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GOP 'frontrunner' Mitt Romney appeared to be coasting to a comprehensive victory in the Nevada caucus on Saturday, according to early unofficial results from precincts around the state. Attention is already turning to the coveted runner-up spot with Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul battling to emerge as the one staying closest to Romney. With votes confirmed in just 15 per cent of the polling stations, such as Becker Middle School in Las Vegas pictured above, Romney was soaking up to 60 per cent of...

Tens of thousands of demonstrators have braved severely cold weather in Moscow to voice their disapproval of Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, while rival pro-Putin protests have also been taking place in the city. The anti-Putin demonstrators are protesting that December's parliamentary elections were riddled with fraud in favour of Putin's party - and the opposition now want a re-run.