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By Greg Flakus Houston 31 January 2006 watch Enron Trial report The trial of two former top executives of the Enron corporation began Monday in Houston with the selection of a 12-person jury. Opening
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 27 February 2008 Russians go to the polls on Sunday for a presidential election in which the victory of Kremlin-backed candidate Dmitri Medvedev is considered a foregone conclusion. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky rep
By Edward Yeranian Beirut 15 December 2007 U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Welch arrived in Beirut Saturday for talks with top political and religious leaders, in an apparent bid to jumpstart a presidential election scheduled in parliament fo
By Stefan Bos Budapest 26 November 2007 First official results show the centrist opposition party of Romanian President Traian Basescu has won Romania's first European Parliament elections since it joined the European Union this year. As Stefan Bos r
By Kurt Achin Seoul 26 December 2007 The office of South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun says he will not prevent an independent counsel investigation of the man elected to replace him next year. Experts say the probe into possible fraud by president-e
By Kurt Achin Seoul 21 February 2008 Independent investigators have cleared South Korea's president-elect of fraud and stock manipulation allegations. Lee Myung-bak has been relieved of what could have been a serious obstacle to his administration ju
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 27 February 2008 The political parties in what is expected to become the new ruling coalition in Pakistan's national assembly have held their first joint meeting, calling on President Pervez Musharraf to convene the assemb
By Nathan Morley Nicosia 25 February 2008 After winning the presidential elections in Cyprus, communist-leader Demetris Christofias says he will try to restart unification talks on the divided island. Nathan Morley reports for VOA from Nicosia. Demet
By Barry Wood Belgrade 19 January 2007 Serbians go the polls for parliamentary elections Sunday. Voters will be choosing candidates from 20 political parties and coalitions who are vying for 250 seats in parliament. VOA's Barry Wood in Belgrade repor
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 16 August 2007 U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher reaffirmed Washington's support for Pakistan's embattled President General Pervez Musharraf during a visit to Islamabad Thursday. The visit comes amid mountin
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 03 December 2007 A coalition of Kenyan non-governmental organizations has released a new report charging parties and candidates with widespread bribing of voters before presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for De
Africans, like many people around the world, are watching with great interest as the United States prepares to choose its next president. Correspondent Scott Bobb has this sampling of what some on the continent are thinking about the election and wh
President-elect Barack Obama announced the key members of his foreign policy and national security team Monday, including his choice of former political rival Hillary Clinton to be his secretary of state. In addition, Mr. Obama has decided to keep o
President-elect Barack Obama has named his one-time political rival, New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, as his secretary of state. Clinton is expected to resign her Senate seat to prepare to lead U.S. foreign policy in the latest chapter in he
President-elect Barack Obama has re-appointed President Bush's Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to serve the new administration next year - a move analysts say brings experience, stability and some political diversity to his cabinet. VOA's Al Pessi
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is moving his White House transition forward, as political turmoil builds over the selection of his successor in the United States Senate. The governor of the state of Illinois stands accused of trying to sell the Se
U.S. President George Bush and President-elect Barack Obama meet Monday at 2PM in the White House. Mr. Obama and his family will get a tour of the White House from President Bush and first lady Laura Bush. It will be their first opportunity to speak
President-elect Barack Obama is moving quickly to fill important jobs in his administration and develop his response to the economic crisis. Political analysts say the transition to the new administration is particularly important with the nation fac
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 13 March 2008 Voters in Iran go to the polls on Friday for a parliamentary election seen mainly as a contest between competing conservative factions, after authorities barred the majority of reformist candidates from runni
By Meredith Buel Islamabad 18 February 2008 Polls have closed in Pakistan, where voters turned out to elect a new parliament and mark the country's transition from military rule to a democracy. Threats of violence appeared to keep voter turnout low.