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 [other]

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....

Afghan police: U.S. soldier shoots Afghan guard

usaToday Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:17:00 AM CET | info [other]

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....

Syrian uprising: Russia and China veto UN resolution

themirror Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:39:00 AM CET | info [other]

Russia and China last night blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution over the continuing trouble in Syria....

Saudi women push challenge to driving ban

irishsun Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:21:00 AM CET | info [other]

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

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 ......

Pulis eyes PFA aid on play-acting

bbc-news Sunday, February 5, 2012 8:28:00 AM CET | info [other]

Stoke boss Tony Pulis urges PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor to crack down on what he sees as play-acting....

Report says 3 set themselves on fire in China

dailystar-LB Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:04:00 AM CET | info [other]

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....

Explosion hits Egypt's gas pipeline

tv3-ie Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:56:00 AM CET | info [other]

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

jpost Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:08:00 AM CET | info [other]

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

trust Sunday, February 5, 2012 9:56:00 AM CET | info [other]

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....