Irish vote on razor&#39;s edge as polling starts
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Irish voters headed for the polls on  Thursday uncertain who will take charge of their flourishing  economy after one of the closest election battles in living  memory.
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Ireland&#39;s fine start to the World Cup qualification endures. Four points from two matches provide strong foundations, though the performance here might have yielded less.
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Although polls show the US presidential race a virtual dead heat, Democrat John Kerry appears to be gaining an edge over George W. Bush among the key states that could decide the outcome.
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President of Sinn Fein, Gerry Adams emerges from a polling station in West Belfast after casting his vote.Comment
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Northern Ireland's biggest Protestant and Catholic parties were far ahead of rivals on Thursday in early results from assembly elections, as the province took a step toward restoring shared government.
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Hard-liners raced ahead Thursday in an election to decide who will control the Northern Ireland Assembly _ and hold the key to revived power-sharing in this British territory.Comment
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Northern Ireland's main Protestant and Catholic parties were out in front as the first results were declared Thursday in elections that could usher in a new power-sharing administration.
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Voters are heading to the polls in the Republic of Ireland with Prime Minister Bertie Ahern seeking a third term.
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It&#39;s becoming increasingly clear that turnout will decide the 2004 election. While one candidate could still seize the momentum in the campaign&#39;s closing week, the election is so close in 12 states that the
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Northern Ireland headed to the polls Wednesday in a make-or-break chance at building a lasting power-sharing administration between Protestants and Catholics.
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The wartime presidential race between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry heads to its presumed photo finish this morning as voting precincts open across Arizona and the nation, and with public opinion polls showing crucial states could go either way.
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Voting began on Saturday in some overseas  French territories in the final round of parliamentary  elections expected to give conservative President Nicolas  Sarkozy a big majority for his reform plans.
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Polls are due to open in an election which the government hopes will bring a return to devolution
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Jamaicans are due to vote in a general election which is expected to be the closest contest for years.
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There is just one day until America&#39;s voters head to the polls. Today the presidential candidates are continuing their whirlwind campaigning, trying to energize voters to get to the polls and to spark turnout in their favor.
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The divided voters of Northern Ireland held the fate of power-sharing in their hands as they began deciding Wednesday which parties should control a Catholic-Protestant administration.
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Northern Ireland's voters go to the polls Wednesday to elect a power-sharing administration between Catholics and Protestants, aimed at restoring self-rule in Belfast.