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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Friday threatened that it would attack the Pakistani government, military and police officials if Pakistan didn't release the three widows of the late al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.

The 30-year old Narendra Kumar Singh was crushed to death when tractor loaded with illegally mined stones run over him. Narendra Kumar, who was patrolling the area, noticed the tractor trolley with illegal load and signaled driver to stop it. When the driver did not budge he stood in front of the vehicle to force the driver to stop, but tractor driver identified as Manoj Gujjar mowed down the police officer and sped away.

Olympia Snowe, who announced her retirement from Senate last week, Thursday endorsed Senator Scott Brown for his re-election.

Israel was guarded in its approach to the resumption of talks with Iran by the world powers on Wednesday. The six world powers including the United States, France, Britain, China, Germany and Russia had expressed their willingness to continue talks with Iran over its nuclear program.Iran had offered to open up a key military base for international inspections, which the world powers suspect would be used for a its secret nuclear program.

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney posted a convincing victory in Virginia GOP primary, but the victory was not as expected. The opinion polls and common perception told that Romney was headed for a total victory in his duel with former Texas rep. Ron Paul.

Oklahoma Republican primary will be held on Super Tuesday, March 6 along with nine other states. The state has 43 delegates to offer to the Republican National Convention.

Republicans in Idaho, North Dakota and Alaska will head to their caucus stations on Super Tuesday, March 6, to choose the states' Republican nominee to fight Barack Obama in the November presidential elections.

Georgia Republican voters will elect their presidential nominee on Super Tuesday, March 6 along with nine other states. The state has 76 delegates to offer - the largest booty in the March 6, GOP primary contest. Unofficial results and live updates of the Ohio GOP presidential primary can be found here.

Virginia Republicans elect their nominee to fight President Obama in November elections Super Tuesday, March 6 along with nine other states. Virginia voters can look up their voter registration status and Unofficial results here.

Ohio Republican voters will elect their presidential nominee on Super Tuesday, March 6 along with nine other states. The state has 66 delegates to offer in its GOP primary contest. Find how to get Unofficial results and live updates of the Ohio GOP presidential primary here.

Republican voters in Tennessee will elect their presidential nominee on Super Tuesday, March 6 along with nine other states. The state has 58 delegates to offer in its GOP primary contest. Unofficial results of the Tennessee GOP presidential primary can be found below.

The nationwide average of gasoline prices are going north moving towards $4 mark per gallon.

A 4.9 magnitude earthquake jolted the Indian capital Delhi and the nearby towns on Monday afternoon 1.11 pm (07:41GMT) local time.The tremors felt for more than 10 seconds had its epicenter in Bahadurgarh, a town that borders New Delhi and state of Haryana, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (MeT).

The Republican presidential race is entering a decisive phase on Tuesday with 10 states holding their primaries or caucuses on the day. The topsy-turvy GOP race so far couldn't zero in a candidate to fight President Obama in the November elections.Though traditionally Super Tuesday is considered as the defining day for the presidential primaries, neck and neck competition between the GOP presidential candidates this year apparently will push the battle beyond the D-day.

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is tied with former senator from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum in Ohio Republican primary, according to a poll released by Reuters/Ipsos Sunday.

Mitt Romney won the Washington Republican presidential straw poll by 37 percent of votes polled. However, Texas Congressman Ron Paul pulled off an impressive second place win in the state, edging out Rick Santorum.

Vladimir Putin, the current prime minister and former president, is all set to win a third presidential term in the presidential elections Sunday. In the absence of strong opponents, the election is widely considered as a one-sided battle in favor of Putin.

Republican voters in Washington state will participate in caucuses Saturday to choose their presidential candidates. Check out the details here about the Washington GOP caucus presidential straw poll.

Washington Republicans vote their Presidential nominee on Saturday, three days before the Super Tuesday contests when 10 states will hold their primaries and caucuses. The contest has gained attention as this is the final chance to gain momentum for the candidates before the crucial Super Tuesday contests, which will in fact decide the final GOP nominee.

The U.S. Coast Guard Thursday recovered two more bodies of the crew members reported missing after a helicopter crashed off Alabama coast Tuesday night.

The voting began in Iran's parliamentary elections Friday. The elections held at a crucial time as the country is facing international sanctions and war threat over its nuclear program.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was forced to take shelter in a bar to escape from several hundreds of angry protesters who booed him, as he campaigned in the Basque country in South West France. The riot police guarded the bar du Palais, in Bayonne, for more than an hour to protect Sarkozy from the protesters who threw eggs at the bar, shouting slogans against him.

Former senator of Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum came second with 31.93 percent votes, while Texas congressman Ron Paul garnered 20.83 percent of votes. Newt Gingrich was placed fourth with 7.83 percent of votes polled.

In a surprise move, North Korea agreed to temporarily suspend its nuclear tests and the launch of long range ballistic missile in exchange for 240,000 metric tons of food aid from the U.S. The breakthrough decision was announced in two separate statements released in Washington and Pyongyang on Wednesday.

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter with four people on board crashed off Alabama's coast in Mobile Bay on Tuesday night. Three of the crew members are reported missing, while one injured crew member was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to a Coast Guard spokesperson.

The squad who went to demolish the al-Qaeda Chief Osama Bin Laden's Abbottabad building in Pakistan, has discovered Bibles from the building.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the icon of peace and non-violence and the Father of Indian nation, was baptized by proxy by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) on March 1997, according to information from an independent researcher. The revelation by the researcher Helen Radkey of Salt Lake City has raised sharp reactions from Gandhi's grandsons and Hindu activists worldwide.

Michigan and Arizona Republican primary will be held Tuesday.

Republican voters in Arizona and Michigan will decide Tuesday who they would like their party to nominate against President Barack Obama. The contest in Michigan is seen as a must-win for Romney, who was born in the state and continues to face doubts about his campaign's central premise -- that he is best positioned to defeat Obama in November.