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New data showing an increase in both job creation and the unemployment rate in the United States has provided presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney with fuel for the final days of…

A committee of 35 losing candidates from Vanuatu's Port Vila constituency has announced plans to launch a petition against the results of Tuesday's general election in the capital and the...

The World Bank has approved an $US80 million grant and pledged lending for Myanmar, the second poorest country in Asia, for the first time in 25 years.

The Pentagon has airlifted specialists and trucks from California to New York to help restore power to millions of people in America's storm-hit north-eastern states.

Lobbying among Vanuatu's political parties to form a coalition government is in full swing even before official results are confirmed from Tuesday's general election. However many voters remain…

The Vanua'aku Pati has emerged as the leading political grouping in provisional results from Vanuatu's general election. While the results are subject to change pending vote counts from some remote...

Final results from Vanuatu's general election may be days away as the Electoral Commission experiences delays in receiving vote counts from across the country. While unofficial results are known in...

Unofficial results from Vanuatu's general election are slowly being released. But vote counts from some remote polling stations are yet to be lodged at the Electoral Commission. Johnny Blades…

As vote counting continues from Vanuatu's general elections, the first unofficial result from the small island of Paama are out with candidate Jonas James of the Natatok Party the unofficial...

Counting of votes from Vanuatu's general election yesterday has continued through the night. Official results are some days away but preliminary results are expected later today. Early reports…

Super-storm Sandy has engulfed the eastern US, flooding much of New York City, battering several states with heavy winds, torrential rain and claiming lives.

A returning officer for Vanuatu's general election in Port Vila says a number of people were turned away from the polling station today due to electoral card irregularities. McKenzie Tari,...

New Zealand's High Commissioner in Vanuatu says the election in the Pacific island country is proceeding well based on his observations today. Bill Dobie and a number of his staff...

There'll be 45 polling places for next Tuesday's elections in American Samoa. Election officials who will conduct voting on Aunuu Island and Manu'a will travel there on Monday. The chief...

Former Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has appeared in court on charges of misusing state lottery charity funds while in office.

Polling is well underway in Vanuatu's general election. Ni-Vanuatu are voting at 344 stations across the country, with 12 of those in the capital, Port Vila. Johnny Blades is at...

Polling has begun in Vanuatu's general election this morning. Ni-Vanuatu are voting at 344 stations across the country. John Blades reports from Port Vila. "Early reports say polling has begun...

A Newspoll has found that only one in four Australians believe the Gillard government will on a promise to return the federal budget to surplus this year.

Vanuatu's caretaker Minister of Education Marcellino Pepite denies that the Supreme Court ordered his ministry not to pay an outstanding debt to a stationery provider. The recent 17 million vatu...

Questions remain about the validity of Vanuatu's electoral roll as the nation goes to the polls today. Vanuatu's ninth general election since gaining independence in 1980 has a record number...

Questions remain about the validity of Vanuatu's electoral roll as the nation goes to the polls today. Vanuatu's ninth general election since gaining independence in 1980 has a record number...

As Vanuatu prepares to go to the polls tomorrow, the electoral returning officer for rural areas in Sanma Province says staff have been working around the clock to get all...

People in Lithuania are voting in the second round of national elections. Polls opened at 7am on Sunday with half the seats being contested.

Voters in Ukraine went to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election. Officials said just over 40% had voted, about average.