Pope Benedict XVI gave his Christmas message to thousands at the Vatican on Sunday, praying for victims of violence, famine and floods around the world.
A deadly blast exploded at a church near Nigeria’s capital Abuja on Sunday. Rescue teams rushed to evacuate the area and said there were at least 27 casualties.
Democratic elections in Egypt, the drop in popularity for South Africa's President Jacob Zuma and the ordeal of hundreds of families in Kenya who are set to be evicted from their homes the day ...
The row between France and Turkey over a century-old war crime, words of warning over the economic outlook for 2012, a call for people to remember the real message of Christmas and the discovery ...
As the Christmas period approaches, some 600,000 tourists are expected in Paris every day. Many will stroll down the Champs Elysées, which has been cleared of its beggars for the occasion.
North Korea, the French airport strike, Salah Hamouri's account of his six years in an Israeli jail, and the seasonal story of the disappearing oyster.
South Korea has scrapped a plan to display Christmas lights near the border with North Korea, in a conciliatory gesture as its neighbour mourns the death of leader Kim Jong-Il.
