Thailand sets date for election
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Thailand's election commission announces the first post-coup election will be held on 23 December.
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Crucial elections to decide Nepal's political future will be held on April 10, a minister said Friday.
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Thailand faced more political turmoil on Thursday after exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was banned from politics and his party dismantled, raising fears of unrest ahead of elections in December.
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President Robert Mugabe has set March 31 as the date for Zimbabwe's closely-watched parliamentary elections, the official government gazette said on Tuesday.
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Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin,  leader of Thailand's military coup, vows to appoint a new prime minister in two weeks.
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Four days after a coup that ousted a   democratically elected prime minister, all eyes are on the Thai   military to make good on its pledge to select an interim leader   to oversee political reforms and eventual elections.
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Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin   Shinawatra and the main opposition called on Thursday for swift   general elections in Thailand as military coup leaders banned   "political activities."
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Thailand's leading parties wooed possible partners for a coalition government on Monday, a day after allies of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra came out on top in the country's first election since he was ousted in a September 2006 military coup.
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Authorities in Bangkok stepped up security across the capital Wednesday as Thailand braced for a court ruling on whether to dissolve the kingdom&#39;s two main political parties.
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Military leaders in Thailand urge voters to accept the results of the forthcoming general election.
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Fears of a post-election dirty tricks campaign by Thailand's old guard appear to be coming true.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra heads for an unprecedented win in the general election.
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BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand's military coup leaders faced international calls yesterday for a swift return to democracy, after vowing to choose a new prime minister within two weeks to replace ousted Thaksin Shinawatra.
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After two years of political upheaval and post-coup policy bungles, most Thais and foreign investors hope Sunday's general election will signal the end of a period of disappointing economic growth.
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ThailandÂs military leaders said today that they would unveil a temporary constitution within days.
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Thailand's new prime minister started work on Monday with pledges to focus on national reconciliation and "people's happiness" in the wake of last month's military coup against Thaksin Shinawatra.
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As promised, the generals who seized power 15 months ago in a coup are holding an election on Sunday to hand Thailand back to a civilian government.