Barack Obama’s foes have muscled a symbolic Bill calling for the repeal of his overhaul of US healthcare to passage in the House of Representatives.
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<i>The M&G</i>’s <b>Faranaaz Parker</b> rounds up five quirky things you may have missed over the last week.
The UN has ordered more troops to Côte d’Ivoire as African leaders admitted they had failed to get Laurent Gbagbo to hand over power.
Rafael Nadal brushed off qualifier Ryan Sweeting on Thursday as women’s favourite Kim Clijsters also sped into the Australian Open third round.
South Sudan has won the majority it needs to become the world’s newest state with just 60% of results declared from a vote, preliminary figures show.
Haiti’s political crisis deepened on Wednesday as aides to a former strongman Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier said he intended to return to power.
Zimbabwe Finance Minister Tendai Biti has warned that his country could face a "bloodbath" at elections this year.
United States President Barack Obama delivered a strong message on US concerns over Beijing’s human rights record at a summit on Wednesday.
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/ 20 January 2011
First-time buyers may find it more affordable to buy a home.
China and the US talked on Wednesday about China’s yuan currency being undervalued, militaries and discourse between China and the Dalai Lama.