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Santorum beats Romney in Louisiana

World NewsMar 25, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rick Santorum won the Louisiana Republican presidential primary Saturday, beating front-runner Mitt Romney in the race to challenge President Barack Obama.Although the victory gives Santorum bragging rights, it does not change the overall dynamics of the race; the former Pennsylva
Aide says Cheney had heart transplant

World NewsMar 25, 2012

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a 71-year-old with a long history of cardiovascular problems, had a heart transplant Saturday and is recovering at a Virginia hospital. Not even Cheney knows the donor's identity.An aide to Cheney disclosed the surgery after it was over, saying that the ex-vice pre
Obama taps Jim Yong Kim for World Bank: AP

World BusinessMar 23, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will nominate Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bank, a surprise pick for the international financial institution's top job, senior administration officials said. (Dartmouth College)The Korean-born Kim is a physician by training and
French police kill ‘al-Qaida’ militant

World NewsMar 23, 2012

TOULOUSE (AFP) ― Armed police stormed a house and killed a gunman whose murders of Jewish schoolchildren and soldiers traumatized France and briefly halted the presidential election campaign.Officers from an elite unit moved in after a 32-hour siege, killing the self-proclaimed al-Qaida militant as he tried to shoot his way out of his apartment in the southwestern city of Toulouse.An al-Qaida linked group, Jund al-Khilafah, claimed responsibility on jihadist websites for the killings by a man wh
U.S. warns of 'strong response' if N. Korea launches rocket

World NewsMar 23, 2012

North Korea will face a "strong response" if it goes ahead with a plan to launch a long-range rocket next month, a special adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday, calling the North's planned liftoff a "big mistake." "If they go ahead anyway, we will want to work with our allies and partn
U.S. intel: water a cause for war in coming decades

World NewsMar 23, 2012

Drought, floods and a lack of fresh water may cause significant global instability and conflict in the coming decades, as developing countries scramble to meet demand from exploding populations while dealing with the effects of climate change, U.S. intelligence agencies said in a report Thursday.An
Pakistan PM 'will meet Obama' at Seoul summit

World NewsMar 23, 2012

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani expects to meet US President Barack Obama during a nuclear security summit in South Korea next week, a Pakistani official said Friday.US officials were not immediately reachable to confirm the meeting, which would be the most senior face-to-face meeting between Paki
Japan prepares defences against N. Korean rocket

World NewsMar 23, 2012

Japan on Friday readied its missile defence systems to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it threatens the country, as the UN chief warned that next month's launch could jeopardise food aid.The nuclear-armed North has announced it will launch a rocket in mid-April to put a satellite into orbit, a m
Soldiers loot Mali presidential palace

World NewsMar 23, 2012

BAMAKO (AP) ―Drunk soldiers looted Mali’s presidential palace hours after they declared a coup on Thursday, suspending the constitution and dissolving the institutions of one of the few established democracies in this troubled corner of Africa.The whereabouts of the country’s 63-year-old president Amadou Toumani Toure, who was just one month away from stepping down after a decade in office, could not be confirmed.The soldier heading the group of putschists said on state television late Thursday
U.N. rights council orders first probe of Israeli settlements

World NewsMar 23, 2012

The U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday passed a resolution ordering a first probe into how Israeli settlements may be infringing on the rights of the Palestinians.The resolution was adopted by the 47-member council with 36 votes in favor and 10 abstentions. Only the United States voted against it.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu branded the resolution “hypocritical” and charged that the council “has an automatic majority hostile to Israel”, saying the body “should be ashamed of itsel
US soldier to be charged with 17 Afghan murders

World NewsMar 23, 2012

Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder, assault and a string of other offenses in the massacre of Afghan villagers as they slept, a U.S. official said.The charges against Bales include 17 counts of murder, six counts of attempted murder and six counts of aggravated ass
French police kill 'al-Qaida' militant as battle ends siege

World NewsMar 22, 2012

Police used massive firepower Thursday to end the 32-hour siege of a killer whose murders of Jewish schoolchildren and soldiers traumatized France and briefly halted the presidential election campaign.French polices officers arrive near a building where the chief suspect in an al-Qaida-linked killin
Oil prices rise on unexpected crude supply drop

World BusinessMar 22, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) ― One day after the price of benchmark crude took the biggest one-day drop this year, it headed up again.Oil rose Wednesday after the Energy Information Administration reported that U.S. crude supplies unexpectedly dropped last week. The Energy Information Administration said supplies fell by 1.2 million barrels. Analysts expected supplies to grow by 2.1 million barrels, according to Platts, the energy information arm of McGraw-Hill.Oil prices also got some support from Federal Res
Jaguar Land Rover, Chery sign China joint venture

World BusinessMar 22, 2012

MUMBAI, India (AP) ― Jaguar Land Rover and China’s Chery Automobile Co. plan to start a joint venture to make and sell luxury vehicles in China, the companies said Wednesday.Jaguar Land Rover, which is owned by India’s Tata Motors, has long wanted to set up shop in China, one of the company’s fastest-growing markets.China accounted for 1 percent of Jaguar Land Rover sales in 2005, but is now its third largest market after North America and the U.K. China sales rose 60 percent in 2011 to 42,000 v
Senegal braces for cliffhanger presidential poll

World NewsMar 22, 2012

DAKAR (AFP) ― Senegal votes Sunday in a cliffhanger poll to determine whether 85-year-old President Abdoulaye Wade secures a contentious third term in a bid that has rattled the stability of the west African state. Having failed to deliver a crushing first-round victory a month ago, Wade faces a stiff challenge from his former prime minister Macky Sall, who has gathered the full weight of the opposition behind his presidential bid.While laden with suspense, this latest pre-election period was ca