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Deputy gubernatorial hopeful Sylviana Murni has the potential to attract the votes of senior civil servants in next year's Jakarta gubernatorial election on the back of her vast experience as a city official in the Jakarta administration, an analyst ...

BAKU More than 86 percent of Azerbaijanis voted to amend the country's Constitution, the Central Election Committee said late Monday. The amendments will create new leadership positions including a "First Vice Presidency" and a number of ...

HEMPSTEAD, NY -- Well, we're finally here: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump tonight square off in their first presidential debate at Hofstra University, making it arguably the most consequential night so far of the 2016 election. The stakes are ...

By Timothy Mclaughlin CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) said on Monday that its members voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, setting the stage for a potential work stoppage as soon as mid-October. The CTU, which ...

ONE of Ireland's largest local authorities has opted not to reduce its Local Property Tax (LPT) rate for 2017 amid concerns over the funding shortfall it would create. ONE of Ireland's largest local authorities has opted not to reduce its Local ...

By Helen Murphy and Luis Jaime Acosta CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - A rejection of Colombia's peace accord in a referendum next week would be a "leap into the abyss" as it could intensify the war and cost the country a decade to get Marxist FARC ...

By MACHARIA GAITHO More by With some 314 days to go before the General Election, all of us ought to be giving serious consideration to the type of leaders we want. I start on the assumption that we will all want to exercise our constitutional ...

Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign rally at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, on Sept. 15. Justin Sullivan/ Popularity polls for the Democratic and Republican nominees are at an all-time low. But that doesn't necessarily ...

BRUSSELS (Sputnik) The European Parliament's Committee onCivil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) voted Monday infavor ofgranting Ukraine visa-free regime withthe European Union. As many as39 lawmakers supported the move while four