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Egyptians are going to the polls for the second round of elections to a new parliament. No major irregularities are reported.

Carmen, New Zealand's first and best-known drag queen, has died in Sydney. She helped open the way to greater acceptance of minorities. Audio

The NLD opposition party in Myanmar, also known as Burma, has been given official permission by the government to re-register, paving the way for it to rejoin the political system.

The New Zealand Rugby's Union's chief executive Steve Tew says the failure of England's Bill Beaumont to unseat the IRB chairman Bernard Lapasset won't slow calls for change. The NZRU...

Syria is holding municipal elections, despite escalating violence between security forces and anti-government protesters. The opposition has called for a boycott. Audio

Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov said on Monday he will challenge Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in the presidential election next March.

The New Zealand cricket captain Ross Taylor has dedicated yesterday's drought-breaking test win over Australia to the long-suffering fans at home as an early Christmas present. In one of the...

Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila has conceded there were mistakes in the election process following a disputed presidential poll last month. But he stressed the process was…

Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has ordered an investigation into all allegations of fraud in the parliamentary election.

Police in the Congolese capital Kinshasa says they have shot dead four people since disputed election results were released on Friday.

The Prime Minister has rejected suggestions the National Party's mandate has been weakened after it lost a seat following the counting of special votes.

The National Party has lost a seat in the final results from last month's general election.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of inciting unrest following the country's parliamentary election.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party has experienced a sharp drop in support in parliamentary elections on Sunday.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin of Russia says voters have held his party accountable for recent shortcomings.

The organisers of a petition against a Nelson City Council decision to create a Maori ward say they now have about 1200 signatures.

There is a new front-runner in the Republican contest for the party's presidential nomination in the United States - former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

A Papua New Guinea woman who intends to stand as an electoral candidate says the government must legislate to ensure ordinary people benefit from the country's resources boom. Daphne Kapao,...

Islamists look set to dominate parliament after the initial round of voting in Egypt's first election since President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown. Audio

The two contenders for the leadership of the Labour Party are refusing to give an assurance they will try to buy back partly-privatised state assets if elected to Government in 2014.

The opposition in Croatia looks likely to win a parliamentary election on Sunday. The ruling conservative HDZ party is beset by corruption scandals and a poor economy.

Voting has begun in Russia's parliamentary elections amid allegations of violations of election law.

The Green Party says the question of the publication of voters' details on electoral rolls need to be addressed before the next election.

Election officials in Egypt say 62% of eligible voters turned out to vote in the initial stage of the country's elections earlier this week. The overall result of the voting is still unclear.