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The ruling Moderate Party of Sweden could draw a double  support of voters to its government  in the parliamentary election of the country held on Sunday. The electoral result shows the party achieved  30 percent voter's support in the election which is just double of 15 per cent gained in 2002. "I have been clear ... We will not co-operate with or be made dependent on the Sweden Democrats," Fredrik Reinfeldt, the prime minister and leader of the ruling centre-right coalition, said after winning 172 seats in the 349-seat parliament, just three short of a majority. "We have received broad support tonight," he added. But he said it was "not the election result we had hoped for". An anti-immigration party in Sweden also managed their first win of seats in parliament election of the country signing that far-right parties are gaining some public support in Europe. The Sweden Democrats (SD), who have described Islam as the country's biggest forei

"We demand Japan return the Chinese captain unconditionally and immediately. If Japan continues to take the wrong course, China will take strong counter-measures and Japan will have to take all the consequences", Chinese foreign ministry statement said. China had warned it would be taking "strong measures" against Japan after a court in Okinawa, southern Japan, said the sailor could be held for a further 10 days. China has closed top-level exchanges with Japan in a row over the detention of a Chinese ship captain following a collision near disputed islands. The disputed islands are known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. Chinese state media said ministerial and provincial-level contacts had been suspended, including talks on aviation and coal. Earlier, a Japanese court extended the detention of the captain, held after the collision in the East China Sea. A foreign ministry statement read out on Chinese state television said the decision had "serious

The Free and Fair Election Foundation (FEF) of Afghanistan termed the outlook of the Saturday's parliamentary election as "extensive irregularities" and urged the IEC "to ensure the integrity of the rest of the electoral process". Some of the monitoring groups also raised serious concerns about electoral fraud. The FEF's Nader Nadery told the BBC it was to be welcomed that more people had voted than expected and that casualties from attacks were lower than anticipated. But he said there were many problems with the indelible ink used to stop multiple voting, with proxy votes, interference by local power brokers and with a large amount of intimidation. Meanwhile, the bodies of three members of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) kidnapped in Balkh province during voting on Saturday have been recovered. Taliban militants had vowed to disrupt the vote for the lower houses of parliament. The discovery of the bodies means at least 17 peopl

At least 10 people were killed in Afghanistan during election to the parliament of the country on Saturday. Taliban unleashed country wide attacks to disrupt a poll that is testing the credibility of the government and security forces. Voters appeared hesitant to go to polling stations after a series of rocket strikes across the country. In the worst attack, police said the Taliban killed one Afghan soldier and six pro-government militiamen in a raid on a security outpost next to a polling station in northern Baghlan province. Glenn Cowan, co-founder of U.S.-based observers Democracy International, said turnout felt "about the same" as 2009, when about 4 million Afghans cast valid votes. "It was about the same pace this time," he said an hour before polls were due to close. The Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan, an independent watchdog, estimated last year's turnout at around 35 percent. There are 11.4 million eligible voters this time. Signi

Gold hit a record high on Friday for the third time this week as poor U.S. consumer confidence and market talk of more quantitative easing helped the alternative asset score its biggest weekly gain since May. Spot gold fetched $1,275.50 an ounce at 3:11 p.m. EDT (2011 GMT), compared with $1,272.20 late in New York on Thursday. It has gained more than $100, nearly 9 percent, since the start of August. Covering gold's rally, silver has gained 5 percent this week, double the yellow metal's 2.5 percent increase. Spot silver was up 0.1 percent at $20.74 an ounce from $20.72 in New York on Thursday. The metal received a boost from data showing Thailand raised its gold holdings by a fifth in July through open-market purchases, joining a growing list of Asian nations diversifying into gold amid volatility in other markets. Silver rose to just below $21 an ounce, approaching levels not seen since 1980 as gold's rally triggered further investor speculation that the white metal wo

People in Afghanistan are voting in crucial parliamentary elections amid threats from the Taliban, who have vowed to disrupt the vote. Besides, observers expressed apprehension of forgery & rigging in the election which to be cause for instability in near future in the war ravaged South Asian country.   The Taliban has already claimed responsibility for kidnapping two parliamentary candidates, 18 poll officials and campaign workers in the run-up to the elections. Hours before the polls opened, central Kabul was hit by a rocket attack. No casualties have been reported. More than 2,500 candidates are vying for 249 seats in the lower house of parliament, or Wolesi Jirga. The poll is seen as a test of credibility for President Hamid Karzai, after fraud marred elections last year. On Friday US special envoy to Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke said the vote was likely to be flawed, but it was significant that it was taking place at all. "We have had experience in our country with

Rafael Nadal of Spain is crowned as number one with highest 12025.00 points in the latest world tennis ranking published on September16, 2010. Rafa's information in short:  * Pronounced: ra-FAY-el nah-DAHL * Age: 24 (03.06.1986) * Birthplace: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain * Residence: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain * Height: 6'1" (185 cm) * Weight: 188 lbs (85 kg) * Plays: Left-handed * Turned Pro: 2001 * Coach: Toni Nadal * Website: www.rafaelnadal.com Novak Djokovic of Serbia achieved second position keeping Federer behind with 7145.00 points. Djoko is here in short message: * Pronounced: DJO-ko-vich * Age: 23 (22.05.1987) * Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia * Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco * Height: 6'2" (188 cm) * Weight: 176 lbs (80 kg) * Plays: Right-handed * Turned Pro: 2003 * Coach: Marian Vajda * Website: www.novak-djokovic.com The greatest Roger Federer of Switzerland stands on 3rd position winning 6735.00 points. His information is her