Afghan presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday rejected the preliminary results of the presidential runoff announced Monday, saying he is the winner and the people of Afghanistan want him to announce government.
The top UN official in Afghanistan said here Wednesday that 530 security incidents were recorded on June 14, when the presidential runoff election was held in the country, with more than 250 of those assessed as being directly election related.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's elder brother Mahmud Karzai on Monday announced his support to presidential hopeful Dr. Abdullah Abdullah in the runoff scheduled for June 14.
Afghan presidential candidate Zalmai Rassoul who secured third position in the race after votes counting announced his support to the leading candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday.
A leading Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday said that he will decide whether to take part in a possible runoff election after the final results are announced.
The Indian Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah Wednesday said if Narendra Modi comes to power, he would annihilate Muslims of India.
Afghanistan's election commission has announced the partial result of April 5 presidential elections on Sunday under which Dr. Abdullah Abdullah was in lead followed by former finance minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and ex-foreign minister Zalmai Rassoul.
Indian Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah Monday filed his nomination papers from Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
The Indian-controlled Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's comment on LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) Thursday evoked sharp criticism from religious groups.
The exiled Syrian opposition's desire for a foreign-backed intervention further pushes Syria away from political solutions, but toward a dangerous military showdown, analysts said.
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