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Adam Lanza fought with four teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School the day before massacre
Reports have emerged that Adam Lanza had visited Sandy Hook Elementary the day before Friday's massacre during which he was involved in an altercation...
Victoria Soto threw herself in front of gunman Adam Lanza to save her students at Sandy Hook Elementary School
Victoria Soto, a young teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School, displayed astonishing bravery and sacrificed her life saving as many children in her first...
Hillary Clinton concussion: Secretary of State fainted and now is recovering at home
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fainted and had a concussion, the AP reports. The State Department said an ill Hillary Clinton is now recovering...
Russian opposition leaders Alexei Navalny, Ilya Yashin, Ksenia Sobchak and Sergei Udaltsov arrested at anti-Putin rally
Police arrested prominent Russian opposition leaders at a rally against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow Police arrested prominent Russian opposition leaders at a rally...
Peshawar airport rocket attack kills at least two people in Pakistan
At least two people have been killed after militants fired rockets at Peshawar airport, Pakistani officials say. More than 20 others were injured after the...
Nelson Mandela undergoes gallstones removal surgery
Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, has had an operation to remove gallstones, a government statement says. The operation was successful and Nelson Mandela...
Connecticut shooting heroes: Dawn Hochsprung, Mary Sherlach and Victoria Soto sacrificed their lives to protect pupils
Three teachers murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School all died heroes trying to save their students from gunman Adam Lanza who they recognized as...
Adam Lanza stole his mother’s guns and shot her dead before murdering 20 children and six staff at Sandy Hook school
Adam Lanza, a troubled 20-year-old loner with a history of autistic behavior, is the monster behind a horrific shooting at a Connecticut elementary school...
Connecticut shooting: Grace McDonnell and Ana Marquez-Greene are the first child victims named
The two children named victims of the Newtown school massacre so far are two 6-year-old girls, Grace McDonnell and Ana Marquez-Greene. Ana Marquez-Greene and her...
Jacintha Saldanha memorial service held at the King Edward VII hospital
A memorial service has been held at the King Edward VII hospital for Jacintha Saldanha, who took a hoax call about Kate Middleton's treatment. Jacintha...
Egypt votes on new constitution
Egyptians have begun voting on a new constitution endorsed by the Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, which has divided the country and sparked deadly unrest. President...
Maurice Herzog, first person to conquer Mount Annapurna, dies aged 93
French mountaineering legend Maurice Herzog has died at the age of 93. Maurice Herzog was famed as the first person to conquer a peak of...
Connecticut shooting: Barack Obama signals he will push for gun control after Sandy Hook School massacre
President Barack Obama today signaled he would push for tight gun control in the wake of the massacre of 26 at an elementary school...
America’s worst school massacres. A history of violence.
America's worst school massacres 1. Virginia Tech - 32 dead plus the shooter 2007, April 16th, Blacksberg, Colorado Student Seung Hui Cho, 23, killed two students in...
Connecticut shooting: Maryrose Kristopik saved 15 children by barricading them into a closet while Adam Lanza hammered on door
Maryrose Kristopik, a music teacher Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, managed to save 15 children during Friday's shooting massacre by barricading them into...
Adam Lanza identified as the gunman in Connecticut massacre
Ryan Lanza, the brother of the Connecticut massacre gunman Adam Lanza, defended himself in a series of bizarre Facebook posts after he was mistakenly...
Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov jailed for 11 years over Anna Politkovskaya murder
Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, a former Russian police officer, has been jailed for 11 years for his role in the murder of prominent journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Dmitry...
Elephants drink vodka to be saved from deadly Siberian cold
Two elephants have been saved from the deadly Siberian cold by drinking vodka, officials say. They say the elephants had to be taken out into...
Sandy Hook School shooting: at least 27 people killed in a Connecticut primary school shooting attack
At least 27 people have been killed, including many children, in a shooting attack at a primary school in the US state of Connecticut,...
Avigdor Lieberman, Israeli Foreign Minister, resigns after being charged with breach of trust
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has been forced to resign after prosecutors decided to charge him with breach of trust. Avigdor Lieberman has also resigned...
Jacintha Saldanha criticized senior colleagues in one of three suicide notes
Jacintha Saldanha, the nurse found dead following a hoax call to the hospital treating Kate Middleton, criticized senior colleagues over her treatment in one...
EU leaders agree on eurozone integration roadmap
European Union leaders have agreed on a roadmap for eurozone integration beyond the deal on centralized banking supervision, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. Specific dates...
China knife attack leaves 22 children wounded at Henan school
A man with a knife has stabbed 22 children and an adult at a primary school in central China, state media report. The attack happened...
North Korea mass rally to celebrate long-range rocket launch
North Korean people have gathered in Pyongyang for a mass rally to celebrate Wednesday's long-range rocket launch. State television showed huge crowds cheering to mark...
Coffee beans passed through human intestines on sale on Craigslist for $30 a pound
A coffee brewer in Oregon is offering to pass coffee beans through his digestive system creating what could only be described as a truly...
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