Florida school meeting turns violent

A gunman opens fire at a Florida school board meeting, then kills himself. more »

Customs: New security rules enter fully into force on 1 January 2011

From 1 January 2011, traders will have to make an electronic declaration to Customs with security data on goods before they leave or enter the European Union. more »

Children released after nursery siege

A youth armed with two swords is arrested after holding several children hostage at a nursery school in eastern France. more »

Police say Sweden blasts are terror crimes

Swedish authorities say Saturday's two explosions in Stockholm were terror crimes, while local media reports one blast was caused by a suicide bomber. more »

Investigation of Russia crash begins

Investigators have begun examining the wreckage of the crash that injured 90 and killed 2 people after takeoff near Moscow. more »

Blaze rips through Shanghai tower

Fire tears through a Shanghai high-rise apartment building, killing at least 8 people and injuring scores. more »

Child pornography: MEPs doubt effectiveness of blocking web access

Blocking access to web sites containing child pornography may not be entirely effective, and could be hard to do EU-wide, due to EU Member States' differing sensitivities and traditions, said Civil Liberties Committee MEPs on Monday, in a preliminary debate on a proposed EU directive on sexual abuse of children and child pornography. more »

The vote on legalized marijuana

Californians are casting ballots on a proposition to legalize limited use of marijuana. more »

Mexico's biggest-ever drug bust

Heavily armed soliders raid houses in Tijuana confiscating 134 tonnes of marijuana valued at 340 million dollars. more »

Dramatic calls in London 7/7 inquest

An inquest into the London 7/7 bombings hears how emergency services struggled to cope with the chaos sparked by the bomb attacks. more »