Election Day 2012: Campaigning Goes To The Wire As US Chooses Its President -- The Guardian
Mitt Romney to continue campaigning on polling day while Barack Obama goes to home city of Chicago
After hundreds of rallies, thousands of miles flown back and forth across the US by the presidential candidates, and billions of dollars in political advertising, the 2012 election campaign has come to an end.
At the end of one of the most polarising, expensive and finely balanced campaigns in recent US political history, the final batch of polls showed Barack Obama and Mitt Romney reached polling day where they were at the start of the year: stuck in a dead heat.
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MIDDLE EAST
Syria violence rages as opposition meets. Car bombs, aerial attacks pummel Syria.
Syrian workers now drawing hostility from Lebanese hosts.
Israeli army patrol 'hit by Syria gunfire'.
Netanyahu says he’d go it alone on striking Iran.
Iran slams anti-nuclear weapons treaty as discriminatory.
Suicide bomber kills 31 at army base near Baghdad.
Military, police desertions grow as Iraq grasps for stability.
Two killed in Bahrain 'terrorist' explosions, authorities say.
Turkey tries Israeli ex-commanders.
Radioactive water threatens Middle East.
ASIA
Exclusive: China leaders consider internal democratic reform. Cautious reformers tipped for new China leadership. Backgrounder: Makeup of delegates to 18th CPC National Congress.
Beijing ramps up security ahead of Party congress.
China relentlessly harries Japan in island dispute.
India, Japan draw closer on China unease.
Neil Heywood 'briefed MI6 on Bo Xilai'. Neil Heywood: Briton killed in China 'had spy links'.
Top Pakistani generals and judges trade barbs.
Philippines Muslim rebel chief pursuing peace after decades of war.
Canada to allow civil nuclear trade with India, no timeline. India will get Canadian uranium — again.
AFRICA
Nigerian army's Mali mission stalls amid doubts it can fight.
ECOWAS to explore dual strategy against Mali militants.
Biafra protests: Nigeria police in mass arrests.
Nigeria floods kill 363, displace 2.1 million.
Evidence points to police manipulation in SAfrica. Marikana: a cover-up for all to see.
Illegal Somali charcoal shipments continue.
Cameroon's president marks 3 decades in power.
EUROPE
Spain says rescue not needed for now.
Greece faces 48-hour strike over austerity cuts.
Europeans losing faith in their parliament.
Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov fired by Putin.
Lithuania's president holds up new government.
Joint defence partnership between UK and the UAE announced.
AMERICAS
It all ends in tears: Obama WEEPS in last speech as Ann breaks down at Romney rally.... now America must choose between them.
U.S. veterans of recent wars running for office in record numbers.
Nicaragua Sandinistas widen local control with poll wins.
Peru reminds Argentina Shinning Path terrorists are an illegal group.
Dutch rebel arrives in Havana for peace talks.
Superstorm Sandy: Struggling to recover, New York faces 'massive' housing problem as new storm looms.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
UN imposes sanctions on Pakistan-based Haqqani Network and its chief of suicide operations.
Al Qaeda resilient in Yemen despite drone attacks.
Al-Qaeda’s female suicide bomber death cult.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Standard & Poor's misled investors - Australian court.
Suzuki will stop selling cars in the U.S..
Markets focus on US as Americans head to vote.
Leaders Assess European economies during Asia-Europe summit.
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