Music School Helping Soweto Children At Risk

By Alex Crawford, Special Correspondent A South African music school set up by a British woman to help the poorest children in Soweto is in danger of closing down because of lack of funds. Buskaid, a charity, has helped thousands of poor children...

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School Shooting: Tributes To British Victim

The family of a six-year-old British boy killed in the Sandy Hook shootings have paid tribute to their "joyous" son at his funeral. Dylan Hockley was one of 20 children shot dead by gunman Adam Lanza at the elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut,...

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Gun Control: Celebrities 'Demand A Plan'

Beyonce, Jennifer Aniston, Jamie Foxx and other celebrities are asking American leaders to stop gun violence in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Among the entertainers making an appearance in the minute-and-a-half-long Public...

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India: Tear Gas Fired At Gang Rape Protesters

Indian police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters who were demanding justice and safety for women following the brutal gang rape of a student on a bus. Thousands of demonstrators in New Delhi surged towards the president's palace chanting...

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British Boy Dies Hiking In Australian Bush

A 14-year-old Scottish boy has reportedly died from heat exhaustion after collapsing during a hike with his father in Western Australia. Local news reports have quoted police as saying the two were hiking in the Cape Range National Park, south of Exmouth,...

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Gavin Mooney: British Economist Beaten To Death

An eminent British economist and his wife have been murdered at their home in Australia. Professor Gavin Mooney, 69, and Dr Delys Weston, 62, were found at the property in Tasmania on Wednesday and are thought to have been bludgeoned to death. The...

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Pennsylvania Shootings: Gunman Kills Three

Police in Pennsylvania are investigating why a man shot dead three people, including a woman decorating a church hall for a children's Christmas party. The gunman opened fire on a rural road in Frankstown Township on Friday and was killed in a shoot-out...

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Vatican Leaks: Pope Pardons Jailed Butler

Pope Benedict XVI has granted a Christmas pardon to his former butler, who was convicted and jailed in the VatiLeaks scandal. The Pope visited Paolo Gabriele in the Vatican police barracks to tell him personally of the pardon, the Vatican said. Gabriele,...

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Egypt: Polls Open In Vote On New Constitution

Egyptians have begun voting in the second and final phase of a referendum on an Islamist-backed constitution. Supporters of President Mohamed Morsi say the constitution is vital to restoring stability and moving the country towards democracy two years...

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Winter Storm Kills Eight And Disrupts Travel

A winter storm has killed eight people and caused travel misery as it sweeps across the United States. The powerful weather system, which dumped more than half a metre of snow in parts of Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois and Missouri earlier this...

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