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Southeast Asia leaders sign controversial rights pact

Nov 18, 2012 (AFP)

Southeast Asian leaders endorsed a controversial human rights pact on Sunday at an annual summit in which they also sought to step up pressure on China over a b...

Japan PM dissolves lower house for election

Nov 16, 2012 (AFP)

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda dissolved the lower house of parliament Friday for an election next month, in a political gamble widely expected to strip ...

Romney 'transition website' was ready to go

Nov 08, 2012 (AFP)

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney had a "transition" website that apparently was on the Internet briefly after Tuesday's election loss. The Political ...

Argentine protesters take on government

Nov 08, 2012 (UPI)

Argentine protesters took to the streets of Buenos Aires to air their anger and frustration with President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who is accused of fai...

2012 US election a 'Moneyball' win for geeks

Nov 07, 2012 (AFP)

It was not just a victory for President Barack Obama, it was validation for the number-crunchers and statistical model geeks, including a New York Times blogger...

Longing to vote, Chinese 're-elect' Obama

Nov 07, 2012 (AFP)

More than 200 Chinese citizens stepped up to a mock ballot box on Wednesday, overwhelmingly "re-electing" US President Barack Obama while reflecting ruefully on...

Election day caps $6 billion spree

Nov 06, 2012 (AFP)

Six billion dollars. That's how much money has been blown to influence the US election race that reached the finish line with Tuesday's vote. Raising six-figure...

Storm chaos sets election obstacle course

Nov 06, 2012 (AFP)

Adora Agim had lined up before dawn to vote in Hoboken, New Jersey, but already the sun was up and the doors to her polling station in the storm-ravaged city re...

Voting machines remain worry in US election

Nov 05, 2012 (AFP)

Few want to even think about it, but the 2012 US election result could be clouded by problems with voting machines ... again. Twelve years after the Florida pun...

New Jersey email vote rule raises storm of protest

Nov 05, 2012 (AFP)

New Jersey's decision to allow voters displaced by superstorm Sandy to cast ballots by email has prompted a flood of warnings over security, secrecy and a poten...

Myanmar minister warns off opportunists

Nov 05, 2012 (UPI)

A senior Myanmar minister said the government will crack down on anyone taking advantage of the communal unrest in Rakhine state for their own ends. But he also...

China's new leaders to face emboldened critics

Nov 04, 2012 (AFP)

A year ago, the villagers of Wukan in China forced their corrupt local leader to flee in a rebellion that shook the Communist Party and which serves as a warnin...

'Twitter bombs' may deliver late election surprise

Nov 03, 2012 (AFP)

As US election day approaches, "Twitter bombs" are expected to fly as part of efforts to swing votes in a close race. The "bombs," a form of spam, are unsolicit...

White House race spawns abundance of mobile apps

Nov 02, 2012 (AFP)

The race to the White House has spawned a flurry of mobile applications focusing on the presidential campaign -- from the deadly serious to the light-hearted an...

Outside View: Is 'Persian Spring' ahead?

Nov 02, 2012 (UPI)

As the U.S. presidential election approaches in the United States, the potential threat from Iran still has to be the most important foreign affairs issue for b...

EU pledges 'close watch' on Ukraine

Nov 01, 2012 (UPI)

The European Union said this week it will "watch closely" as political events in Ukraine unfold following parliamentary elections labeled unfair by observers. U...

Dissident jailed in China security crackdown: lawyer

Nov 01, 2012 (AFP)

A Chinese court has sentenced a man who posted pro-democracy articles online to eight years in jail, his lawyer said Thursday, as China cracks down on dissent a...

Outside View: Mitt: Trick or treat?

Oct 31, 2012 (UPI)

On Oct. 31, in many countries, tens of millions of children will don costumes to celebrate Halloween and go "trick or treating" for candy and other trinkets. En...

Vietnam jails musicians for propaganda

Oct 31, 2012 (UPI)

A Vietnamese court jailed two musicians for spreading anti-state propaganda by writing songs criticizing the communist government. After a 5-hour trial, a court...

Obama challenges history again with re-election bid

Oct 31, 2012 (AFP)

Whenever his presidency ends, Barack Obama's legacy will be historic: posterity will know him as the first black president of a nation scarred at birth by a dee...