West Bengal ruling party activist arrested for posting see-through dress meme on social media
Indian police have detained a ruling party activist after she posted a meme superimposing the head of a state chief minister on a photograph of a Bollywood star in a see-through dress, an officer said Saturday. The announcement injected controversy into campaigning ahead of polls ...
The election of veteran politician Manasseh Sogavare as the Solomon Islands' new prime minister sparked violent protests in the capital Honiara Wednesday, with riot police deployed in a bid to maintain order. Eyewitnesses reported unrest in Chinatown and at least one other area of the ...
Indian poll watchdog pulls plug on web series featuring Narendra Modi
Weeks after it banned a Bollywood film and clamped down on a TV channel devoted to the right-wing leader, India's poll watchdog on Saturday ordered producers to stop streaming a web series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Election Commission of India — an autonomous ...
Two politicians temporarily banned from campaigning in Indian election over comments
India's election watchdog Monday banned two outspoken politicians from campaigning in the country's national vote for making provocative speeches which it said could stir communal unrest. The measures came after the Supreme Court called on the Election Commission to get tough on hate speech during ...
Spain's Socialist party in the lead, poll finds, but short of majority
Spain's Socialists led in a poll published in the daily El Pais on Sunday, but fell short of a majority with its main ally ahead of a general election next month. The Socialists would win 27.1 percent of the vote, or 122 seats in the ...
Polls close in Thailand's first general election since 2014 coup
After polls closed in Thailand's first general election since a 2014 coup, Thais began the nail-biting wait late Sunday to see whether the ruling junta will return to power as a civilian government, or if pro-democracy parties can triumph against the odds. The Election Commission ...
Pro-Shinawatra parties rally across Thailand as crucial court ruling looms
Parties aligned with Thailand's powerful Shinawatra clan are staging major rallies this weekend ahead of a court ruling that could deal a gut punch to their prospects in national elections later this month. Public gatherings were held across the country Saturday — including in the ...
North Carolina Republican operative charged in election fraud scheme
The North Carolina Republican political operative at the center of an absentee ballot fraud scheme that led the state to order a re-run of a congressional election was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice on Wednesday, the Wake County district attorney's office said. The ...
Grocery shoppers in Turkey looking for a bargain were able to buy vegetables at unbeatable prices this week from an unexpected source: the local government. Turkish authorities have started setting up their own vegetable stands in a bid to force markets to lower food prices ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appeared headed for a landslide win in a general election Sunday, a event marred by opposition claims of rigged voting as 14 people were killed in clashes between rival supporters. Early results showed Hasina racing into a clear lead, winning each ...
Sheikh Hasina expected to win record fourth term in Bangladesh election
Bangladesh tightened security Saturday for an election expected to see Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina win a record fourth term but dominated by opposition claims that they have been shackled by a government clampdown. Authorities have deployed around 600,000 police, army and other security forces ahead ...
Osaka mayor and governor may quit to force early poll in bid to realize dream of metro government
The proposal to reorganize the government had already been put to a municipal referendum in 2015 but was rejected by voters.
