Croatian presidential election to take place on Dec. 27

September 17th, 2009 Gabon's opposition challenges election resultsLIBREVILLE, Gabon — Opposition candidates defeated in last month's disputed presidential election say they are challenging the results in court. Over two dozen opposition candidates issued a statement Thursday saying their experts had reviewed the results and found "grave irregularities and fraud" in the vote tallies issued by two-thirds of the country's polling stations.

September 16th, 2009 KABUL - President Hamid Karzai won an absolute majority in Afghanistan's presidential election, the official election commission announced Wednesday. Incumbent Karzai won 54.6 percent of the vote in the Aug 20 poll, nearly double the 27.8 percent of his nearest rival, Abdullah Abdullah, the commission said.

August 22nd, 2009 KABUL - Election monitors from the European Union Saturday described the Afghan presidential elections as "largely positive". Two days after the elections, the European Union Election Observation Mission to Afghanistan, in a statement, welcomed the elections "as a victory against those who wanted to prevent the Afghan people from deciding their own future".

August 20th, 2009 KABUL - Afghans began voting in the countrys second ever presidential election Thursday under the shadow of Taliban-led violence. Though unprecedented security arrangements have been in place, reports said that four rockets hit Kandahar city in southern Afghanistan minutes before the voting centres opened.

August 19th, 2009 Gunfire reported in Kabul on election eveKABUL — Gunfire is being heard in the center of the Afghan capital Kabul on the eve of the country's presidential election. Interior Ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary tells The Associated Press that three or four armed men have taken over a branch of the Pashtani Bank in the Jadi Maiwand area of Kabul and are battling police.

August 8th, 2009 Clinton: US to work with Afghan election winnerWASHINGTON —Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the U.S. is ready to work with the winner of Afghanistan's upcoming presidential election.

July 31st, 2009 ZAGREB - A Croatian cameraman was fired Friday after Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor took offence to a message on a T-shirt the cameraman was wearing at the government press conference. RTL television cameraman Thursday afternoon wore a T-shirt with the words: "I do not need sex, the government f***s me every day".

July 24th, 2009 RUDINE, Croatia — A two-car train carrying about 90 passengers derailed in a remote area of southern Croatia on Friday, killing six people and injuring at least 55, officials said. The high-speed train — traveling from Zagreb, Croatia's capital, to the city of Split — derailed in a remote, hilly area at about noon (1108 GMT; 7:08 a.m.

July 8th, 2009 Indonesians vote calmly in presidential electionJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesians voted in their emerging democracy's second direct presidential election, with the incumbent expected to win a single-round victory on the back of recent economic and political stability. An unofficial quick count at 2,000 polling stations with a fifth of ballots counted gave President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono 54 percent of the vote, which would be enough to avoid a runoff in September.

June 23rd, 2009 Serb convicted for killing of Croatian POWsBELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia's war crimes court convicted a Croatian Serb on Tuesday for his role in the 1991 torture and killing of 200 Croatian prisoners at a pig farm during the Balkan conflicts. Damir Sireta was sentenced after a six-month trial to serve 20 years in prison for war crimes.

June 13th, 2009 White House keeps close watch on Iran campaignWASHINGTON — The White House says it is monitoring Iran's presidential election results, including reports of voter fraud. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Saturday the Obama administration is keeping close watch on the election process, "including reports of irregularities." He said the White House was impressed "by the vigorous debate and enthusiasm that this election generated, particularly among young Iranians." Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) has claimed victory.

June 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama welcomed the "robust debate" that has taken place in Iran during the presidential election and expressed optimism it will boost efforts to open dialogue with the Islamic state. "We are excited to see what appears to be a robust debate taking place in Iran," Obama said Friday as Iranians went to the polls to vote in a race that pits conservative President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against reformist challenger Mir-Hossein Moussavi.

June 6th, 2009 RANCHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jharkhand has accused the Election Commission of India of trying to help the United Progressive Alliance by holding the election of two Rajya Sabha seats separately in the state. The Election Commission is trying to help the UPA by holding the election of two Rajya Sabha seats separately.

May 14th, 2009 Ivory Coast sets long-awaited election for Nov. 29ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Ivory Coast's Prime Minister Guillaume Soro announced on Thursday that the long-postponed presidential election will take place Nov.

May 9th, 2009 Croatian lawmaker convicted of war crimesZAGREB, Croatia — A Croatian court has convicted an opposition lawmaker of war crimes, making him the first senior politician from the country to be held responsible for wartime atrocities against Serbs. Branimir Glavas was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for war crimes against civilians.