As Zimbabwe holds its breath for presidential election results, some observers worry about a tainted vote and continued economic upheaval.

Experts doubt Zimbabwe’s March 29 election will be fair, but fissures have opened in President Robert Mugabe’s ruling party and traditional support base.

A new Nationalist president in Taiwan promises to herald an era of better relations with mainland China.

Western powers criticize Iran’s election, but the vote could weaken Iran’s president and advance an explicit if unstated goal of Washington and its allies.

Ethnic tensions with minority Chinese and Indians leads to an election setback for Malaysia’s governing coalition.

Dmitri Medvedev handily won Russia’s presidential elections. He stands to inherit an economy on the rise but fraught with potential land mines.

The United States is recalibrating its policy toward Pakistan, which hinged on Pakistani military action against terrorist groups.

Pakistan’s parliamentary polls take place after months of turmoil and deepening unease about the political leadership of the country.

Taiwan’s referendums on membership in the United Nations ratchet up Chinese threats and escalate U.S. concerns over regional stability.

Economic instability ahead of March parliamentary elections could alter the political situation inside Iran, setting the stage for a showdown in the 2009 presidential contest.

Mitt Romney took his turn as a Republican primary winner, capturing the industrial state of Michigan in a contest pivoting on the economy and U.S. competitiveness.

Seized by political turmoil, Pakistan lowers economic forecasts and confronts serious questions over inflation and trade.

As the presidential campaign accelerates, voters signal increasing concern over gas prices. Both parties offer a mixed bag of solutions.

A new deal may end monarchy in the Himalayan kingdom but political stability in Nepal remains a distant prospect.

The economy and the Iraq war remained top concerns in New Hampshire where Washington veterans John McCain and Hillary Clinton won the nation’s first primary votes.

Bhutto’s assassination and the tumult that followed highlights serious problems in Pakistan’s transition toward democracy.

The conservative front-runner won South Korea’s December 19 elections. His policies could test relations with North Korea.

The defeat of Venezuela’s constitutional reform referendum marks a significant setback to President Hugo Chavez’s bid to expand his socialist revolution.

As Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez moves to enact sweeping constitutional reforms, signs of discontent grow—even among supporters.

Pakistan’s political crisis has revealed a realist edge in the way U.S. presidential candidates of both parties consider alliances, democracy, and diplomacy.