Mitt Romney wins Nevada primary comfortably
Articles: 294, Last update: Feb 5, 2012 10:50:00 AM, Start: Feb 3, 2012 7:57:00 PM
Romney set for huge win in low-key Nevada vote as candidates turn attention elsewhere
mailonsunday Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:50:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: George Soros[1]; Mitt Romney[2]; Sheldon Adelson[1]; Toby Harnden[1]; Newt Gingrich[1]; Charles Krauthammer[1];
With 45 per cent of the results in, Mitt Romney had about 43 per cent of the vote while Newt Gingrich and Ron Pau were second and third with 26 per cent and 18 per cent respectively....
Bomb explodes in southern Afghan city, 6 killed
Articles: 28, Last update: Feb 5, 2012 10:31:00 AM, Start: Feb 5, 2012 6:46:00 AM
Afghan police: U.S. soldier shoots Afghan guard
usaToday Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:17:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Abdel Rahim[1]; Jimmie Cummings[1]; Brent Jones[1];
Other categories: Security; Terrorist Attack;
A U.S. soldier shot and killed an Afghan guard at a base, apparently because the American thought the guard was about to attack him....
Veto on Syria sparks Arab and Western fury
Articles: 498, Last update: Feb 5, 2012 10:39:00 AM, Start: Feb 4, 2012 11:05:00 AM
Syrian uprising: Russia and China veto UN resolution
themirror Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:39:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Li Baodong[1]; Martin Nesirky[1]; Susan Rice[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Mohamed Loulichki[1]; Mark Lyall Grant[1]; Vitaly I Churkin[2]; Barack Obama[1]; Sergei Lavrov[1]; Muammar Gaddafi[1]; Mikhail Fradkov[1]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; Conflict; UN Bodies; EU-USA; Security Council;
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Susan Rice said: "For months this council has been held hostage by a couple of members,"
Russia and China last night blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution over the continuing trouble in Syria....
Saudi women in drive ban legal bid
Articles: 13, Last update: Feb 5, 2012 10:43:00 AM, Start: Feb 5, 2012 8:30:00 AM
Saudi women push challenge to driving ban
irishsun Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:21:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Manal al-Scherif[1];
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -; Saudi women leading a campaign against the kingdom's ban on female driving are calling on the courts to take up their lawsuits demanding the right to drive. Manal ......
Protesters attack 7 Syrian embassies around world (AP)
Articles: 18, Last update: Feb 5, 2012 10:33:00 AM, Start: Feb 5, 2012 3:56:00 AM
Protesters attack 7 Syrian embassies around world
irishsun Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:21:00 AM CET [other]
Workers examine damage at the Embassy of Syria in Canberra, Australia Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. A mob of 50 men ransacked the Syrian Embassy in Australia after another six Syrian embassies were attacked ......
Articles: 8, Last update: Feb 5, 2012 9:06:00 AM, Start: Feb 5, 2012 8:18:00 AM
Pulis eyes PFA aid on play-acting
bbc-news Sunday, February 5, 2012 8:28:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Robert Huth[1]; David Miller[1]; Gordon Taylor[2]; James McLean[1]; Tony Pulis[1];
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Tony Pulis added (about Robert Huth) : "Robert slides in but actually doesn't touch the player,"
Stoke boss Tony Pulis urges PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor to crack down on what he sees as play-acting....
Three Tibetans self-immolate in western China: report
Articles: 9, Last update: Feb 5, 2012 10:04:00 AM, Start: Feb 5, 2012 7:28:00 AM
Report says 3 set themselves on fire in China
dailystar-LB Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:04:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Dalai Lama[2];
Other categories: Conflict;
Three more people have set themselves on fire to protest China's policies toward Tibetans in a politically sensitive area that already has seen ethnic violence this year, a media report and an activist group said....
Blast hits Egypt's gas pipeline to Israel
Articles: 39, Last update: Feb 5, 2012 10:56:00 AM, Start: Feb 4, 2012 11:33:00 PM
Explosion hits Egypt's gas pipeline
tv3-ie Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:56:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Hosni Mubarak[1];
Other categories: Security;
An Egyptian security official said that an explosion hit a gas pipeline running from Egypt to Israel early today....
Car bomb kills seven in Afghan city Kandahar
Articles: 8, Last update: Feb 5, 2012 10:55:00 AM, Start: Feb 5, 2012 9:50:00 AM
Car bomb kills seven in Afghan city Kandahar
jpost Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:08:00 AM CET | info
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Other categories: Security; Terrorist Attack; Conflict;
KABUL - A car bomb in the south Afghan city of Kandahar killed at least seven people and wounded 19 on Sunday, the province's media office said. Five police officers and two civilians were among the dead, it said on its official Twitter feed. "(The) explosion took place near a busy shopping area of (the) city," it said....
Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban
Articles: 6, Last update: Feb 5, 2012 9:56:00 AM, Start: Feb 5, 2012 8:19:00 AM
Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban
trust Sunday, February 5, 2012 9:56:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Kamran Bokhari[1]; Michael Georgy[1]; Imtiaz Gul[1]; Jonathan Thatcher[1]; Serena Chaudhry[1]; Zabihullah Mujahed[1]; Rob Taylor[1]; Hamid Shalizi[1];
Other categories: Conflict;
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Imtiaz Gul said: "When the Taliban try to overrun our post, we think first to call NATO air support. If there is no air support it is very difficult to fight and even hold this post,"
05 Feb 2012 06:54 Source: reuters // Reuters By Rob Taylor KABUL, Feb 5 (Reuters) - A secret NATO report showing the strength of confidence among the Afghan Taliban is raising concerns from Kabul to Washington that the militant group might overrun the country again when foreign combat forces finally leave....
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