By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 30 July 2006 Vote counting has started in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo amid renewed tension over the outcome in the country's first open election in over 40 years. There was some rioting in a mining town, caus...
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 30 July 2006 Voters waiting in line for historic poll Congolese are voting in their first open election in more than 40 years, in hopes of putting an end to years of misrule, corruption, conflict, and poverty. --------- Un...
By Dan Robinson Washington 20 July 2006 The U.S. House of Representatives will vote Thursday on a strong resolution supporting Israel in its conflict with Hezbollah and Hamas. The lawmakers held an extended debate Wednesday on the crisis in the Midd...
By Greg Flakus Mexico City 07 July 2006 Felipe Calderon waves to supporters After a detailed and meticulous vote count, Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute, known as the IFE, on Thursday released a final report showing ruling party candidate Felipe...
By Greg Flakus Mexico City 01 July 2006 In Mexico the noise of the campaigns is now over and voters are preparing to make their final choices for president as well as regional offices on Sunday. Election officials expect to announce preliminary resu...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 24 May 2006 Young girl holds sign reading, We Are Immigrants, Not Criminals, as people march in Los Angeles, CA, 01 May 2006 The Senate has voted (73 to 25) to limit debate on a broad immigration reform bill, clearing th...
By Stefan Bos Budapest 20 May 2006 Montenegro decides Sunday whether to seal the final breakup of the former Yugoslavia's six republics, when it votes in a referendum on severing its remaining links w...
By Scott Bobb Bangkok 23 April 2006 Dressed up in black, women voters tear up their ballots in a protest against the Thai election commission in Songkhla province, April 23, 20 Voters in 40 Thai distr...
By Stefan Bos Budapest 23 April 2006 Hungarians have cast ballots in a run-off parliamentary election that is expected to deliver a small majority to the socialist-liberal governing coalition. -------...
By Michael Bowman Lima 09 April 2006 Electoral workers carry voting boxes to a poll station in Lima, Saturday, April 8, 2006 Peruvians head to the polls Sunday for presidential and legislative electio...