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AP - Southern Sudan’s president told members of the U.N. Security Council that if the Khartoum-based north tries to delay a January independence referendum the south will hold the vote…

AP - Official vote returns indicate Brazil’s leading presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff has been forced into a second-round runoff.

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AP - A one-time Marxist guerrilla chosen by Brazil’s beloved leader to succeed him took a wide lead in Sunday’s presidential election, but a second-round vote seemed likely, an exit…

AP - A one-time Marxist guerrilla chosen by Brazil’s most popular leader in history to succeed him took a wide lead in Sunday’s presidential election, but a second-round vote was…

AP - President Hugo Chavez’s opponents blocked him from capturing an overwhelming majority in Venezuela’s congressional election, making gains that could challenge the firebrand leader’s iron grip on power.

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AP - Opponents of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez tried to break his long-standing monopoly on power Sunday in congressional elections, while the firebrand leader rallied his supporters urging them to…

AP - President Hugo Chavez was seeking to hold on to his dominant control of Venezuela’s congress on Sunday in elections that put his popularity to a critical test.

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AP - Going into Sunday’s legislative elections, President Hugo Chavez pitched his candidates like a salesman, promising Venezuelans he will give them low-interest credit cards and discounted appliances from washing…

AP - The Catholic Church on Tuesday launched a countrywide campaign in Sudan to pray for peace ahead of a scheduled referendum on southern independence that some fear may lead…

AP - Afghan election observers urged President Hamid Karzai’s government on Monday to allow an independent investigation into reports of widespread fraud during last weekend’s parliamentary elections, including intimidation of…