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By Sky News US Team
A nine-month-old boy is dead after his brother, five, accidentally shot him in the head while playing with a gun.
The baby was rushed to hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, on Monday but was pronounced dead.
Emergency responders were called to a home in Elmo, a rural town in northwestern Missouri, by the brothers' frantic mother.
The brothers' mother made a frantic call to the emergency 911 number
Sheriff Darren White said the woman had told 911 that her five-year-old son had shot her nine-month-old son in the head with a paintball gun.
But when the responders arrived at the scene they determined that the infant had been shot in the head with a real weapon - a .22 calibre Magnum revolver.
When the gun fired, the infant was in a playpen, police said.
Mr White said there is no reason to believe the shooting was anything other than an accident.
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Holmes has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity
By Sky News US Team
Jury selection is set to begin in the trial of the man accused of killing a dozen people at a Colorado movie theatre.
An unprecedented jury pool of 9,000 people will be narrowed down to a 12-member panel tasked with deciding James Holmes' fate.
Holmes, now 27, faces charges of aggravated murder, attempted murder and possession of explosives for the July 2012 attack in Aurora.
Holmes is accused of killing 12 people and wounding 70 at the Aurora cinema
Twelve people were killed and 70 wounded when Holmes threw smoke bomb-type devices and opened fire on theatregoers at a screening of The Dark Knight Rises.
He has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Gallery: James Holmes In Court On July 2012
A day of drama in Colorado as the suspect in the Aurora cinema massacre appeared in court. James Holmes' dazed appearance led observers to question whether he may have been sedated
There was a tense atmosphere in court as the suspect made his first appearance
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Holmes appeared in court with his hair dyed bright orange and wearing a prison-issued uniform
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At times PhD student Holmes opened his eyes wide and appeared to pay close attention to the proceedings
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Families of the cinema massacre victims were among those looking on in the public gallery
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His attorneys have said he was in the grip of a psychotic episode when he barged into the Century 16 cinema in suburban Denver.
Experts say it is rare to have a mass shooter appear in court to face charges - many either are killed by police or commit suicide.
"The public is going to get an insight into the mind of a killer who says he doesn't know right from wrong," said Alan Tuerkheimer, a Chicago-based jury consultant.
"It is really rare. It just doesn't usually come to this."
Holmes faces a possible death sentence if jurors find him guilty. If he is found not guilty, he would be committed to a mental hospital.
In a letter recently published by The Denver Post, Holmes' parents pleaded for their son to be spared the death penalty.
They wrote: "He is not a monster. He is a human being gripped by a severe mental illness."
The former neuroscience student stunned observers during initial court appearances with his flaming orange hair similar to the Batman character the Joker.
Holmes has undergone two psychiatric examinations since his arrest and much of the trial is expected to be devoted to psychiatric testimony.
Opening statements are not expected to begin for at least another three months.
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Aurora Shooting: James Holmes Trial To Start
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Holmes has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity
By Sky News US Team
Jury selection is set to begin in the trial of the man accused of killing a dozen people at a Colorado movie theatre.
An unprecedented jury pool of 9,000 people will be narrowed down to a 12-member panel tasked with deciding James Holmes' fate.
Holmes, now 27, faces charges of aggravated murder, attempted murder and possession of explosives for the July 2012 attack in Aurora.
Holmes is accused of killing 12 people and wounding 70 at the Aurora cinema
Twelve people were killed and 70 wounded when Holmes threw smoke bomb-type devices and opened fire on theatregoers at a screening of The Dark Knight Rises.
He has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Gallery: James Holmes In Court On July 2012
A day of drama in Colorado as the suspect in the Aurora cinema massacre appeared in court. James Holmes' dazed appearance led observers to question whether he may have been sedated
There was a tense atmosphere in court as the suspect made his first appearance
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Holmes appeared in court with his hair dyed bright orange and wearing a prison-issued uniform
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At times PhD student Holmes opened his eyes wide and appeared to pay close attention to the proceedings
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Families of the cinema massacre victims were among those looking on in the public gallery
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His attorneys have said he was in the grip of a psychotic episode when he barged into the Century 16 cinema in suburban Denver.
Experts say it is rare to have a mass shooter appear in court to face charges - many either are killed by police or commit suicide.
"The public is going to get an insight into the mind of a killer who says he doesn't know right from wrong," said Alan Tuerkheimer, a Chicago-based jury consultant.
"It is really rare. It just doesn't usually come to this."
Holmes faces a possible death sentence if jurors find him guilty. If he is found not guilty, he would be committed to a mental hospital.
In a letter recently published by The Denver Post, Holmes' parents pleaded for their son to be spared the death penalty.
They wrote: "He is not a monster. He is a human being gripped by a severe mental illness."
The former neuroscience student stunned observers during initial court appearances with his flaming orange hair similar to the Batman character the Joker.
Holmes has undergone two psychiatric examinations since his arrest and much of the trial is expected to be devoted to psychiatric testimony.
Opening statements are not expected to begin for at least another three months.
Tiger Woods has had a tooth knocked out after being hit in the face by a video camera while watching his girlfriend, skier Lindsey Vonn.
The former world number one golfer made a surprise visit to Italy on Monday to watch Vonn capture her record 63rd World Cup race.
"During a crush of photographers at the awards podium at the World Cup event in Italy, a media member with a shoulder-mounted video camera pushed and surged toward the stage, turned and hit Tiger Woods in the mouth," Mark Steinberg of Excel Sports said.
Tiger Woods in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. APA-PictureDesk GmbH/REX
"Woods' tooth was knocked out by the incident."
The gap in Woods' teeth was captured on photographs, even as Woods wore a scarf over the lower part of his face.
Lindsey Vonn celebrates her record 63rd World Cup race
Woods, who was limited to nine tournaments last year due to back problems, said earlier this month that he will make his season debut at the Waste Management Phoenix Open between 29 January and 1 February.
Britain and the US have stated that they do not pay ransoms for hostages, but extremist groups rely on countries which do as a source of income.
European nations, including France and Italy, are believed to have paid large sums for the safe release of kidnapped citizens.
The money is most commonly paid through a network of proxies in contact with extremist organisations, often disguised as development aid for a particular country.
A New York Times investigation last year found that al Qaeda and its affiliates have made at least $125m (£83m) from kidnappings since 2008 - including $66m (£44m) in 2013.
The US and UK insist that paying ransoms increases the likelihood that citizens will be taken hostage in future.
Greta Remelli, left, and Vanessa Marzullo were freed last week
:: Italy - aid workers Greta Ramelli, 21, and Vanessa Marzullo, 20, were kidnapped on 31 July, 2014, in Syria.
Their release last week sparked speculation in Italy that the government had paid €15m (£11.5m) in ransom, although foreign minister Paolo Gentiloni denied the reports and told the Italian Parliament: "We are against paying ransom".
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Italy is also believed to have paid $2m (£1.3m) to the Taliban in 2006 to release a kidnapped photographer in Afghanistan.
:: France - reportedly paid for four journalists - Nicolas Henin, Pierre Torres, Edouard Elias and Didier Francois to be released in Syria in 2014. Reports claimed the figure was $18m (£12m), but the French government denied it had paid a ransom.
:: Spain - paid £2m ransom to Somali pirates for the release of 36 crewmen on a Spanish trawler.
:: Austria - reportedly paid $3.2m (£2.1m) to al Qaeda for the release of two of its citizens in 2008.
:: Switzerland - $12.4m (£8.2m) reportedly paid to al Qaeda in 2009 for two Swiss hostages and one German.
:: Qatar - helped secure the release of US journalist Peter Curtis from al Qaeda.
:: Oman - has handed over more than $20m (£13.2m) to al Qaeda since 2013.
:: Israel - has often struck deals to secure the return of its citizens, including prisoner exchanges.
Pope Francis urged the world's 1.2 billion Catholics to practice "responsible parenting" as he upheld the Church's ban on contraception.
"Some think, and excuse the term, that to be good Catholics, they must be like rabbits," the Pontiff said to journalists on the flight home from the Philippines.
He said there were many "licit" forms of birth control, in an apparent reference to the Natural Family Planning method of monitoring a woman's cycle in an attempt to avoid pregnancy.
It follows a tour of Asia, where the Pope has showed his more conservative side by defending the church's stance on artificial contraception and gay marriage.
The Pontiff argued that no external organisation should enforce its views on family size, criticising the imposition of Western values on the developing world.
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Gallery: Pope Draws Huge Crowds In Manila
Huge crowds filled Manila's main park and surrounding areas for Pope Francis' last mass in the Philippines before his return to Rome
Air force pictures show a packed Rizal Park - the landmark and areas around it had an estimated six million people attending
China's economy has expanded at its slowest pace in 24 years.
Statistics published by the Chinese government show that the world's second largest economy grew by 7.4% in 2014 compared with 7.7% in 2013.
The government target of 7.5% was missed but the level was still above market predictions as low as 7.1%.
The slowdown comes as China attempts to rebalance its economy from an export-led market to one which must rely on domestic consumption. A global slowdown means China can no longer rely on its "Made in China" exports.
Chinese government officials see the slowdown as inevitable and say the delicate rebalance represents the 'new normal'.
However it will cause nervousness around the world with economies globally tied into China. Bilateral trade between China and the UK stands at £53bn – a record high.
Wang Jianlan was China's richest man for a period last year
A further breakdown of figures was provided by the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics at a news conference in Beijing.
One of China's few official measures of its unemployment rate put it at 5.1% in 2014. Economists say the true figure is almost certainly higher.
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In an exclusive interview with Sky News, the Chairman of Chinese property and entertainment giant Dalian-Wanda, said the slowdown is a "painful" process.
"For China, over the past two years, there has been an obvious decline and slowdown. But in fact this is just an adjustment," Wang Jianlin said.
"Although this year, the economy is slowing down, but there is an obvious improvement in domestic consumption which is increasing much faster than the exports. Of course it's a painful process."
But he added: "Chinese economic growth of around 7% a year shouldn't be a problem. The Chinese economy definitely won't collapse."
For a period last year, Mr Wang was China's richest man.
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According to Forbes, he is currently worth £12bn, but has slipped three notches on the Forbes list this year due to lower values for the commercial real estate owned by his Dalian Wanda Group."
China's property sector has been a big drag on its economy.
In cities all over China, skyscrapers and apartment blocks are shooting up. They've been building across China for years: the consequence of government encouragement to borrow and build. But many sit empty; some are only half built.
Sky News visited the central Chinese city of Xianning, which has been officially declared a ghost city.
It's not deserted. Far from it. 31 million people live in Xianning, but that is only 30% of its capacity.
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Gallery: Chinese Paris Becomes 'Ghost Town'
Officially launched in 2007 amid claims it could comfortably house 100,000 people, a gated community in China modelled on the French capital is now being described as a "ghost town".
Tianducheng, on the outskirts of Shanghai, received the unwanted moniker from local media due to its sparse and seemingly dwindling population.
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Video:Solar Plane Record Bid: The Facts
The team aiming to make history by flying a solar-powered plane around the world have announced their flight plan.
Solar Impulse 2 (SI2) will take off from its base in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, in late February or early March and return by late July or early August.
The route includes stops in Oman, India, China, the US and, possibly, Europe.
Pilots Bertrand Piccard (L) and Andre Borschberg
After crossing the Pacific Ocean via Hawaii, Si2 will fly over the US, stopping in three locations, including Phoenix and New York City.
Once it has crossed the Atlantic, there will be a stop-over in southern Europe or North Africa before arriving back in Abu Dhabi.
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Gallery: Solar Plane Flies Over Golden Gate
The Solar Impulse carries out a test flight over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
The plane is preparing for a coast-to-coast flight of the United States later this year and ultimately for a journey around the world.
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Solar Impulse is powered by about 12,000 photovoltaic cells that cover huge wings and charge its batteries, allowing it to fly day and night without jet fuel.
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Pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg will take turns flying the plane, which has a 72m (236ft) wingspan.
Mr Piccard, who made the first non-stop, round-the-world balloon flight, told Sky News he was very excited.
"It has been 13 years we have been preparing for this moment, so it's the moment of truth," he said.
Mr Borschberg said he had every confidence in SI2, although flying at night would be a concern.
"It is extremely reliable in terms of technology but if we rely on the sun as a source of energy night-time is a big suspense," he said.
Despite its huge wingspan, which is larger than that of the Boeing 747-8I, SI2 weighs only 2,300kg (5070lbs), the same as the average car.
During the day its 17,000 solar cells recharge the engine's lithium batteries which allows it to fly at night.
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Solar Plane's Round-The-World Route Announced
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The team aiming to make history by flying a solar-powered plane around the world have announced their flight plan.
Solar Impulse 2 (SI2) will take off from its base in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, in late February or early March and return by late July or early August.
The route includes stops in Oman, India, China, the US and, possibly, Europe.
Pilots Bertrand Piccard (L) and Andre Borschberg
After crossing the Pacific Ocean via Hawaii, Si2 will fly over the US, stopping in three locations, including Phoenix and New York City.
Once it has crossed the Atlantic, there will be a stop-over in southern Europe or North Africa before arriving back in Abu Dhabi.
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Gallery: Solar Plane Flies Over Golden Gate
The Solar Impulse carries out a test flight over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
The plane is preparing for a coast-to-coast flight of the United States later this year and ultimately for a journey around the world.
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Solar Impulse is powered by about 12,000 photovoltaic cells that cover huge wings and charge its batteries, allowing it to fly day and night without jet fuel.
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Pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg will take turns flying the plane, which has a 72m (236ft) wingspan.
Mr Piccard, who made the first non-stop, round-the-world balloon flight, told Sky News he was very excited.
"It has been 13 years we have been preparing for this moment, so it's the moment of truth," he said.
Mr Borschberg said he had every confidence in SI2, although flying at night would be a concern.
"It is extremely reliable in terms of technology but if we rely on the sun as a source of energy night-time is a big suspense," he said.
Despite its huge wingspan, which is larger than that of the Boeing 747-8I, SI2 weighs only 2,300kg (5070lbs), the same as the average car.
During the day its 17,000 solar cells recharge the engine's lithium batteries which allows it to fly at night.
Film director Roman Polanski will face a court hearing in Poland over a US request for his extradition over a 1977 child sex crime conviction.
According to Polish law, if the court in Krakow decides that the US request should proceed further, the justice minister will then make the decision on whether to extradite Polanski.
"The further actions in this case will depend on the court," the prosecutors' office said in a statement.
The Oscar-winning film-maker pleaded guilty in 1977 to having unlawful sex with 13-year-old Samantha Geimer during a photoshoot in Los Angeles fuelled by champagne and drugs.
He served 42 days in jail as part of a 90-day plea bargain.
However, he fled the US the following year, believing the judge hearing his case could overrule the deal and put him in prison for years.
In 2009, Polanski was arrested in the Swiss city of Zurich on the US warrant and placed under house arrest.
He was freed in 2010 after Swiss authorities decided not to extradite him.
Now 81, he is viewed by many Poles as one of their greatest living cultural figures.
Internationally renowned for such films as Chinatown and The Pianist, Polanski is now in the country to make a film about the Dreyfus affair, a political scandal that shook France more than a century ago.
Islamic State has issued a video threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless a $200m (£133m) ransom is paid within 72 hours.
In the video, a black-clad militant brandishing a knife addresses the camera in English as he stands between two hostages wearing orange jumpsuits.
"You now have 72 hours to pressure your government into making a wise decision by paying the $200m to save the lives of your citizens," he says.
The footage, identified as being made by the militant group's al Furqan media arm and posted on militant websites, also sees the militant criticising the Japanese government's support for US-led airstrikes against IS.
But the Japanese government has said it will not bow to extremism.
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a news conference in Jerusalem: "I strongly demand they not be harmed and that they be immediately released.
"I am extremely indignant at such an act."
The militant who appears in the video is apparently the same man involved in the beheadings of other IS captives.
Speaking in a British accent, he says: "To the prime minister of Japan: Although you are more than 8,000 and 500 kilometres (5,280 miles) from the Islamic State, you willingly have volunteered to take part in this crusade.
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"You have proudly donated $100m to kill our women and children, to destroy the homes of the Muslims."
The two hostages are identified as Kenji Goto Jogo and Haruna Yukawa.
In August, a Japanese citizen believed to be Mr Yukawa - a private military company operator - was kidnapped in Syria.
Mr Goto is a freelance journalist who went to report on Syria's civil war last year.
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IS has seized swathes of territory across Iraq and Syria to form an Islamic Caliphate.
Videos featuring a British-accented jihadi were published showing the murders of US hostages James Foley and Steven Sotloff and British hostages David Haines and Alan Henning.
The Foreign Office said it was investigating the video and reports that the militant is British.
"We are aware of the video and we are studying the content," a spokeswoman said.
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The Japanese Prime Minister is currently on a six-day visit to the Middle East.
Last week, he pledged around $200m in non-military assistance for countries battling IS.
Japan's foreign ministry said it was checking the video, but if it was genuine "such a threat by taking hostages is unacceptable and we are extremely resentful".
Five Russians have been arrested in southern France on suspicion of planning an attack, local prosecutors have said.
Four of the suspects, all from the Caucasus region, were detained in Montpellier and a fifth was arrested around 40 miles away in Beziers on Monday.
Prosecutors said certain "products" were recovered during searches of addresses linked to the suspects. Midi Libre newspaper reported that a cache of explosives was found.
One of those arrested was held in the city of Beziers
The arrests came after three Islamists killed 17 people in attacks in Paris over three days.
It was not immediately clear if the latest arrests were connected to the investigation into the violence at the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket. Reports claimed they may have been arrested in connection with organised crime.
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Gallery: Chechnya: Huge Charlie Hebdo Demo
People attend a rally to protest against satirical cartoons of prophet Mohammed, near the Heart of Chechnya mosque in Grozny
Hundreds of thousands of people staged the rally on Monday in Chechnya against French magazine Charlie Hebdo's cartoons of the prophet
