Scottish voters decisively rejected independence after voting to stay in the UK. With 31 out of the country's 32 council…
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine - Donetsk and Luhansk regions – have announced 89% and 96% respectively voted in favor…
National guardsmen fired on a crowd Sunday in eastern Ukraine, where voters were lining up for a disputed referendum on…
Pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine are holding "self-rule" referendums - a move condemned by the Ukrainian government and the West.…
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have decided to go ahead with an independence referendum on Sunday, despite a call from…
EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels are discussing the bloc's response, including imposing a visa ban and an asset freeze…
Crimean parliament has formally declared independence from Ukraine and asked to join the Russian Federation. The move follows Sunday's controversial…
People in Ukraine’s region Crimea are voting on whether or not to re-join Russia in a referendum condemned as "illegal"…
The US and EU have joined Ukraine's new government in condemning as "illegal" the Crimean referendum to endorse joining Russia.…
The Swiss vote to bring back strict immigration quotas for Europeans draws criticism from France, Germany and Brussels. France and…
Voters in Switzerland have narrowly backed a referendum proposal to bring back strict quotas for immigration from EU countries. Final…
The results of a two-day referendum showed that the proposed new Egyptian constitution has been backed by 98.1% of people,…
Egypt has begun voting in a two-day referendum on a new constitution, which could pave the way for fresh elections.…
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has proposed a referendum on political reforms in an effort to tackle protests that have swept…
Zimbabwe starts voting in key referendum on a new constitution, amid simmering political tensions. Both main parties - Zanu-PF and…
Bulgaria is set to vote in a referendum on whether a new nuclear power plant should be built. The opposition…
UK’s PM David Cameron has said the British people must "have their say" on Europe as he pledged an in/out…
Egyptians have begun voting on a new constitution endorsed by the Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, which has divided the country…
Romanians are voting in a referendum on whether to impeach President Traian Basescu. Traian Basescu has already been suspended by…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has had telephone contact with Greece’s President Karolos Papoulias, amid continuing speculation that his country may…