News Headlines - 15 December 2012

▽Shooting Suspect's Motive Remains a Mystery | NBC New York

The suspect in the Connecticut school shootings is Adam Lanza, 20, the son of a teacher at the school where the shootings occurred, a law enforcement official said Friday. His mother, Nancy Lanza, is presumed dead.

▽Children in Connecticut rampage, all six and seven, shot repeatedly | Reuters

Twelve girls and eight boys. One had celebrated her seventh birthday just four days before her death. They were Charlotte and Jack, Noah and Grace.

▽Hillary Clinton gets concussion after fainting - The Washington Post

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sustained a concussion after fainting from dehydration at her home, her office said Saturday. Clinton, 65, has been suffering from a stomach virus and had to cancel a trip to Morocco and the Persian Gulf on Monday.

▽BBC News - Egypt constitution: First round of referendum ends

Voting has closed in Egypt in the first leg of a referendum on a controversial new constitution, after a high turnout. President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood have endorsed the document, but critics say it is poorly drafted and overly favours Islamists.

▽UBS to admit Japan criminal wrongdoing in Libor case - sources | Reuters

UBS will admit to criminal wrongdoing by its Japanese arm, where one of the Swiss bank's traders manipulated yen Libor and euro yen contracts, to secure a $1-billion (618.5 million pounds)-plus settlement with regulators, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.