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Salvadorans vote in key legislative and municipal elections
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» SAN SALVADOR - Salvadorans voted Sunday in legislative and municipal elections that will serve as a test of strength of leftist President Salvador Sanchez Ceren in his final year of office.
China downplays lifting of presidential term limit
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» BEIJING: China sought on Sunday to downplay the Communist Party's move to scrap presidential term limits, a decision that could pave the way for Xi Jinping to remain president for life.
Germany braces for crucial vote outcome on Merkel's next govt
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» BERLIN - Germany's second biggest party will announce Sunday the result of their members' high-stakes vote on whether to join Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition, a decision that will determine her future after five months of political stalemate.
Italy votes in uncertain election stalked by populism
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» ROME: Italians vote on Sunday in one of the country's most uncertain elections ever, with far-right and populist parties expected to make major gains and Silvio Berlusconi set to play a leading role.
Bruising Qualcomm-Broadcom battle heads for showdown
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO: With a potential for the biggest-ever deal in the tech sector at stake, Qualcomm shareholders will have their say on a hostile bid for the US mobile chip giant by Singapore-based rival Broadcom.
Falcon cuts divisive figure in Venezuela's election
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» CARACAS: Henri Falcon, the main opponent to unpopular President Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela's presidential election, is in the unusual position of being unloved by both Maduro's ruling socialists and the main opposition alike.
Populists, far-right eye gains in Italian election
AFP, Published on 03/03/2018
» ROME - Italian populist and far-right parties have their eye on making major gains in this weekend's election, spooking investors and European capitals after a campaign dominated by fears about immigration and the economy.
Putin promises 'victories' for Russia at star-studded rally
AFP, Published on 03/03/2018
» MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin on Saturday promised "victories" for Russia at a star-studded rally attended by tens of thousands of supporters ahead of a March 18 election he is all but certain to win.
Silvio Berlusconi: Italy's eternal comeback king
AFP, Published on 03/03/2018
» ROME - Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul who has dominated Italian politics for more than two decades, has stepped back into the ring at the age of 81, defying those who dared to believe he had thrown in the towel.
West ups heat on Damascus as Ghouta civilians await aid
AFP, Published on 02/03/2018
» DOUMA (SYRIA) - Western powers turned up the heat on Damascus on Friday as tens of thousands of civilians in Syria's battered rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta awaited desperately needed aid.