Egyptians Vote In Constitution Referendum

Queues have formed at polling stations in Egypt as the country votes on a constitution many hope will lead to long-term stability. The referendum, which is taking place over two days, asks Egyptians to accept or reject the charter, which must be in...

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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. And a day after the shooting, Mr Obama used his weekly address to call for solidarity in the wake of the massacre, where 20 children and...

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US School Shooting: Gunman Kills 27

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

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Mandela Recovering After Gallstones Removed

Nelson Mandela is recovering from a successful procedure to have gallstones removed, the South African government has confirmed. ...

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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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US Missiles And Troops To Protect Turkey

The US is deploying two Patriot missile units along with 400 troops to Turkey as part of a Nato force to protect Turkish territory from potential Syrian attack. US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta signed a deployment order on Friday on his way to Turkey...

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Earthquakes Hit US West Coast In Pacific

Two large earthquakes have struck off the coast of southern California and Mexico. The US Geological Survey said the first quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 and hit 163 miles southwest of the Californian city of Avalon. Within seconds of the...

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Russia Journalist Murder: Ex-Policeman Jailed

A former policeman has been jailed for 11 years in a prison camp over the murder of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov admitted tracking Politkovskaya so that she could be assassinated in 2006 and providing the gun to shoot her....

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Royal Prank Call Nurse 'Left Three Notes'

The nurse tricked by a radio prank call was found hanged in her hospital living quarters, an inquest has heard. Jacintha Saldanha died days after falling victim to the hoax that targeted the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated....

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Man Held Over Facebook Child Abuse Video

Police have arrested a mechanic for alleged child abuse after a video of a toddler being hit by his stepdad was put on Facebook. A 32-year-old suspect was held over the nine-minute video which was first posted by Facebook user Vasu Amaithi Padai on...

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Brazil: Team Quits Final Over 'Gun Threat'

The final of South America's second biggest football competition was abandoned after the away team claimed they were beaten and had guns pulled on them at half-time. Brazil's Sao Paulo were awarded the Copa Sudamericana after their Argentinian opponents...

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Chef Jamie Oliver Sued In 'Pink Slime' Row

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is among those being sued by a worker laid off by a beef processing firm after "pink slime" was apparently used in fast food and school lunches. Bruce Smith is one of 750 employees fired earlier this year by Beef Products...

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North Korea Rapped Over Rocket Launch

Rocket Is Propaganda Coup For Kim Updated: 8:35am UK, Wednesday 12 December 2012 By Mark Stone, China Correspondent North Korea had two points to prove with its latest rocket launch. The first was that it had successfully overcome the technical...

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Argentine Sex Slave Trial Clears 13 Accused

Judges have acquitted all the defendants in a high-profile case of an Argentine woman who was allegedly kidnapped and forced into sex slavery a decade ago. When Maria de los Angeles "Marita" Veron vanished in 2002, her mother, Susana Trimarco,...

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Mandela Doctors 'Satisfied' With Treatment

Ailing Former South African President Nelson Mandela has "made progress during the past 24 hours", according to his doctors. The 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader is continuing to recover from the lung infection that has kept him in hospital for five...

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Pope's First Tweet Blesses Internet Faithful

Pope Benedict XVI has sent his first Twitter message under his handle @Pontifex, blessing his new Internet followers. "Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless all of you from...

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Afghanistan Women Reporting More Violence

The number of violent attacks against women being reported in Afghanistan has more than doubled in a year, according to a UN report. Some 4,010 cases of violence against women were reported in the seven months between March and October this year, nearly...

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Lottery Winner Murder: Dorice Moore Found Guilty

A woman has been convicted of murdering a lottery winner and then burying his body underneath a concrete slab at her home in central Florida. Dorice "Dee Dee" Moore showed no emotion as the verdict was read out and the judge sent her to jail for life...

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HSBC To Pay £1.2bn In Money Laundering Case

Record Fine: HSBC's Statement Updated: 8:39am 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. HSBC has reached agreement with United...

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Egypt: Masked Gunmen Fire On Cairo Protesters

Masked gunmen have opened fire on opposition protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, peppering them with birdshot and injuring nine of them. Police cars surrounded the scene of the attack but officials said it was unclear who was responsible, as the unrest...

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Philippines Typhoon: UN Launches Aid Appeal

More than 600 people have now been killed as a result of Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines, which has left millions more without food and shelter. At least 900 people remain missing, including 300 fishermen as landslides and floods obliterated entire...

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Egypt: Morsi Orders Army In Ahead Of Protests

President Mohamed Morsi has ordered the Egyptian army to "preserve security" and help police tackle protesters ahead of a mass demonstration over the new constitution. A new decree compels the army to "co-operate" with police, orders it to "protect...

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Apple Maps 'Life-Threatening' To Drivers

Police in Australia have warned drivers not to use Apple's map software after a number of people ended up lost in the wilderness in scorching temperatures. Motorists trying to find the south-eastern town of Mildura became lost after following the map...

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Nelson Mandela Faces More Medical Tests

Nelson Mandela is to undergo more medical tests today, the South African government has announced. A statement from President Jacob Zuma's office said: "Mandela had a good night's rest. The doctors will still conduct further tests today. He is in good...

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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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Venezuela: Chavez To Have Surgery In Cuba

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he will have surgery in Cuba after his cancer returned. The recently re-elected president has also revealed for the first time that if his health worsens, his successor would be Vice President Nicolas Maduro. "We...

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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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Mandela 'Comfortable' In Hospital, Says President

Former South African president Nelson Mandela is "comfortable" in hospital, the country's leader Jacob Zuma has said. President Zuma visited Mr Mandela at the hospital in Pretoria after the 94-year-old was airlifted to hospital on Saturday. Mr Mandela...

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