The five men accused of the brutal rape and assault of the unidentified Indian girl in New Delhi were formally charged in a New Delhi court on Thursday with Gang Rape, Murder and Kidnapping and Conspiracy.
World markets are opening 2013 on a high note, after the U.S. Congress reached a deal to avert an early 2013 financial crisis that threatened to send the world's largest economy into recession.
The body of the woman whose gang rape has triggered an outpouring of grief and anger across India has been cremated in a private ceremony.
China's official news agency says the government has tightened controls on Internet users by enacting rules requiring them to register their real names.