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Mitt Romney admits his remark that 47% of Americans are government dependent victims was wrong
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has admitted his remark that 47% of Americans are government dependent victims was "completely wrong". Mitt Romney told Fox News...
Daryl Hannah arrested at Keystone XL pipeline protest
Daryl Hannah was arrested in northeast Texas on Thursday, along with a 78-year-old landowner as the pair protested an oil pipeline designed to bring...
Barack Obama accuses Mitt Romney of being dishonest after Denver debate
President Barack Obama has accused Mitt Romney of being dishonest, after a televised debate that most observers agreed his Republican rival won. Speaking in Denver,...
US cracks Russian hi-tech plot
Eight people have been arrested in Houston, Texas, on charges of illegally exporting hi-tech components to Russian security bodies. Alexander Fishenko, who owns companies in...
Turkey approves military action in Syria
Turkish parliament has authorized troops to launch cross-border action against Syria, following the deadly shelling of the town of Akcakale. The bill, passed by 320...
Zagat Survey: America’s top fast food chains
In-N-Out Burger, Subway and Wendy's have emerged as the best fast food chains in a new survey by Zagat. Zagat food guide, better known for...
China landslide buries at least 19 people in Yunnan
A landslide in south-western China has buried at least 19 people, 18 of them children, local officials say. A school house and two farm houses...
Mitt Romney wins the first 2012 presidential debate in Denver
Mitt Romney was the clear winner of the first 2012 presidential debate held in Denver. He had obviously practiced so hard and so long that...
Taj Arabia: $1 billion Taj Mahal replica to be built in Dubai
A $1 billion project to build a replica of the Taj Mahal has been unveiled in the Gulf emirate of Dubai. The Taj Arabia complex...
Denver Presidential Debate: Barack Obama and Mitt Romney clash over taxes, the deficit and healthcare
President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney have clashed over their economic plans in the first of three televised debates. In their Denver duel, the...
Turkey: Syrian shells kill five people in Akcakale
Turkey has contacted the UN and NATO after Syrian shells killed five people in Turkish town Akcakale near the border between the two countries. The...
Forbes’ highest-paid women in 2012: Oprah Winfrey crowned as the highest female earner in Hollywood
Oprah Winfrey has been crowned the highest female earner in Hollywood by Forbes magazine, having taken home an estimated $165 million last year. Britney Spears...
Iran clashes over rial crisis
Iranian riot police have clashed with protesters in Tehran over sharp falls in the currency, the rial. Tear gas was used to disperse the demonstrators,...
Valerie Trierweiler regrets tweet against Segolene Royal
France's first lady Valerie Trierweiler has admitted she made a mistake sending tweets aimed against President Francois Hollande's former partner. Valerie Trierweiler caused controversy when...
Denver Presidential Debate: Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney on domestic policy issues
President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney are making final preparations for the first of three crucial presidential debates. With just 34 days...
Marcello Di Finizio scales St Peter’s Basilica in anti-EU protest
Marcello Di Finizio has scaled the dome of St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, in an apparent protest against EU measures he alleges...
Barack Obama 2007 race remarks on Katrina aftermath response
A tape has emerged on the eve of the presidential debate of President Barack Obama making controversial “race” remarks about the government’s response in...
Sriprakash Jaiswal apologizes for sexist remark at a poetry meeting
Sriprakash Jaiswal, a senior Indian minister, has apologized for his remarks that wives lose their appeal with age. Federal Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said he...
Toyota Motor leads US car sales rise
New car sales in the US posted the best month in more than four years, with Toyota Motor showing the biggest rise. Toyota saw sales...
Ralls Corp sues Barack Obama over blocked US wind farm deal
Ralls Corp, a Chinese-owned firm in the US, is suing President Barack Obama after he blocked a wind farm deal on national security grounds. Ralls...
2012 Presidential Debate Schedule
The dates and venues have been announced for the 2012 Presidential debates between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney. The date for the...
Latin America economies slow in 2012
Latin America will grow at a slower pace than 2011, primarily due to weaker growth in Argentina and Brazil, a United Nations report has...
Salmonella found in smoked salmon made by Dutch fish producer Foppen
About 300 people in the Netherlands and the US have caught salmonella after eating Dutch smoked salmon, say Dutch health authorities. About 200 people have...
Mikheil Saakashvili admits election loss in Georgia
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has admitted his party has lost the parliamentary election, in a live TV announcement. Mikheil Saakashvili said the Georgian Dream bloc...
Terry Vance Garner eaten by his pigs at Oregon farm
Oregon authorities are investigating how farmer Terry Vance Garner was devoured by his pigs in Coos County. Terry Vance Garner, 69, went to feed his...
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