By Phuong Nguyen, Francesco Guarascio and Thinh Nguyen HANOI, March 15 (Reuters) - Tens of millions of Vietnamese were voting on Sunday to elect members of parliament from a list of candidates almost exclusively fielded by the Communist Party,

A protest in the city of Morón in central Cuba culminated in fiery vandalism at the local Communist Party headquarters.

A protest over blackouts and shortages in the Cuban city of Morón turned into a partial attack on the local Communist Party headquarters early on Saturday, in one of the most unusual recent expressions of public unrest on the island.

By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio HANOI, March 15 (Reuters) - Tens of millions of Vietnamese go to the polls on Sunday to elect 500 members of the National Assembly from a list of candidates almost exclusively fielded by the ruling Communist Party.

Tens of millions of Vietnamese voted in parliamentary elections largely dominated by Communist Party candidates, with the ruling party expected to maintain control as the country continues economic reforms.

Two senior Chinese officials were absent on Wednesday from the ranks of China's highest tier of power at the opening of the country's two largest political events of the