School Shooting: Calls For Stricter Gun Laws

The husband of the US politician Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in Arizona, has called for action on America's gun laws following the latest mass shooting. As America deals with the aftermath of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Captain...

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Emotional Obama Responds To School Shooting

Barack Obama wept as he addressed the nation in the aftermath of the school shootings in Connecticut. And a day after the shooting, the US President used his weekly address to call for solidarity in the wake of the massacre, where 20 children and seven...

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Newtown Principal Dawn Hochsprung Among Dead

A headteacher and a school psychologist went to the aid of their pupils after hearing gunshots at a Connecticut school, according to reports. Therapist Diane Day was in a meeting with head Dawn Hochsprung and the school psychologist at Sandy Hook Elementary...

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Mandela Recovering After Gallstones Removed

Nelson Mandela is recovering from a successful operation to have gallstones removed, the South African government has confirmed. The 94-year-old former president, who has been in hospital for a week with a lung infection, had the procedure this morning....

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US Shooting: Gunman Forced His Way Into School

The gunman who massacred 26 children and adults in America's worst school shooting forced his way into the building, police say. Lieutenant Paul Vance told a news conference that the suspect was not voluntarily let into Sandy Hook Elementary School...

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North Korea Rocket: Mass Rally Staged

Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans have gathered for a government-staged rally to celebrate a long-range rocket launch, state TV has shown. Below a grey sky and with flags flying high, the huge crowd of soldiers and civilians stood in neat ranks...

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US Missiles And Troops To Protect Turkey

The US is deploying two Patriot missile units along with 400 troops to Turkey as part of a Nato force to protect Turkish territory from potential Syrian attack. US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta signed a deployment order on Friday on his way to Turkey...

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Russia Journalist Murder: Ex-Policeman Jailed

A former policeman has been jailed for 11 years in a prison camp over the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov admitted tracking Ms Politkovskaya so that she could be assassinated in 2006 and providing the gun to shoot...

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EU Summit: Cameron 'Committed To Saving Euro'

The Prime Minister has made it clear he wants favours in return for signing a deal aimed at increasing economic and monetary union in the European Union. At the seventh and final EU summit of the year, David Cameron insisted the UK was not in an uncomfortable...

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School Shooting In Connecticut, US, Say Police

US state police are responding to reports of a shooting at a school in Connecticut. A number of people are reported to be injured following the incident at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Hartford. Local media says there are unconfirmed reports of...

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Man Held Over Facebook Child Abuse Video

Police have arrested a mechanic for alleged child abuse after a video of a toddler being hit by his stepdad was put on Facebook. A 32-year-old suspect was held over the nine-minute video which was first posted by Facebook user Vasu Amaithi Padai on...

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Brazil: Team Quits Final Over 'Gun Threat'

The final of South America's second biggest football competition was abandoned after the away team claimed they were beaten and had guns pulled on them at half-time. Brazil's Sao Paulo were awarded the Copa Sudamericana after their Argentinian opponents...

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Chef Jamie Oliver Sued In 'Pink Slime' Row

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is among those being sued in the US by a worker laid off by a beef processing firm after "pink slime" was apparently used in fast food and school lunches. Bruce Smith is one of 750 employees fired earlier this year by Beef...

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Japan Murder Mystery: Elderly Suspect Dead

By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent Efforts to solve a string of murders in Japan have been complicated after the main suspect - a grandmother - was found dead. Miyoko Sumida, 64, was the suspected mastermind behind a series of deaths in Amagasaki...

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Town In Chile Struck By 170 Earthquakes

More than 170 tremors have been felt in the coastal town of Navidad in quake-prone Chile in just five weeks. The strongest - of 5.9 magnitude - struck during a funeral and sent panicked mourners fleeing into the street. The town, with a population...

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North Korea Rapped Over Rocket Launch

Rocket Is Propaganda Coup For Kim Updated: 8:35am UK, Wednesday 12 December 2012 By Mark Stone, China Correspondent North Korea had two points to prove with its latest rocket launch. The first was that it had successfully overcome the technical...

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Argentine Sex Slave Trial Clears 13 Accused

Judges have acquitted all the defendants in a high-profile case of an Argentine woman who was allegedly kidnapped and forced into sex slavery a decade ago. When Maria de los Angeles "Marita" Veron vanished in 2002, her mother, Susana Trimarco,...

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Mandela Doctors 'Satisfied' With Progress

Ailing Former South African President Nelson Mandela has "made progress during the past 24 hours", according to his doctors. The 94-year-old is continuing to recover from the lung infection that has kept him in hospital for five days, the government...

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Syria Conflict: Explosion At Interior Ministry

A bomb has struck the interior ministry in Damascus, according to Syrian state TV. The blast reportedly occurred at the main entrance to the building situated in Kafar Souseh - a battleground for rebels and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al...

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Bosnian Serb Commander Jailed For Genocide

A former senior Bosnian Serb Army commander is jailed for life for his role in Europe's worst massacre since World War II. Judges at the UN court in The Hague said that General Zdravko Tolimir was the "right hand" of Bosnian Serb military chief General...

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Lottery Winner Murder: Dorice Moore Found Guilty

A woman has been convicted of murdering a lottery winner and then burying his body underneath a concrete slab at her home in central Florida. Dorice "Dee Dee" Moore showed no emotion as the verdict was read out and the judge sent her to jail for life...

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HSBC To Pay £1.2bn In Money Laundering Case

Record Fine: HSBC's Statement Updated: 8:39am UK, Tuesday 11 December 2012 HSBC released the following statement after confirming it will pay $1.9bn (£1.2bn) to the US Department of Justice over money-laundering. HSBC has reached agreement with United...

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Egypt: Masked Gunmen Fire On Cairo Protesters

Masked gunmen have opened fire on opposition protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, peppering them with birdshot and injuring nine of them. Police cars surrounded the scene of the attack but officials said it was unclear who was responsible, as the unrest...

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Nelson Mandela Treated For Lung Infection

Nelson Mandela is responding to medical treatment after suffering a recurrence of a lung infection, the South African government has said. The 94-year-old former president is spending his fourth day in hospital in Pretoria after being flown there from...

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Over Half A Million People Flee Syria Conflict

The number of Syrian refugees registered by the United Nations in the Middle East and North Africa has passed half a million, the UN refugee body has said. But many more have not come forward to seek help, making the number of people fleeing the 20-month-old...

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Philippines Typhoon: UN Launches Aid Appeal

More than 600 people have now been killed as a result of Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines, which has left millions more without food and shelter. At least 900 people remain missing, including 300 fishermen as landslides and floods obliterated entire...

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Egypt: Morsi Orders Army In Ahead Of Protests

President Mohamed Morsi has ordered the Egyptian army to "preserve security" and help police tackle protesters ahead of a mass demonstration over the new constitution. A new decree compels the army to "co-operate" with police, orders it to "protect...

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Apple Maps 'Life-Threatening' To Drivers

Police in Australia have warned drivers not to use Apple's map software after a number of people ended up lost in the wilderness in scorching temperatures. Motorists trying to find the south-eastern town of Mildura became lost after following the map...

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Nobel Peace Prize: EU Leaders Collect Award

European Union leaders pledged to "stand by" the euro as they collected their Nobel Peace Prize in the face of the worst crisis in its 60-year history. The leaders of European institutions said the single currency was one of the strongest symbols of...

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Nelson Mandela Faces More Medical Tests

Nelson Mandela is to undergo more medical tests today, the South African government has announced. A statement from President Jacob Zuma's office said: "Mandela had a good night's rest. The doctors will still conduct further tests today. He is in good...

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Italy's Silvio Berlusconi Says He Will Run For PM

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has said he will run for the office again in next year's general election. Speaking near the northern city of Milan, the leader of the right-wing People of Freedom party said: "I'm returning sadly to public...

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Venezuela: Chavez To Have Surgery In Cuba

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he will have surgery in Cuba after his cancer returned. The recently re-elected president has also revealed for the first time that if his health worsens, his successor would be Vice President Nicolas Maduro. "We...

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Philippines: Storm Hits Days After Typhoon

A storm is set to reach land in northern parts of the Philippines just five days after the year's strongest typhoon killed 540 people in the south. The country's weather bureau issued storm alerts for northern provinces on the main island of Luzon,...

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Egypt: President Morsi Backs Down On Powers

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has annulled a decree he issued last month expanding his powers, an official has said. But a referendum on a draft constitution would still go ahead as planned on December 15, Islamist politician Selim al Awa added....

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Mandela 'Comfortable' In Hospital, Says President

Former South African president Nelson Mandela is "comfortable" in hospital, the country's leader Jacob Zuma has said. President Zuma visited Mr Mandela at the hospital in Pretoria after the 94-year-old was airlifted to hospital on Saturday. Mr Mandela...

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