Washington navy gunman's mother is glad he is dead
18 Sep 2013
Man Booker Prize confirms inclusion of American authors
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As of 2014, any author who writes in English and is published in the UK will be eligible to win the Man Booker Prize, it was announced today. Critics are split over the decision.
18 Sep 2013
| Mystery of Oklahoma lake teens
18 Sep 2013
Starbucks tells customers not to bring guns
18 Sep 2013
| How do you maintain 11ft fingernails
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Christine "the Duchess" Walton has retained the Guinness World Record for the longest fingernails, an accolade she has held since 2011.
18 Sep 2013
New York fire rescue caught on camera
18 Sep 2013
Colorado floods: rescuers search for missing
18 Sep 2013
Take It Easy: woman stabbed for playing Eagles
18 Sep 2013
Six bodies found in Oklahoma lake reopening 40-year-old cold cases
Six bodies have been discovered at the bottom of a lake by police in Oklahoma as they were testing new sonar tools, reopening missing persons cases more than 40 years old.
18 Sep 2013
DC gunman had string of failed relationships with Asian women
Exclusive: Aaron Alexis had a string of failed would-be relationships with Asian women over several years before he massacred 12 people in the US capital.
18 Sep 2013
Obama calls for gun law review after Navy yard shooting
President Barack Obama called on Congress to tighten gun laws in the wake of Aaron Alexis killing 12 people at the Washington Navy yard.
18 Sep 2013
| Obama reiterates gun control call
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The US President reiterates his call for increased checks on those purchasing firearms, in the wake of the mass shooting at a US Navy facility in Washington DC in which 13 people died.
18 Sep 2013
Brazil's president cancels US state visit over spying revelations
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has called off plans for a state visit to Washington in October because of revelations that the United States spied on her personal communications and those of other Brazilians.
17 Sep 2013
| 8 CommentsGunman's friends speak of 'nice guy'
The brother-in-law and friends of Aaron Alexis, the gunman who killed 12 people in a shooting spree in the Washington Naval Yard express their shock at finding out their connection to the killer.
17 Sep 2013
British man jailed over plot to eat child
A British man who admitted planning to kidnap, torture and eat at least one child using a sound-proofed dungeon he built in his home in Massachusetts has been sentenced to nearly 27 years in US prison.
17 Sep 2013
Shootings reignite debate over use of private contractors
The fact that Aaron Alexis had a valid ID card to enter the Washington Navy Yard has reignited the debate about the risk posed by the huge increase in the US military’s use of private contractors.
17 Sep 2013
Victims' families tell of grief
The husband of one of the 12 victims of the Navy Yard massacre has said that her death "hasn't fully sunk in yet but I know I already dearly miss her".
17 Sep 2013
Washington gunman devout Buddhist prone to violent outbursts
Aaron Alexis was a devout Buddhist who carried a handgun tucked in his trousers; a man who studied to become a monk but who was also addicted to violent video games and prone to periodic outbursts of rage.
17 Sep 2013
| 10 CommentsHow did killer get security pass?
US Navy faces tough questions after it emerged gunman who killed 12 people was given security clearance despite arrests for firing guns in anger.
17 Sep 2013
US Navy Yard victims honoured
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, and other defence officials lay a wreath in honour of the 12 people killed after a gunman went on a shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard.
17 Sep 2013
Piers Morgan: America is gutless about guns
Piers Morgan isn’t afraid to make himself unpopular. He talks to Matthew Stadlen about the US gun lobby and the myth of the special relationship
17 Sep 2013
| 66 CommentsWashington Navy Yard shootings reignite debate about government reliance on contractors
Confirmation that Aaron Alexis had a valid ID card to enter the Washington Naval Yard has reignited the debate about the security risks posed by the massive increase in private contractors used by the United States military.
17 Sep 2013
Questions asked over vetting of Washington navy yard gunman
Authorities have questioned how Aaron Alexis, a US military veteran with a record of brushes with the law received clearance to enter the Washington Navy Yard where he killed 12 before police shot him dead.
17 Sep 2013
Seven victims identified
Police have revealed the identities of seven of the 12 people killed by lone gunman Aaron Alexis in a rampage at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday morning.
17 Sep 2013
Washington gunman Aaron Alexis 'obsessed with violent video games'
Exclusive: The Washington Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis played violent video games including Call of Duty for up to 16 hours at a time and friends believe it could have pushed him towards becoming a mass murderer.
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