Pro-gun US senator calls for new controls

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• Pro-gun US senator calls for new controls
• Outline of US fiscal deal emerges
• Abe intensifies pressure on Bank of Japan
• Strong win for Chávez party in state poll
• Dublin to pile on pressure as it takes EU helm
• President fears for Italy’s credibility
• China rounds up members of doomsday cult
• Sanctuary for children of the favelas
• Rafsanjani’s son released on bail in Iran
• Kenya election race hots up over Kenyatta

Pro-gun US senator calls for new controls Posted: 17 Dec 2012 10:09 AM PST A pro-gun Democratic senator and lifetime member of the firearms lobby has backed controls on guns in the wake of the Connecticut shooting

Outline of US fiscal deal emerges Posted: 17 Dec 2012 11:51 AM PST A deal to avert the US fiscal cliff is emerging, with at least $1tn in new taxes, up to $1tn in fresh spending cuts and a rise in the debt ceiling

Abe intensifies pressure on Bank of Japan Posted: 17 Dec 2012 04:22 AM PST Leader of Liberal Democratic party says there was 'strong public support' for its calls to beat deflation, and urges central bank to act on this

Strong win for Chávez party in state poll Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:44 PM PST The United Socialist Party of Venezuela secures governorships of at least 19 of 23 states, dealing the opposition a heavy blow in regional elections

Dublin to pile on pressure as it takes EU helm Posted: 17 Dec 2012 08:16 AM PST Ireland could become the first of the eurozone's bailout countries to emerge from a rescue programme, but it says help with its debt burden is needed 'to get across the line'

President fears for Italy’s credibility Posted: 17 Dec 2012 11:43 AM PST Giorgio Napolitano, head of state, attacks Berlusconi's centre-right party for bringing about the early resignation of the technocrat government

China rounds up members of doomsday cult Posted: 17 Dec 2012 07:54 AM PST Outlawed sect called Church of Almighty God has been urging people to launch a 'decisive battle' to slay the 'big red dragon' of the Communist party

Sanctuary for children of the favelas Posted: 17 Dec 2012 08:57 AM PST Based in a slum district of Rio de Janeiro, Caixa de Surpresas provides cultural and sports activities to build children's self-esteem and confidence

Rafsanjani’s son released on bail in Iran Posted: 17 Dec 2012 06:33 AM PST Judiciary spokesman Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei says indictment on charges of corruption and acting against the regime will be sent to court 'soon'

Kenya election race hots up over Kenyatta Posted: 17 Dec 2012 06:28 AM PST The inclusion of the son of the country's founding president could threaten the Jubilee Alliance due to his indictment for crimes against humanity after 2007's poll

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