Gang-Rape In India: Teen Victim Kills Herself

A 17-year-old Indian girl who was allegedly gang-raped killed herself after police pressured her to drop the case and marry one of her attackers, police and a relative said on Thursday. It comes as the 23-year-old Indian medical student who was gang-raped...

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Fiscal Cliff: Obama 'Optimistic' After Talks

Barack Obama has called for "immediate action" to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff after urgent talks with Congressional leaders. He urged politicians to agree a deal, saying: "The hour for immediate action is here. It is now." He said he remained...

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India Rape Death: Six Charged With Murder

Indian police have charged six men with murder, hours after a woman who was gang raped on a bus in New Delhi died in hospital. The men could face the death penalty if convicted, in a case that has triggered protests across India. The 23-year-old victim...

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Survivor's Family Sue Over Sandy Hook Massacre

Lawyers for a six-year-old who survived the Sandy Hook massacre are seeking permission to sue the state of Connecticut for $100m (£62m) for failing to protect its schoolchildren. The legal notice was filed earlier this week with the claims commissioner,...

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Russia Plane Crash: Four People Killed

Four people have died after a passenger plane overshot an airport runway as it landed in Russia. The crash took place during high winds and a snowstorm in Moscow, but the cause of the accident is not yet clear. After a hard landing, the Red Wing Airlines...

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General Norman Schwarzkopf Dies Aged 78

General Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the US-led coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in the 1991 Gulf War, has died. The 78-year-old died on Thursday at his home in Tampa, Florida, where he retired after his last military...

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India Gang-Rape Victim 'Struggling Against Odds'

An Indian woman who was gang-raped on a bus in New Delhi suffered "significant" brain damage and is fighting for her life. The 23-year-old woman was flown to Singapore for treatment at Mount Elizabeth hospital on Thursday. The unnamed victim had already...

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Silvio Berlusconi: Ex-Wife To Get £82k A Day

By Nick Pisa, Sky News Reporter Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been ordered to pay his ex-wife maintenance of 100,000 euros (£82,000) a day as part of their divorce settlement. Mr Berlusconi, 76, will be able to keep the family...

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Tata Group Says 'Ta Ta' To Boss

The brains behind one of the world's most successful companies has handed over the reins of his vast business empire. The head of India's Tata Group, Ratan Tata, used his 75th birthday to fulfil his retirement as chairman after steering the group for...

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Gang-Raped Indian Teenager Kills Herself

A 17-year-old Indian girl who was gang-raped killed herself after police pressured her to drop the case and marry one of her attackers, police and a relative said on Thursday. It comes as the 23-year-old Indian medical student who was gang-raped on...

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George HW Bush: Condition Worsens In Hospital

The health of former US President George HW Bush has worsened and he is in intensive care with a "stubborn fever". Mr Bush was admitted to the intensive care unit on Sunday and has been put on a liquids-only diet. He has been battling bronchitis for...

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US Snow Storm Heads East After Hitting Midwest

A severe US snow storm is threatening more devastation as it heads east after pounding the Midwest, killing six people. Up to 18 inches of snow is forecast inland on Thursday, from western New York to Maine, before tapering off into a mix of rain and...

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Indian Tea Plantation Boss Burnt To Death

Hundreds of disgruntled workers on a tea plantation in India have surrounded the owner's home before setting it on fire, killing him and his wife. The bodies of Mridul Kumar Bhattacharyya and his wife, Rita, were found by police at a tea estate in the...

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Antarctic Lake Drilling Attempt Abandoned

An attempt to melt a borehole through the continental ice sheet to reach a hidden Antarctic lake has been abandoned by a team of British scientists and engineers. The freshwater Lake Ellsworth, which has been sealed off by the ice 3km (2 miles) down...

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India Protests: Rapists To Be Named Online

The names, addresses and photographs of convicted rapists will be posted online by police in India to publicly shame them for their crimes. Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh, the country's junior home minister, said the measure would begin in New Delhi,...

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Firefighter Ambush Shooting: Killer Left Note

The gunman who ambushed two firefighters as they approached his burning house left a note saying he wanted to torch the neighbourhood and "do what I like doing best, killing people". Gerald Pickering, police chief in Webster, New York state, said 62-year-old...

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China Opens World's Longest High-Speed Railway

By Mark Stone, China Correspondent, in Beijing The world's longest high speed rail route has opened in China, covering a distance of 1,427 miles (2,298km). The first passenger train departed from Beijing in the north for Guangzhou on the country's...

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Government Bombing In Northern Syria Kills 20

Shelling in Syria's northern Raqqa Province has killed some 20 people, with at least eight children among the dead, activists say. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has published a video of the aftermath of the bombing. The video shows rows of...

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Burma: British Family Of Four Survived Crash

A British family of four was aboard an aircraft packed with tourists which crash-landed in Burma on Christmas Day. The Foreign Office has confirmed it provided assistance to the family and that they have now left hospital following treatment for minor...

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Tornadoes Hit US As Christmas Storms Kill Six

At least six people have died after a major winter storm system swept through the southern US, triggering tornadoes and heavy snowfall. A driver was killed when a high winds knocked down a tree, crushing his pickup truck and a 53-year-old Louisiana...

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Manila Christmas Eve Fires Tear Through Slum

At least eight people have been killed and thousands more left homeless after two fires broke out in Manila in the Philippines. One of the blazes sparked a riot in a slum with emergency workers being showered with rocks as they drove in to help people....

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Pope Benedict Celebrates Christmas Mass

The Pope has marked Christmas with a Mass in the Vatican and asked if people still have room for children, the poor and God in their technology-driven lives. The pontiff also prayed that Israelis and Palestinians live in peace and freedom, and asked...

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Mandela In Hospital: 'Looking Much Better'

South African President Jacob Zuma has visited Nelson Mandela in hospital and says the 94-year-old is "looking much better". Mr Zuma said the ex-president was in good spirits on Christmas morning. Family members, including his wife Graca Machel,...

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Firefighters Shot Dead In House Blaze 'Trap'

Two volunteer firefighters have been shot dead and two others injured when a gunman opened fire as they were responding to a house fire in New York state. The gunman, named as William Spengler, opened fired on the four men as they arrived shortly after...

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Piers Unrepentant In Face Of 60,000 Petition

Piers Morgan has renewed his call for a ban on assault rifles as the number of Americans signing a petition to get him out of the country rises. More than 60,000 people have now signed the petition on the White House website, ensuring the Obama administration...

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Protests: Indian PM Urges Calm Over Gang-Rape

The Indian Prime Minister has appealed for calm and vowed to protect women as police struggle to quell outrage over sex crimes following the gang-rape of a student. As authorities shut down roads in the heart of India's capital, Manmohan Singh said...

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Syria Bakery Airstrike 'Killed Dozens'

Activists say more than 60 people were killed in a government airstrike on a bakery in a rebel-held town in central Syria. The strike on the town of Halfaya on Sunday left scattered bodies and debris up and down a street, and more than a dozen dead...

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Afghan Policewoman Kills US Adviser In Kabul

An Afghan policewoman has shot dead an American adviser outside the police headquarters in Kabul. The circumstances of the killing were not immediately clear, however the shooting could be another insider attack by Afghans against their foreign allies....

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Navy Seal Commander Dies In Afghan 'Suicide'

US military officials have launched an investigation after the apparent suicide of a Navy Seal commander in Afghanistan. Commander Job W Price, 42, of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, died on Saturday from a non combat-related injury while supporting stability...

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Nelson Mandela To Spend Christmas In Hospital

Nelson Mandela will spend Christmas Day in hospital, the South African government has said, continuing what is already his longest stay in care since he was released from prison in 1990. "Former president Nelson Mandela will spend Christmas Day in hospital,...

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North Korean Missile 'Could Have Reached US'

The long-range rocket fired by North Korea could have reached the US and eastern Europe, according to the South Korean defence ministry. The launch was effectively the test of a ballistic missile capable of flying more than 10,000km (6,200) miles with...

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Spuds Help Improve Boeing's In-Flight Wi-Fi

Boeing engineers have been using an unusual mix of high-tech and low-tech to improve the wireless internet connection on flights. Sacks of the humble potato were used as stand-ins for passengers while the aircraft maker's experts worked to eliminate...

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India Rape Protests: Reporter 'Shot Dead'

A journalist has been killed in violent demonstrations against sex attacks in India as police failed to contain fresh violence. A television reporter, 36, was reportedly shot dead when officers opened fire on a protest in Imphal, the capital of Manipur...

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Kabul Fire Rips Through Cloth Market

A huge fire has swept through a market in Kabul, destroying hundreds of shops. The early morning blaze burned through a cloth market in the Afghan capital and forced the evacuation of the nearby money exchange. A fire department official told the AFP news...

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Syria: Air Strike 'Kills Dozens' At Bakery

Dozens of people have been killed by an air strike on a bakery in Hama province in Syria, according to activists. Some reports claimed up to 200 people had died in the attack in the town of Halfaya. Activist Samer al-Hamawi said: "There is no way to...

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