Argentina's first lady wins top job
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First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will become Argentina's first elected woman leader after easily winning a presidential vote that was largely a referendum on her husband's economic successes.
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's  ruling ZANU-PF confirmed the first woman to become his deputy  on Saturday, putting her on course to succeed Mugabe when he  eventually retires in 2008.
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LA PLATA, Argentina  - The political beliefs of Argentine presidential front-runner Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner were forged in the country's turbulent 1970s when she was a leftist activist and law student.
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A millionaire soccer boss from Argentina's center-right opposition won an election on Sunday to become the capital city's mayor but garnered too few votes to avoid a second round, exit polls showed.
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Most polls project first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will crush 13 rivals Sunday to replace her husband as Argentina's president. But no matter how easy her win, what follows will be tough: easing poverty, inflation and unemployment
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The wife of President Nestor Kirchner will run as the government candidate in Argentina's October presidential election after he decided not to seek re-election, a government spokesman said on Sunday.
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Argentines voted for a new president on Sunday with first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner poised to succeed her husband and become the country's first elected woman leader.
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NÃ©stor Kirchner would easily win re-election as Argentina's president. What was the thinking behind the decision to have his wife run instead?
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Argentine couples took home the top three spots in the salon dancing competition at the World Tango Championships, a day after winning the stage category.
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Argentina have returned to the top of FIFA's world rankings after winning their first two qualifying matches for the 2010 World Cup.
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First lady Cristina Fern&#225;ndez de Kirchner is expected to win Sunday's presidential vote.
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Argentines appeared certain to choose their first elected female president on Sunday, with first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner favored to win by a wide margin over her closest rival, another woman.
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Cristina Kirchner, wife of the country's popular president, startles the nation by announcing a bid to succeed him
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BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 28 -- The presidency of Argentina was handed from husband to wife Sunday, as first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner crushed 13 opposition candidates on the promise of adhering to the political principles that made President NÃÂ¿stor Kirchner one of Latin America's most popular...
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A millionaire soccer boss from Argentina's center-right opposition was elected mayor of Buenos Aires in a run-off vote on Sunday, defeating a candidate backed by President Nestor Kirchner.
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Argentina's First Lady, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, is set to  launch her campaign for October's presidential poll.
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Pratibha Patil has won India's presidential election and will become the country's first female president, officials say.