Iran's constitutional watchdog, the Guardian Council, has ruled out women's candidacy in the June 14 presidential election.
The semi-official Mehr news agency quoted Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, a clerical member of the unelected and unaccountable Guardian Council, as saying on Thursday that the Islamic...
The European Union Election Observation Mission has termed Pakistan's conduct of the parliamentary election as "satisfactory or good" but stressed the need for continued improvement in the electoral process, in particular the consolidation and strengthening of the electoral framework.
The European...
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is set to lead the country again after unofficial results placed his party in a comfortable position against his political rivals, according to the several media reports on Sunday. But, no official results have yet been released.
The unofficial partial...
Prosecutors in Italy have sought another trial for former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on charges of bribing a left-wing senator in 2006 for joining his right-wing People of Freedom (PDL) party, it was announced Thursday.
Berlusconi is accused of paying three million euros to left-wing senator...
An appeals court in the Italian city of Milan has upheld the conviction of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi by a lower court on charges of tax evasion, Italian media reported Wednesday.
Nevertheless, Wednesday's verdict does not mean that 76-year-old Berlusconi will begin his jail term right...