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A few days ago, the athlete who will carry the torch on its first leg in Cornwall was named.

TROY, Ohio (AP) -- Mitt Romney in an interview aired Sunday repeatedly refused to say that he would overturn President Barack Obama's new policy allowing some young illegal immigrants to stay in the United States. He claimed Obama's decision was political, while senior White House adviser David Plouffe said the move wasn't motivated by politics....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama made Mitt Romney's day by declaring "the private sector is doing fine" and opening himself to the accusation that he - not the rich Republican - is the one who is out of touch with reality. Obama quickly clarified his remark Friday but Republicans already had their teeth in it and weren't letting go....

FREMONT, Calif. (AP) -- Stunts, stagecraft, scripts - and a touch of the surreal - shaped the presidential campaign Thursday as Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama sought an edge on voters' No. 1 issue, the economy....

CLEVELAND (AP) -- President Barack Obama cast his re-election race against Republican Mitt Romney as the economic choice of a lifetime on Thursday, seeking to stir undecided voters and asking the nation to buy into his vision for four more years or face a return to the recession-era "mistakes of the past."...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) -- Mitt Romney's Mormon faith has shaped his life, but he barely mentioned it as he spoke to graduates at an evangelical university Saturday....

TROY, Ohio (AP) -- Mitt Romney in an interview aired Sunday repeatedly refused to say that he would overturn President Barack Obama's new policy allowing some young illegal immigrants to stay in the United States. He claimed Obama's decision was political, while senior White House adviser David Plouffe said the move wasn't motivated by politics....

Police are given more time to question two men over terrorism offences after suspicious items were found in a Cheltenham garage.

Mecca Bingo owner Rank buys 23 casinos from Gala Coral for £205m in a deal that will make it the biggest UK casino operator.

Two UK servicemen have been shot dead in southern Afghanistan by members of the Afghan national police force, the Ministry of Defence says.

Bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, who played on hits including Respect, Soul Man and Green Onions, dies in Japan, hours after two concerts in Tokyo.

There is no "specific" terror threat to the London Olympics following last week's major security exercise, the defence secretary tells BBC News.

Policies such as free prescriptions should be assessed and then dropped if they are found not to boost prosperity in Wales, a business expert says.

The 13-year-old brother of five children who died in a house fire in Derby remains in a critical condition in hospital, say police.

Former Sheffield United chief executive Charles Green agrees a deal to buy Scottish Premier League club Rangers.

Yorkshire's Jonny Bairstow is included in the 13-man England squad to face West Indies in the first Test at Lord's.

Quick question: What is the most enduring American pop group of all time? Has to be The Beach Boys, right?

Soggy weather will spread across the Eastern U.S. on Sunday as two weather systems converge. A strong low pressure system moving over the Gulf states will continue pulling warm and moist air in from the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, a cold front will stretch from the Northeast down the Ohio River valley into Mississippi River valley....

More helicopter flights are grounded after the ditching of a Super Puma in the North Sea on Thursday.

Talks to broker a coalition government lead to insults and accusations. Europe is watching nervously, fearing the political chaos could threaten the euro.