Music School Helping Soweto Children At Risk

By Alex Crawford, Special Correspondent A South African music school set up by a British woman to help the poorest children in Soweto is in danger of closing down because of lack of funds. Buskaid, a charity, has helped thousands of poor children...

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India: Tear Gas Fired At Gang Rape Protesters

Indian police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters who were demanding justice and safety for women following the brutal gang rape of a student on a bus. Thousands of demonstrators in New Delhi surged towards the president's palace chanting...

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Vatican Leaks: Pope Pardons Jailed Butler

Pope Benedict XVI has granted a Christmas pardon to his former butler, who was convicted and jailed in the VatiLeaks scandal. The Pope visited Paolo Gabriele in the Vatican police barracks to tell him personally of the pardon, the Vatican said. Gabriele,...

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Egypt: Polls Open In Vote On New Constitution

Egyptians have begun voting in the second and final phase of a referendum on an Islamist-backed constitution. Supporters of President Mohamed Morsi say the constitution is vital to restoring stability and moving the country towards democracy two years...

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Winter Storm Kills Eight And Disrupts Travel

A winter storm has killed eight people and caused travel misery as it sweeps across the United States. The powerful weather system, which dumped more than half a metre of snow in parts of Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois and Missouri earlier this...

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Apocalypse? Not Now, As World Survives

An ancient prediction that the world would end this morning has failed to come true. As the clock counted down to - and then passed - 11.11am, people around the world used the moment as an excuse for a party. December 21 marks the end of the 5,125-year...

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Malala Urges School Name U-Turn After Attack

Malala Yousufzai, a 15-year-old girl shot in the head by the Taliban, has urged a college to reverse its decision to rename it after her. The move by Pakistan's Saidu Sharif Degree College was in tribute to the young activist who risked her life defending...

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School Shooting Petitions: Obama Vows To Act

Barack Obama has acknowledged the outpouring of support for stricter gun laws after last Friday's deadly school shooting in Connecticut. In a new video, the president responds to the "We the People" public petition section on the White House website. ...

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Obama To Pick John Kerry As Secretary Of State

President Barack Obama will nominate Massachusetts Senator John Kerry to succeed Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, a senior administration official has said. Mr Kerry's nomination marks Mr Obama's first move in a sweeping overhaul of his national...

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Russian Plans To Ban US Adoptions Slammed

Russian government plans to ban Americans from adopting Russian children have been criticised at home and abroad. A bill, passed with a huge majority, is thought to be a response to a new US law punishing Russians who are accused of human rights violations....

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Oz Customs Staff Held Over Drug Smuggling

By Jonathan Samuels, Australia Correspondent An alleged major drug smuggling operation involving a network of customs officials has been uncovered at Australia's biggest airport. Eight people have been arrested - with more expected - after police...

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Russia's Vladimir Putin: I'm Not Authoritarian

Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied he runs an authoritarian system, saying he has had plenty of chances to change the constitution but never has. In his first major news conference of his third term as president, he said: "I cannot call this...

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US Shooting Spurs Bulletproof Backpack Sales

Sales of bulletproof backpacks have soared in the days after the shootings of 20 young children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut. One company, Amendment II, sells Avengers and Little Mermaid-themed bags for boys and girls respectively,...

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Deadly Snakes Hatch In Oz Toddler's Wardrobe

By Jonathan Samuels, Australia Correspondent An Australian mother has found a box of deadly snakes in her three-year-old son's wardrobe. Donna Sim, from Townsville in the state of Queensland, gave her toddler a plastic container when he was playing...

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Hollande Recognises French Brutality In Algeria

French President Francois Hollande has acknowledged the brutality of France's occupation of Algeria, but stopped short of an apology. In a speech at the Palais des Nations in Algiers on the second and final day of his landmark visit to the former French...

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US Shooting: Doubts Over Lanza Asperger's Claim

By Brian Donathan, Sky News Online A psychologist has told Sky News the actions of mass killer Adam Lanza were not consistent with someone who has Asperger's syndrome. The gunman's parents reportedly informed friends and divorce mediators that...

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Crocodile Jumps Into Swimmer's Face

A tourist swimming in a river in Australia has had a shock after a crocodile leapt onto him, slapping him in the face in the process. The reptile had been sunning itself on a rock in a national park in the Northern Territory but then seemed to want...

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School Shooting: Obama Wants New Gun Policies

Barack Obama is tasking Joe Biden to head up a new government panel to formulate fresh policies to deal with gun violence, following last Friday's school shooting. The president will formally outline the role of the vice president - a longtime gun control...

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Delhi Bus Gang Rape Sparks Angry Protests

Police have fired water cannon to disperse protesters angry over the gang rape of a 23-year-old woman on a bus in New Delhi. Demonstrators outside New Delhi's Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's official residence tried to tear down steel barricades after...

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South Korea Votes In First Woman Leader

By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent Conservative politician Park Geun-hye has become South Korea's first female president, after narrowly beating her liberal opponent. Moon Jae-in conceded on Wednesday night to the daughter of late dictator Park...

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Hazing Death: Two Dozen Students Face Charges

Nearly two dozen students at Northern Illinois University are facing charges after a new fraternity member died in a suspected alcohol-fuelled initiation ceremony. Arrest warrants were issued on Monday for 22 members of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity...

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Jalal Talabani: Iraqi President Has Stroke

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is fighting for his life after suffering a stroke, an official has said. Mr Talabani is being treated at a hospital in Baghdad but may be flown to another country for treatment, said Prime Minister's spokesman Ali al Moussawi....

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Pakistan: Polio Vaccination Workers Shot Dead

Gunmen on motorbikes have shot dead four women giving polio vaccinations in Pakistan. The attacks were carried out in three different areas of Karachi, the country's biggest city. The women - all Pakistanis - were killed on the second day of a three-day...

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Fiji: Cyclone Evan Leaves Trail Of Destruction

Tropical Cyclone Evan has left a swathe of destruction across Fiji, destroying homes, flooding rivers and stranding thousands of tourists. The storm hammered the Pacific nation for more than 12 hours. But, despite the damage, officials reported no...

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Samsung Drops Attempts To Ban Apple Products

Samsung has withdrawn lawsuits which seek to ban the sale of Apple products in Europe, although the companies' legal battle over copyright continues. A statement by the South Korean company said it strongly believed companies should compete in the marketplace,...

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Pakistan: Deadly Car Bomb Blast At Market

At least 17 people have been killed and more than 40 others hurt after a car bombing in a crowded market in Pakistan, officials have said. The device went off next to the women's waiting area of a bus stop in Jamrud town in the troubled northwest tribal...

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Afghan Landmine Blast Kills 10 Young Girls

By Mustafa Kazemi, in Kabul Ten young girls have been killed by a landmine explosion in eastern Afghanistan. The children were collecting firewood when one of them accidentally struck the mine with an axe, according to Chapahar district governor...

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Shooting: Lanza's Mum 'Prepared For Worst'

The mother of the Connecticut gunman, who was the first of his 27 victims and was killed with a rifle she owned, was "prepared for the worst", according to people who knew her. Adam Lanza's aunt said Nancy Lanza had a survivalist mentality and was worried...

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US Shooting: Obama Visits Newtown In Mourning

Barack Obama has told the families of the 26 people killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School that mass shooting tragedies "must end". Speaking at a vigil in memory of the victims, the US president told an emotional audience: "Newtown, you are not alone."...

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'Man With Rifle': Town's Schools In Lockdown

Police are investigating a report of a suspicious man who may be armed in Ridgefield, Connecticut, about 20 miles from the Newtown school massacre scene. The man was reportedly seen with a rifle near an elementary school and train station in Ridgefield,...

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Victoria Soto Shot Dead After Saving Pupils

Gunman's Family Release Statements Updated: 4:22am UK, Sunday 16 December 2012 The father of and uncle of dead gunman Adam Lanza have released statements, as America comes to terms with its most deadly school massacre. Peter Lanza, who has been interviewed...

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Japan Election: Ex-PM Set For Return To Power

By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent Japan has made a political lurch to the right with exit polls in the country's general election indicating a strong win for the right-wing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Exit polls by several local TV broadcasters...

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Egypt Constitution: Islamists Claim First Win

Islamists backing a new constitution for Egypt have claimed victory in an initial phase of a two-stage referendum. But the opposition has alleged polling violations and said it would await the final results due in a week's time. The two sides' positions...

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US Shooting: Gunman Blasted Way Into School

The gunman in America's worst school shooting blasted his way through a locked glass door, climbed through and carried out the deadly massacre, the Connecticut governor says. Adam Lanza, 20, opened fire inside Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday...

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British Boy Dies In US School Shooting

A British-born boy has been named as one of the victims of the worst school shooting in America's history, Sky News has learned. Dylan Hockley, 6, was shot dead by a gunman at an elementary school in Connecticut. He was born in Hampshire to a British...

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