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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.

Top 10 naff Christian cracker jokes

It's that time of year again - here are our best set of Bible quips to make you smile, or maybe just groan.

A very British Christmas bingo

From raucous carol singing to the extended family coming together and consuming an unholy amount of turkey, it's the most wonderful time of year.

What do 2014's top songs tell us? No. 7: Shake It Off - Taylor Swift

Krish Kandiah looks at what the year's most popular songs tell us about ourselves and our culture. At number seven is Taylor Swift's 'Shake it off'.

The real story of the Christmas truce

100 years to the day since it happened, are we quite sure we've got the details of the Christmas Truce right?

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.

'Jesus changed things forever'. Justin Welby's Christmas address

The Archbishop of Canterbury paid homage to the Christmas Truce of 1914 in his Christmas message.

Bible Gateway reveals the most popular searches of 2014

"Love," "faith," "peace," "marriage," and "children" are among Bible Gateway's top 25 queries of the year.

Thief steals autistic boy's Christmas gifts from the family porch after following delivery van

A thief has stolen the Saftlers' packages, including their Christmas gift for their autistic son, right off their porch on Friday.

YouVersion reveals most popular verse in 2014âRomans 12.2

YouVersion, the popular Bible App, reveals the app's most popular verse in 2014 in its year-end report.

East Indian archbishop concerned for persecuted Christians

Archbishop of Goa and Daman and Patriarch of the East Indies Filipe Neri FerrÃ£o warns minorities are coming under pressure in parts of India to convert to Hinduism.

Honduran immigrant takes refuge in Philly church to avoid deportation

Sweet story behind The Little Yellow Duck Project revealed

Sweet story behind Little Yellow Duck Project revealed

Ohio town demands zombie nativity scene come down

An Ohio man's zombie nativity scene is causing some of his neighbours grief.