Violence in Senegal after Wade court ruling
January 27th, 2012
Court approves 85-year-old President Abdoulaye Wade to seek third term in office spurring clashes with protesters.
Nigerian sect storms police station in Kano
January 27th, 2012
The attack by gunmen suspected of being members of Boko Haram led to more than an hour of running gun battles.
Putin critic barred from Russia elections
January 27th, 2012
Election commission disqualifies liberal challenger Grigory Yavlinsky from March presidential ballot.
Rival Sudans fail to resolve oil row
January 27th, 2012
Leaders of South and North reach deadlock and fail to resolve dispute over oil.
Fading Gingrich attacks Romney in ad
January 27th, 2012
MIAMI (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich struggled to regain momentum in the Republican presidential race on Friday as two new polls showed him falling behind rival Mitt Romney, who was seen as the winner of the final debate before the Florida primary.
Syria violence kills over 40
January 27th, 2012
AMMAN (Reuters) - Security forces killed over 40 people in Syria on Friday, activists and residents said, as people in Homs mourned 14 members of a family they said were slain by militiamen in one of the worst sectarian attacks in a 10-month revolt.
Subpoenas issued to financial firms in expanded probe
January 27th, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department issued civil subpoenas to 11 financial institutions as part of a new effort to investigate misconduct in the packaging and sale of home loans to investors, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday.
Greece, creditors laboriously piece together debt deal
January 27th, 2012
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece and its private creditors head back to the negotiating table on Saturday to put together the final pieces of a long-awaited debt swap agreement needed to avert an unruly default.
Former Groupon sales reps countersue over tactics
January 27th, 2012
(Reuters) - Former Groupon Inc sales representatives who were sued by that company after deciding to leave for Google Inc have filed a countersuit, claiming their former employer is pursuing "sham" litigation to keep them from joining rivals.
