Turkey votes in most important election in decades
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey  - Turks began voting on Sunday in a parliamentary election pitting the ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party against nationalists who disagree strongly over the future path of the secular Muslim country.
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JAKARTA: Indonesians cast their ballots Monday in the country&#39;s first democratic presidential election in a vote which will cap months of polls and finally consign decades of dictatorship to history.
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The Islamic-inspired party took nearly half of the total vote in national elections in a stinging rebuke to Turkeyâs old guard.
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GAMPONG COT, Indonesia  - Acehnese poured into polling stations on Monday to vote in a landmark election in the once-rebellious Indonesian province aimed at bolstering a peace deal between the government and separatists.
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In elections this Sunday, liberal Turks may turn their backs on the secular elite that they have long supported.
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Turkey's ruling AK Party looks set to win Sunday's parliamentary elections, but the size of its majority could depend on millions of young voters who will cast their ballots for the first time this week.
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Indonesians start voting in the second and final round of their country's presidential elections.
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An overwhelming majority of Turks back the government's call for the president to be elected by a direct popular vote rather than through parliament, a poll published by Vatan newspaper showed on Wednesday.
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan  celebrated on Monday a decisive poll victory but now faces  challenges over delayed presidential elections, Kurdish  separatist violence and Ankara&#39;s troubled EU bid.
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Turkish MPs are expected to elect a controversial former Islamist, Abdullah Gul, as president of the republic.
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ABOUT 140 million Indonesians are expected to vote today in the country&#39;s first direct presidential election, with incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri hoping for a late surge of support to cling to office.
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Turkey's ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party won 51.6 percent of the vote in a decisive national election victory on Sunday after nearly a quarter of votes had been counted, according to private broadcaster CNN Turk.
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Turkey&#39;s ruling AK Party on Monday  celebrated its decisive victory in a parliamentary election,  but strong nationalist gains dented its majority and could  hamper reforms crucial to its European Union bid.
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Hundreds of thousands of Turks living abroad have been voting early as they arrive at Turkish airports or borders, anxious to play their part in an election they see as key to Turkey's future direction.
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After more than two decades of war, Afghanistan votes today in its first Presidential elections. And with the Taliban threatening to disrupt the polls, security is very tight across the country.
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A vote in Parliament set the stage for a showdown with the secular elite over Islamâs place in Turkish society.
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Turks voted for a new parliament on Sunday, faced with a choice between the ruling AK Party's pro-business, religiously conservative policies and nationalist rivals keen to keep Islam out of politics.