South Sudan: UN Helicopter Shot Down

The UN says one of its helicopters has been shot down in South Sudan, killing all four crew members. UN deputy spokesman Eduardo del Buey said the helicopter from the peacekeeping mission in the country was on a reconnaissance mission when it was shot...

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Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti Resigns

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has resigned, paving the way for a general election next year. Mr Monti, a former European Commissioner, had been appointed last year to lead a technocratic government tasked with saving Italy from a worsening financial...

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John Kerry Nominated For Secretary Of State

John Kerry has been picked to succeed Hillary Clinton as US Secretary of State, President Barack Obama has announced. Mr Kerry's nomination marks Mr Obama's first move in a sweeping overhaul of his national security team heading into his second term...

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Sandy Hook Survivors: Date For New School Term

The survivors from Sandy Hook Elementary are to return to school immediately after the New Year's holiday. Nearly 600 students from kindergarten to the fourth grade will start attending the former Chalk Hill Middle School in neighbouring Monroe, Connecticut,...

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Funeral For Shooter's Mother Nancy Lanza

A private funeral has been held for the woman whose son shot her dead at their Connecticut home and then drove to an elementary school and killed 20 children. Kingston police Chief Donald Briggs said around 25 family members attended the ceremony at...

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End Of World: French Village Ready For Doomsday

By Robert Nisbet, Europe Correspondent A tiny village in the Pyrenees has been sealed off as police try to prevent an invasion by those seeking salvation from a predicted apocalypse. The jagged mountain which dwarfs Bugarach is said to contain...

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Army Seeks Death Penalty In Afghan Massacre

The US Army has said it will seek the death penalty for a soldier charged in the killing of 16 Afghan villagers during a pre-dawn raid. Staff Sergeant Robert Bales is accused of going on a shooting rampage in two southern Afghanistan villages on March...

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Russia To Ban Orphan Adoption By US Citizens

By Yulia Bragina, Moscow Producer The lower Russian Parliament has approved an amendment banning the adoption of Russian children by US citizens in a crucial second reading of the so-called Dmitry Yakovlev bill. If the law is passed in a cosmetic...

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Obama Commissions Panel To Curb Gun Violence

Barack Obama has commissioned a new panel tasked with developing proposals to curb gun violence, saying the country has a "deep obligation" to prevent events similar to Friday's massacre in Connecticut. "If there is even one thing we can do to prevent...

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US Benghazi Report Slams 'Inadequate' Security

An inquiry into the deadly September 11 attack in Libya that killed the US ambassador and three other Americans has described security arrangements as "grossly inadequate". The independent panel blamed systematic management and leadership failures at...

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School Shooting: NRA 'Shocked And Saddened'

The National Rifle Association has broken its silence over the Sandy Hook school massacre, saying its members were "shocked and saddened" by the murders. After a self-imposed media blackout, the powerful gun rights organisation made its first public...

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South Koreans Vote For A New President

By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent South Koreans are heading to the polls today to vote for a new president in what has become a very closely fought contest. Voters will choose between the centre-right candidate for the ruling party, Park Geun-Hye...

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Colombia Bus Crash Kills 26 After 'Brake Failure'

At least 26 people have been killed after a bus swerved off a road and flipped over due to suspected brake failure. Another 15 passengers were injured and rescue workers battled for hours to free people trapped in the mangled wreckage. The accident...

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Nasa Space Probes Crash Into Surface Of Moon

A pair of Nasa space probes have crashed into the surface of the moon after their planned mission came to an end. The pair of spacecraft, Ebb and Flow, have been orbiting the Moon since their launch in September 2011 to create a gravity field map of...

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Hollywood Hacker Jailed After Stealing Nude Pics

A man who hacked into the personal emails of Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis, Christina Aguilera and a number of other women has been jailed for 10 years. Christopher Chaney pleaded guilty to offences that included wiretapping and unauthorised access...

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Jacintha Saldanha: Nurse's Funeral In India

The funeral of the nurse found dead after being duped by a prank call to the hospital treating the Duchess of Cambridge will take place in India today. Mother-of-two Jacintha Saldanha was found hanging in her nurses' quarters at London's King Edward...

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Afghanistan Bomb Blast Kills 10 Young Girls

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

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Japan: New PM Shinzo Abe Fires China Warning

By Mark Stone, Asia correspondent Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has issued an early warning to China, just hours after a landslide victory for his right-wing Liberal Democratic Party. Speaking at his first news conference, Mr Abe reiterated...

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Mandela Recovers As ANC Chooses New Leader

By Alex Crawford, Special Correspondent In Johnnesburg Nelson Mandela is spending his ninth day in hospital, recovering from a lung infection and gallstones, while the party he once headed meets amid widespread squabbling over who should be their...

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Victim Vigil: My Sister Was A 'True Hero'

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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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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