Newtown Principal Dawn Hochsprung Among Dead

A headteacher and a school psychologist went to the aid of their students after hearing gunshots at a Connecticut school, according to reports. Dawn Hochsprung and therapist Diane Day were in a meeting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown on Friday...

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Emotional Obama Responds To School Shooting

US President Barack Obama wept as he addressed the nation in the aftermath of the school shootings in Connecticut. Mr Obama paused repeatedly as he struggled to keep his composure while speaking of the children who had been killed and the milestones...

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Newtown Shooting: Adam Lanza Leaves 27 Dead

The United States is in shock after a man murdered his mother at home before gunning down 20 children and six adults in a school. The heavily armed gunman, named as 20-year-old Adam Lanza, shot the children, who were aged between five and 10 years old,...

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Serbian FA Fined For Racist Behaviour Of Fans

The Serbian Football Association has been fined £65,000 over the improper conduct of fans involving racist chanting during a match against England's Under-21s. UEFA, the governing body of football in Europe, also ordered Serbia to play their next Under-21...

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Barcode Co-Creator N Joseph Woodland Dies

Norman Joseph Woodland, the co-creator of the barcode, has died aged 91. He was a graduate student when he teamed up with classmate Bernard Silver to create the thick-and-thin line system in the 1940s. Mr Woodland is said to have come up with the Morse...

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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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Argentina Sex Slavery Court Ruling Sparks Riots

Riots have broken out in Argentina after 13 people were acquitted over the disappearance of a young woman who was allegedly kidnapped and forced into sex slavery. The court ruling has also prompted calls by political leaders to impeach the three judges...

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Brussels: Deal On ECB Banking Supervision

European finance ministers have taken a major step towards full banking union by agreeing to create a single supervisor for Eurozone banks. The deal reached just before dawn in Brussels follows months of negotiations and will be put before European...

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McAfee Back In US After Release From Jail

Anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee has arrived in the US after being deported from Guatemala. The 67-year-old, who is wanted for questioning in Belize over the murder of his neighbour, had spent a week in a cell after arriving in Guatemala illegally....

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Syria: How War Is Tearing Apart Families

At night the Rizak extended family come together in one room and listen to the sounds of shelling, gunfire, and explosions. They are from Jaramana in Damascus, close to the road leading to the international airport which continues to see fierce fighting...

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Obama: US Recognises Syrian Opposition

Syria: A War Tearing Apart Families Updated: 1:38am UK, Wednesday 12 December 2012 By Tim Marshall, Foreign Affairs Editor, in Damascus At night the Rizak extended family come together in one room and listen to the sounds of shelling, gunfire,...

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Vigilante Cop Executed Over 1986 Killing Spree

A former police officer who murdered nine people during a 1986 crime spree has been executed. Manuel Pardo was pronounced dead at Florida State Prison about 16 minutes after the lethal injection process began. His lawyers had tried to block the execution...

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Strauss-Kahn Agrees Deal Over Sex Assault Case

Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has reached a settlement in a civil lawsuit brought by a hotel maid who accused him of sexually assaulting her. Details of the financial agreement between Nafissatou Diallo and Mr Strauss-Kahn...

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New York Gun Attack: Man Shot In Back Of Head

A man has been fatally shot in the back of the head while walking outside a school near New York's Central Park. The killer was sped off in a getaway car as the victim, Brandon Lincoln Woodard, 31, lay in a pool of blood with a single gunshot wound....

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HSBC To Pay $1.9bn In Money Laundering Case

Record Fine: HSBC's Statement Updated: 7:28am 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. 11 December 2012 HSBC has reached...

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Egypt: Opposition Rejects Referendum

Egypt's main opposition group has rejected a constitutional referendum set by President Mohamed Morsi, saying it risked dragging the country into "violent confrontation". The opposition coalition has vowed to oppose a referendum scheduled for December...

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Syria: Homs Scarred By Guerilla Warfare

With a Syrian fighter jet overhead, bombing rebel positions, we made our way through the wrecked streets of the Bab Sbaa district of Homs and to the front lines. Bab Sbaa borders the Old City and Khaldia districts. The Syrian Army unit we were with...

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John McAfee Asks For 'Normal Life' In US

Anti-virus software guru John McAfee has said he wants to return to the US and live a "normal life" during an internet broadcast from a detention centre in Guatemala, where he is fighting deportation to Belize. "I simply would like to live comfortably...

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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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Nelson Mandela: Ex-SA President In Hospital

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital for tests. The country's government said Mr Mandela, 94, had been taken to hospital in Pretoria for routine checks, adding that there was no cause for alarm. The anti-apartheid...

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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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