Temblor shakes quake-stricken eastern Turkey

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Van is still reeling from two devastating earthquakesThere were no immediate reports of casualties from the latest quakeMuch of Van feels like a ghost town

Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- A 5.2-magnitude temblor shook the earthquake stricken eastern Turkish region of Van shortly after midnight on Tuesday.

It followed a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that killed more than 600 people in the region last month, and a subsequent 5.6-magnitude earthquake last week which killed at least 40 people.

An official with the natural disaster and emergency coordination directorate in Van told CNN so far, there had been no casualties as a result of Tuesday's pre-dawn tremors. The official, who said he was not authorized to be have his name published in the media, said that one building in the center of the city collapsed.

The earthquake clearly sparked fear throughout an already traumatized population.

"It was horrible. It woke me up. My brother was screaming. I didn't know what was going on," said Gulay Daglar.

Like many other residents of Van, she had been living in a tent outside her family's house, fearing its possible collapse due to aftershocks.

"We're afraid to go back into our homes," said Sefa Yildizbasi, a government worker in Van. "They call them aftershocks but it's not like that. It's like a nuclear bomb went off underneath us."

Much of Van feels like a ghost town. Many residents have fled the region.

Those who remain live for the most part in government-distributed tents or makeshift shelters in the streets.

Miserable conditions deteriorated on Friday when a blizzard blew through the mountainous region.

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Norway terror suspect appears in court

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Norway mass murder suspect in courtNEW: The judge cut him off because this was not the time to justify his actions, he saysAnders Behring Breivik is ordered held in custody for another 12 weeksThere is no reason to doubt his sanity, the judge saysHe is charged in the July 22 attacks that killed 77 people

(CNN) -- There is no reason to believe that Norway mass murder suspect Anders Behring Breivik is insane, District Court Judge Torkjel Nesheim said Monday.

There is also no evidence he had accomplices in the bomb and gun rampage in which he is accused of killing 77 people this summer, the judge said.

The judge ordered him held in custody for a further 12 weeks, with visits and correspondence controlled by the authorities for the first eight, and a ban on media for the first four.

More than 500 people packed into a court in Oslo, Norway, to see the suspect's first public appearance, said Irene Ramm, head of press for the Oslo court.

A woman whose daughter was killed in the massacre said she could not understand "how a human being could do something like that."

"That's why I had to be here today. I don't understand, so I had to see, had to be here," said the woman, who was identified only as "Carina" on Norway's TV2. "He looked cold, completely cold," she said.

He was not allowed to deliver a speech he had prepared, the station reported.

Breivik said he did not recognize the authority of the court on the grounds that he opposes the multi-cultural society it is part of, TV2 said.

He was stopped on several occasions when he started referring to himself as Commander of the Knights Templar, a title he used in his 1,500-page manifesto, the station reported.

"I interrupted Breivik during today's hearing because I only wanted to hear him about matters relating to today's hearing," Judge Nesheim said. "This was not the main trial where he gets to explain himself. I did not want to give him the opportunity to use this hearing as a platform for him to express his views."

Until now, the proceedings for Breivik have been held behind closed doors.

The hearing was to determine whether to keep Breivik in jail until his trial in the spring. Prosecutors expect it to begin in March or April, the judge said.

Survivors return to scene of island rampage

He is accused of killing dozens of people in a bomb attack in Oslo followed by a shooting rampage on nearby Utoya island. Eight people were killed in a bombing in Oslo; 69 young people were killed on Utoya island, in the deadliest attack in Norway since World War II.

The young people were attending a Labour Party youth camp. Most of the 700 campers ranged in age from 16-22, with some as young as 13.

Breivik has pleaded not guilty but admits carrying out the attacks, the judge said.

"The accused is still suspected on probable cause of criminal acts, as described in the charges. He has admitted the bombing in central Oslo and also the shooting on Utoya. The investigation has also confirmed this," Nesheim said.

He is described by authorities as a right-wing Christian extremist. The 1,500-page manifesto attributed to Breivik was posted on the Internet and is critical of Muslim immigration and European liberalism.

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Monti meets Berlusconi party leaders

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Creating a new Italian governmentNEW: Silvio Berlusconi's party calls meetings with Mario Monti "positive"Monti is trying to round up political support to become prime ministerBerlusconi resigned over the weekend in the face of a debt crisisHe is the second European leader to fall this month over the crisis

Rome (CNN) -- The man tapped to haul Italy out of its debt crisis got the backing of outgoing Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's political party Tuesday as he tries to round up political support.

Angelino Alfano, the head of Berlusconi's People of Freedom party, called his meeting with prime minister-designate Mario Monti "positive" and said he thought Monti's effort to form a new government "is destined to be successful."

Monti could go to the president to say he is ready to take office as early as Tuesday night.

Berlusconi resigned Saturday night, prompting cheers, flag-waving and singing in celebrations outside his office, and ending an era in Italian politics.

He was brought down by difficulties in pushing through budget cuts after 18 years in and out of the prime minister's office.

Monti, a 68-year-old former European commissioner, began talks with political leaders Monday to discuss forming a government.

On Tuesday, he is talking to unions, business leaders and women's groups, in addition to Berlusconi's party.

The head of Italy's largest left-wing party, Luigi Bersani, met Monti earlier Tuesday and promised his support.

Monti suggested Monday that his government might not last much longer than a year.

The time for the government "which I am trying to create is that period between today and the end of spring 2013," he said, according to a CNN translation.

That is when the next elections are scheduled to take place.

At any time the parliament could dissolve his government "because of lack of trust," he said.

It is "obvious" that the task at hand is an emergency, and that to achieve economic growth and social equity "should be the priorities," Monti said.

The prime minister designate will face an arduous task, as Italy has one of the highest national debts in Europe at €1.9 trillion ($2.6 trillion) -- about 120% of GDP -- and has seen low growth in recent years.

To take the helm, Monti needs the approval of the Italian Parliament, which is composed of multiple parties with diverse interests.

Berlusconi's People of Freedom party remains the strongest force in parliament, and Berlusconi has said he plans to remain active in it.

Berlusconi is the second prime minister to resign this month over the debt crisis sweeping across Europe. Greece's George Papandreou was replaced Wednesday by Lucas Papademos, a former European Central Bank official.

CNN's Matthew Chance, Laura Smith-Spark and Zain Verjee and the CNNMoney staff contributed to this report.

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Dozens used phone-hacker's services, inquiry hears

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UK phone-hacking inquiry opens NEW: 28 News International employees' names appear in a phone-hacker's filesHugh Grant and Jude Law are among those involved in a public inquiryIt comes after James Murdoch denied running a Mafia-like organizationHe shut down the News of the World newspaper over the phone-hacking scandal

London (CNN) -- More than two dozen News International employees used the services of a convicted phone-hacker, the British government-backed inquiry into illegal eavesdropping and bribery by journalists heard Monday.

"This fact alone suggests wide-ranging, illegal activity within the organization at the relevant time," lawyer Robert Jay said Monday.

Prime Minister David Cameron established the Leveson Inquiry after public outrage at the revelation that the tabloid newspaper News of the World illegally hacked into the phone messages of a 13-year-old murder victim.

The missing girl, Milly Dowler, was among up to 5,800 crime victims, royals, politicians and celebrities alleged to have been targeted by the best-selling newspaper in search of stories. The tabloid was shut down in July because of the scandal.

The paper's publisher, News International, and its chief executive, James Murdoch, have always insisted that the practice of phone hacking was not widespread.

But Jay, one of the lawyers serving as part of the Leveson Inquiry, said Monday that private investigator Glenn Mulcaire's notebooks contained the names of at least 28 people who employed him on 2,266 occasions.

Four individuals -- whom Jay did not name -- were responsible for almost all the Mulcaire commissions, Jay said.

But the sheer number of names in Mulcaire's files means the one News of the World journalist jailed over phone hacking, Clive Goodman, "was not a rogue reporter," Jay said.

Mulcaire and Goodman went to prison in 2007 after admitting hacking into royal family staff messages.

News International did not immediately respond to a CNN request for comment on Jay's allegations Monday.

The Leveson Inquiry will hear from celebrities including Hugh Grant and J.K. Rowling, who believe they may have been victims of phone hacking, as well as from journalists, crime victims, politicians and other experts.

Actor Jude Law is suing another News International paper, The Sun, because he believes he was hacked.

Jay said there is one reference to The Sun in Mulcaire's notebooks, as well as another one which may refer to the Daily Mirror, a tabloid published by a rival newspaper group.

Most British newspaper groups, including News of the World publisher News International, got "core participant" status in the investigation, as did its former editor, Rebekah Brooks.

So did the Metropolitan Police, which has been accused of bungling the original investigation into phone hacking. Officers are also accused of taking bribes from journalists.

Lawyers for core participants can examine witnesses at the inquiry.

Police are investigating both the phone-hacking and the bribery allegations, and lawmakers are conducting their own separate probes.

You must be the first Mafia boss in history who didn't know he was running a criminal enterprise.
Labour MP Tom Watson

Last week, a parliamentary committee investigating the hacking grilled James Murdoch.

The son of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch rejected allegations Thursday that his company behaved like a Mafia organization over the scandal.

Questioning Murdoch about why so little information was shared, Labour Member of Parliament Tom Watson suggested the company operated under an "omerta" code of silence.

He said an "omerta" involves "a group of people who are bound together by secrecy, who together pursue their group's business objectives with no regard for the law, using intimidation, corruption and general criminality."

"Would you agree with me that this is an accurate description of News International in the UK?" Watson asked.

Murdoch replied: "Absolutely not. I frankly think that's offensive and it's not true."

To gasps of amazement from fellow members of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Watson went on: "You must be the first Mafia boss in history who didn't know he was running a criminal enterprise."

Murdoch rolled his eyes before saying that comment was "inappropriate."

He said he "disputed vigorously" the version of events described by former News of the World editor Colin Myler and its former legal manager, Tom Crone, who both left the company when the tabloid was closed.

Myler and Crone claimed they made Murdoch aware of the contents of an e-mail in 2008, indicating phone hacking was widespread. The document is known as the "for Neville" e-mail, apparently after its intended recipient, Neville Thurlbeck, then News of the World's chief reporter.

Analysts said Murdoch was caught in a "Catch-22" situation: if he wasn't aware of the extent of phone hacking when the company paid an out-of-court settlement of $1.2 million to one victim, he could be seen to be incompetent; if he did know about it, it could be an indication there was a cover-up.

Murdoch has maintained he found out about the full extent of phone hacking by staff and investigators at News of the World in 2010 and was not shown the e-mail.

CNN's Jonathan Wald, Erin McLaughlin, Peter Wilkinson, Atika Shubert and Laura Smith-Spark contributed to this report.

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Tennis: Maiden Paris win for Federer

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Roger Federer smiles as he lifts the Paris Masters trophy for the first time in his illustrious career.Roger Federer defeats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to clinch his first Paris Masters titleWorld number four beats Frenchman Tsonga 6-1 7-6 to seal 69th career victoryFederer has now won 18 Masters Series titles, one less than world No. 2 Rafael Nadal

(CNN) -- Roger Federer finally clinched his first Paris Masters crown Sunday after a straight-sets victory over Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

The world number four took just one hour and 26 minutes to record a 6-1 7-6 win and collect his 18th Masters Series trophy.

Federer has 16 grand slam titles to his name, including the French Open in 2009, but had never previously made the final of the hard-court tournament in Paris.

And the 30-year-old made light work of the opening set, saving two early break points before racing into a 5-0 lead, eventually wrapping it up in just half an hour.

But the second set was a far closer affair as Tsonga forced his way back into the match and took it to a tie break. But Federer snuffed out any hope of a deciding set with an emphatic 7-3 win to move into second place on the all-time Masters Series titles list with 18, one behind Rafael Nadal.

"I'm just really ecstatic to have played so well this week from start to finish," Federer told the ATP Tour's official website.

"Basically from first ball struck against (Adrian) Mannarino all the way until the very end here. I couldn't be more happy.

I have had some really tough losses this year, but I kept believing that still the year wasn't over
Roger Federer

"I have had many attempts trying to win Paris Bercy, and for some reason, I wasn't able to win it earlier. But this one obviously feels great and it's a special victory."

It was Federer's 69th career title from 99 finals and he will now take a 12-match winning streak into the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London later this month following his victory in his home event in Basel.

"I have played well for a few months now. Maybe I didn't win the U.S. Open, but we all know I was one point away from making the finals and then who knows?" he said after becoming the first man to compete in the finals of all nine Masters Series events.

"But Novak was able to come back in that great match against me at the Open. And before that I think I had some really good moments, where I actually did play very well, such as Wimbledon and the French Open where I think more was possible, too.

"I have had some really tough losses this year, but I kept believing that still the year wasn't over, I can still finish this year on a high, which that proves to be the case. Now I still have a massive highlight coming up in a week's time."

Tsonga will move to a career-high sixth in the world rankings on Monday but he rued not being able to take advantage of the two break points he had during the opening game of the final.

"If I had played better at the start it would have changed things. The key of the match was there," said the 26-year-old, who beat Federer in the Wimbledon quarterfinals this year and then at the Montreal Masters before losing to the Swiss at Flushing Meadows.

"Every time we play each other it's similar. If I am able to fight back at the start, then I play well. But if I lose the first set like I did today, then it becomes more difficult for me."

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Missiles to protect London 2012 Olympics

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The UK government insists its security plans for the 2012 Olympic Games are on track.MP tells British parliament ground-to-air missiles available to protect London 2012Defense secretary Phillip Hammond says a range of security options are availableBritish newspaper had claimed the U.S. was unhappy with planned level of security

(CNN) -- Ground-to-air missiles at the 2012 Olympic Games? It's not a new sport added to the London line-up, but proof that Britain's government is taking security seriously.

Defense secretary Phillip Hammond has confirmed that such weapons will be at the disposal of those tasked with ensuring public safety at the UK capital's summer showpiece.

He told parliament that a full range of options would be available for protecting the Games, which kick off on July 27.

Hammond was asked by his predecessor, Liam Fox, to confirm if a "full range of multilayered defense and deterrents" would be on hand, including surface-to-air missiles.

"I can assure him that all necessary measures to ensure the security and safety of the London Olympic Games will be taken including -- if the advice of the military is that it is required -- appropriate ground-to-air defenses," Hammond replied.

All necessary measures to ensure the security and safety of the London Olympic Games will be taken
MP Phillip Hammond

Earlier on Monday, British newspaper The Guardian had claimed the United States was planning to send 1,000 security personnel, including FBI agents, to the Olympics after developing concerns about arrangements.

The paper said that the UK government is having to field more and more questions on security from its U.S. counterpart, with one source saying of the White House: "They are being very demanding."

It also claimed the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games has decided to more than double the amount of security guards protecting the 32 Olympic sites across the country to 21,000 from 10,000.

The Guardian quoted the UK Home Office, responsible for home security, as saying its Olympic planning was "on track" and that the funding was in place.

"The government is committed to delivering a safe and secure Games that London, the UK and the world can enjoy," a spokesman said.

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Citadel apologizes over abuse allegation

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Ex-Citadel counselor facing sex charges"We should have done more," says Citadel President Lt. Gen. John RosaA former camp counselor faces at least six criminal countsRosa asks anyone with relevant information to contact policeVictim's attorney: The Citadel should have reported what it knew

(CNN) -- The president of The Citadel military college apologized on Monday for not reporting to law enforcement an allegation against a camp counselor involving sexual activity and a child.

Asked by a reporter what he would tell victims and their families about the college's admitted lack of action, Lt. Gen. John Rosa responded: "I'd say we're profoundly sorry.

"We're sorry that we didn't pursue it more. We acted on what we thought was our best information ... We did not pursue it enough."

Over the weekend, the nationally known South Carolina college detailed an abuse allegation against one if its alumni, Louis Neal "Skip" ReVille, 32, who was arrested late last month.

He faces at least six charges, including three counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor and three counts of lewd act on a minor, according to Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, police.

Although police did not provide specifics of the charges, CNN affiliate WCBD-TV reported that ReVille is accused of molesting at least five boys.

He has admitted guilt in at least three cases committed between November 2010 and October 2011, according to an affidavit filed in Charleston County court.

The story has attracted national attention in the wake of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal, which led to the ouster of that university's president and legendary head football coach Joe Paterno.

Penn State suspect admits "horsing around," denies abuse

In 2007, The Citadel received an allegation from a former camper that five years earlier, ReVille had invited the boy into his room at The Citadel Summer Camp to watch pornography. Another camper was also present. They did not touch each other, but engaged in sexual activity, the college said.

"Though the general counsel was unable to corroborate the accusation, the college continued its investigation with the camper's family, who made it clear they were very concerned about maintaining their privacy and not having their names publicized," Rosa and Doug Snyder, chairman of The Citadel Board of Visitors, said in a Saturday statement, referring to the camper who made the initial accusation.

On Monday, Rosa went further.

"When the family did not pursue the matter, we did not either. We should have," he said.

"Regardless of whether the law said we were supposed to report or not, we should have reported this. We should have taken more action," said Rosa.

An attorney representing the camper who originally reported the alleged abuse to The Citadel told reporters on Monday that the victim's family had asked the college to make sure no other children would be harmed.

"Had The Citadel come forward in 2007 ... what we're seeing now as a community may never have happened," said attorney Mullins McLeod.

The victim's family had thought the college would report the incident and are "grief-stricken" with the knowledge that subsequent kids could have been abused, he said.

The Citadel, in Charleston, South Carolina, has said a review of ReVille's records in 2007 revealed no other complaints, and his file included a clean background check. He was a highly respected cadet and denied the accusation, the college said.

"At the time, we took what we thought were the necessary steps. It's now clear we should have done more," said Rosa.

He encouraged anyone with information regarding inappropriate behavior involving ReVille to contact police.

ReVille's attorney, Craig Jones Jr., has said his client is sorry for what he did, according to WCBD.

WCBD also reported that ReVille was the upper school principal at Coastal Christian Prep in Mount Pleasant, and had held a number of positions over the years working with area children.

"Hopefully the way he's cooperated, that's one way he can hopefully show ... do what he can to help the victims to whatever extent he can," Jones said, according to WCBD. "There's no way that, obviously, he can repair the damage that's been done."

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