VIDEO: Mitt Romney wins Florida primary

VIDEO: Mitt Romney wins Florida primary


VIDEO: Mitt Romney wins Florida primary

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:41 PM PST

Mitt Romney has won the latest contest in Florida to choose the Republican Party's candidate for the presidential election in November.


Taliban "poised to retake Afghanistan" after NATO pullout (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:40 PM PST

Taliban militants hand over their weapons after joining the Afghan government's reconciliation and reintegration program, in Herat January 30, 2012. REUTERS/Mohammad ShoiabReuters - A secret U.S. military report says that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control over Afghanistan after NATO-led forces withdraw from the country, The Times newspaper reported on Wednesday.



Heavy fighting in Pakistan tribal areas kills dozens (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:41 PM PST

Reuters - Pakistani fighter jets bombed militant hideouts in tribal areas near the Afghan border on Wednesday, officials said, capping two days of the fiercest fighting in weeks triggered by attacks by the Pakistani Taliban.


Syrians face crackdown with creativity, humor (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:38 PM PST

AP - Throughout 40 years of Assad family dictatorship, one thing united Syrians — the culture of self-censorship, fear and paranoia.


Reforms in Myanmar may spark refugee return (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:52 PM PST

AP - The pastor stood before more than 300 young Burmese refugees gathered for morning prayers in a weathered, jungle church.


WikiLeaks founder fights extradition

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:56 PM PST

Julian Assange heads to UK court in bid to block his extradition to Sweden, where he faces allegations of sex crimes.


Heavy fighting in Pakistan tribal areas kills dozens

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:41 PM PST

PARACHINAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani fighter jets bombed militant hideouts in tribal areas near the Afghan border on Wednesday, officials said, capping two days of the fiercest fighting in weeks triggered by attacks by the Pakistani Taliban.


VIDEO: European cold spell kills more than 60

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:49 PM PST

This week's cold snap in eastern and central Europe has now killed at least 60 people.


Taliban "poised to retake Afghanistan" after NATO pullout

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:40 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - A secret U.S. military report says that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control over Afghanistan after NATO-led forces withdraw from the country, The Times newspaper reported on Wednesday.


U.N. Security Council debates Syria

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 05:44 PM PST

Arab and Western diplomats spoke in support of a U.N. Security Council draft resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, while Russia and China slammed it as meddlesome.


Assange fight heads to UK high court

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:23 PM PST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition fight goes to Britain's Supreme Court on Wednesday for two days of hearings on whether he should be sent back to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual assault.


IMF's Thomsen says Greece must step up reform (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:50 PM PST

People walk on the Monastiraki square as the Acropolis hill is seen in the background in central Athens January 31, 2012. REUTERS/John KolesidisReuters - Debt-laden and recession-hit Greece must accelerate structural reforms and slow down on deficit reduction, the head of the IMF's inspection team for Greece was quoted as saying on Wednesday.



US diplomat says US open to North Korea diplomacy (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:05 PM PST

In this Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 photo, North Korea's under-14 team 4.25, run by North Korea's military athletes corps, leave from the stadium after they boycotted a scheduled game at Kunming in China's Yunnan Province. The North Korean youth football team has boycotted a game against a South Korean squad amid renewed animosity between the two countries. (AP Photo/Korea Pool) KOREA OUTAP - In a message aimed at both Koreas, a senior U.S. diplomat said Wednesday that Washington is open to settling the North Korean nuclear standoff through diplomacy, but only if Pyongyang improves ties with archrival South Korea.



IMF's Thomsen says Greece must step up reform

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:50 PM PST

ATHENS (Reuters) - Debt-laden and recession-hit Greece must accelerate structural reforms and slow down on deficit reduction, the head of the IMF's inspection team for Greece was quoted as saying on Wednesday.


Downloading Empowerment: Application Gives Citizens Control Over Crime

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:22 PM PST

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Pakistan rejects allegations it backs Afghan Taliban (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:48 PM PST

Reuters - Accusations in a secret U.S. military report that Pakistan backs the Afghan Taliban are "frivolous," said a senior Pakistani foreign ministry official on Wednesday.


Oil hovers below $99 after US crude supply jump (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:44 PM PST

Black smoke is seen from Homs refinery January 31, 2012. An explosion set on fire a crude oil pipeline feeding a Syrian oil refinery in the city of Homs on Tuesday, residents said. A tall plume of smoke rose from the pipeline in farmland east of the refinery, one of two in the country, they said, adding that the pipeline carries oil to the refinery from al-Ramlan field in the eastern Deir al-Zor province.  REUTERS/Handout  (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSAP - Oil prices hovered below $99 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as investors eyed a jump in U.S. crude inventories and signs of sluggish economic growth.



Pakistan rejects allegations it backs Afghan Taliban

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:48 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Accusations in a secret U.S. military report that Pakistan backs the Afghan Taliban are "frivolous," said a senior Pakistani foreign ministry official on Wednesday.


VIDEO: Indonesia's super rich help the poor

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:43 PM PST

Indonesia has one of Asia's fastest growing population of high net worth individuals, some of them are coming out to help the less fortunate.


Mexico police rescue 7-year-old locked in school (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:17 PM PST

AP - Municipal police say a 7-year-old was locked inside a classroom by his teacher as punishment for supposed misbehavior and left alone for six hours until he was rescued by officers around midnight.