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AP REPUBLICAN presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney has cruised to victory in the Nevada caucuses, notching a second straight triumph over a field of rivals suddenly struggling to keep pace. The caucuses drew little attention in the nominating campaign, but Nevada is shaping up to be a fierce battleground in November between the winner of the Republican nomination and Democrat President Barack Obama.

Published today (updated) 04/02/2012 19:22 Syria's Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar Jaafari (C) speaks with China's Ambassador Li Baodong (L) as they arrive at the UN Security Council to discuss a European-Arab draft resolution endorsing an Arab League plan calling for Syria's President Bashar Assad to give up power in New York on Feb.

By DEMETRIS NELLAS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press Greece's finance minister said negotiations for multibillion-euro bailout deals must be completed by late Sunday, as marathon talks with private and rescue creditors continued. Evangelos Venizelos said Saturday that negotiations in Athens with rescue creditors for a new (EURO)130 billion ($171 billion) bailout deal are at "a very crucial stage."

MANILA, Feb 4 (BSS/AFP) - A 6.0-magnitude quake struck off the eastern coast of the Philippines on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued. The quake hit at 9:09 pm local time (1309 GMT) off the island of Samar, at a depth of 60 kilometres (38 miles) with the epicentre around 100 kilometres north of the city of Guiuan, USGS said.

By the CNN Wire Staff Nine dead as Egypt protests continue Cairo (CNN) - Twelve people died over two days in clashes between Egyptian police and protesters amid reports of inadequate security at a soccer match that devolved into a riot in which 79 fans were killed, officials said Saturday. Seven people, including a police officer, were killed in Cairo, the Health Ministry reported.