Barack Obama has won Pennsylvania delivering a crushing defeat to John McCain in a state that was key to his presidential electoral strategy.

The Democratic nominee has also taken the early lead over John McCain overall as states reported their election returns Tuesday evening, scoring a slew of victories in reliable East Coast states, Fox news online reported.

Obama has won Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maryland, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Vermont and the District of Columbia. He also won all four electoral votes in....

Chicago - Barack Obama, the first African American ever elected to the US presidency, told tens of thousands of cheering supporters in Chicago Wednesday, just after midnight, that a "new dawn" of US leadership had arrived.

"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy - tonight is your answer," he told the throngs that gathered in Grant Park.

 Obama said he recognized the "enormity" of challenges that would face him upon entering....

Washington - Republican Senator John McCain said late Tuesday he called Democrat Barack Obama to concede defeat in the presidential election and congratulate Obama on becoming the 44th president of the United States.

"We have come to the end of a long journey," McCain told supporters at his election headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. "The American people have spoken and they have spoken clearly."

He urged all Americans to join him in congratulating Sen Barack Obama on his projected victory in the presidential election.

"I pledge to him tonight to do all in my power to help him lead us through the....

Washington - Election day finally arrived Tuesday for the record throngs of US voters planning to cast their presidential ballots for either Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain.

Obama held a significant lead in opinion polls as state officials braced for an unprecedented turnout and massive lines at polling places in an election widely considered the most important in a generation.

 As per tradition, at the stroke of midnight, voting began in a handful of towns in the north-eastern state of New Hampshire. The residents of Dixville Notch have been meeting....

Tens of thousands of supporters of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra gather at the Rajamangala Stadium to show support for the ousted leader Saturday, leading to concern of violence. Following are some of their pictures.

The supporters wait outside the main Rajamangala stadium.

Police check vehciles, which enter the Hua Mak stadium compound, where the Rajamangala Stadium is located.