ballots
on Tuesday.
The former governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney has a narrow lead in the polls over Ron Paul , his nearest rival. The former senator and social conservative Rick Santorum surged into third place.
Police in the United States are questioning a man over some 55
arson
attacks in Los Angeles since Thursday in which cars have been set alight apparently
at random
, mostly in the middle of the night. From Los Angeles, Peter Bowes.
The series of arson attacks have left trail of damaging garages in carports. Most of the fires were set in parked vehicles, in several cases, the flames jumped to nearby buildings including apartment units in Hollywood. But no one has been hurt. The arson attacks are believed to be the worse outbreak of
deliberately
set fires since the Los Angeles riots in 1992. Dozes of detectives have been assigned to the case and a reward of 35,000 dollars has been offered for information leading to a conviction.
The French-made breast implants at the center of a health care included a few additives, untested for clinical use. According to a list of materials obtained by the French radio station RTL, a German manufacturer has confirmed it's supplied industrial-grade silicone to the now defound French firm PIP.
One of Greece's top tax officials is to be prosecuted for failing to pursue tax
dodgers
at a time when Greece desperately needs to raise revenue. The official Yannis Kapeleris was the head of Greece's anti-corruption squad but allegedly blocks the collection of fines from companies for smuggling fuel. Mr Kapeleri has resigned but denies any wrong doing.