Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Bachmann bows out as Romney wins Iowa

Bachmann bows out as Romney wins Iowa


Bachmann bows out as Romney wins Iowa

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 12:40 PM PST

Tea Party favourite Michele Bachmann drops out of Republican nomination race as Romney scores McCain's endorsement.

Nigeria unions call for strike over fuel hike

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 07:56 AM PST

Labour groups urge protests and walkouts in response to government's subsidy cuts that have doubled gas prices.

Egypt's Islamists eye lower-house majority

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 09:19 AM PST

Muslim Brotherhood looks set to dominate parliament and is already promising rivals role in writing new charter.

UK men sentenced for 1993 'racist' murder

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 10:37 AM PST

Judge calls Stephen Lawrence murder a "terrible and evil crime", and sentences two men to minimums of 15 and 14 years.

EU agrees 'in principle' on Iran oil embargo

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 12:27 PM PST

Ban would stop Tehran's exports to Europe, but official says it could "very easily replace these customers".

Yemen says Saleh will not travel to US

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 12:45 PM PST

Aide of Ali Abdullah Saleh says president has been asked to remain in Sanaa to help implement transfer of power.

Argentine president undergoes cancer surgery

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 09:32 AM PST

Doctors report Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's is fine after removal of cancerous thyroid.

Indonesians sacrifice shoes for 'sandal boy'

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 01:06 PM PST

Activists dump 1,200 pairs of sandals and slippers across country in protest of high-profile case against teen.

Syria claims US aims to 'rekindle violence'

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 12:32 PM PST

Damascus lashes out at Washington for "interference" in ongoing Arab League observers mission in Syria.

Libya names new armed forces chief

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 05:15 AM PST

Yousef al-Manqoush, from Misrata, picked for the post as armed groups continue to clash on the streets of Tripoli.

Scandal-hit German president will not resign

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 12:54 PM PST

Christian Wulff admits "grave mistake" in trying to silence embarrassing story, but has no plans to step down.

Heavy storms lash the British Isles

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:57 AM PST

Scotland saw the worst of the gusty weather, reporting winds as high as 164kph and forcing the closure of many bridges.

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