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As Mitt Romney piles up key endorsements, polls suggest that the Republican frontrunner is poised to win the upcoming Wisconsin primary.

BP Plc has accused the U.S. government of withholding evidence that may show the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was smaller than federal officials claimed, a key issue in determining the oil company's liability.

Two days of talks among the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa wrapped up Friday with little to show other than a currency exchange and a lot of hopeful talk.

A new account of Osama bin Laden's life on the run after the September 11, 2001 attacks reveals that the al Qaeda leader spent nine years moving through a series of safe-houses in Pakistan, not hiding in the mountains on the Pakistan-Afghan border as previously believed.

The BRICS nations met for a summit in New Delhi, where, among other subjects, they discussed the possible formation of a joint development bank, closer integration of their respective stock exchanges, energy security and ongoing tensions in the Middle East. But they still wield no power as a bloc, says an expert who has studied the BRICS phenomenon

A Washington watchdog group alleges that U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock's campaign committee reimbursed him more than $300 for DVDs of the P90X training regimen, classifying them as a health care expense.

The scandal even touched the country’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, who appointed Binh to his post.

Myanmar democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi criticized the national elections in which she is taking part, saying on Friday that widespread irregularities went beyond what is acceptable for democratic elections.

In a hilarious new ad by Karl Rove linked group American Crossroads, President Obama is portrayed as a rogue James Bond type character and possible Russian double agent whose main mission is to weaken America.

House Republicans want to amend a law that empowers the U.S. government to indefinitely detain terrorism suspects, lending more conservative support to a cause that has in the past been championed mainly by Democrats and civil libertarians.

Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX), the second largest U.S. oil company, lost its fourth attempt to avoid paying $18 billion in environmental fines for polluting tracts of the Amazon.

The top U.S. diplomat is also set to meet with ministers from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates before heading for talks with Turkish, Arab and Western leaders on the Syria crisis.

Determining why the nations of the world are throwing Israeli Jews under the bus is an easy call. Most of the countries with abundant oil reserves are predominantly Muslim.

The audit, which Apple commissioned, found that 43 percent of workers at Foxconn had experienced or witnessed accidents, and nearly two-thirds said compensation does not meet their basic needs.

Some 18 people were killed during a fire and riot in a Honduras prison on Thursday. The incident was the latest in a long string of similar incidents in Latin America, where overcrowded prisons sometimes lead to tragedy.

Internet communities across the web are alleging Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum slipped up in a speech criticizing President Barack Obama's foreign policy, resulting in what appears to be a racial slur.

A state board voted unanimously to order the election after Walker's foes collected over 900,000 signatures. Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and four Republican state senators also will have to stand for a new election.

According to Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Sanez de Santamaria the 2012 draft budget will is set to cut government ministry spending by an average of 17 percent.

China responded to U.S. claims of alleged involvement in cyberattacks by calling the accusations irresponsible and unprofessional. A defense ministry official attacked attempts to implicate Beijing without proper investigation and irrefutable evidence.

Chelsea Clinton sympathizes with women's issues advocate Sandra Fluke, saying she too had been attacked by conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh when she was a kid in the White House.

Japan said Friday it will shoot down a long-range rocket North Korea plans to launch next month if it flies over any part of its territory, the defense minister said.

U.S. consumer sentiment rose in March to the highest level in more than a year as sustained job gains and consumer spending offset rising gasoline prices, according to data released Friday by Thomson Reuters and the University of Michigan.

Italian media has expressed much sympathy for the two men, citing that they were victimized by the economic crisis gripping much of Europe.

The trauma of [the recent killings] is profound for our country ... a little like the trauma that followed in the United States and in New York after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Kofi Annan demanded that the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad order his troops to ceasefire immediately.

U.S. House budget chair Paul Ryan endorsed Mitt Romney Friday morning, making him one of the most high-profile Republicans to back the former Massachusetts governor for the GOP nomination.

Household income grew at a faster pace in the fourth quarter than previously thought as the jobs market strengthened, a development that could underpin consumer spending.

Israeli authorities closed off the West Bank, restricted access to the Temple Mount and set up checkpoints near the Lebanese border.

Finance ministers from the 17-member currency area agreed to combine, for one year, a pair of rescue funds meant to help avert a default by Spain, Italy or Portugal, or a repeat by Greece, which warned that a third bailout might be necessary.