Bahrainis flock to polls after tense campaign
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Bahrainis flocked to the polls in the small Gulf state's national elections on Saturday, amid tension between the government and the Shi'ite Muslim opposition which boycotted the vote in the pro-Western kingdom in 2002.
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Pakistanis vote in parliamentary elections on Monday amid anxiety over further political turmoil and violence.
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MANAMA, Bahrain -- Campaigning has been dirty and divisive ahead of parliamentary elections today in this US Gulf ally: Mobile text messages warn voters that a landmark Shi'ite Muslim victory would turn Bahrain into a new Iraq and that female candidates will spread immorality.
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At last the much-discussed first-everAfghan presidential elections in the post-Taliban nation were held Saturday amid hopes and fears as the anti-government militias fired several
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Campaigning has been dirty and divisive ahead of parliamentary elections Saturday in this U.S. Gulf ally: Mobile text messages warn voters that a landmark Shiite Muslim victory would turn Bahrain into a new Iraq and that female candidates will spread immorality.
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Incident intensifies the threat of a violent sectarian split with the approach of elections that political leaders are struggling to salvage.
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Security forces conducted sweeps through Shiite villages in Bahrain on Saturday, arresting several protesters involved in a week of demonstrations against the Sunni-led government, witnesses and opposition groups said.
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Iraq's most powerful-looking electoral bloc unveiled a slate of candidates for its election campaign on Thursday, throwing down a gauntlet to minority Sunni Arabs who complain next month's vote will be marred by violence.
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Thousands of Iraqis voted abroad Sunday as their compatriots at home braved bombs and threats to go the polls in the first multi-party election in 50 years.
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Danes went to the polls on Tuesday with Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen banking on a popular crackdown on asylum-seekers and cuts in Denmark's high taxes to win him re-election despite a late opposition surge.
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Pakistani politicians were winding up campaigns on Saturday for a general election that is meant to complete a transition to civilian rule but has been overshadowed by fear of violence and accusations of rigging.
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BASRA, Iraq  - A few hours before four polling  stations in his city were bombed, Iraqi election official  Ibrahim Hassan Qassam had sounded quite confident about safety  and the prospect for a fair vote on Sunday.
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The campaign for the final round of Indonesia&#39;s presidential elections has kicked off, surrounded by heavy security following last week&#39;s bomb attack against the Australian Embassy.
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AMMAN, Jordan -- Iraqi voters living here and flying in from around the Middle East turned out yesterday on the final day of registration for Iraq's historic election, speaking excitedly of freedom and an unwillingness to bend to boycott calls. But turnout remained low.
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Iraqis around the world streamed into polling stations Sunday for their last chance to cast ballots in Iraq's historic election, expressing hopes that the vote will bring peace and stability to their homeland.
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MANAMA, Bahrain, Nov. 26 -- Bahrain's government has touted parliamentary elections here as a model for regional reform and a milestone for democracy. But critics say the polls are similar to those in many Arab countries: designed to give the appearance of democracy while maintaining the...
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Pakistanis cast their votes in parliamentary elections on Monday amid fears of violence, accusations of vote-rigging and surveys indicating opposition parties could fare well.