BAGHDAD — President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden intervened personally to save an agreement allowing Iraq's elections to proceed, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Monday, highlighting the stakes in the deal for an eventual American t
BUCHAREST - Romanian President Traian Basescu narrowly won re-election but his leftist challenger alleged fraud and vowed to contest the result, extending a deadlock that has imperiled an IMF-led financial rescue deal. Basescu won 50.3 percent to 4
BUCHAREST - Romanian President Traian Basescu edged toward a second term on Monday with most of the votes counted in a close runoff election which his Social-Democrat rival was expected to win. Despite many observers describing Mircea Geoana as the
BAGHDAD - An Iraqi election official says discussions are under way to set a new date for the country's parliamentary elections. The elections had been scheduled for Jan. 16, but officials are now studying at least a six-week delay until late Februa
BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers reached a minutes-to-midnight deal late Sunday, clearing a path to national elections early next year that are seen as crucial to a smooth U.S. troop withdrawal. The Iraqi parliament approved a revised elections law t
BAGHDAD Iraqi lawmakers on Sunday reached an agreement on seat distribution for the upcoming election, an apparent end to a months-long impasse that threatened to delay the vote beyond the end of the current government's mandate.They voted on the d
BUCHAREST - Romania's incumbent President Traian Basescu and his Social-Democrat challenger Mircea Geoana both claimed victory in Sunday's presidential run-off vote. The conflicting claims came after televised exit polls put Geoana ahead of the cen
BAGHDAD - Iraq's vice president said Saturday there are optimistic signs toward a political agreement on parliamentary elections, but warned he could again veto the plan if it does not meet his demands for greater Sunni outreach in the balloting.
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