Romney, Gingrich battle in South Carolina primary
AIKEN/GREENVILE, South Carolina - Presidential rivals Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich battled to win last-minute supporters in a South Carolina race that could reshape the Republican nominating contest. Full Article | Video
Greece's creditors leave Athens, talks to continue
LONDON/ATHENS - Chief negotiators for Greece's private creditors left Athens on Saturday without a deal on a debt swap plan that is vital to avert a chaotic default, sources close to the negotiations told Reuters. | Video
Italy cruise disaster captain denies alarm delay
GIGLIO, Italy - The captain of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, which struck a rock and capsized off Italy, told magistrates he informed the ship's owners of the accident immediately, denying he had delayed raising the alarm, judicial sources said. Full Article
Fukushima Silence
A Reuters photographer travels inside the exclusion zone where buildings remain vacant and streets deserted inside the 12 mile radius surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The March 2011 tsunami knocked out the plant's cooling systems, leading to the world's worst atomic crisis in 25 years. Full Article
Mississippi pardons largely favored whites
Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour's grants of commutations or pardons to more than 200 prisoners, all but eight in his final days in office, disproportionately benefited white offenders among a predominantly black prison population. Full Article
Prisoners freed, Myanmar seeks greater reform
YANGON - Interviews with former prisoners in Myanmar reveal an undercurrent of skepticism about the government's intentions and an impatience for more reforms, though there is a remarkable lack of bitterness and a willingness to work toward reconciliation. Full Article
Venezuela signs deal for private oil development
CARACAS - As gas prices plunge to their lowest level in a decade, Venezuela has signed a deal with European companies to develop one of Latin America's biggest fields in the hopes of boosting power generation and even reviving stagnant oil production. Full Article
Fears of mutant virus escape halt bird flu study
NEW YORK - Researchers studying a potentially more lethal, airborne version of the bird flu virus have suspended their studies because of concerns the mutant virus could be used as a devastating form of bioterrorism or accidentally escape the lab. Full Article
Crisis kills revival in Europe microcosm Belgium
ANTWERP, Belgium - High debt, an aging population and a growing mismatch between workers' skills and the jobs on offer mean Belgium, just like the euro zone, must reinvent itself to avoid prolonged stagnation. Full Article
Rising murder rate may spoil Mardi Gras party
NEW ORLEANS - A rash of murders has City Hall on the defensive just as Mardi Gras season is getting under way, at a time when the town is usually focused on beads and debutante balls. Full Article
Open for business in Syria
Jan. 21 - Street markets affected but still bustling in Syria despite crisis. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
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The burden of Romney’s tax returns
A tax return says a lot about a man, especially one aspiring to be president. There’s no suspicion that Romney has done anything illegal. But what should be secret about the taxpaying relationship between a presidential hopeful and his government? Full Article
The fight over Russia’s future
Mikhail D. Prokhorov’s decision to run in the presidential election in March is, in the words of the man himself, a sign that the Russian elite is seriously divided. Full Article
The world according to Romney
A review of Romney’s foreign policy stands and an interview with one of his foreign policy advisers point toward a bruising battle over America’s place in the world. The foreign policy debate could be just as polarized as clashes over the economy and role of government. Full Article
What’s bad for publishers is great for readers
As tech giants Apple and Amazon apply the squeeze, there has never been a worse time to be in the publishing business. Apple has turned its disruptive death ray on the publishers with its free “iBooks” app. Full Article
Unraveling India Part 3: Demography
It’s common in India to say that, despite short-term political paralysis, the long-term growth prospects are great. But is that really so? India's population explosion isn't an unadulterated blessing. Commentary
Kasparov predicts violence in Russia
Russian opposition leader and renowned chess champion Garry Kasparov predicts that if Vladimir Putin loses the upcoming election, he will not give up power, even if it means resorting to violence. Video
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