Control of the House of Representatives will be an interesting issue in next month's US election: not in the usual way, but because of its strange potential role in choosing a president.
Author: Charles Richardson
Election preview: Lithuania
Lithuania's centrist government seeks re-election on Sunday. The country's democracy is in good shape, but governments have difficulty lasting more than one term.
Day of reckoning for Greek Nazis
Greece's Golden Dawn is found to be a criminal organisation after a drawn-out trial of its leaders. There's a lesson there for the rest of us.
A new nation on the way?
An increase in the pro-independence vote in New Caledonia puts its supporters within sight of their goal.
Into the final month
With a month to go till election day in the US, it's time for another look at what the polls are saying and how much that really tells us.
New Caledonia tries again
There's another independence referendum on Sunday in New Caledonia. It's unlikely to show a very different result from the first one, but the opponents of independence can't hold out forever.
A new Catalan headache
The Spanish courts take a hand again on the Catalan issue, making compromise less likely and adding to the woes of the embattled prime minister.
War for Artsakh?
The situation in the Caucasus has worsened, with full-scale war between Azerbaijan and Armenia on the cards. Much will depend on how the rest of the world reacts.
On courts and constitutions
After being, by their lights, cheated out of two seats on the United States Supreme Court, the Democrats are ready to fight back, but their options are constrained by the constitution.
Whither Belgium?
Belgium finally looks set for a new government, 16 months after its election, but it will have to deal with a deeply divided country.
The World is Not Enough 