Fear is a fierce force in politics. In the end fear told. It was the basis of David Cameron's election campaign and he was entirely vindicated as he swept to a second term as British prime minister - claims Roger Cohen.more
The NBA playoffs standings has the Chicago Bulls over the Cleveland Cavaliers 2-1 after Derrick Rose hit the game winning shot as time expired in Game 3 to give the Bulls the 96-99 victory and now the team has the advantage heading into Game 4 after Rose scored 30 points to defeat LeBron James on Friday night.more
Presidential candidate Pawel Kukiz announced today that for personal reasons he had to cancel several meetings with voters, but he did not withdraw from the presidential election.more
The day after tomorrow Poles will cast their votes for President of the Republic of Poland. According to the survey, commissioned by the Adam Smith Centre, up to 83% of our compatriots would like to see the head of state was a leader in the style of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.more
Ed Miliband stepped down as Labour leader today after his party was defeated in the general election. Nigel Farage has quit as leader of Ukip after failing in his attempt to win a seat in the House of Commons.
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World number three Maria Sharapova has beaten Caroline Wozniacki to reach the semi-final of the Madrid Masters, while Serena Williams also progressed.more
Party leaders have been casting their votes in the United Kingdom general election. Polls opened at 07:00 BST at around 50,000 polling stations across the UK, which will remain open until 22:00. A total of 650 Westminster MPs will be elected, with about 50 million people registered to vote.more