Romney to step up campaign after losses

Many US Republicans may have growing concerns about their presidential front-runner Mitt Romney but no one is pushing the panic button -- yet.
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Obama leads opinion polls with 50%

Boosted by rising US jobs figures, Barack Obama's approval rating has hit the 50% mark and has opened up a lead over his likely Republican opponent.
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Obama insists US has a finger on Iran's nuclear pulse

Barack Obama says the US has a good idea of the progress of Iran's nuclear programme and has a military response ready should it be necessary.
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Romney sweeps Nevada as Gingrich vows to hang on

Mitt Romney has coasted to victory in the US Republican Party's latest presidential nomination caucus, but rival Newt Gingrich has vowed to fight on.
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Romney surges ahead with big win in Nevada

Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney romped to victory in the Nevada caucuses, cementing his position as frontrunner to take on Obama.
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US moon base needs money to move beyond dreams

In the latest tell-people-what-they-want-to-hear speech on the election circuit, Newt Gingrich made a remarkable promise: he wants a moon base.
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Wounded state crucial in US polls

Republican candidates and President Barack Obama recognise the importance of Nevada.
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Ships involved in gun and drug trafficking: report

Most ships involved in reported cases of sanctions-busting or illicit transfers of arms are owned by companies based in the world’s richest countries.
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Muhammad Ali's trainer Angelo Dundee dies

Angelo Dundee, the trainer who helped guide the careers of boxing giants Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard, has died at the age of 90.
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Wall Street Journal slated for climate change stance

Leading scientists have complained that a Wall Street Journal article disputing climate change is akin to "dentists practising cardiology".
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Romney stumbles on election message

Mitt Romney leads the Republican presidential race with his Florida win but drew criticism with remarks suggesting indifference to America's poor.
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Romney and Gingrich battle for Florida

Florida's Republicans vote tonight in a high-stakes presidential primary election with Mitt Romney holding a double-digit lead over Newt Gingrich.
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Romney momentum builds in Florida, Gingrich defiant

Mitt Romney stormed towards a likely Tuesday victory in Florida that would make him strong favourite for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Now it's Obama vs moneyed elite

The US president has launched his first salvo in an election race marked by financial issues.
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Obama targets Wall Street wallets in State of the Union

US President Barack Obama painted himself as a champion of the middle class during his State of the Union, demanding higher taxes for millionaires.
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Gingrich's campaign enjoys $5m boost

Newt Gingrich received a boost when the family who donated $5-million to an organisation supporting his campaign this month gave another $5-million.
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Republican race heats up in South Carolina primaries

Republican candidates are gearing up for party nominations after Newt Gingrich's sensational victory in South Carolina threw the race wide open.
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Obama to lay out vision in State of the Union address

As Republicans feud, President Barack Obama this week takes his re-election blueprint of economic justice, direct and unfiltered, to the voters.
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Gingrich victory begins protracted Republican contest

Newt Gingrich has pulled off a sensational victory in the Republican race by taking the South Carolina primary, wrecking Mitt Romney's plans.
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Wikipedia stages blackout to fight anti-piracy Bill

As US websites black out their content to fight SOPA, local analysts say the US anti-piracy Bill could seriously affect South African consumers too.
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