Elections

Celebrities including Rihanna and Alan Carr have reacted on Twitter to Obama's landslide victory against Republican candidate Mitt Romney.

Toyin Owoseje Nov 07, 2012

Nikkei eases 0.03 percent while KOSPI and Hang Seng gain 0.49 and 0.63 percent respectively. Shanghai index falls 0.01 percent.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Nov 07, 2012

More than 327,000 tweets have been recorded in a minute when the US election results were announced.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 07, 2012

Barack Obama, the 44th US President defeats Mitt Romney in the race to the White House.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 07, 2012

Barack Obama has announced victory in the 2012 US Presidential elections against republican candidate Mitt Romney.

Umberto Bacchi Nov 07, 2012

Ten per cent of the US voting population was Latino, 73 per cent White, and 13 per cent Black.

Umberto Bacchi Nov 07, 2012

Polling stations across the US have been hosted in diverse odd locations such as beauty salons and a pet store.

Umberto Bacchi Nov 06, 2012

Live coverage of the US presidential election for 2012 as voters take to the polls to choose their president for the next four years. Will it be Obama or Romney?

Umberto Bacchi Nov 06, 2012

US President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney have already cast their ballot but many of their fellow citizens won't bother.

Umberto Bacchi Nov 06, 2012

Analysts expect House of Representatives to stay Republican - which could pose major problem for Barack Obama if re-elected.

Umberto Bacchi Nov 06, 2012

Nikkei average ends 0.36 percent lower while KOSPI gains 1.05 percent. Shanghai and Hang Seng indices slip 0.38 and 0.28 percent.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Nov 06, 2012

With both the Fiscal Cliff and a new Fed Chairman in play for the next President, global investors await results of the most economically important elections in decades.

Martin Baccardax Nov 06, 2012

Nikkei trades 0.35 percent lower while KOSPI is up 0.19 percent. Shanghai and Hong Kong Indices shed 0.36 and 0.26 percent.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Nov 06, 2012

US President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney are holding meetings throughout the country a few hours before Election Day.

Umberto Bacchi Nov 05, 2012

US President Barack Obama is leading on Republican candidate Mitt Romney in several decisive swing states recent polls show.

Umberto Bacchi Nov 05, 2012

US Republican candidate Mitt Romney defends Mormon faith and speaks about abortion in a video posted on YouTube

Umberto Bacchi Nov 05, 2012

Irish bookmakers paid out on all bets that President Barack Obama will win a second term in office before votes have been counted

Lianna Brinded Nov 05, 2012

Live coverage of the US presidential election for 2012. Barack Obama has been re-elected President of the USA

Gianluca Mezzofiore Nov 05, 2012

Improved US jobs data fails to cheer

Prasanth Aby Thomas Nov 05, 2012

Nikkei trades 0.29 percent lower while KOSPI is down 0.38 percent. Shanghai and Hang Seng index gain 0.60 and 1.33 percent.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Nov 05, 2012

While a Reuters/Ipsos poll predicts an edge for Obama, an ABC News/Washington Post poll gives each of the contestants 48%.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 05, 2012

Tehran halts uranium enrichment programme at critical 20 percent hoping for lifting of sanctions.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 04, 2012

With opinion polls predicting a close call, Obama and Romney continue their focus on swing states, especially Ohio, which holds the key to the White House.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 04, 2012

Opinion polls give Obama a slight edge over Romney, but both contenders are banking on swing states such as Ohio and Wisconsin.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 03, 2012

Several prominent publications have decided to back Obama because of Romney's policy schizophrenia has undermined his creditbility.

Umberto Bacchi Nov 02, 2012

As the 18th Party Congress prepares to anoint a new leadership, China expert Jonathan Fenby warns of the potential of nationalism undermining economic progress for the new superpower.

Jonathan Fenby Nov 02, 2012

Why Not Ask 'Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney' tantrum girl Abigael Evans

Dominic Gover Nov 02, 2012

Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals US economy added 171,000 new jobs in October.

Shane Croucher Nov 02, 2012

Bloomberg says devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy has brought climate change issue 'into sharp relief'.

Umberto Bacchi Nov 02, 2012

Cathal Gilbert looks at technologies being used by activists and discovers that many of most innovative ideas have come out of Africa.

Cathal Gilbert Nov 02, 2012