With more than half the votes counted in Turkey’s constitutional referendum, Yes votes led on 57.46 percent, Anadolu News Agency reported. At 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT), 51.14 percent of votes had been counted.
Figures from vote counts showed Yes on 57.46 percent -- 12,778,186 votes -- while No had 42.54 percent, or 9,461,664 votes.Turkey headed to the polls onRead more
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has declared victory in the Kentucky primary as she moves nearer the presidential nomination. With most of the votes counted in the state and less than 0.5% ahead, Clinton was declared the unofficial winner by one state official.
In the night's other primary contest Senator Bernie Sanders won in Oregon. Front-runner Clinton isRead more
Egypt got the highest votes during the membership elections of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ECOSOC).
Egypt's UN Permanent Representative Amr Abul Atta said the Egyptian candidate, Mohamed Ezzeldin was re-elected with the highest votes, reflecting the international community's confidence in Egyptian experiences and that of developing countries in the ability of Egyptian candidates toRead more