King Abdullah II of Jordan dissolved parliament on Monday and ordered the holding of a general election two years early.

King Abdullah II of Jordan dissolved parliament on Monday and ordered a general election two years early, after months of press criticism of the ineffectiveness and in some cases alleged corruption of MPs.

AMMAN: King Abdullah II of Jordan dissolved parliament on Monday and ordered a general election two years early, after months of press criticism of the ineffectiveness and in some cases alleged corrup...

BULLHEAD CITY - During Thursday's two-hour Bullhead City council retreat, City Clerk Diane Heilmann presented a report on the cost comparison of a traditional city election versus an all mail-in ballot election.

BARKHAMSTED — Residents who were registered to vote in the Nov. 3 general election will choose the final member of the Board of Education at a runoff election on Tuesday, Nov. 24, at Barkhamsted School.

King Abdullah II of Jordan has dissolved parliament and ordered a general election two years early.

A longtime prosecutor who is the husband of Commonwealth's Attorney Linda Tally Smith is running for a district judgeship in Boone and Gallatin counties, known as the 54th Judicial Circuit.

The recount of Warren County votes cast in a statewide Superior Court judge race in the Nov. 3 general election is complete ahead of schedule. Director of Elections Lisa Zuck said that recounting the votes took a relatively short time last Wednesday. "It only took us a couple hours," she said.

Traian Basescu emerged as the victor in the first round of Romania's presidential elections. Basescu beat his closest challenger, Mircea Geoana, by about two percentage points, with the final tally still uncertain. Romanians will vote in a second round on 6 December.

A flurry of executions has raised concern that the government is using judicially sanctioned killing to quell pockets of unrest around the nation.