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Barack Obama wins Florida vote widening his electoral margin over Mitt Romney
Barack Obama has won the presidential vote in Florida - widening his electoral victory margin over Republican rival, Mitt Romney. The vote count in the...
EU 2013 budget talks collapse
EU talks about 2013 budget have collapsed, after negotiators from the EU and member states were unable to agree on extra funding for 2012. The...
Chris Christie called Barack Obama to congratulate him on his re-election
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who has been under fire from conservatives for his effusive praise of Barack Obama after Hurricane Sandy, telephoned the...
Ten signs Election Day is over
It's been a long slog of a campaign and many Americans - whether their favored candidate won or lost - are just relieved it's...
Barack Obama addresses looming fiscal cliff
President Barack Obama will make a statement on the economy later, setting the stage for a political showdown over a looming budget crisis. Barack Obama...
McDonald’s Follansbee flies US flag upside-down as businesses close for a day of mourning after Barack Obama’s re-election
Several American businesses reacted to the news of President Barack Obama’s re-election with both anger and despair, as one McDonald’s location hung the US...
Iberia airlines to cut 4,500 jobs as part of IAG restructuring plan
British Airways-owner IAG has announced 4,500 job cuts at Iberia as part of a widely anticipated restructuring of the Spanish carrier. Iberia is cutting its...
Bananas trade dispute ends after 20 years
An international trade dispute over bananas between Europe and Latin America, dating back two decades, has finally been settled. The European Union and 10 Latin...
How Barack Obama won 2012 election
President Barack Obama won re-election with a similar coalition that carried him to the presidency in 2008: women, young voters, African Americans and Latinos. But...
China’s Communist Party starts leadership transfer at its 18th congress
China’s President Hu Jintao has opened a Communist Party congress that begins a once-in-a-decade power transfer with a stark warning on corruption. Addressing more than...
Barack Obama returns to White House for four more years of challenges
Barack Obama wasted little time on Wednesday as he headed back to Washington hours after celebrating his election victory in Chicago and securing a...
Greece parliament backs new austerity measures plan despite violente protests
Greek parliament has narrowly backed a fresh round of austerity measures, despite violent protests across the country. The austerity package aimed at securing the next...
Dow Jones plunges 300 points after Barack Obama re-election as Wall St suffers worst day of the year
New York stocks on Wednesday night took fright at the outcome of the American presidential election as the world braced itself for prolonged and...
2012 Mitt Romney concession speech in full
Mitt Romney thanked family and campaigners for support in his concession speech after admitting defeat in 2012 US election. Congratulating Barack Obama on his win,...
2012 Barack Obama acceptance speech in full
Barack Obama announced that the “best is yet to come” during a moving acceptance speech as the news came that he had been re-elected...
Barack Obama Twitter: Four more years
Barack Obama won re-election to the White House tonight with a landslide victory over Mitt Romney, according to projections from most of the television...
Barack Obama re-elected as US president
Barack Obama has been re-elected to a second term, defeating Republican rival Mitt Romney. With results in from most states, Barack Obama has secured the...
2012 Election Results So Far
2012 Election: voting results so far Alabama (9 electoral votes) Mitt Romney 61% (1,245,221 votes) Barack Obama 38% (787,027 votes) Alaska (3 electoral votes) Mitt Romney 55% (120,329...
2012 election results so far: Who is winning presidential race?
The final voting precincts on the west coast won't even begin to be tallied until early Wednesday morning, but the election could be decided...
Nissan slashes full-year profit forecast by 20% after China row
Nissan has slashed its full-year profit forecast by 20% after car sales slumped in China amid anti-Japanese protests. The Japanese carmaker now expects a net...
Barack Obama wins election in Hart’s Location, one of New Hampshire town that enjoys first vote-status
Barack Obama won election in Hart's Location, one of two tiny New Hampshire villages that get to cast the first votes of the presidential...
Election Day 2012: US voters head to polls to decide tight race
Tens of millions of Americans head to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether to re-elect President Barack Obama or hand the job to...
Election Day: Barack Obama and Mitt Romney address final rallies in swing states
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have spent the day before the election visiting key swing states and making final pitches to voters. Mitt Romney went...
How the world would vote: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
A poll of more than 570,000 people across the globe has revealed non-Americans want Barack Obama to remain President of the United States. The research,...
Who’s winning the presidential race: Mitt Romney ahead of Barack Obama, show Gallup and Rasmussen polls
Mitt Romney's chances of winning presidential election were boosted today by two polls which gave him a slender lead over Barack Obama. Polls by Gallup...
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