swearing in
of the interim president, which is going to happen on Thursday morning."
The American ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, says the Security Council will have to respond swiftly and
credibly
if North Korea goes ahead with its plan to launch a long-range rocket in the next few days. Earlier, North Korea said it was completing preparations to launch a satellite to
commemorate
the centenary of the birth of its founding leader Kim Il-sung.
The manager of the Miami Marlins baseball team, Ozzie Guillen, has been suspended for five games after he praised the former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Mr Guillen provoked outrage among Miami's large Cuban exile community when he told Time magazine he loved Mr Castro and respected the way he had stayed in power for nearly half a century.
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One of the Republican party candidates for the US presidential nomination, Rick Santorum, says he will drop out of the race, making Mitt Romney the most likely challenger for President Obama in November. Mr Santorum made the announcement in his home state of Pennsylvania with his family at his side. Peter Bowes reports from Washington.
共和党美国总统提名候选人瑞克·圣道伦称将退出竞选,确保罗姆尼成为最有可能在11月挑战奥巴马总统的人选。在家乡宾夕法尼亚州,圣道伦在家人的陪同下发表了声明。Peter Bowes在华盛顿报道。