It has been a close fight for Philippine vice president between administration bet congresswoman Leni Robredo and Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., son and namesake of late president Ferdinand Marcos.
Millions of Filipinos began casting their votes in polling centers across the country on Monday to pick a new president.
More than 54 million Filipinos began casting their votes in polling centers across the country on Monday to pick a new president.
Indonesia is seeking wider technology cooperation with several European countries which will be initiated with related firms during the upcoming visit of Indonesian President Joko Widodo to the continent.
The European Parliament (EP) opened its plenary session on Monday during which the fight against terrorism and the stalemate in the handling of the refugee crisis is at the heart of the debates.
Harvard University plans to install a plaque next week honoring four slaves who worked on the campus in the 1700s, to acknowledge its role in slavery, the Ivy League university's president said on Wednesday.
Myanmar's President-elect U Htin Kyaw has said that his election as new president of Myanmar is a victory of the people, local media reported Wednesday.
U Htin Kyaw of Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD), led by Aung San Suu Kyi, won the presidential election Tuesday with the highest number of votes through secret voting, becoming the country's new president for the next five-year term.
Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party on Monday (March 7) denounced as "fake" a widely circulated letter purporting to reveal its choice of proxy Myanmar president, as speculation over who will take the role reaches fever pitch.
India on Tuesday displayed its military might at its 67th Republic Day parade in the national capital, with French President Francois Hollande as the chief guest.
Portuguese Social Democratic Party candidate Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa garnered more than 50 percent of the votes in the Portuguese Presidential elections on Sunday, local TV channels reported, citing preliminary results of the elections.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday poured cold water on the speculation that First Lady Michelle Obama would run for president in the future.
Former FIFA vice president Eugenio Figueredo was held in jail pending trial in his native country Uruguay Thursday after being extradited from Switzerland.
Sri Lanka's cabinet approves proposal to cut president's power
The National Assembly voted on Friday to remove opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) vice president Kem Sokha from the post of the parliament's first vice president after a proposal from a majority of the lawmakers.
Maldives Vice President Ahmed Adheeb was arrested by the Maldivian police on Saturday on charges of 'high treason' over his alleged involvement in a blast on a presidential yacht carrying the president last month.
The Philippine current election season promises to be fun with some weird personalities that range from the comical to the inane and ridiculous running for president along with well-known political figures.
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