India has reacted cautiously to Pakistan’s political crisis but there is concern the nuclear-armed neighbors’ rapprochement could be damaged.

U.S. immigration reform has become a rogue political issue, inflaming passions from local town boards to the presidential campaign trail.

Cristina Kirchner has won Argentina’s presidency, but she will have to deal with her husband’s economic legacy and charges of a political dynasty.

The reelection of President Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan falls at a perilous moment as the nation struggles with conflicting internal and international pressures.

The election of a veteran politician raises as many questions as it answers in a country brimming with political uncertainty.

Strange money stashes and questionable inflation numbers cloud the future for President Nestor Kirchner and his wife Cristina, Argentina’s political power couple.

A landslide vote against Shinzo Abe’s ruling party exposes rifts in the country’s policies, both at home and abroad.

Turkey’s parliamentary poll focused attention on rifts between secularists and moderate Islamists, not to mention the buildup of Turkish troops along Iraq’s border.

New French President Nicolas Sarkozy hopes his party's striking victory in the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday will provide a strong mandate to govern and seal his ideological win over the French socialism.

Violence, corruption charges, and prominent personalities color voting in Filipino elections. The results could determine the staying power of President Arroyo.

Nicolas Sarkozy’s election as France’s new president prompted talk of a golden age in U.S.-French relations, but experts advise caution.

The French presidential race between socialist Segolene Royal and conservative Nicolas Sarkozy is so close that a televised debate could be the deciding factor.

The prospect of an Islamist president has launched heated national debate between Turkey’s traditionalist secular leaders and its moderate Islamists.

A new report sharply criticizes Israel’s conduct of last year’s Lebanon war, singling out Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and amplifying calls for his ouster.

Tony Blair announced plans to step down as Britain’s Prime Minister, but unhappiness over his Iraq policies overshadow talk of his political legacy.

A deeply divided electorate in France on Sunday set up a classic second- round battle between socialist Segolene Royal and interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy.

Election monitors and the opposition decry Sunday’s presidential elections as Nigeria’s worst vote in history, issuing calls for a new vote.

Widespread allegations of vote rigging, intimidation, and outright violence dashed hopes of a clean election in Nigeria on Sunday and led to calls for a clean slate.

Nigerians have begun voting in two sets of elections closely watched for signs of the fitness of their democracy. Early indications are discouraging.

Three new candidates—and one familiar spoiler—are trying to impress a skeptical French public as they compete to succeed a weakened Jacques Chirac.