London, May 22 (ANI): One of Iran's most reform-minded presidential candidates has been barred from contesting next month's presidential election.

Sydney, May 19 (ANI): Iran has reportedly gone into 'internet coma' by tightening internet controls ahead of next month's presidential election, mindful of violent protests inspired last time around over claims of fraud.

London, May 17 (ANI): Iran's constitutional body, the Guardian Council, has ruled out women's participation in presidential elections as candidates.

Islamabad, May 12 (ANI): Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and the incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's close ally, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, have both registered as candidates for next month's presidential election.

Ulan Bator, May 12 (Xinhua-ANI): The Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) has nominated Health Minister Natsag Udval for the June 26 presidential election, making her the first woman to run for the country's top office.

Washington, May 11 (ANI): Indian-origin Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal delivered a keynote address on Friday at a Republican fundraiser in New Hampshire, an appearance that has renewed speculation that he is eyeing to contest presidential elections in 2016.

Washington, Apr.28 (ANI): US Vice President Joe Biden has said that Senator John McCain would have won the presidential elections in place of Barack Obama if the economy had not collapsed.

Caracas, April 15 (Xinhua-ANI): Venezuelan Acting President Nicolas Maduro narrowly won Sunday's presidential elections carrying 50.66 percent of the votes according to official tally, which was rejected by opposition challenger Henrique Capriles.

New York, Apr 12 (ANI): Kid Rock may have supported Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election, but that doesn't mean that he always supports their decisions.

Washington, Mar. 19 (ANI): The Republican National Committee (RNC) has released its wide-ranging 'autopsy' report, admitting some of its shortcomings after losing the 2012 presidential election.

London, Mar 9 (ANI): Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, who faces international charges of crimes against humanity, has won the presidential race in Kenya, according to Kenya's electoral commission.

Washington, Mar. 8 (ANI): If the 2016 presidential elections were held today, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will top any of several top-tier possible Republican candidates, including New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a new poll has found.

Washington, Mar 6 (ANI): Parliamentary elections in Egypt, scheduled to begin next month, have been suspended by a court amid political tensions in the country which have been going on for months.

Washington, Jan. 30 (ANI): Outgoing secretary of state Hillary Clinton has left the door open for a possible future run in the 2016 presidential elections.

Washington, Jan. 28 (ANI): Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has said the Republican Party 'clearly has to change' if it is to stand a chance of winning another presidential election in the future.

London, Jan 28 (ANI): Iranian authorities have raided at least four newspapers and arrested several journalists in what appears to be a crackdown aimed at intimidating the media in advance of the presidential elections in June, a report has said.

Washington, Jan.19 (ANI): Democrat mayors of the United States have come close to settling on Hillary Clinton as the successor for President Barack Obama in 2016, even as Obama is set to start his second term.

London, Jan. 10 (ANI): Vladimir Franz, whose 90 percent of the body is covered in tattoo, is running at a surprising third place in polls ahead of this week's Czech Republic a presidential election.

New Delhi, Jan. 5 (ANI): Former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma, who resigned from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to contest the presidential election against Pranab Mukherjee, formally launched his own political outfit 'National People's Party' (NPP) at a press conference here on Saturday.

New Delhi, Jan 5 (ANI): Former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma, who resigned from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to contest the presidential election against Pranab Mukherjee, will launch his National People's Party (NPP) at a function here on Saturday.

London, Dec. 22 (ANI): The horrific massacre of 26 children and staff at a Connecticut elementary school narrowly edged out the 2012 U.S. presidential elections to be named as the 'top news story of 2012' in a new poll.

Seoul, Dec. 19 (Xinhua-ANI): Park Geun-hye of South Korea's ruling Saenuri Party won the tightly contested presidential election held Wednesday, becoming the first woman to lead the country and extending the conservative rule for another five years.

Beijing, Dec. 12 (Xinhua-ANI): About two-thirds of Americans have said the presidential election results gave President Barack Obama a mandate to raise taxes on the wealthy, according to a new survey released Wednesday.

Washington, Dec. 13 (ANI): Asian American voters came out in droves to vote for President Barack Obama over GOP challenger Mitt Romney, a new poll has found.

Boston, Nov. 20 (ANI):Incumbent US President Barack Obama sealed a convincing victory in the 2012 ' US presidential election by winning both the electoral college and popular vote count over his Republican contender Mitt Romney. Media reports indicate that NRI's played a pivotal role in tipping the race in Obama's favou,r particularly in the swing states, with new revelations that nationally 75 percent of the 3 million NRI's voted for Obama.