AFP - The United States rejected the results of Belarus's presidential election that recorded a landslide win for the incumbent Alexander Lukashenko, and backed opposition calls for a new poll.

AFP - Award-winning Hong Kong filmstar Maggie Cheung appealed for the local media to help save the territory's struggling movie industry as she was voted most charismatic Chinese actress in an online poll.

AFP - European foreign ministers were due to hold talks dominated by concern over the new Hamas-led Palestinian cabinet and President Alexander Lukashenko's sweeping return to power in Belarus.

Reuters - Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko headed for overwhelming electoral victory on Sunday, but his liberal rival's backers massed in a square accusing him of rigging the vote and demanding a re-run.

Reuters - Belarus's liberal opposition urged thousands of supporters demanding a new presidential poll to disperse from a square peacefully on Sunday as official returns gave incumbent Alexander Lukashenko a huge lead.

Belarussians prepare to vote in presidential polls amid opposition claims that the ballot has been rigged.

AFP - Most Americans want Democrats to take control of Congress in November mid-term elections, while 34 percent prefer a Republican Congress, a Newsweek Poll said.

AFP - More than two thirds of Americans think President George W. Bush is mishandling events in Iraq and almost a third believe civil war in the country is imminent, according to a Harris poll.

The authorities in Belarus expel more foreign observers ahead of Sunday's presidential election.

AP - The House Republicans' campaign committee expected to raise $8 million Thursday night at a fundraiser headlined by President Bush, evidence that despite his sagging poll numbers the chief executive is still a top GOP draw.

Although Americans don't believe the country faces an imminent energy crisis, most believe there are "major problems" --- from potential oil shortages to possible terrorist attacks -- and they are harshly critical of the leadership on the issue from the White House, according to a new CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll.

Reuters - U.S. stocks should notch up a fourth year of gains in 2006 on the back of robust economic growth and steadily rising corporate earnings, but oil prices and interest rates remain the wild cards, according to a Reuters poll.

AP - Congress gets high marks for its decision to oppose the takeover of operations at a half-dozen shipping ports by a company from the United Arab Emirates, a poll found.

Eight members of a Scandinavian team of unofficial election observers are ordered to leave Belarus.

Andrea Moore - AHN Staff Reporter Washington, DC (AHN) - According to a new poll, growing dissatisfaction with the war in Iraq has driven President Bush's approval rating to a new low of 36-percent. The CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll reveals only 38-percent saying they believe the Iraq war is going...

AP - John Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004 and a possible candidate in 2008, says his party does have a message for the electorate: Vote for change.

Ayinde O. Chase - AHN Staff Writer Miami, FL (AHN) - A new poll gives Jennifer Aniston the dubious honor of being voted the unluckiest in love celebrity. The former Mrs. Pitt and 'Friends' actress was reportedly dumped by husband Brad Pitt for Angelina Jolie. The poll conducted by Internet...

AFP - More than half of US high school students report symptoms of hearing loss, a possible result of listening to blaring music on popular digital music players, according to a poll released.

Reuters - Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko said on Tuesday opposition parties offered no credible alternative as he attempted to claw back support before March 26 polls.

As President Bush touts "signs of a hopeful future" in Iraq, a new poll finds public concern about the war there is increasingly a millstone around the president's neck. His approval ratings hit a new low as the poll finds Americans pessimistic about the course of the war.