The Maldives’ Election Commission sparked confusion Friday over whether elections suspended by the Supreme Court would go ahead as originally scheduled this weekend. The chief of the independent election body in the troubled Indian Ocean archipelago, Fuad Thaufeeq, told local media late Thursday that ...

President Park Geun-hye apologized to senior citizens Friday over the latest in a series of damaging rollbacks over welfare spending — a key plank of her election campaign. “I am truly regretful and apologetic,” Park told pensioners during a lunch meeting a day after ...

India’s Supreme Court on Friday recognized the right of voters to reject all candidates in polls in what is seen as a key reform ahead of elections next year. A bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam asked the National Election Commission to make ...

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh confirmed Wednesday he will meet his Pakistani counterpart this weekend in a major step toward better bilateral relations. Singh said he will hold talks with Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, the first such meeting ...

The former leader of the Maldives — the front-runner in elections due this weekend — called Tuesday for nationwide protests after the archipelago’s Supreme Court suspended the vote. Mohamed Nasheed’s Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) asked supporters to join peaceful demonstrations, threatening more unrest in ...

The Cambodian opposition boycotted the opening of parliament Monday over alleged widespread cheating in July’s elections, putting the country’s political crisis at a critical juncture. Empty seats dotted the National Assembly as 55 lawmakers elected from the opposition were absent, while 68 ruling party ...

Police said Saturday they had arrested four state opposition lawmakers for allegedly inciting clashes between Hindus and Muslims that killed 48 people earlier this month. The four, members of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and the regional Bahujan Samaj Party, were charged with ...