Mitt Romney has suspended his campaign to be the Republican presidential nominee.

US presidential hopeful Barack Obama has raised €3m (€2.06m) for his presidential campaign in the 24 hours since the first polls closed on Super Tuesday.

More than 20 states went to the polls on Super Tuesday in the most significant day so far in the race to the White House.

Mr Obama will continue his wins in the Southern states of South Carolina and Georgia with a victory in Alabama, CNN projected.

Mike Huckabee will win Alaska, CNN projected.

Hillary Clinton’s victories in California and Massachusetts give her campaign the edge as the close race for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination looks set to continue for several weeks yet.

Battle-scarred former prisoner of war John McCain declared he was the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination after a series of victories on Super Tuesday.

Hillary Clinton edged ahead of Barack Obama today in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination as results from the Super Tuesday elections came in.

“Our time has come, our movement is real and change is coming to America,” Barack Obama said as the race for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination moves on from Super Tuesday.

John McCain will win New York and all of the state's 101 Republican delegates, CNN projected.

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama appeared to be splitting the Democratic vote today as the first results from the Super Tuesday elections came in.

Barack Obama will win Georgia in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, CNN predicted today.

Mike Huckabee won West Virginia today in the first results of Super Tuesday in the race for the White House.

Millions of Americans in more than 20 states headed to the polls today as record turn-outs were expected in one of the most significant days of the presidential campaign so far.

The two Democratic contenders for the party’s presidential nomination will split the vote and Super Tuesday’s results will be inconclusive, Barack Obama said today.

Republican front-runner John McCain said he would follow Osama bin Laden “to the gates of hell” to stop the al-Qaida leader, as he rallied voters in the key state of New York today.

Hillary Clinton urged first-time voters today to choose someone “who actually cares” and who would offer both change and experience in their leadership of America, hours before Super Tuesday.

Two days after stepping down as prime minister, Romano Prodi appeared closer to returning to office this afternoon, as Italy’s president met with key politicians to discuss forming a new government.

Italy's president began talks with political leaders today to discuss the formation of a new government following the end of Premier Romano Prodi's nine-month-old administration.

Italian premier Romano Prodi resigned after nine months in office following an embarrassing loss by his centre-left government in the Senate on foreign policy.

Italian Premier Romano Prodi resigned last night after his centre-left government embarrassingly lost a Senate vote on foreign policy, including the country’s military mission in Afghanistan.