U.S. presidential race now a dog fight as Romney surges

U.S. presidential race now a dog fight as Romney surges


U.S. presidential race now a dog fight as Romney surges

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 12:38 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. presidential race had seemed on the verge of slipping from Republican Mitt Romney's grasp a week ago, but now he has erased President Barack Obama's once-substantial lead in polls and made the race for the White House highly competitive once more.



British police arrest two in Syria "terrorism" investigation

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 12:31 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - British police have arrested a man and a woman at London's Heathrow airport as part of an investigation into travel to Syria in support of "alleged terrorist activity", police said in a statement on Wednesday.



Italy PM Monti announces surprise income tax cut

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 12:26 AM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government unexpectedly cut income tax rates for the country's lowest earners while promising to stick to the budget goals it has agreed with the European Union.



Indonesian police on alert ahead of Bali bombs anniversary

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 12:21 AM PDT

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police have warned of possible attacks on commemorations for the tenth anniversary of bomb blasts on the island of Bali and have brought in reinforcements to protect the thousands due to attend, including Australia's prime minister.



French police find explosives in terror search

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 12:18 AM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - French anti-terror police have found bomb-making material and weapons while investigating suspected radical Islamists across France and believe they have uncovered a terror network, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said on Wednesday.



Pakistani doctors work through night to save girl shot by Taliban

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 12:12 AM PDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani surgeons removed a bullet on Wednesday from a 14-year-old girl shot by the Taliban for speaking out against the militants and promoting education for girls, doctors said.



Ensure the effectiveness of AES

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 12:22 AM PDT

If the efficiency is not improved, the AES summonses would just end up being ignored like other traffic summonses.

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US air passenger held after arsenal seized

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 12:18 AM PDT

A 28-year-old man on a plane from Asia was arrested in Los Angeles after he was found wearing body armor and transporting a small arsenal of weapons including a smoke grenade, officials said Tuesday.

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A gender-neutral pronoun makes waves in Sweden

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 12:17 AM PDT

Sweden's tradition of gender equality has famously put more mums in the workplace while rising numbers of dads stay at home.

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930 on death row

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 12:12 AM PDT

A total 930 death row prisoners were in jails in the country as of Aug 31, their cases pending appeal in the courts and a decision of the Pardons Board, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

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Japan's Toyota to recall 7.43 mn vehicles globally

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 11:45 PM PDT

Japan's biggest automaker said Wednesday it would recall 7.43 million vehicles globally over a fire risk caused by a power-window defect in models including the popular Camry and Corolla.

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One-session school system in 5-10 years: Muhyiddin

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 11:43 PM PDT

The one-session school system is expected to be fully implemented nationwide within the next five to 10 years, says Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

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Swimming the hard way in Japan: in samurai armour

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 11:41 PM PDT

(TOKYO-AFP) - Walking or running in a full suit of samurai armour is not the easiest thing in the world. Swimming in it is even harder, but that's exactly what some in Japan are doing. For fun. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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K-Pop stars hit red carpet at Busan Film Festival

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 11:39 PM PDT

Korean K-Pop groups Super Junior and F(x), together with a range of Korean actors and actresses took to the red carpet at the opening of the Busan film festival on Friday. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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VIDEO: Syria and Assad's last refuge?

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 12:07 AM PDT

The death toll from the conflict in Syria has now passed 32,000, according to Syrian activists' estimates, but one region of the country remains largely untouched by the violence.


Italy PM Monti announces surprise income tax cut before vote

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 12:01 AM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti's government unexpectedly cut the lowest income tax rates ahead of next year's national election, promising to meet the budget goals it has agreed with the European Union.



Abu Hamza pleads not guilty to U.S. charges

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 11:56 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - One-eyed radical Islamist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri pleaded not guilty to 11 criminal counts in federal court on Tuesday after Britain extradited him to the United States last week to face trial and a possible life sentence on terrorism charges.



Indonesian police on alert ahead of Bali bombs anniversary

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 11:55 PM PDT

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police have warned of possible attacks on commemorations for the tenth anniversary of bomb blasts on the island of Bali and have brought in reinforcements to protect the thousands due to attend, including Australia's prime minister.



Floods kill seven in Russia’s Dagestan region

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 10:22 PM PDT

MOSCOW, Oct 10 — Heavy rains caused flooding that killed seven people in the southern Russian province of Dagestan today, the Emergency Situations Ministry said. About 320 homes in the Caspian Sea coastal city of Derbent close to the Caucasus Mountains were flooded and seven bodies were found, the ministry said. A flash flood killed 171 people in ...



Romney says won’t pursue new abortion laws

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 08:16 PM PDT

CUYAHOGA FALLS (Ohio), Oct 10 — Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, in an apparent fresh move toward the political centre, said yesterday if elected he would not pursue specific legislation targeting abortion. "There's no legislation with regards to abortion that I'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda," Romney told the Des ...



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