US ‘will not be terrorised’ by shooting
President Barack Obama says the US “will not be terrorised” by the deadly San Bernardino shootings, which the FBI is treating as a terror act. BBC News – US & Canada
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Lake Chad suicide blasts ‘kill 27’
Three suicide attacks have hit an island on Lake Chad, killing at least 27 people, security sources say. BBC News – Africa
US economy adds 211,000 jobs
US jobs growth remained solid in November as the economy added 211,000 jobs, which could now signal a December interest rate rise. BBC News – Business
Cairo restaurant attack kills 16
Sixteen people have been killed in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, after firebombs were thrown into a restaurant after a dispute, officials say. BBC News – Middle East
California shootings ‘act of terrorism’
A mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, that left 14 people dead, is being investigated as an act of terrorism, the FBI says. BBC News – US & Canada
Cult leader guilty of sex assaults
A Maoist cult leader who ran a commune is found guilty of a string of sex assaults, cruelty to a child and false imprisonment. BBC News – UK