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Romney 'not energising' voters

2012-02-10 09:09:26

"If he's not energising and exciting those people right now, there's the danger that he will lose them to Barack Obama," an analyst said of Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney.

Australian PM Gillard gags MPs

2012-02-10 07:41:29

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard did not deny a report that she has ordered cabinet ministers not to talk to major newspaper editors in a bid to stamp out leadership speculation.

US approves nuclear plant

2012-02-10 07:17:52

The US approved its first new nuclear power reactors in decades on Thursday, despite objections from the country's top regulator that safety issues raised by last year's Fukushima meltdown were not fully addressed.

Church to 'rebuild credibility'

2012-02-10 07:13:23

The Catholic Church launched an international internet centre against paedophilia on Thursday at the close of a four-day Vatican summit aimed at ending decades of abuses and cover-ups.

US drone kills al-Qaeda official

2012-02-10 07:24:21

US missiles on Thursday killed al-Qaeda's chief in Pakistan, one of the Americans' main targets in the volatile country and wanted for attacks that killed scores of people, officials said.

Syria's Homs bombed again

2012-02-09 16:14:23

Regime forces launched a new blitz on the Syrian city of Homs on Thursday, killing dozens of people, activists said, as the UN weighed a joint mission with the Arab League to end the violence.

Europe's Danube freezes over

2012-02-09 17:40:20

Thick ice closed vast swathes of the Danube on Thursday, crippling shipping and commerce along Europe's busiest waterway, as temperatures fell even lower and more frigid weather was forecast.

Sarkozy set for another term?

2012-02-09 14:56:27

French President Nicolas Sarkozy took another big step towards confirming he will stand for re-election on Thursday, taking a populist turn with promises of referendums on jobs and immigration.

Santorum triple rattles Romney

2012-02-09 09:35:24

Christian conservative Rick Santorum's unexpected trio of state wins has re-ignited his White House bid and raised new question marks over Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney.

Boy forced to run in snow

2012-02-10 08:01:04

A video showing a four-year-old Chinese boy being forced by his parents to run almost naked through the snow in New York has sparked an online uproar in China.