Washington, Nov 5 (DPA) Democrat Barack Obama was holding a 175 to 76 lead over Republican John McCain in the electoral college, bringing him to within less than 100 votes to capture the White House, according to projections by major US news networks.
Tokyo, Nov 5 (Xinhua) Tokyo stocks gained Wednesday morning with the key index rising 2.82 percent.
Beijing, Nov 5 (Xinhua) China’s share prices opened 0.56 percent higher Wednesday, echoing the largest overnight Wall Street rally on a US presidential election day since 1984.
Washington, Nov 5 (DPA) The Obama campaign was satisfied, so far, with early results from several states and voting procedures, said David Axelrod, chief political advisor to Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
Washington, Nov 5 (DPA) Republican John McCain has defeated Democrat Barack Obama in the state of Georgia, according to projections by the television networks Fox News and MSNBC Tuesday.
Washington, Nov 5 (DPA) As election results come in, the major US news networks have begun projecting the winners in the presidential election in each state.
Toronto, Nov 5 (IANS) The Toronto stock market crossed the 10,000-mark on the opening day of the week with the composite index posting a 395.32-point gain Tuesday.
Washington, Nov 5 (DPA) Three Democrats have won Senate seats in elections Tuesday that had previously been held by Republicans, an outcome that could help increase their control in the upper chamber of Congress, television network projections showed.
Washington, Nov 5 (DPA) The northeastern state of New Hampshire will be carried by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, three US television networks projected, based on exit polls and early results reporting.
Washington, Nov 5 (DPA) The eastern battleground state of Pennsylvania will be won by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, US networks ABC and NBC projected Tuesday.