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Femen protests: Vatican arrests woman who bared breasts during Pope address
The Vatican has arrested a member of women's rights group Femen who on Christmas Day bared her breasts
'The Interview' Sony Hack: North Korea blames the US for Internet outages
North Korea accused the United States on Saturday of being responsible for Internet outages amid the row over the hacking of Sony Pictures.
Somalia: Islamist gunmen kill four, say they deliberately targeted 'Christian enemies' at Christmas
Islamist group al Shabaab, which wants to impose its own strict version of Sharia law in Somalia, attacked the main African Union base in Mogadishu.
'May God bring vengeance': 45 civilians killed in Assad's air raids
At least 45 civilians were killed and some 175 wounded when aircraft bombed a northern Syrian city controlled by Islamic State, residents and a monitoring group said on Friday.
Myanmar: Surge in Buddhist nationalism sees New Zealander charged with insulting religion
A New Zealand bar manager on Friday pleaded not guilty in a Myanmar court to charges of insulting religion after publishing a psychedelic image of Buddha wearing headphones to promote his bar in Yangon.
Islamic State 'grip is weakening' says Iraqi PM as he pledges to step up military action
Turkey and Iraq, both worried by the advance of Islamic State, pledged on Thursday to work towards greater military cooperation in their fight against the ultra radical Sunni militants.
Boxing Day tsunami: Prayers held by survivors on 10th anniversary
Survivors of Asia's 2004 tsunami and relatives of its 226,000 victims cried and prayed as they gathered along Indian Ocean shorelines on Friday for memorials to mark the 10th anniversary of the disaster.
Queen's speech: Queen Elizabeth urges reconciliation in post-referendum Scotland
Queen Elizabeth used her annual Christmas Day broadcast to advocate reconciliation.
Pope condemns Islamic State, decries suffering of children
Pope Francis on Thursday condemned the "brutal persecution" of minorities by Islamic State insurgents and said the joy of Christmas was marred by the suffering of children.
Protests flare in St Louis after fatal police shooting
Protests flared into early Thursday in the St. Louis suburb where a white policeman fatally shot a black man who brandished a gun at a gas station on Tuesday night.
Out of tragedy, fortune for Sri Lankan tsunami village
As towering waves came crashing into the southern coast of Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004, Kushil Gunasekera gathered up his children and they ran for their lives. Today, they have a story of hope to share.
Pope Francis urges world to be open to God
Pope Francis's Christmas Eve mass urged people to allow God to enter their lives to help combat darkness and corruption.
Baghdad's Christians gather defiantly for Christmas Eve mass
Baghdad's embattled Christian community worshipped together last night at Christmas Eve mass.
Adam Sandler heads Forbes' list of overpaid actors for second year
Comedian Adam Sandler topped Forbes' list of Hollywood's most overpaid actors for a second consecutive year, nudging out Johnny Depp and Tom Hanks for the dubious honour, the magazine said on Tuesday.
'Star Trek 3' film to open in US theatres in July 2016
Star Trek 3 makes its way to cinemas on July 8, 2016, Paramount Pictures has announced
Bradley Cooper says 'American Sniper' film about sharpshooter Chris Kyle explores the battle on the inside as well as outside
Actor Bradley Cooper is quick to say that "American Sniper," his film about Navy Seal sharpshooter Chris Kyle, is not about the Iraq conflict but an intimate character study of the harrowing impact of war on a soldier and his family.