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Boy, 17, held in custody over the shooting of a 23-year-old Indian student walking with friends.

Cutting back on meat can have positive results and may seem attractive option in bloated post-Christmas lull.

British tourist struck and stabbed and companion in intensive care 'after row with group of men'.

Prince Philip joins royal family in Sandringham after his 'disappointing' Christmas.

West End street sealed off after 18-year-old man stabbed to death, first of two knifings in London.

An Indian student, who was studying at the Lancaster University in Manchester, was shot dead in Salford in Manchester on Monday, police said.

Military Wives' choir "Wherever You Are" was named the 60th Official Christmas Number 1 on Christmas Day by the Official Charts Company.

The Duchess of Cambridge has learned to shoot of late, along with her husband prince William.

Eight month old Cooper, son of a US marine was in news when he tweaked the US President Barack Obama's face when the president was visiting US Marine base in Hawaii.

A roundup of the routes where delays are expected and also the means of alternative transport.

An Australian woman has given birth to her child, under a Christmas tree, on Christmas morning.

Thousands of train services have been cancelled even as members of the drivers' union, Aslef, start their strike in a long-running dispute over holiday pay.

The Duchess of Cambridge joined the rest of the royal family members at the traditional Christmas morning church service at Sandringham, Norfolk.

Reports suggest Google Inc. is in hot water over an Android patents war, with fellow corporate giants like Oracle, Microsoft and Apple.

According to reports, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, will talk about the August riots and the ongoing financial crisis and its impact on British society, in his Christmas sermon at Canterbury Cathedral, which starts at 11.00 a.m. local time.

There are live pages running on social networking sites, tracking every moment of Santa's fabulous flight.

According to theholidayspot.com, the market in the German city of Munich is one of the best in the world, followed by the one in the Strasbourg Cathedral in France.

Benedict, 84, will be visiting different places as part of Christmas celebrations in the next two weeks, which might strain his already fragile hea

Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), the company at the root of a recent and still ongoing global health scare, apparently has a lookout notice, issued by Interpol, to his name.

The main rituals will take place at the Church of the Nativity, which is believed to be the birthplace of Jesus.

As of now, the Duke is likely to remain in hospital over Christmas.

There were reports of even criminal elements involved in the stampede in Seattle and Indianapolis, according to the police.

Applications from China's patent office have gone up by an average of 16.7 per cent annually; from 171,000 in 2006 to nearly 314,000 in 2010.

The Metropolitan Police Service's (MPS) Specialist and Economic Crime Command has warned the public about fraudsters who may attempt to exploit its name to con people around the world.

The royal family will celebrate Christmas at Sandringham, Norfolk, the Queen's country retreat.

A British soldier, who became an Islamic extremist, has been arrested over allegations of fraud and false misrepresentation after he collected donations in the name of foreign war victims.

The Duke of Edinburgh is likely to spend Christmas in hospital.

Police in Birmingham are hunting a robber who dressed as Santa Claus before forcing his way into a family house.

In a country where military strongmen have long been key to the regime's vice-like grip on power, the succession of Kim Jong-un looks set to follow this pattern of a political and military power coalition.