Elections

Labour leader Ed Miliband begins 2012 in much the same position as he finished 2011.

Iranian dissidents continue to use the internet despite severe restrictions imposed by the government.

Burma's opposition leader upbeat about democracy thaw as Foreign Secretary William Hague begins historic visit.

On the anniversary of Mohammed Bouazizi's death, what sort of legacy has been created by the 26-year-old fruit seller?

Senegal world music star not the first to take new career path from creative arts to political powerhouse.

Antonio Vazquez Alba has predicted that Syria will be invaded this year, but refused to give any other details.

President Barack Obama addressed the Democrat Iowa caucus through live video conference from Washington.

Latest Republican Iowa caucus results show no clear favourite for November Presidential polls.

Egypt's Freedom and Justice Party may hold referendum on peace treaties with Israel, a country it refuses to recognise.

Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum lead pack for 120,000 voters in Iowa caucuses.

Egyptian ballot overshadowed by deaths of 17 people in clashes between army and protesters.

According to Reuters, some of the more important issues to look out for are the U.S. presidential elections, the London Olympics and the unrest in Syria, as well the nuclear conflict in Iran, the Eurozone debt crisis and the future of the North Korean state, among others...

Pro-democracy leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), might contest the elections.

US State Department 'concerned' by surprise raids on human rights offices.

Egypt's popular Islamist movement commits itself to protecting victimised Christians as they prepare for Coptic Christmas.

Putin loyalist shunted sideways as way to ease row over Russian elections.

Parliamentary elections continue in Egypt but 10 months after president Hosni Mubarak stepped down, the country is still fighting.

Moscow saw the biggest show of solidarity by protesters.

Cairo's Tahrir Square scene of more protests against military rulers following escalating violence by security forces.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned that 'provocateurs and extremists' will not be permitted to 'divide Russian society'.

Ageing Zimbabwean tyrant Robert Mugabe is apparently still a trendy leader after the launch of his fashion label in Harare is proving to be a hit with young voters.

December 2011 officially marks the full withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, but with a divided political landscape, an increasing insurgency attack and the Syrian crisis still threatening to spread, the country's future is still uncertain.

Vladimir Putin has blamed Russian exiles in London for an article investigating corruption in the country’s parliamentary elections.

Hundreds of Congolese people took to the streets of London to on Wednesday in protest at the recent elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the apparent lack of interest from the Western world.

Cracks are appearing in the far-right English Defence League's (EDL) political ambitions, as its members favour the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) over its affiliates the British Freedom Party (BFP) - by a margin of almost three to one.

A long-serving human rights activist has become President of Tunisia in the first democratic election since the country's revolution in January.

Syria is holding local elections despite continuing clashes between protesters and the regime of President Bashar al Assad.

Russia’s parliamentary election results will stand despite widespread claims of corruption, a spokesman for Vladimir Putin has claimed.

Navalny has warned that Russia and its current rulers are facing an "Arab spring" like uprising.

Thousands of Russians were protesting on Saturday against the alleged vote-rigging during the State Duma elections on Dec. 4. The protest is widely seen as a test of Putin's patience to allow peaceful demonstrations in the country.