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Romney headed for Nevada win as Gingrich's future in race in doubt

WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney was poised to score his third major victory in the Republican presidential race in Nevada on Saturday as rumours swirled that his chief rival for the prize, Newt Gingrich, is either preparing to drop out or set to...

posted: February 4,2012





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Snow from Europe's cold snap buries Bosnia, trapping scores of people; Rome's Colosseum closed

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina - Bosnia's government declared a state of emergency in its capital on Saturday after Sarajevo was paralyzed by snow, while in Rome residents dug out from the city's biggest snowfall in 26 years, which shut down ...

posted: February 4,2012

Greek finance minister: Debt negotiations must be completed by late Sunday

ATHENS, Greece - Greece is under heavy pressure from its creditors to implement further austerity and structural measures if it wants to get a second, €130 billion ($171 billion) bailout, and avoid bankruptcy....

posted: February 4,2012

Russia, China veto UN Security Council resolution aimed at stopping ongoing violence in Syria

The U.N. Security Council failed again Saturday to take decisive action to stop the escalating violence in Syria as Russia and China blocked a resolution backing an Arab League plan that calls for President Bashar Assad to step down. The...

posted: February 4,2012

30 years later, Argentines still want 'their' islands back from Britain, but won't risk war

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - London's tabloids and British leaders are depicting Argentina as dangerous and belligerent 30 years after its invasion of the Falkland Islands. Argentines say Britain should consider its own history of waging war...

posted: February 4,2012

Russia, China veto at UN despite outrage over Syrian assault on restive city

BEIRUT - Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by President Bashar Assad's forces. Activists...

posted: February 4,2012

Egyptian police clash with protesters angry over soccer riot as 3-day death toll climbs to 12

CAIRO - Egyptian security forces on Saturday fired tear gas from armoured trucks at protesters demanding an end to military rule, as anger over a deadly soccer riot fueled a third day of clashes that have killed at least 12 people....

posted: February 4,2012


Obama's call for UN Security Council to back Syria resolution rebuffed by Russia, China

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Italy's Monti warns against deepening resentment in debt crisis, Soros fears lost decade

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Fidel Castro, in rare appearance, presents 2-volume memoir covering childhood to revolution

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Tens of thousands of Russians brave brutal cold to rally against Putin's rule

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Before Nevada vote, confident Romney assails Obama and Gingrich launches new attack at Romney

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Russia: 2 major problems remain with UN Syria resolution that need resolving

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Influential South African youth leader's guilty verdicts upheld, gets 2nd chance on suspension

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Swedish group linked to Anonymous claims cyber attack against government website

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Istvan Csurka, Hungarian dissident playwright and far-right politician, dies at 77

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London's Heathrow Airport cuts flight schedule in anticipation of heavy snowfall

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George Esper, who covered Vietnam War as Associated Press correspondent, dies at 79

posted: February 4,2012

1 dead, 2 injured in explosion in military housing near Calif. Marine Corps base

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Pakistan's prime minister to visit Qatar next week to talk Afghan peace deal

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Syrian regime unleashes new assault on Homs, killing more than 200 people, activists say

posted: February 4,2012

UN: 2011 was deadliest year on record for Afghan civilians as Taliban change tactics

posted: February 4,2012



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