• South Carolina Republicans considered renaming 2012 primary after Stephen Colbert
  Looking for ways to fund the state's upcoming presidential primary, the South Carolina Republican Party briefly negotiated selling "naming rights" to its upcoming 2012 contest to comedian Stephen Colb
• Sheriff: McCready didn't belong at Arkansas home
  An Arkansas sheriff said that country singer Mindy McCready didn't have permission to be in the unoccupied summer home where she was found Friday evening with her 5-year-old son. Authorities continue
• TSX has biggest jump in seven weeks
  TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index hit a seven-week high on Wednesday, up more than 2.5 percent at midday as resource issues jumped on an agreement by global central banks to tackle the eu
• India in bind, may delay coming of foreign retail
  India's ruling party faced a potentially damaging setback Sunday after an important coalition ally said the government had reversed its decision to throw open the country's huge retail sector to forei
• Poll shows public support for Japan PM falls again
  Public support for Japan's prime minister and his Cabinet has fallen 2.5 percentage points over the last month, as the administration's numbers continue to decline, a poll released Sunday shows.