Elections

Nina Siahkali Moradi, a 27-year-old aspiring electoral candidate in Iran, has been denied the position despite winning enough votes.

Electoral tampering by Zanu PF paints even bleaker outlook for troubled Zimbabe.

Australia PM Kevin Rudd accuses Scott of setting poor example in new sexism shame for opposition leader.

France follows in Germany's footsteps and beats analysts' expectations by growing 0.5%

Gift Chimanikire admits to seeing 'memorandum of understanding' between two nations.

Murdoch-dominated Australian press is uniformly hostile in its welcome for the campaigning UK MP.

It's finally happened. The Cult of David Miliband is finally on its way out along with the man himself. His goodbye letter in the New Statesman has been greeted with nice dose of scepticism and criticism whereas three years ago the reaction would have been adulation and astonishment at his great insight.

Companies with 5bn rupee market capital will have to earmark 2% of their annual profit for corporate social responsibility.

Conservative candidate jailed for 16 years for selling guns to London drug gangs.

EU report finds average mobile call cost varies by 774% across the 28 European countries.

Ukip MEP defends foreign aid remarks and insists voters agree with him.

Daniel Stewart's chief economist guides us through the month ahead

New president is sworn into office promising 'moderate' rule and a better standard of living for Iranians.

Rohani and North Korea accuse US of seeking excuses for confrontation.

Mugabe's opponent Morgan Tsvangirai rejects result and calls for mass protests, while US and UK say vote was flawed.

Iran state TV retracts anti-Israel comments, as Rouhani prepares for inauguration.

Zanu-PF Party won 142 of the 210 parliament seats in elections the African Union said were free and peaceful.

Dr Simon Usherwood analyses whether Farage's UK Independence Party can bolster popularity despite a raft of issues

PM Morgan Tsvangirai says elections are "null and void" amid vote-rigging claims

Jailed Popular Party treasurer Luis Barcenas accuses PM of receiving cash from slush fund.

Former president and wife Carla Bruni reportedly chipped in a paltry €7,500 to repay an €11m party debt

Zimbabwe is heading to presidential polls with incumbent president, Robert Mugabe, aged 89, confident of extending his 33-year rule.

Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett has controversial views on Palestinian prisoners.

India's GDP growth forecast lowered to 5.5%, from 5.7% earlier.

Cameron unlikely to be comforted by ambitious blond's latest words on leadership

Leaders from North Korea, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Syria to attend.

Documents obtained by IBTimes UK lift lid on Eritrean government collecting illegal tax in violation of UN and Foreign Office.

Daniel Stewart's chief economist guides us through the week ahead for central bank meetings and economic data

Rising unease as policeman injured by car bomb, and accusations fly in wake of assassination.

Neo-Nazi leader Nikos Michaloliakos calls for removal of immigrants as loudspeaker plays Hitler-era Horst Wessel song.