Shooting At Denver School Near Columbine

A gunman has killed himself after opening fire at a Denver high school near to the site of the Columbine High School massacre. One 15-year-old student was injured at the Arapahoe High School in Centennial and is in a critical condition, according to...

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Nelson Mandela's Body To Be Flown To Funeral

Retired archbishop Desmond Tutu will reportedly miss his close friend Nelson Mandela's burial service, amid allegations he was not invited for political reasons. The 82-year-old, who also missed a memorial service in Sowetto earlier this week, has been...

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Mandela To Return To Homeland For Funeral

By Alex Crawford, Special Correspondent, in Qunu He is Qunu's most famous son and the return of Mr Mandela's body to his ancestral homeland is not just for sentimental reasons - it is part of Xhosa tradition that those who pass away are returned...

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Several Syria Chemical Attacks 'Likely' - UN

Syrian Refugees Need More Help Updated: 9:11am UK, Friday 13 December 2013 By Lisa Holland, Foreign Affairs Correspondent Amnesty International is calling on Britain and the rest of Europe to do more to resettle refugees from Syria's civil war....

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Syria Refugee Response By Europe 'Shameful'

By Lisa Holland, Foreign Affairs Correspondent Amnesty International is calling on Britain and the rest of Europe to do more to resettle refugees from Syria's civil war. The campaign group says European leaders should "hang their heads with shame"...

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North Korea Executes Leader's 'Traitor' Uncle

Jang Song-Thaek: Ex-Mentor To Leader Updated: 9:09am UK, Friday 13 December 2013 While hereditary leader Kim Jong Un is the unquestioned ruler of North Korea, his uncle Jang Song-Thaek was thought to be the country's second most powerful figure. The...

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Mandela Memorial: Deaf Signer Was 'Fake'

South Africa's deaf federation has claimed that an interpreter using sign language during the Mandela memorial was a "fake". Concerns over the male interpreter had been raised by deaf people watching the service at Johannesburg's FNB Stadium on Tuesday....

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Australia: Gay Marriage Law Reversed By Court

Australia's highest court has repealed a law permitting gay marriage - meaning dozens of couples face having their weddings annulled within days of the nuptials. Around 30 same-sex couples had tied the knot since the Australian Capital Territory passed...

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Putin 'Set To Release Thousands Of Prisoners'

By Lisa Holland, Foreign Affairs Correspondent Vladimir Putin is expected to discuss plans to grant an amnesty to tens of thousands of Russian prisoners in his annual state-of-the nation address. The Kremlin typically keeps the contents of the...

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Mandela: South Africa Awaits World Leaders

By Emma Hurd, Sky News Correspondent South Africa is preparing for the arrival of scores of world leaders as the official mourning continues for Nelson Mandela. Some 60 heads of state have confirmed their attendance at this week's memorial events,...

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North Korea: Kim Jong-Un's Uncle Purged

The once-powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been expelled from the government for a string of alleged crimes including double-dealing, womanising and drug-taking. An address on state TV said Jang Song Thaek was guilty of "dissolute...

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Thai Prime Minister To Dissolve Parliament

Thailand's Prime Minister has said she will dissolve parliament and hold an election, following a wave of anti-government protests. Yingluck Shinawatra had said an election would be held "as soon as possible" - before the country's ruling party...

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Jailed Kiev Opposition Leader's Daughter Speaks

By Katie Stallard, Moscow Correspondent in Kiev The daughter of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko has urged her country to unite against the rule of Ukraine's president Victor Yanukovich. Eugenia Tymoshenko told Sky News her mother was...

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Kiev Protesters In Show Of Determination

By Katie Stallard, Moscow Correspondent in Kiev Standing by the barricades under the national flag in Independence Square, two men beat out a steady rhythm on an oil drum. It's bitterly cold, the air thick with wood smoke from the fires all around,...

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Nelson Mandela: Day Of Prayer And Reflection

By Emma Hurd, Sky News Correspondent South Africans are gathering in churches, synagogues and mosques across the country to observe a national day of "prayer and reflection" in honour of the late Nelson Mandela. President Jacob Zuma will attend...

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