U.S. Republican hopefuls take fight to Florida

U.S. Republican hopefuls take fight to Florida

U.S. Republican hopefuls take fight to Florida

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 10:31 PM PST

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - After a bruising clash in South Carolina, Republican presidential frontrunners Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich will take their battle to a bigger stage when the campaign moves to Florida on Sunday.

Gingrich victorious in South Carolina

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 09:44 PM PST

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich trounced frontrunner Mitt Romney in South Carolina on Saturday in a jarring victory that indicates the party's battle to pick a challenger to President Barack Obama may last months, not weeks.

Protesters storm Libyan government HQ in Benghazi

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 07:47 PM PST

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Protesters stormed the Benghazi headquarters of Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) Saturday while its chairman was still in the building.

Gingrich upends Republican race in South Carolina

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 07:44 PM PST

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich jolted the U.S. Republican presidential race on Saturday with a resounding victory in South Carolina, where voters rejected frontrunner Mitt Romney's pitch that he is the best bet to fix a broken economy and defeat President Barack Obama.

Affordable beauty brands enjoy social media boost

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 11:10 PM PST

High street beauty brands including Dove and Avon have enjoyed an impressive rise in social media popularity ahead of higher end labels, according to a new report by digital blog L2.

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VIDEO: 'I sailed the globe at sixteen'

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 09:37 PM PST

Sixteen-year-old Laura Dekker from Holland has successfully circumnavigated the globe alone.


VIDEO: Volcano's chain against violence

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 09:11 PM PST

Thousands of people have formed a human chain up one of the Guatemala's volcanoes to draw attention to the country's high rates of domestic violence.


Like Lazarus, Gingrich resurrected — again

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 08:15 PM PST

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan 22 — In the heart of the Bible Belt, Newt Gingrich, the winner of yesterday's South Carolina primary, evoked comparisons to a familiar scriptural tale: Lazarus, the man who rose from the dead. Only a week ago, many pundits had written off Gingrich's chances in South Carolina, with Mitt Romney carrying a sizeable lead ...

Gingrich tax return out, but much remains unseen

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 05:41 PM PST

WASHINGTON, Jan 22  — Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich's tax return, dramatically released on Thursday during a candidates debate, shows that his wealth comes from a media and consulting empire he built after leaving government, but yields more questions than answers about how he earns his money. Gingrich's 2010 income was about US$3.1 million ...

Gingrich upends U.S. Republican race in South Carolina

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 06:07 PM PST

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich jolted the U.S. Republican presidential race on Saturday with a convincing come-from-behind victory in South Carolina, where voters rejected frontrunner Mitt Romney's pitch that he is the best bet to fix a broken economy and defeat President Barack Obama.

Gingrich wins gloves-off South Carolina U.S. Republican race

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:56 PM PST

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican U.S. presidential candidate Newt Gingrich scrapped his way to victory in South Carolina on Saturday as voters in the conservative state rejected frontrunner Mitt Romney's pitch that he is the best bet to fix a broken economy and defeat Democratic President Barack Obama.

U.S. Republicans Romney, Gingrich vie for South Carolina win

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

GREENVILE, South Carolina (Reuters) - U.S. presidential rivals Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich battled to win last-minute supporters on Saturday in a South Carolina primary that could reshape the Republican nominating contest.

Nigerian sect kills over 100 in deadly strike

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 03:39 PM PST

KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - More than 100 people were killed in bomb attacks and gunbattles in the Nigerian city Kano late on Friday, a local government security source said, in the deadliest strike claimed by Islamist sect Boko Haram to date.

Croatians expected to vote to join EU

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 03:17 PM PST

ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia holds a referendum on Sunday on whether to join the European Union in 2013, with its leaders making clear the small Adriatic country has no better option despite the economic turmoil in the bloc.

Syrian blasts kill 14, Arab monitors may stay

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 02:26 PM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Bombs killed at least 14 prisoners in a Syrian security vehicle Saturday, and fierce battles erupted between rebels and state forces as the Arab League considered whether to keep monitors in place.

Somalia's Shabaab says air strike kills foreign fighter

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:23 PM PST

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A missile launched from an unmanned aircraft killed a foreign fighter with Somalia's al Shabaab rebel group outside the capital Saturday, the al Qaeda-linked militant group said.

Darfur peacekeeper killed, three wounded - U.N.

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:18 PM PST

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - One international peacekeeper was killed and three others wounded in Sudan when gunmen ambushed their patrol in the troubled Darfur region on Saturday, UNAMID peacekeepers said.

Protesters storm Libyan government HQ in Benghazi

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:03 PM PST

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Protesters stormed the Benghazi headquarters of Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) Saturday while its chairman was still in the building.

Protesters storm Libyan government HQ in Benghazi

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 11:53 AM PST

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Protesters stormed the Benghazi headquarters of Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) Saturday while its chairman was still in the building.

Passenger boat sinks off Iran, 15 missing - IRNA

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 11:17 AM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - A passenger ship carrying 22 people sank off the Iranian coast near the port of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, the official IRNA news agency reported.

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