Dictator's daughter, ex-mayor join SKorea presidential race
675740
The daughter of a former South Korean dictator and an ex-mayor who launched the &quot;greening&quot; of Seoul have announced their bids for the presidency, reports have said.
555496
South Koreans vote on Wednesday in a presidential election expected to be won by a conservative former CEO who says he'll help business and get tough on North Korea, but whose leadership may be undermined by a fraud probe.
352045
Exclusive Interview: TIME talks to South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon, the leading candidate to succeed Kofi Annan as U.N. Secretary General, about Pyongyang's latest provocations
125253
NAIROBI - The son of a Somali warlord who eluded and embarrassed United States forces a decade ago on Sunday stepped up his campaign to become president of a country his father helped plunge into anarchy.
768012
ISLAMABAD, September 20 (Online): Former chief minister Punjab and the exiled PML-N, president Mian Shahbaz Sharif will likely to visit Pakistan to attend the wedding ceremony of two of his daughters, say close sources to exiled Sharif family.
56589
NAUDERO, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto's party appointed her son and her husband to succeed the slain Pakistani opposition leader on Sunday and the party said it would take part in a Jan 8 election as Bhutto would have wanted.
674600
Ban Ki-Moon, South Korea's foreign minister, is the leading candidate to replace Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
346611
Indonesia has been staging landmark elections widely expected to see a former general unseat President Megawati Sukarnoputri. Megawati faces her former security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the presidential
55505
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il1s eldest son, Kim Jong Nam, has been living in the Chinese territory for the past three years, according to a news report
691174
South Korea's President Roh Moo-Hyun started an official visit to Brazil as part of his country's campaign to find new business in the region.
619916
South Koreans went to the polls on Wednesday expected to choose as president a former CEO vowing to knock the economy into shape and stand up to the North, but whose authority could be weakened by a fraud investigation.
316150
The election Wednesday of former Hyundai executive may signal a review of South Korea's policy toward the North.
467320
Once again the Kremlin-backed candidate will face the opposition leader who favors closer ties with the West.
692623
King Norodom Sihamoni, a former dancer, was chosen to succeed his father Norodom Sihanouk after he announced his abdication earlier this month.
358950
PAJU, South Korea  - A South Korean presidential limousine entered the North on Tuesday, taking officials on a scouting mission ahead of the second only summit meeting between leaders of the two sides.
121258
President Nestor Kirchner and his wife are poised to launch a new political dynasty Sunday in an election that promises to replace him with her.
384403
South Korean and U.S. officials are discussing a possible visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell to Seoul next week, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, just two weeks ahead of the U.S. presidential election.