By Stefan Bos Budapest 19 November 2007 The European Union is urging former Kosovo guerrilla leader Hashim Thaci, who appears to have won Saturday's election as prime minister, to hold back on any unilateral declaration of independence for the Serbia...
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has elected Yasuo Fukuda as its new leader. The 71-year-old politician will succeed outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday, hoping to revive the party's fortunes and fill a political vacuum. Fukuda eas...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 03 October 2007 Senegal's newly-formed senate has selected its leader who is next in line for the presidency if President Abdoulaye Wade is not able to complete his term. Meanwhile, analysts say the largely one-party legislature,...
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 29 September 2007 Ukrainian voters go to the polls on Sunday in a special election to choose a new parliament. But as VOA correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports from Kyiv there is widespread doubt about the credibility of the e...
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 25 September 2007 Veteran lawmaker, Yasuo Fukuda, has been elected Japan's new prime minister. VOA's Heda Bayron reports from our Asia News Center in Hong Kong. Japan's powerful lower house of Parliament, dominated by the Lib...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 21 July 2007 India has elected its first woman president. Results show a landslide victory for a long-time loyalist of the country's foremost political dynasty. But as VOA's Steve Herman reports from New Delhi, the selection...
By Dorian Jones Diyarbakir 16 July 2007 As Turkish voters get ready to head to the polls for general elections July 22, tension is rising among the Kurds in Turkey's southeast. Although the Kurdish nationalist party has been gaining support in the re...
By Deborah Block Washington 15 May 2007 Nicholas Sarkozy will become the new president of France on Wednesday (May 16th). The conservative politician is calling for tax cuts, free-market reforms and stronger ties to the United States. How will these...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 13 May 2007 Filipino woman carries ballot boxes as they prepare election paraphernalia at a distribution center in suburban Manila, 13 May 2007 Tens of millions of Filipinos go to the polls Monday to elect the entire House...
By Anita Elash Paris 10 April 2007 The first round in the campaign for a new French president is in its final phase with candidates broadcasting their official campaign messages. Anita Elash reports from Paris. The 12 candidates in this race have bee...