Sandy Hook Shooting: New School For Survivors

By Brian Donathan, in Monroe, Connecticut Officials have admitted the Connecticut school where 20 children and six adults were shot dead may never reopen, as new classrooms are set up nearby for survivors of the massacre. Staff and volunteers have...

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South Africa Poverty Survey Shows Slow Progress

By Alex Crawford, Special Correspondent, in Johnnesburg A government study has shown more than half of the people in South Africa live in poverty. The survey, which is the latest to be conducted by the government's statistics agency but dates back...

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China Cracks Down On 'Doomsday Cults'

Hundreds of members of a Christianity-inspired religious sect have been arrested by Chinese authorities and accused of spreading rumours about the end of the world. Official state media said the Almighty God group had been using doomsday prophecies...

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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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Instagram Pic Policy Change Prompts Backlash

Some Instagram users are threatening to abandon the service after the firm announced it was giving itself the right to sell people's photos to advertisers. The Facebook-owned photo-sharing network is introducing new terms of service on January 16 which...

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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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Sandy Hook Shootings: Protest At Gun Lobby HQ

Protesters have marched on the headquarters of the US gun lobby as the clamour for tighter firearm controls grows in the wake of the Newtown school massacre. As the first two funerals for young victims of the Sandy Hook shooting took place, 75 activists...

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