presidential election

In Senegal and around the world, Youssou N'Dour is a well-known singer, businessman and humanitarian. Though he lacks political experience, he is challenging Senegal's veteran leader and other candidates in next month's presidential election.

Will his popularity translate into votes?

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In the words of the Wu-Tang Clan, C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me).

. .and cash especially rules in politics. Super PAC Make Us Great Again has Texas-sized ambitions in its quest to make Gov.

Rick Perry the Republican candidate in the 2012 presidential election.

Add to the list: he sure travels like a candidate.

According to the Texas Tribune, Rick Perry's hefty traveling schedule has raised some eyebrows recently, especially as the governor has been unofficially roped into the running for the 2012 presidential election.

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev and his Prime Minister Vladimir Putin are sending confusing signals about which of them intends to stand as candidate in next year's presidential election.

Moscow is rife with speculation over which of the two men will emerge on top.

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Here is how you can make a difference, vote. Election day is today, Saturday, May 14. Voters will be selecting the City Council Members to Places 1, 3, and 4.

The turnout for the presidential election for the three precincts...

Leaders in Pakistan are watching the presidential election in Afghanistan on Thursday very closely. The two countries are neighbors, but they've not always been friends.

That's largely because of the activities of Taliban insurgents in the mountains that straddle their border.

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The polls are open throughout Afghanistan and there are reports of sporadic violence. Election officials say voter turnout was low in the opening hours of polling, but they hope it picks up later in the day.

Much of that has to do with whether voters feel safe enough to head to their polling stations to cast their vote in the presidential election.

Final preparations are underway in Afghanistan on the eve of the country's presidential election. It's the first such election in five years, and security increased dramatically over the past few days.

That's particularly true in the capital of Kabul, which has come under a number of attacks by the Taliban.

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