Mitt Romney claims narrowest of victories in Iowa caucus
Republican race in disarray after Mitt Romney's hopes of decisive victory were shattered after beating Rick Santorum by only eight votes
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's hopes of a decisive victory in the Iowa caucuses were shattered early on Wednesday, when Christian fundamentalist Rick Santorum ran him a close second to provide the tightest finish in the party's history.
Matt Strawn, the Iowa Republican chairman, declared Romney the winner, with Santorum runner-up.
Although Romney won the first of the contests to choose a Republican nominee to take on Barack Obama, the night belonged to Santorum, who fought him to what was effectively a draw.
The lawyer taking on Guatemala's criminal gangs
Death threats are part of the job for the UN investigator scoring victories in a drug war – and setting precedents for battles elsewhere. Guy Adams steps into his world
Last year, Francisco Dall'Anese came into possession of a series of photographs. They were purportedly taken at El Pavon Prison, just outside Guatemala City, on 25 September, 2006, and appeared to show, in sometimes graphic detail, what happened when 3,000 police and soldiers tried to seize back control of the compound from inmates who had mounted an uprising against their guards.
During the raid, which came amid rumours that crack cocaine laboratories were operating on the site, seven inmates were killed.
Time Running Out
Greece Urgently Requests Clarity on Bailout Deal
The New Year's address delivered by Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos was not exactly full of hope. A "very difficult year" was coming to an end, he intoned, and another "very difficult year" was beginning. He also said that the first three months of the new year were "especially critical."
Libya takes next step towards drafting new constitution
MAGGIE MICHAEL TRIPOLI, LIBYA - Jan 04 2012 08:35
The draft, published on Monday night on the website of the ruling National Transitional Council, would bar former members of Gaddafi's regime from running in the election. It would even ban anyone who got a degree based on academic research on the Green Book -- Gaddafi's rambling political manifesto that laid out his theory of government and society declaring Libya a "republic of the masses".
Libya is facing serious challenges to build state institutions from scratch after toppling Gaddafi's 42-year dictatorship. The interim government must set rules for the transition to democracy and forge some sort of national reconciliation among the huge numbers of Libyans who were integral parts of former regime.
Libya is facing serious challenges to build state institutions from scratch after toppling Gaddafi's 42-year dictatorship. The interim government must set rules for the transition to democracy and forge some sort of national reconciliation among the huge numbers of Libyans who were integral parts of former regime.
Syrian army defectors threaten more attacks |
Head of armed group says attacks on security forces may be escalated amid frustration with Arab League observer mission.
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The commander of the main armed opposition group in Syria has threatened to step up attacks on government forces, saying he was frustrated with Arab League monitors' lack of progress in ending a government crackdown on protests.
Colonel Riad al-Asaad, the head of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), says he is waiting for the regional bloc's report on its first week before deciding whether to make a "transformative shift" that he said would mark a major escalation against the security forces.
"If we feel they are still not serious in a few days, or at most within a week, we will take a decision which will surprise the regime and the whole world," he told the Reuters news agency on Tuesday by telephone from his safe haven in southern Turkey.
Overtures to Egypt’s Islamists Reverse Longtime U.S. Policy
CAIRO — With the Muslim Brotherhood pulling within reach of an outright majority in Egypt’s new Parliament, the Obama administration has begun to reverse decades of mistrust and hostility as it seeks to forge closer ties with an organization once viewed as irreconcilably opposed to United States interests.
The administration’s overtures — including high-level meetings in recent weeks — constitute a historic shift in a foreign policy held by successive American administrations that steadfastly supported the autocratic government of President Hosni Mubarak in part out of concern for the Brotherhood’s Islamist ideology and historic ties to militants.
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