Kim BodeBERLIN - Germany's chief electoral commissioner told pollsters on Tuesday to be vigilant with their exit poll data on the September 27 federal election after state results were published on Twitter before polls closed on Sunday.
German election officials said on Monday they were investigating whether exit poll data were made public on Twitter before polls closed on Sunday and there might be an appeal against the result if laws had been broken.
The results of Mexico's July elections, where President Felipe Calderon lost support in Congress, don't bode well for taking steps that will fix Mexico's economy, according to economist Rogelio Ramirez de la O.
Japanese elections are getting a new look as candidates turn to consultants for help with slogans and a warmer personal style to win over increasingly influential floating voters ahead of an August national election.
U.S. President Barack Obama plans to pursue attempts to engage Tehran whether hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad or his moderate rival Mirhossein Mousavi ultimately emerges as the winner of Iran's election.
Kashmir's separatist leaders are struggling to win back popular support, and are hoping that a boycott of Thursday's election to the Indian parliament may yet breathe new life into the 20-year movement.
Moderate former president Mohammad Khatami withdrew from Iran's presidential election on Monday, allies said, a move analysts say may boost President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election chances.
Presidential polls in Afghanistan cannot be held next month as demanded by President Hamid Karzai and August 20 must remain the polling day as originally scheduled, the election commission said.
Thousands of protesters marched on Thailand's seat of government on Tuesday to demand that Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva step down, adding to his troubles as the economy slides into recession.
On Tuesday, despite the stormy weather in Tel Aviv, Israelis set out to vote in a closely contested election between right-wing leader Benjamin Netanyahu and the centrist Kadima party of Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.
On Saturday Iraqis held their most peaceful election since the fall of Saddam Hussein, the voting for provincial councils ended without a single major attack reported anywhere in the country.
On Friday Iraq began sealing its borders, halting air traffic and ordering overnight curfews in some of its largest cities on the eve of its nationwide provincial elections.
Republican John McCain told Ohio autoworkers on Friday he supports free-trade agreements while many of them say cost American jobs in a time of economy slow down.
Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will appear together later today at a rally in Unity, New Hampshire, a town where they tied in the January primary with 107 votes each.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe threatened to arrest Morgan Tsvangirai, the opposition leader who faces Mugabe in a runoff election for president June 27, according to media reports released on Monday.
Zimbabwe's main opposition movement is on route to win a historic victory over President Robert Mugabe's ruling party, partial results from a recount of votes showed on Saturday, but the outcome of the presidential vote remained unknown.
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton questioned rival Barack Obama's experience in handling a national security crisis on Friday as polls showed her losing ground to Obama ahead of Tuesday's contests in Texas and Ohio.
Pakistan will be holding parliamentary elections on Monday amid escalating unrest and after eight years of military rule.
The death toll from Kenya's post-election bloodletting has risen to 1,000, the Red Cross said on Tuesday, as political rivals began the toughest part of their negotiations so far. Fighting in west Kenya in recent days between rival ethnic gangs had increased the number of deaths, the Red Cross said.
Voters in 24 states make their choices in an unpredictable U.S. presidential campaign on Tuesday, with Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in a close fight and Republican John McCain aiming for a knockout blow against Mitt Romney.
Hillary Clinton's surprise comeback in the presidential race this week sparked national soul-searching. Did women rally out of guilt? Or did a glimpse of tears win the senator a bit of sympathy?
Led by Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain, candidates fanned out across the country on Wednesday in a U.S. presidential race dramatically reshaped by their comeback wins in New Hampshire.
