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Actress Kristin Chenoweth says the birth of Christ is the 'true meaning of Christmas'

South Korean ship sinks near Russian border; 50 fishermen missing

4-year-old boy's cute love letter to school mate goes viral: 'I love you and I lost a tooth last night'

4-year-old boy's cute love letter to school mate: 'I think you are pretty like a horse or a ladybug'

Pastor does something unusual to share the Christmas message, says even Christians have lost meaning of the season

Indian TV host slapped on-air for wearing a 'short dress' [VIDEO]

Ray Rice says he made 'horrendous mistake' in not apologising to Janay, says his wife is 'an angel'

Ray Rice says he made 'horrible mistake' in not apologizing to Janay, says his wife is 'an angel'

Bill Cosby quits Temple University board of trustees; alleged victim count reaches 20

Bill Cosby quits Temple U. board of trustees; alleged victim count reaches 20

Irish archbishop offers beds for homeless after man dies in doorway

After a homeless man died metres away from the Irish parliament, the Archbishop of Dublin offered to use a church building as a homeless shelter this winter.

Aliens, snowmen and fleas.... 5 of the weirdest nativity plays

The concept of unusual characters appearing in school nativity plays was made famous by Love Actually, but the tradition stretches far and wide, writes Lucinda Borkett-Jones.

'The suffering is unimaginable'. Justin Welby and Pope Francis pledge to fight modern slavery

The Pope, the Archbishop of Canterbury and leaders of the main faiths joined forces in Rome today to sign a declaration pledging to fight to end modern slavery.

Lebanese army detains wife and daughter of Islamic State leader

The Lebanese army detained a wife and daughter of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as they crossed from Syria nine days ago, security officials said on Tuesday.

Christian war cemetery in Libya at risk from Islamist militants

Recent territorial gains by the Libyan arm of Islamic State (IS) has caused concern that a Christian War memorial on the Libyan coast will be at risk from Islamist militants.