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Rick Santorum ends White House bidFormer Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum with his wife as he withdraws from the Republican presidential race 10 April 2012

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum ends his bid, clearing the way for ex-Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney to take on Barack Obama.


Still from undated amateur video released by Syrian activists on 10 April 2012, purportedly shows smoke rising from  shelling in Homs, SyriaNo 'signal of peace' from Syria

The Syrian government has given no "signal of peace" but could still change its military posture before a deadline, envoy Kofi Annan says.

Hillary Clinton (R) shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba at the State Department in Washington (April 10, 2012)Clinton warns N Korea over rocket

Hillary Clinton says North Korea should not go ahead with its planned rocket launch if it wants a "peaceful, better future" for its people.

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