20 kids, 6 adults massacred in US school 20 kids, 6 adults massacred in US school A heavily armed young gunman slaughtered 20 small children and six adults at a school in an idyllic Connecticut town on Friday, in one of the worst mass shootings in US history.
15 December 2012 10:23
Drug war debate heats up after another brutal year Drug war debate heats up after another brutal year Even when a feared drug lord lied dead in a funeral home, Mexican authorities could not prevent the cartel kingpin from slipping away.
14 December 2012 12:04
'Worrying' increase in global child trafficking: UN   'Worrying' increase in global child trafficking: UN Children -- most of them girls -- now make up 27 percent of all human trafficking cases, marking an alarming increase in recent years.
13 December 2012 15:17
McAfee back in US after Guatemala expulsion McAfee back in US after Guatemala expulsion Computer software pioneer John McAfee was back on American soil Wednesday after being expelled from Guatemala, escaping immediate deportation to Belize for questioning over his neighbor's murder.
13 December 2012 13:10
Libya ex-leader accused of power abuse in murder case, bailed Libya ex-leader accused of power abuse in murder case, bailed Libyan military prosecutors on Tuesday accused ex-leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil of abusing his power, after grilling him over the death of a general who led rebels last year.
13 December 2012 12:01
Srebrenica commander faces verdict before UN court Srebrenica commander faces verdict before UN court The Yugoslav war crimes court will hand down its verdict against Bosnian Serb general Zdravko Tolimir on genocide charges for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
13 December 2012 10:37
Russian ex-policeman on trial for Politkovskaya murder Russian ex-policeman on trial for Politkovskaya murder A former Russian police officer was to go on trial Wednesday on charges of involvement in the murder of crusading anti-Kremlin journalist Anna Politkovskaya, with mystery still surrounding who ordered the killing.
12 December 2012 18:16
Strauss-Kahn strikes secret deal to end US sex case Strauss-Kahn strikes secret deal to end US sex case Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Monday agreed a financial settlement with a New York hotel maid who had accused him of sexual assault.
12 December 2012 15:00
Kazakh guard sentenced to life for mass border killing Kazakh guard sentenced to life for mass border killing A court in Kazakhstan Tuesday sentenced a border guard to life in prison for murdering 14 fellow servicemen in a mysterious May massacre in the remote Tian Shan mountains.
12 December 2012 11:27
Settlement expected in Strauss-Kahn sex-case with maid Settlement expected in Strauss-Kahn sex-case with maid Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the ex-IMF chief and onetime French presidential hopeful, are headed to court Monday hoping to close the books on the New York sex scandal that destroyed his stellar career.
11 December 2012 12:28
Afghan woman official assassinated: police Afghan woman official assassinated: police Gunmen assassinated an Afghan women's affairs official on Monday just months after her predecessor was blown up by a bomb.
11 December 2012 10:22
Clinton to testify this month on Benghazi attack Clinton to testify this month on Benghazi attack Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify this month before US lawmakers at Senate and House hearings about the deadly September attack on the US mission in Benghazi.
09 December 2012 17:56
Egypt nabs terror suspect linked to Benghazi attack: WSJ Egypt nabs terror suspect linked to Benghazi attack: WSJ Egyptian authorities have detained a suspected terror network ringleader whose operatives are believed to have carried out a deadly attack on a US mission in Libya.
09 December 2012 15:57
McAfee discharged from Guatemala hospital: official McAfee discharged from Guatemala hospital: official US Internet security guru John McAfee was discharged from a Guatemala police hospital Thursday after being admitted with what his lawyer called "heart problems," a hospital official said.
08 December 2012 10:50
US fears more victims from dead 'serial killer' US fears more victims from dead 'serial killer' The FBI is appealing for information about the travels of a suspected serial killer believed to have murdered up to 15 people over more than a decade, after his suicide in jail last weekend.
07 December 2012 10:51
UN sanctions Al-Qaeda linked Mali Islamists UN sanctions Al-Qaeda linked Mali Islamists The UN Security Council on Wednesday ordered sanctions against an Al-Qaeda linked Islamist group in a new sign of the tougher line being taken with militants who have taken over much of the Mali.
06 December 2012 18:13
Hundreds of Thai schools close after teacher attacks Hundreds of Thai schools close after teacher attacks Teachers in Thailand's restive south suspended lessons at hundreds of schools Thursday after gun attacks on two educators this week, in the second recent class stoppage in the region over security fears.
06 December 2012 15:30
Threat from the Soldiers of Khalifat deemed real in Kazakhstan Threat from the Soldiers of Khalifat deemed real in Kazakhstan Based on the fact that there are several Kazakhstan citizens in the terrorist group, we believe that the threat is real: National Security Commission.
06 December 2012 15:01
Kazhegeldin wants to take anti-Aliyev case to European Court of Human Rights if Maltese police fails to investigate Kazhegeldin wants to take anti-Aliyev case to European Court of Human Rights if Maltese police fails to investigate Akezhan Kazhegeldin and his two bodyguards promised to seek justice in the European Court of Human Rights if Maltese law-enforcement authorities do not initiate a case against Rakhat Aliyev.
03 December 2012 11:53

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