Archbishop To Condemn Israel At Midnight Mass

By Tom Rayner, Middle East editor One of the most influential Catholic Bishops in the Middle East is expected to criticise Israel during the Christmas Eve midnight mass in Bethlehem. It is thought the Latin Patriach of Jerusalem, Archbishop Fouad...

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British Airways Plane 'Crash' In Johannesburg

A British Airways plane has crashed into a building at Johannesburg Airport in South Africa. The aircraft, carrying 182 passengers, sliced its wing through the building while taxiing on the runway, BA confirmed. Posting on Twitter, the airline said:...

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Spacewalk On Christmas Eve For US Astronauts

Two space station astronauts have begun a Christmas Eve spacewalk in hopes of wrapping up urgent cooling system repairs. The ISS flies about 250 miles above Earth. Pic: Nasa It is the second spacewalk in four days for US astronauts Rick Mastracchio...

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Tiger Kills Mate In Botched Bid To Breed

A female Malayan tiger at the San Diego Zoo has been fatally mauled by her intended mate during an attempt to breed. The female tiger, named Tiga Tahun, died of neck injuries and breathing difficulties, the zoo said. The encounter "began with positive...

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Paris Bar Pair Shot Dead At Point-Blank Range

A man and a woman have been shot dead in a Paris bar by a gunman who then fled the scene on foot. The two were shot at point-blank range with one bullet each, police said. They were sitting outside the Cafe Chineur in a residential area of the French...

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Pussy Riot Members Freed From Russian Prison

The two remaining jailed members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot have been freed under an amnesty initiated by President Vladimir Putin. They had been found guilty of hooliganism after a performance critical of the leader and were due to be released...

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AK-47 Inventor Kalashnikov Dies Aged 94

Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of the world's most widely used firearm, has died at the age of 94. The AK-47 - "Avtomat Kalashnikov" - was created in 1947 when he was in his 20s two years after the end of World War Two and has sold an estimated 100...

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Egypt: 14 Dead In Police Headquarters Explosion

At least 13 people have been killed in an explosion at a police headquarters in the Egyptian city of Mansoura. The blast injured around 100 others, state media reported. Investigators are trying to find out whether the blast, which happened at around...

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Afghanistan: British Soldier Killed By Enemy Fire

A British soldier understood to have been serving in the Special Forces has been killed in action in Afghanistan. "It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) must announce the death of a soldier from the Royal Engineers in Afghanistan...

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South Sudan: 'Ethnic Killings' As Graves Found

Mass graves have been uncovered in South Sudan amid evidence of ethnic killings in the world's newest state. Dozens of bodies were discovered at a site in South Sudan's oil rich Unity State, as the death toll from a week of fighting increases. Violence...

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