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Connecticut-School-Shooting (will update)

Major crime investigators from the Connecticut state police on Saturday were combing "every crack and crevice" of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, a day after a gunman shot dead 20 students and six adults before apparently killing himself.

Shooting-Social-Media-Debate

The school mass shooting has everyone talking about it on social media. Even those who normally keep their political views to themselves. What about this tragedy has turned observers into advocates?

Connecticut-Shooting-Lanza-Family

A narrative of what is known about the Lanza family.

US-Hillary-Clinton-Concussion (will update)

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sustained a concussion after becoming dehydrated and fainting, a State Department official said.

Syria-Civil-War (will update)

Syrian rebels have seized most of a military academy outside Aleppo after weeks of fighting with regime troops, a network of opposition activists said Saturday, in the latest sign that government forces are losing ground.

Egypt-Referendum (will update)

Egyptians took to the polls Saturday to give their thumbs-up or thumbs-down to a controversial draft constitution that has had opposition protesters up in arms and on the streets for weeks. The vote has been extended until 11pm local time, according to state media.

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Syria-Civil-War

UK-Prank-Nurse-Tribute

The family of a nurse who apparently hanged herself after taking a prank call regarding Prince William's pregnant wife Catherine spoke movingly Saturday of their grief at losing the "core of the family" who had surrounded them with love and laughter.

Egypt-Referendum

Egyptians took to the polls Saturday to give their thumbs-up or thumbs-down to a controversial draft constitution that has had opposition protesters up in arms and on the streets for weeks.

South-Africa-Mandela

Nelson Mandela on Saturday morning underwent endoscopic surgery to have gall stones removed, President Jacob Zuma's office said in a statement.

Pakistan-Violence

At least two people were killed and nearly two dozen hurt after three rockets were fired on an airport in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, city police said Saturday.

Afghanistan-France-Troops

France pulled its last troops engaged directly in combat out of Afghanistan Saturday, in line with a promise by President Francois Hollande to accelerate his country's withdrawal from the long-running conflict.

Japan-shinzo-abe-profile

Six years ago, Shinzo Abe started the revolving door of Japanese prime ministers by resigning just one year into the job. The question now whether he is able to stop it. Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is expected to win a majority in Sunday's general election, clearing the way for the 58-year-old to resume the role he left in 2007.

Japan-election

On Sunday, Japanese voters will walk the well-worn path to the polls to vote in a general election that will give the country its seventh prime minister in six years.If early opinion polls are correct, most voters will back the Liberal Democrat Party (LDP) led by Shinzo Abe, giving it another stab at power three years after it was unceremoniously dumped for the Democrat Party of Japan (DPJ).

China-US-school-attack

On Friday morning, a man walked through the entrance of an elementary school and, without warning, began ruthlessly cutting down children at the school. Before he was subdued, nearly two dozen were hit. While it sounds like the horrific massacre in Connecticut, this attack took place about 8,000 miles away in central China. And while several of the victims were reported in critical condition, none of the 22 children were killed. The 36-year-old suspect in China -- which has strict gun control laws -- attacked the children with a knife, according to local reports.

SPORT-horne-hole-in-one-golf-africa

Hole-in-one repeat earns golfer a Christmas bonus.

SPORT-football-racism-serbia-blatter-fifa

FIFA chief urges stronger action in Serbian racism case.

U.S.A.

Connecticut-School-Shooting

Connecticut-Childrens-Story

The 5-year-olds in Janet Vollmer's kindergarten class heard the noise: Pop. Pop. Pop. What was that noise? They looked to Vollmer for answers. They were too young to understand what it meant when they heard the gunfire Friday outside their classroom door at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. They never heard of Columbine. They didn't know anything about Virginia Tech. These children, at that tender age, couldn't comprehend the kind of carnage created by a mass shooting -- the same kind of shooting that by the end of the day would make their school the scene of the second worst school shooting in U.S. history

US-Hillary-Clinton-Concussion

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sustained a concussion after becoming dehydrated and fainting, a State Department official said.

US-Shooting-Survivors

For survivors of past mass killings, the shooting Friday stirred difficult memories.

Connecticut-Shooting-School-Safety

The principal of Sandy Hook Elementary School, the site of the shooting, had recently issued guidelines concerning school safely. We take a broad look school safety and how this most recent tragedy might changes the way we secure our schools

POL-Obama-Weekly-Address

With broken hearts, President Barack Obama said that America grieves for those lost and the families affected by the mass shooting in Connecticut.

FEATURES AND COMMENTARY

ENT-Homeland-series-creator

Q&A with 'Homeland' creator Alex Gansa.

COMMENTARY-granderson-children-safe

Parents' promise: I will keep you safe.