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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.

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

The demonstrations were held to protest certain clauses in the power transfer deal in the country and also the move to grant immunity to President Ali Abdullah Saleh from war crimes trial.

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

Libyans celebrated the 60th anniversary of their country's independence from Italian colonial rule. Col. Moammar Gadhafi banned Independence Day celebrations when he began his rule, back in 1969

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.

Hamadi Jebali along with 40-odd ministers formed the new government in Tunisia on Saturday.

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.

Moscow saw the biggest show of solidarity by protesters.

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

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.

Cairo's Tahrir Square scene of more protests against military rulers following escalating violence by security forces.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Hamas once close allies but rift appears in relationship after Syrian regime accused of fabricating allegations against the Palestinian militant group.

Aasia Bibi, 46, of Christian faith, was sentenced to death in November 2010 under the blasphemy law by a court in the Punjab province of Pakistan.

World leaders gather in the Czech capital, Prague, for funeral of former president and leader of Velvet Revolution.

More than 40 people were killed in twin suicide bombings that targeted two government buildings in Damascus, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Meqdad said.

Worldwatch Institute, a sustainable development research organisation has appealed that as world's population crossed 7 billion, we have added one billion suffering from poverty. We all need to do something about inequality, illiteracy and hunger.

Bombing attacks co-ordinated across Iraqi capital prompt fears government rift is deepening sectarian and ethnic divisions.

A Muslim organisation alleges that Malik showed disrespect towards the sacred institution of "nikaah" (marriage) by entering into a deal with a channel for her wedding on national TV.

Al-Qaida terrorists suspected of targeting security buildings in Damascu, the government days.

Christ's birthplace at centre of appeal to Unesco for world heritage site and £8m in funding for much-needed repairs.

Thousands of Iraqi Christians were forced to flee their homeland after a series of attacks targeting them.

Christchurch residents unnerved by wave of earthwuakes through city less than year after major devastation but no reports of large-scale casualties.