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While football manager Jose Mourinho insists he won't resign from Real Madrid, his future at the Spanish giants looks virtually untenable. Press and players alike took aim at Mourinho following...

Egyptians appear to have approved a new constitution after the final round of voting in a referendum.

Egypt is voting in a second stage of a constitutional referendum that has sparked weeks of unrest. Voting places in 17 provinces are open until 11pm.

Manchester City's Yaya Toure has won the African Footballer of the Year award for a second successive time, holding off a strong challenge from compatriot and Ivory Coast captain Didier...

A prominent woman politician in Vanuatu, Hilda Lini, says the failure to women to get elected in October's polls is a critical national issue. Ms Lini says the Government should...

The daughter of a former military dictator has won South Korea's presidential election and will become the country's first female leader.

French Polynesia's opposition Tahoeraa Huiraatira says it has struck deals with two minor pro-autonomy parties as it prepares for next year's territorial elections. Its leader, Gaston Flosse, says…

Nearly three quarters of people surveyed in the latest UMR poll think that if a list MP has been expelled from their party, they should quit Parliament altogether.

Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe has vowed in Japan to take a tough stance in territorial disputes with China. Exit polls indicate a decisive victory for the LDP in the general election on…

Voting is over in Egypt in the first stage of a referendum on a new constitution, after a high turnout. A second day of voting will be held next Saturday.

People in Egypt are voting on a new constitution. A relaxed mood is reported at polling stations.

Clashes have broken out in the city of Alexandria between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Mursi. Voting in a referendum on a draft constitution is due to begin on Saturday.

Formula One team principals have voted Ferrari's Fernando Alonso their driver of the year, ahead of Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel who became the sport's youngest triple world champion at the...

The Jamaica sprinter Usain Bolt, who retained his three Olympic titles at the London Games, has been named sportsman of the year by French daily newspaper L'Equipe, while American tennis...

Monday's headlines: Third World diseases in New Zealand children now 'new norm'; woman in hospital for 30 weeks with rare cash of poison after eating fish in Fiji; winter travails of top waterfront…

Polling stations are open in Romania for parliamentary elections. However, the result could trigger renewed political instability.

India's Olympic Association shrugged off its suspension from the International Olympic Committee by pressing ahead with a vote to install the organiser of the scandal-plagued 2010 Commonwealth Games…

A year after recording just 27% party support in the general election and weeks after major ructions at its party conference Labour has strengthened in two major polls. Audio

A Galaxy Poll, conducted for News Ltd in Australia, says the Coalition is ahead with 54% compared to Labor's 46%, on a two-party preferred basis.

People in Kuwait are voting for a new parliament for the second time this year, amid calls for a boycott.

India faces suspension by the International Olympic Committee due to government interference in the forthcoming election of its national Olympic body. In a letter to the Indian Olympic Association…

The Privacy Commissioner says Government agencies need to work harder to earn back public trust following the series of high profile privacy breaches this year. Audio