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United States
US school shooting leaves at least 27 dead
At least 27 people, including at least 10 children, have died in a shooting at an elementary school in the United States. It is unclear if there was more than one shooter.
European Union
Merkel, Hollande close summit with opposite messages
French President Hollande has praised this year's decisions and said the bloc could put the crisis behind itself, following the EU's final 2012 summit. German Chancellor Merkel has spoken more cautiously of success.
NATO
Bundestag approves Patriot deployment to Turkey
Germany is set to send Patriot missiles and soldiers to Turkey to help defend it from potential air attacks from neighboring Syria. The decision follows a formal request from Ankara to its NATO partners.
Israel
Israel's foreign minister resigns after indictment
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has resigned after being charged with fraud and breach of trust. It remains unclear if Lieberman can stand in the Jan. 22 general election.
Right-Wing Extremism
Bundesrat to pursue attempt to ban the far-right NPD
Germany's 16 states have decided to launch an attempt to get the extreme-right NPD party banned. It wasn't immediately clear whether Chancellor Angela Merkel's government would get behind the bid.
North Korea
North Koreans celebrate contentious rocket launch
Crowds of North Koreans have rallied in the major city Pyongyang to celebrate a rocket launch earlier this week that drew international condemnation. Footage of the launch was aired on state television.
Internet
New telecommunications treaty worries many nations
Delegates from 89 nations have signed the first new telecom regulations in over 20 years at a UN conference. Meanwhile, the US and other nations refuse to back rules they say encourages censorship of the Internet.
Business
Court Cases
Deutsche Bank sentenced to damages over Kirch bankruptcy
A German court has ordered Deutsche Bank to pay damages to the heirs of late German media mogul Leo Kirch, finding the bank guilty of the collapse of the Kirch media empire. The exact sum, however, has not been fixed.
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