the edge online, figures released by Facebook showed.
Embattled French government scrapes through confidence vote
France's crisis-hit government narrowly won a crunch parliamentary vote of confidence in its economic reform path.
Sweden's strong economy unlikely to save government
Sweden under Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has enjoyed a dynamic job market, sustained growth and low public debt .
Catalans can't be stopped from voting on independence: leader
Catalonia's president warned it was "practically impossible" to stop the region voting on secession from Spain.
Best mascot design chosen for EXPO-2017
Tengri and Bouri have been chosen as the best contenders for the EXPO-2017 mascots.
Senate elections in Kazakhstan to be held soon
Preparations for the upcoming Senate elections are underway.
Fans vote for leader of Japan girl group AKB48 after saw attack
Thousands of fans of Japanese girl group AKB48 gathered Saturday for the results of a ballot on which member will lead the band for the next year amid tight security after two members were attacked by a man wielding a saw.
Chocolate king claims victory in Ukraine presidential vote
Chocolate baron Petro Poroshenko claimed a resounding victory on Sunday in Ukraine's presidential election and immediately vowed to end a bloody pro-Russian uprising that thwarted voting across swathes of the separatist east.