Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro secured re-election with 51.2 percent of the votes cast on Sunday, according to the country's electoral council. The campaign was marred by allegations of opposition intimidation and widespread fears of electoral fraud.Elvis Amoroso, the head of the CNE electoral body, which is largely loyal to the government, announced that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia received 44.2 percent of the votes. Independent polls had pre...

The ruling party in Zimbabwe has won the majority seats in the country's election by securing 109 seats against 41 for the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). The Zimbabwean electoral commission [ZEC] is expected to announce the result soon. The ruling party swept up votes in rural constituencies by huge margins while the opposition has won most urban centres. ZEC affirmed to announce the presidential result anytime soon.With Zanu-PF securing two-thirds of the...

A top Iranian general; Colonel Hossein Ali Javadanfar of the Saravan Corps has been killed by armed men in the Saravan, Sistan Baluchistan.His death has been linked to the ongoing war between Iran and Pakistan.Though, Pakistan hasn't claimed responsibility for the attack. The two countries are fighting over border issues.