Santorum Easily Wins Caucuses in Kansas

Santorum Easily Wins Caucuses in Kansas


Santorum Easily Wins Caucuses in Kansas

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 01:01 PM PST

Rick Santorum extended his winning streak of Midwestern and Southern states with the help of evangelical Christians and others calling themselves "very conservative."


Many Consumers Find It Hard to Step Away From Daily Deal Sites

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 08:30 PM PST

Some people lately find their leisure activities dictated less by their own free will than by the domination of daily deal sites.


Israel Trades Fire With Palestinian Militants

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 12:03 PM PST

Israel pounded Gaza for the second day in a row Saturday, trading airstrikes and rocket fire with Palestinian militants and killing 15 of them as the deadliest Gaza violence in over a year showed no signs of abating.


Remains of 167 People Found in Mexican Cave

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 11:30 AM PST

Mexican authorities have found the remains of 167 people in a southern Mexican cave, and forensic experts believe the remains are at least 50 years old.


Wales 24-3 Italy

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 09:00 AM PST

Wales stay on course for a third Six Nations Grand Slam in eight years with a hard-earned win over Italy in Cardiff.


Fatal blasts at Kenya bus station

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 12:50 PM PST

At least four people are killed and dozens are injured in a grenade attack at a bus terminal in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, police say.


McCluskie brother's murder charge

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 11:53 AM PST

The brother of former EastEnders actress Gemma McCluskie, whose body was found in an east London canal, is charged with her murder.


Violence Continues for Israel and Militants

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 12:02 PM PST

Israeli airstrikes that began on Friday afternoon killed several more Palestinian militants and militant groups fired scores of rockets into southern Israel.


In Charlotte, Hopes for Rental Gold Rush During the Democratic Convention

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 12:39 PM PST

Thousands of residents in Charlotte, N.C., are weighing whether to rent their homes at high rates during the Democratic National Convention in September.


Syria's Leader Rebuffs U.N. Envoy

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 12:37 PM PST

Assad told Annan that any dialogue was doomed to fail, as Syrian troops launched a new assault in Idlib.


Thousands Protest Putin Re-Election

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 11:27 AM PST

Tens of thousands of opponents of President-elect Vladimir Putin gathered in downtown Moscow Saturday afternoon, their ranks thinning compared to earlier protests, as they sought to keep up pressure on the Kremlin.


China Posts Massive Trade Deficit

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 03:55 AM PST

China posted a trade deficit of $31.48 billion in February after reporting a $27.28 billion surplus in January.


China Likely to Cut Luxury Import Tax

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:49 PM PST

China is very likely to cut taxes on imported luxury items this year, said Wei Jianguo, a former deputy commerce minister.


Afghans Discuss Taliban Prisoner Transfer

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 09:46 AM PST

Five top Taliban leaders held by the U.S. in the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, told a visiting Afghan delegation they agree to a proposed transfer to the tiny Gulf state of Qatar, Afghan officials said Saturday.


EU Looks to Iran Nuclear Talks

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 04:57 AM PST

Talks with Iran on its nuclear program must now advance "swiftly and seriously," European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said.


Yemen Airstrikes Kill al-Qaeda Militants

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 06:28 AM PST

Yemen government airstrikes killed 18 al-Qaida-linked militants, a Yemeni medical official said, while in Washington the Pentagon planned to restart programs that would fund military training and equipment in Yemen.


China Power Talking With Myanmar Over Dam

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 03:56 AM PST

China Power is in 'active talks' with the Myanmar government to resume development of the $3.6 billion Myitsone dam project.


Germany Calls on ECB to Ratchet Back

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 07:08 AM PST

As worries over Europe's debt crisis ease, Germany is boosting pressure on the European Central Bank to start mopping up the extra cash that it has flooded into European markets.


Guantanamo Taliban 'accept deal'

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 11:11 AM PST

Five Taliban detainees held at Guantanamo Bay agree to be moved to custody in Qatar as an incentive for peace talks in Afghanistan, Afghan officials say.


Taliban jailed in Guantanamo agree Qatar move

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 12:12 PM PST

US says no decision made to agree to transfer, which would be viewed as goodwill gesture in securing talks with Taliban.


Annan in Syria to press Assad for ceasefire

Annan in Syria to press Assad for ceasefire


Annan in Syria to press Assad for ceasefire

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 11:51 PM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan arrived in Damascus on Saturday to press President Bashar al-Assad for a political solution to Syria's year-long uprising and bloody crackdown in which thousands of people have been killed.



Reproducing used cooking oil into biodiesel

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 12:09 AM PST

Recycled cooking oil is harmful to health, but it is not environmental friendly to dump used cooking oil just like that. The best solution is to used it for industrial purposes, namely to reproduce into biodiesel.

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Australia floods inundate almost 2,000 homes

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 11:34 PM PST

Australian floods have inundated close to 2,000 homes in New South Wales, an official said Saturday, as the surging waters appeared to claim the life of a man in the state's north.

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Comfort foods and vegetarian recipes biggest trends on cookbooks around the world

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 11:19 PM PST

Comfort foods and vegetarian recipes biggest trends on cookbooks around the world

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Romney claims victory in caucuses in Guam

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 11:15 PM PST

Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney late Friday claimed victory in caucuses in the US Pacific territory of Guam, saying he had secured the support of all nine delegates at stake there.

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Yemen air raids kill 10 suspected Qaeda militants

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:32 PM PST

SANAA (Reuters) - Air strikes launched by the Yemeni air force on positions of al Qaeda-linked fighters in the south killed 10 militants including some of their leaders, a government source said on Saturday.



Promises kept, people's confidence in BN continues to rise - Najib

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:30 PM PST

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said support for and confidence in the Barisan Nasional (BN) was now on the uptrend because it delivered on its promises unlike the opposition which was only good at talking.

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Najib announces RM150 mln allocation to upgrade Pasir Gudang Highway

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:30 PM PST

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today announced a RM150 million allocation to upgrade the Pasir Gudang Highway here.

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Muhyiddin hopes pay revision for teachers to be expedited

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:29 PM PST

The deputy prime minister has expressed his hope that the Public Service Department would expedite the salary adjustments for the teachers' scheme of service.

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PM vows revitalization of Japan after quake

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:11 PM PST

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said, in comments made public late Friday, that his country will not forget the international support given to it in the wake of last year's deadly earthquake and vowed to revitalize the country's economy.

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Nothing stirs in Japan's nuclear ghost town

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:11 PM PST

They used to raise premium beef cattle in Iitate. But a year after Japan's nuclear disaster it is an irradiated ghost town and those who used to call it home have no idea when they will be able to return.

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Raspberry and chilli? The secrets of the macaroon master

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:05 PM PST

Some call him the king of cakes. Vogue dubbed him the "Picasso" of pastry. Whatever the moniker, Pierre Herme, who started as a humble apprentice at the venerable French patisserie Lenotre, is right at the top of his game.

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Richest Australian's family in war of words

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:01 PM PST

Three children of Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, were "motivated entirely by greed" in taking their mother to court for control of a family trust, their youngest sister said.

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Afghan officials visit Guantanamo in U.S. peace bid

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 08:20 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Afghan government delegation visited the U.S. Guantanamo Bay military prison this week to secure approval from five Taliban detainees who may soon be moved to Qatar, a sign that the Obama administration is inching closer to establishing peace talks to end the war in Afghanistan.



Chinese police shoot dead 4 in raid in Xinjiang - report

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 08:18 PM PST

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese police have shot dead four people suspected of making bombs in the far western region of Xinjiang, which has been beset by ethnic strife and violent unrest, Radio Free Asia reported on Saturday.



VIDEO: Coke and Pepsi make recipe change

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 08:18 PM PST

Coca-Cola and Pepsi are changing the ingredients in their world-famous soft drinks to avoid being legally obliged to put a cancer warning label on their bottles.


Occupy Wall Street in New York running out of cash

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 04:29 PM PST

NEW YORK, March 10 — New York's Occupy Wall Street group is warning it could run out of money by the end of the month, raising questions about the future of the movement that sparked nationwide protests against economic injustice last year. Donations to the group have slowed six months after it set up camp in a park near Wall Street, igniting the ...



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Cuepacs wants grade for technical and agriculture group to be maintained under SSM

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 06:59 PM PST

The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (CUEPACS) wants the grades of about 70,000 civil servants in the technical, science and agriculture groups which have been upgraded under the Public Service Remuneration Scheme (SBPA) to be maintained, although implementation of the scheme has been cancelled.

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Announcement in two weeks over EDL toll issue - Najib

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 06:58 PM PST

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said tonight people who do not use the Eastern Dispersal Link (EDL) will not be required to pay toll.

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