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Christmas and US army in AfghanistanA U.S. soldier dressed as Santa Claus distributes gifts to fellow soldiers during a concert on… 25/12/10 10:02 CET
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Uncertainty surrounds fate of LatifiThere have been developments in Iran in the case of Iranian student activist Habibollah Latifi, who… 25/12/10 23:53 CET
London braces itself for Boxing Day tube chaosDrivers on the London Underground are due to go on strike today. They want to be given triple… 25/12/10 22:24 CET
12 arrested in raids in the NetherlandsDutch police have arrested 12 Somali nationals suspected of plotting an imminent terrorist attack… 25/12/10 19:33 CET
Suicide bomber kills scores in PakistanA suspected female suicide bomber has wreaked havoc at an aid centre in Pakistan, killing more than… 25/12/10 18:34 CET
Europe’s travel misery begins to easeEurope’s festive travel misery is easing with most of the continent’s main airports returning to… 25/12/10 17:04 CET
Record numbers flock to BethlehemThe largest number of pilgrims in a decade has gathered at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem… 25/12/10 16:34 CET
Pope prays for peace in world’s troublespotsLarge crowds have braved the rain and cold in St Peter’s Square in Rome. They came to hear the… 25/12/10 15:15 CET
Haiti urged to stop cholera anti-voodoo lynchingsThe head of Haiti’s voodoo religion has called on authorities to act after dozens of priest… 25/12/10 13:04 CET
ECOWAS bloc threats Ivory Coast’s GbagboThe options facing Ivory Coast’s incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo appear increasingly simple -… 25/12/10 11:33 CET
Pakistan suicide bomber kills dozensA suspected suicide bomber has attacked a crowd of people waiting for aid in northwest Pakistan… 25/12/10 09:58 CET
Ecuador bus plunge kills dozensAt least 41 people have been killed and more than two dozen injured in Ecuador after the bus they… 25/12/10 09:23 CET
Rare calm in Bethlehem attracts Christmas touristsMass has been celebrated in the Holy Land, with the service in Bethlehem attracting particular… 25/12/10 05:34 CET
Poor weather blights Christmas mass in RomeThe Pope has celebrated Christmas Mass at the Vatican and prayed for peace in an atmosphere of… 25/12/10 04:14 CET
Travellers celebrate Christmas Eve in airportsIf you are travelling in parts of Europe this Christmas, you may be reading this in some airport… 25/12/10 01:04 CET
ECOWAS threatens to oust Gbagbo by forceWest African heads of state are threatening to use force to oust incumbent Ivory Coast President… 25/12/10 00:04 CET
