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A guide through the nuances of caucuses and primaries in run-up to US presidential elections.

Mitt Romney's main rivals hope for 'one-on-one' contest with him by time primary campaign heads to Florida.

Republican supporters have been hesitant in voting for former Massachusetts governor as presidential candidate.

GOP frontrunner has been widely criticised after it was revealed he paid just 15 percent tax despite a huge salary that runs into millions.

Oscar Ortega-Hernandez accused of firing shots into White House to kill President Obama.

President Barack Obama away for Michelle's birthday celebrations as 'bomb' thrown over fence during Occupy protest.

Facebook and Twitter last of the big players to stay away from protest against Sopa and Pipa.

Presidential polls will take place in three countries in 2012 - the U.S, Russia and France. Here are some names that could change the political landscape of these countries.

NBA champions Dallas Mavericks were welcomed to the White House on 9 January.

Persian Gulf's Strait of Hormuz, key route for oil tanker traffic, centre of fresh controversy.

The solitary female GOP candidate for President of the United States, Michele Bachmann has pulled out the race.

White House agrees in principle to release Taliban leaders as part of peace negotiations.

Antonio Vazquez Alba has predicted that Syria will be invaded this year, but refused to give any other details.

Mitt Romney scrapes through first race in Republican nomination for US presidential candidate by eight votes.

President Barack Obama addressed the Democrat Iowa caucus through live video conference from Washington.

Latest Republican Iowa caucus results show no clear favourite for November Presidential polls.

Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum lead pack for 120,000 voters in Iowa caucuses.

Celebrities go to any extent to look different. They won't hesitate to wear weird outfits or glasses to make a fashion statement. However, their attempts to look trendy sometimes fail to make an impact. They can even be disastrous.

Lunar landing target set by China after US pulls back from space race.

Politicians who made unconventional moves are Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Margaret Thatcher, Robert Bennett and Barack Obama.

Eight month old Cooper, son of a US marine was in news when he tweaked the US President Barack Obama's face when the president was visiting US Marine base in Hawaii.

Republicans in America are squabbling amongst themselves over so-called "attack ads" targeting Newt Gingrich, one of the party's hopefuls for the 2012 presidential campaign, who is being upbraided for his "baggage".

The year 2011 has been a memorable one for Queen Elizabeth II, starting as it did with the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al Maliki has threatened to resign if the parliament does not pass a no-confidence vote against deputy minister Saleh al Mutlaq.

How does North Korean mourning compare to mass grief at death of Kim Il-sung in 1994?

The list of most searched celebrities of 2011 in the UK has Kim Kardashian on the top followed by Victoria Beckham, Emma Watson, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Aniston, Britney Spears, Megan Fox, Ricky Gervais, Jessica Jane and Angelina Jolie.

A new security glitch has been reported in the social networking Web site, which gave members access to private photographs of Mark Zuckerberg

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were visibly excited as the pair carried out their first joint public engagement with Prince Charles and Camilla.

Activists warn the U.S. will derail progress at the Climate Change talks in Durban, South Africa, by blocking moves toward a climate change fund.

Benetton has unfolded a massive billboard ad showing a photo montage of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu smacking a kiss to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Tel Aviv.