A US man who admitted hacking into the email accounts of Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera and others is jailed for 10 years.

Two senators backed by the US gun lobby call for changes to firearms laws, as the first victims of the Connecticut shootings are laid to rest.

Gunmen in Nigeria's oil-rich Bayelsa state kidnap four foreigners and two Nigerians working for South Korean company Hyundai, police say.

Nasa's Ebb and Flow gravity mapping satellites end their highly successful mission to the Moon by crashing into a mountain.

Conspirators murdered Egyptian King Ramesses III by slitting his throat, experts now believe, based on a new forensic analysis.

Morgan Stanley is fined $5m (£3m) by the top securities regulator of Massachusetts for improperly influencing Facebook's share sale.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's Socialist Party widens its control of state governorships, winning 20 of 23 races, results from Sunday's election show.

Cyclone Evan, which killed at least five people in Samoa, leaves a trail of destruction across Fiji, forcing evacuations and wrecking homes.