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Gun lobby's demand for armed officers in every school lambasted around the world.

Adam Lanza's 26 victims in Connecticut school shooting remembered on the first week anniversary.

Massachusetts senator and former Democrat presidential candidate to succeed Hillary Clinton in key role.

Further attack highlights desperation of regime, says Nato, while rebels fear chemical weapons will be next.

Oscar-winning actor's troubled son shared the drugs with other inmates and gambled while serving a five-year sentence for narcotics offences.

65-year-old sentenced to nine years for laundering money through New York pizzerias.

Obama says words 'need to lead to action' following shooting of 27 people in Newtown, Connecticut.

Intercontinental Exchange to pay $33 a share approach in second attempt to take over NYSE Euronext.

Former IMF chief accused of aggravated pimping for organised vice ring in Lille's Hotel Carlton.

Although UBS settled for a record $1.5bn fine and admitted to fraud, Switzerland's biggest bank faces a huge task in reforming its tattered reputation.

Countdown begins for long-awaited coronation at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Body armour backpacks flying off shelves since Adam Lanza's slaughter of 20 schoolchildren in Newtown .

Michael Bloomberg restates need for gun control but all 31 advocates of right to bear arms stay away from show.

R'n'B star accused of blackening Donna McIntosh-Inoe's eye with a wad of cash.

Lead underwriters on $16bn IPO fined for selectively disclosing sensitive financial data.

US private equity firm to sell off stake in gunmaker Freedom Group, following school massacre.

Stake sale by AIG ends 100-year-old relationship with Asian insurer.

Six-year olds Noah Pozner and Jack Pinto buried in Newtown while pro-gun lawmakers start to rethink.

New York Red Bulls head of global soccer Gerard Houllier says Thierry Henry is unlikely to join Arsenal for a third spell in the New Year.

The unisex moniker is unlikely to appear on many birth certificates for at least several years, it has been claimed.

34-year-old Cameron Douglas's leg and fingers broken for 'ratting' on dealers.

Twitter has begun rolling out a feature which will let users download every one of their tweets in a single file, though it's not available to all users yet.

Anne Hathaway attends the special Screen Actors Guild screening of her new film Les Miserables at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, California.

Arsene Wenger has praised AC Milan youngster Stephan El Shaarawy and admitted that he may make an approach for the forward.

The gunman has forced his way to the school and not voluntarily let in, say the police.

Shockwave from incident spreads across the United States and the world.

Latest tragedy revives gun control debate as hope hinges on Obama.

Dead gunman 'masked and heavily armed'Reports of second gunman send local schools into lock downWhole classroom is missing, says ReutersPresident Obama expresses condolences over bloody shooting

Concerns over effective immunity for banks as Britain's new bank regulators says bringing criminal charges 'raises troubling questions'.

Kristen Stewart put her glamorous figure on display, when she arrived for the red carpet premier of On The Road, in New York City