The Australian Mark Franchetti From: The Sunday Times RUSSIAN Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has decided to run for the presidency next year, raising the possibility of a power struggle with his protege Dmitry Medvedev, the incumbent Kremlin leader… more »

FoxNews.com Libyan rebels have overcome Muammar al-Qaddafi's forces in strategic oil town of Ajdabiya, seizing control of the city Saturday in a major turnaround for an uprising that appeared to be on the verge of defeat. Libyan government forces pulle… more »

NY TimesBy MICHAEL SLACKMAN and JACK HEALY  Published: February 19, 2011 Protesters in Bahrain fought past riot policemen who sprayed them with tear gas and shot at them with rubber bullets Saturday, retaking a central square and leading the c… more »

Charlotte Observer By Jim Morrilljmorrill@charlotteobserver.com Rep. Thom Tillis, center, talks with a voter Friday at a phone bank in a Cornelius shopping center. He quit his consultant job to devote himself full time to the effort to h… more »