News Headlines - 13 December 2012

▽Japan scrambles jets as Chinese plane flies over disputed isles | Reuters

Japan scrambled fighter jets on Thursday after a Chinese government plane entered for the first time what Japan considers its airspace over disputed islets in the East China Sea, escalating tension between Asia's two biggest economies.

▽UN Security Council Condemns N. Korea's Missile Launch - Arirang News

The UN Security Council on Wednesday strongly condemned North Korea's missile launch, calling it a clear violation of UN resolutions.

▽Syria fires Scud missiles on its own people - Telegraph

Syria's regime has fired Scud missiles on its own people for the first time in a sign of its increasing “desperation” to crush the rebellion.

▽Alexander Litvinenko murder: British evidence 'shows Russia involved' | guardian.co.uk

British government evidence relating to the death of the former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko amounts to a "prima facie case" that he was murdered by the Russian government, the coroner investigating his death has been told.

▽Cardboard cops help cut crimes in South Yorkshire - The Star

SOUTH Yorkshire Police have spent ￡7,000 on a batch of new recruits – 280 cardboard coppers. The paper PCs are being used to deter thieves across the county and force chiefs say they are having the desired effect.