The first presidential debate suggests that Barack Obama came out on top, but there was overwhelming agreement that both Obama and John McCain would be able to handle the job of president if elected...
SYDNEY, Oct 13 - Australian attitudes to China are cooling, with 50 percent believing there is too much Chinese investment in Australia and almost half the population in favour of limiting China's influence, a poll...
NEW YORK, Sept 16 - Wall Street investors are happy holding Uruguayan assets even though presidential candidate Jose Mujica, a former guerrilla chief, is leading the polls to become the next leader of the South...
CANBERRA, Sept 8 - Support for Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is at near record levels a year from fresh elections, and with speculation of an early snap poll, despite rising unemployment and the threat...
TOKYO, Aug 30 - Polling booths opened on Sunday for Japan's election, with the untested opposition Democratic Party tipped in opinion polls to win a huge victory over the long-ruling conservative Liberal Democratic Party. Voting...
CANBERRA, Aug 27 - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd maintains a commanding lead over a struggling opposition, despite his key climate policy being rejected by parliament's upper house Senate, the latest Reuters Poll Trend has...
* "Vote for our country's progress," Karzai says * Taliban threatens poll, warns Afghans to stay home * Election a big test for Kabul and Washington (Adds international forces' commander comments) KABUL, Aug 20 -...
* Australia PM says no plan for snap poll on carbon scheme * Opens door to compromise emission trade scheme * Analysts sceptical, see Rudd holding poll option open (Adds analyst, background) CANBERRA, Aug 14...
* Australia PM says no plan for snap poll on carbon scheme * Opens door to compromise with opposition lawmakers * Determined to pass carbon laws before Copenhagen summit (Adds analyst, background) CANBERRA, Aug 14...
* Australia PM says no plan for snap poll on carbon scheme * Opens door to compromise with opposition lawmakers * Determined to pass carbon laws before Copenhagen summit (Adds quotes, background) CANBERRA, Aug 14...