Santorum wins two states

World News - 21 min 9 sec ago
Seventy delegates and a whole lot of momentum: That's what's at stake Tuesday when three states hold contests in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
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U.S. to al-Assad: 'Your days are numbered'

World News - 41 min 54 sec ago
As violence rages in Syria, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice calls for President Bashar al-Assad to "transfer power responsibly and peacefully."
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Argentina denounces UK 'militarization'

World News - 1 hour 33 min ago
Amid escalating tensions over the Falkland Islands, Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner accused Great Britain of militarizing the South Atlantic and said Tuesday her country would file a protest at the United Nations.
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Brazil sues Twitter over tip-off posts

World News - 4 hours 26 min ago
The government of Brazil has filed a lawsuit against Twitter, demanding the micro-blogging site suspend the accounts of users who tip drivers off to police roadblocks and radar traps.
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U.S. court rejects gay marriage ban

World News - 5 hours 23 min ago
California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled Tuesday.
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Yemeni VP announces run for president

World News - 6 hours 29 min ago
Yemeni Vice President Abdurabu Mansur Hadi kicked off his presidential campaign Tuesday, announcing he will run in the February 21 election.
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French strike expected to ground flights

World News - 10 hours 2 min ago
Air France expects to cancel nearly half its long haul flights Tuesday as a strike by aviation workers enters its second day.
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Iran: Ready to ban oil exports to Europe

World News - 11 hours 5 min ago
Iranian lawmakers appeared ready to impose a ban on oil exports to Europe in retaliation for sanctions put in place by the European Union and the United States in January, state media reported Tuesday.
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Costa captain kept under house arrest

World News - 13 hours 9 min ago
The Italian captain of the shipwrecked cruise liner Costa Concordia must remain under house arrest while investigators look into possible charges against him, a court in Florence, Italy, ruled Tuesday, a defense lawyer said.
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Greece faces strike over austerity cuts

World News - 14 hours 2 min ago
Greek union members are expected to go on a daylong strike Tuesday to protest new austerity measures sought by foreign lenders as the country negotiates to keep its finances afloat.
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15 dead in Pakistan factory collapse

World News - 14 hours 43 min ago
The death toll rose to 15 as rescue workers continued to look for victims Tuesday inside a factory that collapsed in Pakistan.
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Police revolt topples Maldives leader

World News - 15 hours 37 min ago
The Maldives descends into violence and political chaos after a revolt by police led to the resignation of the country's first democratically elected president in decades.
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BBC: Iran harrassing journalists

World News - 16 hours 27 min ago
Iranian authorities are "intimidating and arresting people who they claim have connections with the BBC Persian service," the British broadcasting giant said Tuesday.
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Syrian rebel leadership is split

World News - 16 hours 51 min ago
Rival dissident army officers are claiming to lead the increasingly armed rebellion within Syria, exposing rifts within the opposition.
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Philippines mobilizes military on quake

World News - 17 hours 7 min ago
The death toll climbed to 48 on Tuesday from a strong earthquake that rocked the Visayas region of the Philippines, state media reported.
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Glencore and Xstrata agree $90bn deal

World News - 17 hours 25 min ago
Glencore and Xstrata on Tuesday announced an all-share merger that would create a $90bn giant combining the world's largest commodities trading house with one of the biggest miners of thermal coal, copper, nickel and zinc.
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Brutal winter grips east Europe

World News - 17 hours 26 min ago
Eastern Europe remained in the grip of brutal cold and deep snows Tuesday, with authorities in Ukraine, the hardest-hit country, scrambling to help thousands of people whose lives are at risk due to the weather.
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Norway 'killer': I deserve medal

World News - 17 hours 48 min ago
A Norwegian court says Anders Behring Breivik, charged with killing 77 people in an attack he claimed merited a medal of honor -- will stay in custody until his trial.
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Warnings in flood-hit Australian towns

World News - 22 hours 28 min ago
Australian authorities on Tuesday told more than 2,000 residents who had left a town at the mercy of record-breaking flood waters to stay away until the danger had passed.
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Chinese taken in Sudan await release

World News - 22 hours 46 min ago
A group of Chinese construction workers abducted in Sudan were expected to be released within 48 hours, almost two weeks after they were taken hostage in a remote area of Sudan's volatile South Kordofan state, Sudanese media reported Tuesday.
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