Indian Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah Monday filed his nomination papers from Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
Greece's parliament passed into law on early Monday a draft bill on the next round of reforms requested by international creditors before the disbursement of further bailout funding to the country.
Indian police Wednesday reviewed security arrangements for candidates contesting the upcoming general elections and polling stations in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said.
The Italian parliament began debating an electoral bill on Wednesday, paving the way to a reform seen as a top priority in the country.
Bangladesh ruling Awami League suffered a blow in the first phase of local elections on Wednesday.
Nepal has entered into a new political deadlock after the Prime Minister Sushil Koirala failed to expand his cabinet due to the non-cooperation from the coalition partner CPN-UML, leaders said on Sunday.
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has urged the government to stop extra-judicial killing and abduction immediately.
Matteo Renzi, the leader of Italy's center-left Democratic Party (PD), the biggest in the ruling coalition, on Wednesday played down the importance of some dissent within his party and went ahead to outline an agenda of reforms that he was urging the country's coalition government to introduce.
Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama said he would resign as Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) commander in March to prepare for the upcoming general election, local media reported Thursday.
Italy's former center-left head Pier Luigi Bersani has undergone a brain surgery that was "technically successful" after he suffered a surface brain hemorrhage, doctors at a hospital in Parma said on Monday.
The Cambodian opposition party' s daily protests have been destroying the country's economy and causing social instability, Dr. Ros Chantraboth, advisor to Prime Minister Hun Sen, said Monday.
Tensions were running high across the Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Monday as ruling party's women activists clashed with opposition protesters.
The Bangladeshi government has assured its regional neighbors of more security for their diplomatic missions as well as nationals in the country.
Thai political parties started Monday to register their party-list candidates for the upcoming Feb.2 general election amid disruption from anti-government protesters who have besieged the registration venue.
A group of former Your Party members headed by its previous Secretary-General Kenji Eda launched a new political party Wednesday with 14 supporters united in creating a viable opposition force to counter Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's autocratic ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
Defying the countrywide dawn-to-dusk general strike enforced by an Islamist party protesting the execution of its leader convicted of war crimes, thousands of Bangladesh businessmen staged white flag rallies calling for a " peaceful business environment."
After suffering an unexpected and humiliating loss in the Nov. 19 elections for members the Constituent Assembly (CA), Nepal's UCPN (Maoist) is now in a dilemma over its future role in the country's political arena.
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