A knife-edge result in Sweden sees the right better placed to form government, but it will be a couple of days before final figures are available.
Election preview: Sweden
Sweden's voters look set to return a parliament very similar to the last one, which may or may not be enough for its centre-left government to hold on.
The wages of insurrection
A New Mexico court enforces the disqualification clause of the fourteenth amendment for the first time in a century. Much bigger targets may be in sight.
A Thatcherite in power?
Britain gets a new prime minister today with the elevation of Liz Truss to the Conservative leadership. What does it all mean?
Results on three continents
A president narrowly returned in Angola, a high-profile loss in Alaska and the draft constitution goes down in Chile.
Chile and Colombia
Chile votes on a new constitution, while Colombia sets out a path to drug legalisation.
Term limits strike again
Thailand's military prime minister falls afoul of term limits, although the system remains heavily stacked in his favor.
Death of a liberator
The last Soviet leader leaves a legacy that will never be forgotten.
On saving the governor-general, part II
A governor-general with no discretionary power might seem to be something of a waste, but there's a widespread reluctance to inquire about it. And a republic would be unlikely to help.
Preferences and the Republicans
Preferential voting will determine the fate of Sarah Palin, but on a broader front it could make a huge difference to the future of the Republican Party.
The World is Not Enough 