Elections

Voters are expected to reject the two main parties Pasok and New Democracy party.

Opinion polls held earlier had put socialist Francois Hollande ahead of Sarkozy.

All opinion polls give Francois Hollande a handsome victory.

Protesters drawn from Muslim Brotherhood and the conservative Salafis march towards historic Tahrir Square.

Labour Party leader emerges from council elections in stronger position with hundreds of seats taken.

Protesters march in Cairo to voice outrage at Abbasiya clashes which killed 20 activists and to demand free presidential elections.

UKIP has made its mark once again taking around 13 per cent of the vote according to the local election results released so far, just a few points behind the Liberal Democrats who are on 16 per cent.

Anonymous pledges support to Russian opposition that is to rally on 6 May before Putin takes office as President

Voters turn on coalition government in local elections and push number of Lib Dem councillors below 3,000.

David Cameron's Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition has been punished by voters in local elections over its austerity measures and a weak economy.

Major councils including Southampton, Birmingham, Norwich, Thurrock and Harlow have been won by Labour.

AP-conducted poll shows economists forecasting US jobs recovery that will boost President Barack Obama's prospects in November's presidential race.

Final poll by YouGov gives Boris Johnson six-point lead over Ken Livingstone in London mayoral election.

French presidential election candidates accuse each other of lying in dramatic live TV debate.

Labour holds on to double-digit lead as voters turn out for mayoral and council elections.

Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) suspends presidential campaign after Abbasiya clashes death toll rises to 15.

Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi backs down after UN chief Ban Ki Moon's visit.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy reveals that Gaddaffi's aide lives in exile in France with government's permission.

On Monday 23 April 2012 a Guardian newspaper headline read: "Conservatives turn three-point opinion poll lead into eight-point deficit" in a story which illustrated the travails of being in government and not getting the PR quite right - on this occasion over Chancellor George Osborne's Budget. The poll covering Westminster voting intentions, was conducted for the newspaper by ICM and showed that the Conservatives had slumped to 33 per cent, a fall of six per cent which accounted for n...

Troops fighting to regain power for ousted leader arrested after clashes with junta soldiers.

Pro-democracy protesters called Bersih (clean) storm Independence Square in the heart of Malaysian capital.

Germany and France, the two biggest economies in the eurozone, have been hit by rapidly worsening retail sales in the single currency area.

WPP PLC has posted a rise of 7.6 percent in its first-quarter revenues at £2.392 billion, as it achieved growth in all regions and business sectors, particularly in Asia Pacific and Latin America.

Opposing Dutch politicians are trying to agree a 2013 budget that will meet the EU's deficit target after the coalition government collapsed when it could not agree.

Mitt Romney vows to beat Obama and promises better America in clean sweep of five Republican primaries.

Europe's fiscal compact is slowing coming apart at the seams

Human rights group says Muslims who openly show their faith suffer widespread discrimination throughout Europe.

April data suggests Eurozone could be headed to recession as new leaders loom in France and Holland

President Nicolas Sarkozy just behind Socialist candidate while National Front's Marine Le Pen comes third.

French voters went to the polls Sunday in the first round of a presidential election that many expect President Nicolas Sarkozy to lose, the first incumbent to be voted out in 31 years.