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Haiti in renewed political turmoil

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hati PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille offered his surprise resignation on Friday after just four months in office, amid tension between the premier and government ministers...

US Marines near start of F-35 fighter training flights

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898a EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE: Top US Marine Corps officials hailed progress on the next-generation F-35B fighter jet built by Lockheed Martin Corp and said military training flights could be...

Yemen's Saleh returns home after US medical visit

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saleh WASHINGTON: Yemen's outgoing president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, returned to his home in Sanaa late on Friday after receiving medical treatment in the United States, a spokesman for Yemen's...

In Michigan, Santorum feels heat from within

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rick-santorum DETROIT: After a week in which Rick Santorum's presidential campaign often seemed focused on issues like pre-natal testing, abortion and religion, the message from the Republican Party's...

Republican presidential battle could get messy

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articles WASHINGTON: On February 6, it all seemed so clear. Mitt Romney had won landslides in Florida and Nevada and looked set to soon lock up the Republican presidential nomination to take on...

Santorum leads Romney by eight points in US poll

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rick-santorum WASHINGTON:White House hopeful Rick Santorum has opened an eight-point lead over presumptive frontrunner Mitt Romney among likely Republican voters nationwide, a new poll showed Sunday.

 

Mandela admitted to hospital in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG: Former South African president Nelson Mandela was admitted to hospital on Saturday for treatment for a "long-standing abdominal complaint", the…

In Michigan, Santorum feels heat from within

DETROIT: After a week in which Rick Santorum's presidential campaign often seemed focused on issues like pre-natal testing, abortion and religion, the message…

Deadly clashes as anger with Egypt military boils over

CAIRO: A second day of clashes with Egyptian police left five more people dead on Friday as anger against the ruling military boiled over amid fury at the…

At least 272 dead in Honduras prison fire: officials

COMAYAGUA: A fire at a Honduras prison killed at least 272 inmates and the toll could rise significantly, officials said Wednesday, in the world's deadliest…

Putin vows to boost Russian army ahead of vote

MOSCOW: Russian strongman Vladimir Putin vowed Monday that Russia would strengthen its military might and offer an "asymmetrical and effective" response to the…