Italian Prime Minister-elect Silvio Berlusconi is promising to use his big election victory to push through a series of reforms, and to develop plans to save Italy's struggling national airline.

Election officials in Iran are counting votes cast in Friday's parliamentary elections, which are expected to keep power in the hands of the country's conservative faction.

Polls have closed in Iran following parliamentary elections that were expected to keep power in the hands of the country's conservative faction.

Iranians are voting Friday in parliamentary elections, which are expected to keep power in the hands of the country's conservative faction.

Election officials are counting the votes in Pakistan after a key parliamentary election designed to restore democracy following eight years of military rule under President Pervez Musharraf. VOA Correspondent Meredith Buel spoke with voters and election observers in Islamabad.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is pledging that next week's parliamentary elections will be free, fair, transparent and peaceful. During a speech in Islamabad, Mr. Musharraf denied allegations the vote will be rigged and blasted international polling organizations who say his popularity is plummeting. From Islamabad, VOA correspondent Meredith Buel has details.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says next month's parliamentary elections must be "free, fair and transparent" in order to achieve stability in his country.

Amid speculation whether Fidel Castro will be the President again, Cubans elects a new Parliament on Monday where by 5th March a new President will be named.

Opposition party of Taiwan,KMT won 81 seats, They have 51.3 per cent share
of the vote which led their party en route to Presidential election in the month of March.KMT with majority of 86 seats of the 113-seat parliament,
total sweep. China-hostile policies of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won only 27 seats as per election results from Central election commission.

There has been a landslide victory for President Vladimir Putin's party in Russia's national elections. With 19 per cent of the ballots counted, United Russia has almost 64 per cent of the vote, trailed by the Communists with 11.5 per cent.

Pakistan's opposition appeared divided after former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said her party will take part in general elections next month "under protest."

President Vladimir Putin has warned the world to steer clear of Russian politics, four days from parliamentary elections that his party is set to win.