Deadly secrets of the Sandy Hook killer's home
Philip Sherwell 4:28pm A chilling photograph of small boy, gnawing on a pistol, with a grenade and ammunition belt in his lap, was recovered from the home of school killer Adam Lanza.
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'White army' militia on march in South Sudan
Jason Straziuso 2:41pm Twenty-five thousand young men from South Sudan's "white army" tribal militia are marching towards a contested state capital of Bor, dimming hopes for a ceasefire.
Russian screening of Pussy Riot film blocked
Melena Ryzik 4:09pm First public screening of Pussy Riot documentary canceled by the government at the last minute Saturday, organisers said.
Twelve held in India over double gang rape
12:52pm New Delhi: Twelve men, including a juvenile, have been arrested in connection with the double gang rape of a young woman in southern India, police say.
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Afghanistan goes to the (opinion) polls
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Students torch Cairo campus building
7:24am Cairo: Student supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood have stormed a faculty building at Cairo's Al-Azhar University where exams are being taken and set it on fire, security officials say.
Zimbabwe opposition 'concerned' over envoy
9:43am Harare: Zimbabwe's main opposition party has voiced concern about Ambassador Jacqueline Zwambila, who says she has asked Australia for asylum because she fears for her safety.
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The year of the selfie: and it's all their own work
Tim Barlass Dictionaries agreed, it was the year of the selfie.
Turkey PM Reccep Tayyip Erdogan targeted by protesters
Fulya Ozerkan Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is being battered on all fronts, with fresh street protests and party resignations pushing his country's currency to a record low.
Mass phone tapping legal, US judge rules
A US judge has ruled that the mass surveillance of telephone calls is legal, igniting a conflict that the Supreme Court may ultimately have to resolve.
India police charge 6 in gang rape of young woman
Police arrested 10 people and charged six of them with raping a 21-year-old woman in southern India, an officer said Friday, a year after a fatal gang rape in New Delhi spurred debate on sexual violence in the country.
Argentine rape victim, 14, denied abortion
Lawyers for a 14-year old Argentine rape victim say they are appealing against a court decision to deny the girl an abortion.
US releases Sandy Hook school massacre documents
US gunman Adam Lanza wore yellow ear plugs that muffled the screams of his victims and he shot himself in the mouth after committing one of the country's worst school massacres.
Mohamad Chatah's killing threatens to make Syrian war explode into Lebanon
The bomb that killed the former minister has unleashed recriminations that could plunge Lebanon back into full-scale conflict.
Target customers' encrypted PINs stolen
Target says debit-card PINs were among the financial information stolen from millions of customers who shopped at the US retailer earlier this month.
Gambler rewards honest US cabbie with $10K
A poker player who left $US300,000 ($A338,275) in the back seat of a Las Vegas taxi made good on his promise this week, handing over a $US10,000 reward to the honest cabbie who returned the stash.
Pussy Riot's latest protest: Mikhail Khodorkovsky for president
The punk protesters have painted a picture of their ideal Russia, where the Kremlin critic would be president.
South Sudan President Salva Kiir ready for ceasefire
Mike Pflanz The president of South Sudan is ready to order his troops to cease fire, African leaders said, urging his rival to seize this "window of opportunity" to end two weeks of heavy fighting in the world's youngest country.
Battle royal: Queen planned to hit gatecrasher Idi Amin, book reveals
Hannah Furness The Queen planned to hit Idi Amin over the head with a ceremonial pearl sword if he "gatecrashed" a Silver Jubilee church service, according to a new book.
Syria critic among six Beirut blast victims
A huge car bomb blast in central Beirut has killed six people, including an influential member of a coalition opposed to the Syrian regime.
Mass phone tapping legal: US judge
Conflict ignited after US judge rules that National Security Agency's mass surveillance of telephone calls is legal.
Python kills man near Bali luxury hotel
A security guard has been killed by a python near a luxury hotel on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, a hotel employee said.
Dozens die as Thailand bus plunges off bridge
At least 29 people have died in a bus that plunged off one of Thailand's highest bridges.
Three killed, 265 held in Egypt crackdown
Three people have been killed and 265 arrested in a crackdown on demonstrations in favour of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, which has been declared a terrorist group.
Get real! Ex-spy chief could never afford an Aston Martin for her agents
Hannah Furness Real-life James Bonds were more likely to drive a Ford Escort than an Aston Martin, the former head of MI5, Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller, claimed, as she interviewed Dame Judi Dench about the award-winning film role she inspired.
