Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Romney's pin-size Iowa vote lead

Romney's pin-size Iowa vote lead

Romney's pin-size Iowa vote lead

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:08 AM PST

Iowa's caucus voting for Republican presidential candidates has narrowed the choice down to three, but, surprisingly, the 120,000 ballots cast put…

German President: "I have done nothing illegal"

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 10:39 AM PST

The German president says he will not be resigning despite a growing media scandal.   In a TV interview, Christian Wulff says he has done nothing…

Hungary may offer concessions to appease EU and IMF

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 10:17 AM PST

Hungary has said it may tone down some of the more controversial parts of its new constitution, amid growing international financial and political…

Fears of escalating conflict in Nigeria

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 10:13 AM PST

Tensions are rising in Nigeria over economic and religious issues. At least one person has been killed in protests over the removal of a…

Eurozone bond auctions kick off

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 09:44 AM PST

Germany easily sold just over four billion euros of 10-year government bonds in its first auction of the year on Wednesday. Along with the…

EU ready to ban Iranian oil imports

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 09:33 AM PST

The 27 members of the European Union may be on the brink of announcing an embargo on Iranian oil. The deal could be reached as early as the end of…

Australia investigates breast implants scandal

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 07:35 AM PST

Australia is the latest country to launch an inquiry into the health risks faced by women who received breast implants from the French manufacturer…

Lawrence family welcome racist murder sentences

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 07:23 AM PST

Two white men have been jailed in Britain for the racist killing of a black teenager nearly 19 years ago, in a landmark case that exposed…

Improved demand for German government bonds

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 05:43 AM PST

Germany easily sold just over four billion euros of 10-year government bonds in its first auction of the year. Along with the pick-up in demand…

High winds kill two in UK, storms hit Denmark & Germany

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 05:34 AM PST

There was transport chaos in many parts of Britain with two people killed as fierce storms swept across Scotland and the north of England, heading…

UK: racist murderers sentenced after 18 years

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:43 AM PST

Two men have been jailed in the UK for the killing of black teenager Stephen Lawrence more than 18 years ago. Lawrence, aged 18, was stabbed to…

Libya announces new army chief after deadly gunfights

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:23 AM PST

The Libyan interim government has named a retired general as head of the armed forces. It is hoped the appointment of Yousef al-Manqoush from…

Japan and China still at odds over islands

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 03:43 AM PST

A short walk on a forbidden island disputed by China and Japan has brought a formal diplomatic protest from Beijing. Japanese local officials…

Vigil for Argentina's Fernández before cancer surgery

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 02:43 AM PST

Dozens of supporters of Argentina's President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner have been holding a vigil outside the hospital where she is due to…

Obama remobilising Democrats

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 02:34 AM PST

US Democratic President Barack Obama, fresh from a vacation in Hawaii, steps back into the campaign spotlight. Ohio is his priority today, a state…

US oil company ordered to pay billions in compensation to Ecuador

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 02:13 AM PST

An appeal court in Ecuador ruled that the US oil company Chevron should pay 18 billion dollars in damages after being accused of polluting the Amazon…

Nigerians protest over fuel price rise

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 01:39 AM PST

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North Koreans rally in show of support for Kim Jong-un

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 01:39 AM PST

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Incredible ice castles at Harbin Festival

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 01:38 AM PST

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High winds and heavy rain lash UK

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 01:38 AM PST

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Romney takes Iowa Republican vote by hair's breadth

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 12:34 AM PST

The first vote by US Republican supporters to choose their eventual presidential candidate has ended in a virtual dead heat. The surprise of the…

Mystery over Norwegian dead herrings

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 12:10 AM PST

The appearance and disappearance of tens of thousands of dead fish has left Norwegian marine investigators puzzled. The herring carpeted a stretch of…

Dead heat in Iowa Republican caucuses

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 09:44 PM PST

Voting in Iowa to choose a Republican presidential candidate turned into a two horse race with the biggest surprise of the evening being the…

Taliban plan political office in Qatar

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 05:13 PM PST

After a series of failed efforts towards peace talks, the Afghan Taliban is to set up a political office in Qatar. It is being seen by Western…

Israelis and Palestinians finally meet again

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 03:33 PM PST

International mediators have accompanied Israeli and Palestinian officials as they met for the first time in over a year. The get-together took…
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