12/16/2011 6:57:45 AM
AP - A Penn State assistant football coach says he believes he saw former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky sexually molesting a boy and later told coach Joe Paterno and two Penn State officials about it.
12/16/2011 6:31:40 AM
AP - The U.S. military opened its pretrial hearing for accused leaker Army Pfc. Bradley Manning on Friday in a heavily secured courtroom where Manning, dressed in his Army camouflage fatigues, made his first public appearance.
12/16/2011 6:59:28 AM
AP - Thousands of children suffered sexual abuse in Dutch Catholic institutions over the past 65 years, and church officials knew about the abuse but failed to adequately address it or help the victims, according to a long-awaited investigation released Friday.
12/16/2011 4:05:43 AM
AP - Nine states will share $500 million in grant money won in a high-profile competition intended to jump-start improvements in often-overlooked early childhood programs, The Associated Press has learned.
12/16/2011 6:35:04 AM
AP - Russia's customs agency said Friday that it seized radioactive metal from the luggage of an Iranian passenger bound for Tehran.
12/16/2011 6:41:04 AM
AP - Cancer weakened but did not soften Christopher Hitchens. He did not repent or forgive or ask for pity. As if granted diplomatic immunity, his mind's eye looked plainly upon the attack and counterattack of disease and treatments that robbed him of his hair, his stamina, his speaking voice and eventually his life.
12/16/2011 5:44:39 AM
AP - The young father stood in line at the Kmart layaway counter, wearing dirty clothes and worn-out boots. With him were three small children.
12/16/2011 6:11:24 AM
Reuters - Consumer prices were flat in November as Americans paid less for cars and gasoline, a further sign of a cooldown in inflation that could give the Federal Reserve more room to help a still-weak economy.
12/16/2011 6:21:25 AM
Reuters - Italy's prime minister urged European policymakers on Friday to beware of dividing the continent with their efforts to fight its debt crisis, warning against a "short-term hunger for rigor" in some countries, in a swipe at Germany.
12/16/2011 6:04:21 AM
Reuters - Deutsche Bank AG has launched the sale of a large chunk of its global asset management business, with a price tag seen between 2 billion euros ($2.6 billion) and 3 billion, two financial sources familiar with the sale process said on Friday.
12/16/2011 2:32:39 AM
Reuters - Fitch Ratings, the third-biggest of the major credit rating agencies, on Thursday downgraded Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and five other large banks based in Europe and the United States, citing "increased challenges" in the financial markets.
12/16/2011 6:57:20 AM
Reuters - A key witness in the sex abuse case of former assistant Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky said on Friday he believed Sandusky was sexually molesting a 10-year-old boy in an incident in 2002.
12/15/2011 7:57:00 PM
The Christian Science Monitor - In the first hour of the GOP debate in Iowa, Newt Gingrich and Michele Bachmann went toe to toe over Gingrich's $1.6 million in earnings as a consultant to Freddie Mac.
12/15/2011 6:48:53 PM
The Christian Science Monitor - In Congresses of yesteryear, the 11th-hour, must-pass omnibus spending bill typically set off a spike in earmarks or member projects to grease the deal, adding billions to federal deficits.
12/16/2011 6:33:00 AM
Millions of Americans who don't go to a primary care doctor often see a dentist regularly. If dentists added some simple health screening tests to their checkups of your teeth, it could help catch problems sooner.
12/16/2011 6:30:00 AM
The key witness in the case against the former Penn State assistant football coach says in open court that "I believe Jerry was sexually molesting" a young boy.
12/16/2011 6:05:00 AM
The American Dialect Society has put out its annual call for help in deciding what word it should bestow with the honor. Would a phrase coined for celebrities' fake humility â€" "humble brag" â€" be a good choice?
12/16/2011 5:49:00 AM
U.S. consumer prices stayed flat in November, the latest sign that inflation has cooled off. Energy costs dropped for the second straight month, which offset higher prices that Americans paid for food, clothes and medical services.
12/16/2011 5:15:00 AM
Also: Partial government shutdown likely averted, but no deal yet on extending jobless benefits and payroll tax cut. And: court hearing today for Penn State officials; court hearing today for Bradley Manning.
12/16/2011 4:40:00 AM
He was "the Cicero of the saloon bar" and a "polemicist who slashed all, freely, with wit," headline writers say. Hitchens died Thursday at the age of 62, after a long battle with cancer.
12/16/2011 4:23:00 AM
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich got front-runner treatment during the final GOP debate before that state's crucial Jan. 3 caucuses, taking a pounding for his years as a highly-compensated Washington influence peddler.
12/16/2011 4:05:00 AM
A last-minute deal on spending looks likely to avert a partial government shutdown. But disagreements remain on the payroll tax and unemployment benefit issues.
12/16/2011 3:30:00 AM
If correct, it's an important milestone in the long effort toward recovery from the nuclear disaster triggered by a March 11 earthquake and tsunami. But skeptics fear the government's claim is premature.
12/16/2011 12:28:00 AM
Andreas Georgiou wants to make Greece's statistical office boring and reliable. His efforts have been met with a strike and a criminal investigation that could lead to life in prison.
12/16/2011 6:59:02 AM
Defence lawyers for US Army analyst Bradley Manning, accused of leaking secrets to Wikileaks, open his military hearing by accusing the chief officer of bias.
12/16/2011 7:07:10 AM
At least 10 people are killed as striking oil workers clash with government forces in a town in western Kazakhstan, officials say.
12/16/2011 6:45:41 AM
Tens of thousands of children have suffered sexual abuse in Dutch Catholic institutions since 1945, an independent report says.
12/16/2011 4:06:33 AM
Japan's prime minister says the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant has finally been stabilised, nine months after the earthquake and tsunami.
12/16/2011 5:48:28 AM
British-born author, literary critic and journalist Christopher Hitchens dies in a Texas hospital, aged 62, after suffering cancer.
12/16/2011 3:23:02 AM
Thailand reissues a passport to fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, saying he is "no longer a threat to the country".
12/16/2011 4:50:11 AM
Police in 22 European countries arrest 112 suspects in an investigation into a major online child sex abuse pornography ring.
12/16/2011 7:06:59 AM
The UK Supreme Court says that it will consider an appeal by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange against extradition to Sweden.
12/15/2011 11:13:12 PM
Former Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi's killing may have been a war crime, says the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor.
12/16/2011 4:32:21 AM
The government of Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti wins a confidence vote in parliament linked to a crucial austerity package.
12/16/2011 3:40:30 AM
Actor Christian Bale scuffles with security guards as he tries to visit a blind Chinese activist under house arrest, while promoting a new film.
12/15/2011 1:59:15 PM
An official in the south-east Chinese province of Guangdong has promised to freeze and investigate local government land acquisitions that have left the village of Wukan in open revolt against the authorities
12/16/2011 2:12:33 AM
Security Correspondent Gordon Corera reports on whether a "spy war" is taking place in Iran
12/15/2011 11:45:21 PM
Doctors in California are preparing to send home one of the smallest premature babies ever to survive anywhere in the world.
12/16/2011 6:59:31 AM
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12/15/2011 9:47:39 PM
The BBC's security correspondent, Frank Gardner, looks back at the events of the Arab Spring over the past year.
12/16/2011 6:07:39 AM
Almost two months after Muammar al-Gaddafi was captured and killed by militiamen from Misrata, the new Libyan government is trying to promote national reconciliation.
12/16/2011 6:24:40 AM
Indian student Jyoti Amge named world's shortest woman by Guinness World Records measuring just a little over two feet.
12/15/2011 2:41:10 PM
More Santas than you can probably handle, some fake sheep, and the tale of the girl and the balloon - the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.
12/16/2011 5:00:18 AM
Financial markets see calmer trading, despite Fitch's rating downgrade of several major banks and IMF warnings of a "gloomy" outlook.
12/16/2011 4:16:57 AM
Russia is finally set to join the World Trade Organization on Friday at a ceremony in Geneva, after 18 years negotiating its membership.
12/16/2011 3:27:26 AM
Microsoft to start automatically updating Windows users to the newest versions of its Internet Explorer browser.
12/15/2011 10:35:24 AM
The search giant is awarded a US patent for a system that tells driverless cars when to take control of the wheel.
12/15/2011 7:18:32 AM
Silent film homage The Artist leads the field at the 2012 Golden Globes, scoring six nominations in all.
12/16/2011 4:40:41 AM
Controversial radio DJ Howard Stern is to replace Piers Morgan on the judging panel of America's Got Talent, it is announced.
12/16/2011 6:41:32 AM
Russia's space agency says its unsuccessful Mars probe, Phobos-Grunt, will probably fall back to Earth early next month.
12/15/2011 11:46:27 PM
A field trial of LED lights in social housing says the new technology can deliver huge energy savings, reduce costs and makes residents feel safer.
12/15/2011 5:25:08 PM
Legalising same-sex marriage may create a healthier environment for gay men, say US researchers.
12/15/2011 5:19:09 PM
Penicillin doses for children - which have stayed the same for 50 years - need to be reviewed because youngsters are getting heavier, experts have said.
12/16/2011 4:33:28 AM
Arsenal are drawn against AC Milan in the pick of the last 16 Champions League match-ups, while Chelsea will play Napoli.
12/16/2011 12:02:16 AM
reaction to the Champions League and Europa League draws, plus more.
12/16/2011 2:41:09 AM
Jyoti Amge, an Indian student measuring just 62.8cm, a little over two feet, is confirmed as the world's shortest woman by Guinness World Records.
12/16/2011 4:21:42 AM
The first 600 pre-booked visitors start viewing the giant pandas at Edinburgh Zoo as they go on public display for the first time.
12/16/2011 6:54:40 AM
Four air force personnel are killed when gunmen attack a military-run secondary school in northern Nigeria, hospital sources say.
12/16/2011 6:02:16 AM
Doctors in India's West Bengal state battle to save dozens of people still critically ill after drinking toxic alcohol that has now killed 169.
12/16/2011 4:26:34 AM
A gunman kills the founder of a newspaper that investigated official abuses in Russia's southern republic of Dagestan.
12/15/2011 3:22:27 PM
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom issues an official apology for a massacre committed by soldiers during the country's civil conflict.
12/15/2011 5:48:50 PM
Russia circulates a UN Security Council resolution aimed at resolving the crisis in Syria, in a move that surprised Western nations.
12/16/2011 5:07:40 AM
Republican front-runners Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney save their fire for President Obama, in their 13th and last TV debate before Iowa's caucus.
12/15/2011 4:46:08 PM
Hospitals in England and Wales are falling short in the care given to dementia patients, a review says.
12/16/2011 6:07:31 AM
The UK will join talks over what should be in a eurozone fiscal pact, despite refusing to sign up to it, as a French finance minister adds to criticism of the UK's economy.
12/16/2011 3:51:05 AM
The High Court dismisses a challenge to laws that require immigrant spouses to be able to speak English before they can live in the UK.
12/16/2011 3:57:41 AM
Two Premier League footballers are arrested after cars were damaged in Newcastle city centre.
12/15/2011 1:50:35 AM
A hospital in West Bengal treats hundreds
12/12/2011 3:22:03 PM
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12/15/2011 4:02:13 PM
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12/15/2011 4:26:43 PM
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12/16/2011 4:38:14 AM
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12/16/2011 4:03:10 AM
Rise in anti-Muslim rhetoric in the US sunshine state
12/15/2011 4:02:07 PM
A legal battle for the Gaddafis' $16m London mansion begins
12/15/2011 6:08:02 AM
Why are so many Indians dying from toxic alcohol?
12/16/2011 1:38:59 AM
Markets treat France as if it's already lost its top credit rating
12/16/2011 2:40:23 AM
Adults who are legally required to report suspected abuse have little reason to fear punishment if they don't, a USA TODAY analysis shows. 
12/15/2011 10:26:23 PM
Newt Gingrich was hammered by TV ads, in interviews and on the debate stage Thursday as his GOP rivals sought to slow his momentum. 
12/16/2011 12:16:05 AM
The tsunami-devastated Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant has reached a stable state of "cold shutdown." 
12/16/2011 7:00:19 AM
Fellow Republicans fear nomination would be a disaster in the fall. 
12/16/2011 6:20:21 AM
Relatives of murdered Border Patrol agent Brian Terry marked the 1st anniversary of his death by urging criminal prosecution of federal auth ... 
12/16/2011 6:17:00 AM
President Obama himself has been relatively low-key about the end of the Iraq War. 
12/16/2011 5:41:00 AM
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley endorsed Mitt Romney for president, giving him high-profile Tea Party support in a crucial early voting state. ... 
12/16/2011 5:03:00 AM
'Tis the season for the annual Christmas poem from the White House press corps. 
12/16/2011 4:46:00 AM
Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary took the stand Friday against two former University officials. 
12/16/2011 3:30:00 AM
President Obama tells Barbara Walters that Republicans' "extremes" have made governing and compromise nearly impossible. 
12/16/2011 3:25:00 AM
Good morning from The Oval. On this day in 1998, President Bill Clinton -- facing impeachment over the Monica Lewinsky -- ordered airstrikes ... 
12/16/2011 3:24:26 AM
Nine states will share $500 million in Race to the Top grant money won in a high profile competition intended to jumpstart early childhood programs, ... 
12/16/2011 3:01:52 AM
State media says a Chinese court has sent activist lawyer Gao Zhisheng back to jail for three years for breaking his probation. 
12/16/2011 2:32:02 AM
Russia's space agency says a probe bound for a moon of Mars that instead got stuck in Earth's orbit will plummet down to Earth next month. 
12/16/2011 2:00:40 AM
A damning report says church officials "failed to adequately deal with" the abuse or help the victims. 
12/16/2011 6:46:22 AM
Assistant coach Mike McQueary testified today that he believes he saw Jerry Sandusky molesting a boy in a locker-room shower in 2002. 
12/16/2011 5:43:24 AM
The candidates have made sharp attacks on each other lately, but they were kinder in the last debate before the Iowa caucuses. 
12/16/2011 5:46:48 AM
The sharp attacks between the Republican frontrunners that have played out in media interviews and television ads largely took a backseat in the debate in Sioux City, Iowa. It was the final debate before January's pivotal Iowa caucuses. 
12/16/2011 6:39:30 AM
Thousands and thousands of children suffered from sexual abuse in the Dutch Roman Catholic Church over more than six decades, and about 800 "possible perpetrators" have been identified, an independent Commission of Inquiry said Friday. 
12/16/2011 5:46:44 AM
Russian authorities seized radioactive material that can only be obtained from a nuclear reactor from the luggage of a passenger on a flight from Moscow to Tehran on Friday. 
12/16/2011 2:30:28 AM
Congressional negotiators have come to an agreement they believe will prevent a government shutdown before a Friday midnight deadline, according to Democratic sources. 
12/16/2011 4:09:56 AM
Japan's Prime Minister said Friday that a "cold shutdown" has been achieved at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, a symbolic milestone that means the plant's crippled reactors have stayed at temperatures below the boiling point for some time. 
12/15/2011 11:51:40 AM
More than one and a half years have passed since a boyish-looking 22-year-old Army private was arrested, suspected to be behind the biggest intelligence leak in U.S. history. 
12/15/2011 3:18:49 PM
NFL player Samuel Hurd has been arrested and charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Thursday. 
12/16/2011 5:00:22 AM
British-American author and essayist Christopher Hitchens died Thursday from complications of esophageal cancer. 
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