Romney back into lead in Florida
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pulls away from his nearest rival Newt Gingrich, with a nine-point advantage in Florida's opinion polls.
Asteroid makes near-miss fly-by
An 11m-wide asteroid passed within 60,000km of Earth on Friday, making it one of the 20 closest recorded approaches to our planet.
Andy Murray believes he is closing the gap on the world's best players despite losing an epic five-set Australian Open semi-final to Novak Djokovic.
Olympic ceremony 'Wonder' theme
Europe's largest bell will ring to start a £27m Olympic opening ceremony inspired by Shakespeare and featuring NHS nurses and 900 local pupils.
Breast implant boss faces charges
The owner of a French breast implant maker at the centre of an international safety scare faces charges of "involuntary injury", his lawyer says.
Facebook sues 'spam clickjacker'
The social network and Washington State sue a marketing firm over claims that it deceived users by hiding 'Like' buttons.
'Microplastic' threat to shores
Microscopic plastic debris from washing clothes is accumulating in the marine environment and could be entering the food chain, a study warns.







Un sondeo de la firma de seguridad Sophos reveló la preocupación de muchos usuarios de Facebook ante la inminente llegada de la nueva configuración de Facebook que, según alertan, podría revelar demasiados detalles sobre nuestra vida privada.
美国财政部长盖特纳星期五(1月27日)发表讲话说,中国的确对全球贸易体系构成了独特的和巨大的挑战。
بعثة المراقبين العرب في سوريا تؤكد تصاعد وتيرة العنف في البلاد "بشكل كبير"، في وقت افاد فيه ناشطون سوريون بمقتل اكثر من 50 شخصا، معظمهم من المدنيين الذين سقطوا برصاص قوات الامن اثناء تفريقها مظاهرات احتجاجية في مناطق مختلفة من سوريا الجمعة.
به گفته فعالان حقوق بشر در سوریه، ارتش با حمله به چند شهر از جمله حمص و حماه دهها نفر را کشته است. در همین حال شورای امنیت سازمان ملل قرار است درباره پیشنویس قطعنامهای بحث کند که خواهان کناره گیری بشار اسد است.
Off the beaten track
Tourism in the UK faces a massive year in 2012, thanks to the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics - but here readers nominate some overlooked gems.
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