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On the eve of Libya's first parliamentary election since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi last year, gunmen have fired on a helicopter carrying voting material near the eastern city of Benghazi.

Britain's Serious Fraud Office has confirmed that it has formally launched an investigation into the rigging of the Libor inter-bank lending rate.

The Papua New Guinea Defence Force is sending two more groups of soldiers to the highlands region to help provide security during the remainder of the election period. The originally...

The executive director of Papua New Guinea's Institute of National Affairs says independent politicians are set to play an important role in the formation of the new government in the...

Voting in Papua New Guinea's general election is due to finally get underway in some parts of the country despite today being the end of the originally scheduled official polling...

Seven French Polynesian politicians of minor parties have launched a new movement aimed at dislodging the established blocs. No name has been chosen yet for this alliance, which includes several...

Papua New Guinea's veteran leader Sir Michael Somare has called on all government officials to follow proper process and electoral guidelines. Sir Michael says he's received reports of various…

A Papua New Guinea election official and three people have been charged with tampering with ballot boxes and papers in the Dei electorate in Western Highlands. The newspaper, The National,...

Papua New Guinea's electoral commission is reworking its logistics on a daily basis to cope with confusion about the voter roll and poor weather. AAP reports that the Electoral Commissioner,...

Rainy weather has this afternoon forced the suspension of counting for the Papua New Guinea province of Southern Highlands until tomorrow. Latest preliminary results show that in the provincial…

Preliminary vote counts have been released for some seats in two provinces that have completed polling in Papua New Guinea's General Election. Counting is underway in the newly created Hela...

Fiji's interim prime minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, has told the New York Times that the one mistake with his 2006 coup was that he wished he had done in 2001.

The Papua New Guinea Governor General is likely to be asked to extend the polling period in a number of electorates in the most remote parts of the country. This...

Early results in the presidential election in Mexico suggest a comfortable win for opposition candidate Enrique Pena Nieto.

A new poll published on Monday in Australia says support for the carbon tax has fallen to a record low. Some 62% of those questioned do not support the tax.

Polling for Papua New Guinea's general election has been progressing smoothly in the New Guinea Islands' provinces. Polling began in New Ireland, Manus, East New Britain and West New Britain...

Papua New Guinea's electoral commissioner says he will conduct an investigation into allegations of widespread voter fraud. With the PNG poll now in its second week, the Electoral Commissioner…

Tonga's noble dominated government is still managing to stave off a vote of no confidence. A special sitting of parliament is being held today after the government of Lord Tu'ivakano...

As polling continues in Papua New Guinea's general election, counting has begun in at least one of the provinces where polling has already concluded. Counting is underway for seats in...

Monday's headlines: Contact Energy might sell some properties on the lower Clutha; car hit by freight train at level crossing; new home sought for political puppets.

Three people have been killed and tension is rising amongst supporters of candidates in the Tangu area of inland Bogia in Papua New Guinea's Madang Province. The Post Courier newspaper...

Problems with voting in Papua New Guinea's elections have placed renewed pressure on the country's Electoral Commissioner midway through the two-week polling process. Reports are emerging from a…

Papua New Guinea's caretaker government has asked the Electoral Commission to allow the use of a supplementary roll at polling stations as a back-up for the updated common rolls. The...

A candidate standing against Papua New Guinea's caretaker deputy prime minister, Belden Namah, has dismissed his complaints about the electoral roll. Mr Namah has criticised the caretaker Prime…

A wide-ranging healthcare reform bill seen as a key achievement of Barack Obama's presidency is facing its moment of judgement in the US Supreme Court.