Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pulls away from his nearest rival Newt Gingrich, with a nine-point lead in Florida's opinion polls.
A British soldier has been shot dead while on patrol in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence announces.
Head of UNHCR calls on leaders meeting at World Economic Forum not to lose sight of humanitarian crises around globe.
Ukraine hopes to find a solution to the gas dispute with Russia soon, President Viktor Yanukovych said on Friday in Davos at the World Economic Forum.
Five eurozone economies, including Italy and Spain, are downgraded by rating agency Fitch, citing financial weakness during the debt crisis.