Decision day in the US

Meanwhile, suspense continues over who the next White House occupant would be [AFP]

Democratic candidate Barack Obama cast his ballot in his home city of Chicago. Opinion polls say he is the favourite [AFP]

Obama, who lost his grandmother on the eve of election day, ran a determined campaign [AFP]

But John McCain, Obama's Republican rival, insists he is the one who is going to win the race [AFP]

McCain, despite his advanced years, went full throttle to woo voters [AFP]

A bakery owner in California, however, says his Obama loaves of bread are outselling the McCain loaves 8 to 1. Does it reflect the popular mood? [AFP]

The rest of the world has been affected by the US election fever and a Japanese town named Obama has been rooting for the Democratic senator[AFP]

US poll fever has even reached the distant shores of India with a sand artist creating the images of the two main rivals [AFP]

The electoral contest has gripped both the young and the old [AFP]

The election has been watched closely in Kenya, where members of Obama's family live [AFP]

The Middle East is also keenly watching the US polls, since the outcome will influence the region in many ways [AFP]

But it is among Americans where the vote has generated the most forensic attention [AFP]

Supporters for each candidate in the US have witnessed a long and hard-fought election [AFP]

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Fancy dress was on show at the US embassy in London [Reuters]