PRESIDENT OFFERS FIVE PROMISES ON EVE OF LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS
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Taipei, Dec. 10 (CNA) President Chen Shui-bian went into overdrive Friday on the eve of the legislative elections to campaign for ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidates, pledging to realize five
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Hamid Karzai on Tuesday vowed to fight drugs and terrorism and work hard to lead his country forward as he was sworn in as Afghanistanâs first directly-elected president.
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The election of Lebanon's president must  go ahead on Saturday as scheduled, French President Nicolas  Sarkozy told his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in a phone  call, Sarkozy's spokesman said on Friday.
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The following diary of events leading up to the presidential election on Nov. 2.
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Â·  UMP and allies expected to win 70% of 577 seats Â·  President set to unleash string of radical reforms
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US and Iraqi leaders on Monday pledged to hold the Iraqi elections as scheduled amid continued violence in Iraq. &quot;I expressed my strong belief that Iraqi elections must
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai vowed on  Thursday that a historic presidential election would go ahead  in two days' time and reflect the people's wishes despite  inevitable attempts by Taliban fighters to derail the vote.
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The president vowed on Tuesday to forge ahead with a major military offensive against Muslim militants in the southern Philippines that is believed to have been the motivation for deadly bombings in three cities.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank, Dec. 16 -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced Saturday that he has decided to call early elections, including for his own office, to end a political crisis in the territories that has brought a surge in deadly factional violence over the past week.
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After a series of political defeats in the Knesset Monday, including the passage of two no-confidence motions, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said that early elections were
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Hamid Karzai pledged Thursday to use his five-year term as Afghanistan&#39;s first elected president to crack down on warlords and the country&#39;s booming drug economy.
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In a draft resolution likely to be adopted, a top PLO body asked President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday to hold early presidential and legislative elections.
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Â· Government ordered to give reason for crackdownÂ· President awaits key court ruling on re-election bid
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The five goals that should be met before the U.S. leaves
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President-elect Felipe Calderon unveiled his agenda Thursday for the one institution many believe can unite the divided nation &#151; Mexico's Congress.
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US President George W. Bush announced here on Thursday his five-step plan for reconstruction of Iraq, saying to help Iraq conduct national elections no later than next January is &quot;the most important step.
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: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is preparing a five-year program for Indonesia&#39;s new government after winning three in five votes in the presidential election, M. Lufti, a spokesman for Susilo, said late last night.