Summary: Tornadoes and thunderstorms ravaged four states in the American South on Tuesday night killing at least 20 people injuring dozens and causing widespread damage emergency services and local media said
Summary: Millions of Chinese began the biggest holiday of the year without power on Wednesday after more than a week of fierce winter weather but tens of thousands of stranded passengers had finally found trains buses and planes to get home for family reunions
Summary: Sri Lankan troops backed by tanks and artillery destroyed 30 Tamil Tiger bunkers in the islands far north on Wednesday killing 12 rebels while air force jets bombed a gathering of rebel leaders the military said
Summary: Republican Mike Huckabee probably hasnt got a prayer in his bid for the US presidency But the guitar strumming jokecracking Baptist preacher may be a longshot for the second White House job
Summary: Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan are launching fewer direct attacks on Canadian troops because they suffer heavy casualties from such operations a senior officer said on Tuesday
Summary: Italys president was due to dissolve parliament on Wednesday ahead of snap elections likely in midApril that could mark a return to power of media magnate Silvio Berlusconi
Summary: AP - Sen. John McCain won a commanding victory in the Republican delegate race over Mitt Romney on Super Tuesday. Sen. Barack Obama, trailing much of the night, nearly pulled even with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the contest for Democratic delegates.
Summary: In a recent survey conducted by national charity Care for the Family parents admit they are not confident in their ability to parent teenagers
Summary: AP - The military's top uniformed officer says U.S. forces are "significantly stressed" by fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan while simultaneously trying to stem the tide of violent extremism elsewhere.
Summary: AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the NATO-led military mission in Afghanistan is "bumpy," and the international aid effort needs firmer coordination among the many nations participating.
Summary: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday only a small number of NATO nations had troops in the most dangerous areas of Afghanistan and urged reluctant allies to share the combat burden
Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown will make a statement to parliament on Wednesday about the prospect of allowing wiretap evidence to be used in court and some media predicted he might lift the ban on the practice
Summary: Gordon Brown and David Cameron urged their MPs on Tuesday to disclose details of family members they employ in a bid to dispel an air of sleaze surrounding parliament
Summary: Richard Bransons Virgin Group would cut jobs at Northern Rock if it ends up taking over the embattled mortgage lender abandoning an earlier commitment to not lay off workers it said on Wednesday
Summary: Justice Secretary Jack Straw was aware last December that Labour MP Sadiq Khan had met with a terrorism suspect in prison but had not heard suggestions their conversations were bugged the government said on Tuesday
Summary: House prices held steady in the month of January according to the countrys biggest mortgage lender which cited continuing weakness but also signs of a possible stabilisation in the market
Summary: The government is to cut red tape surrounding school trips in an effort to reduce the fear of compensation claims and get children out of the classroom
Summary: Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
mildly chastised her ambassador to the United Nations on
Wednesday for joining Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr
Mottaki in a panel debate in Davos last month.
Summary: AP - Shaquille O'Neal is prepared for the Miami Heat to trade him, a confidant of the 14-time All-Star told The Associated Press on Tuesday night, and the Phoenix Suns were poised to deal two players for the center.
