US Polls close in North Carolina and Ohio

Nov 09, 2016, at 12:14 pm

North Carolina, Nov 8 (IBNS): At 7:30 EDT the polling closed in North Carolina, Durham County, and results are waiting soon from the region.

Shooting in US polling station, 1dead, multiple injured

Nov 09, 2016, at 11:24 am

Azusa, Nov 8 (IBNS): One man died while multiple people were injured in a shooting incident near a polling station in Azusa, in the Los Angeles county of California.

Security Council urges Haitian parties to refrain from actions disrupting polls

Jan 30, 2016, at 03:12 pm

New York, Jan 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Expressing strong concern regarding the indefinite postponement of the final round of elections in Haiti – scheduled for 27 December but postponed, for the second time, to January 24 – the United Nations Security Council on Friday reiterated its condemnation of any attempt to destabilize the electoral process, and urged all parties and political actors to refrain from violence.

Burkina Faso: Ban calls on all parties to ensure peaceful polls

Nov 30, 2015, at 12:43 pm

New York, Nov 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With presidential and legislative elections under way in Burkina Faso, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday called on all national stakeholders to uphold their commitments throughout the process and urged them to ensure the polls are conducted peacefully.

UN chief congratulates people of Myanmar on participating in polls

Nov 10, 2015, at 02:13 pm

New York, Nov 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated the people of Myanmar for "their patience, dignity and enthusiasm" in historic elections and has encouraged all stakeholders "to maintain the dignified spirit, calm and respect throughout the completion of the electoral process."