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Advertiser defends 'Nobody is born gay' billboard

Vicar and teachers surprise school kids with their hilarious performance of 'Let it Go' from Disney's Frozen

Senator moves to protect Christmas celebrations in public schools

Indiana senator to introduce 'Merry Christmas bill'

Indonesian Islamists issue stern warning to Muslims not to participate in Christmas celebrations

While Indonesia's Christian community is preparing to celebrate the birth of Jesus, Islamic fundamentalists are forbidding Muslims not to wear Christmas symbols or even exchange Christmas greetings with friends or colleagues.

Nigerian child bride admits to rat poison killing of husband and three others

Nigerian child bride admits to rat poison killing of husband, three others

Medical practitioner faces murder charges after infecting over 100 Cambodian villagers with HIV

'Doctor' faces murder charges after infecting over 100 Cambodian villagers with HIV

10 years after the Boxing Day tsunami, hundreds of victims remain unnamed and personal possessions uncollected

With the bodies of almost 400 victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami still unidentified a decade on, Thai police were holding out little hope of gleaning any new information from opening a cargo container packed with unclaimed personal items.

Syria's ancient cultural treasures are being destroyed by ongoing war

Satellite imagery indicate that 290 cultural heritage sites in Syria, whose history stretches back to the dawn of civilisation, have been damaged by its ongoing civil war, the United Nations' training and research arm (UNITAR) said on Tuesday.

Over 1,000 Islamist militants killed in US strikes in Syria: monitor

Three months of US-led strikes in Syria have so far killed at least 1,171 people, mostly Islamic State militants, a British-based Syrian monitoring group said on Tuesday.

Middle East is the deadliest area for journalists with dozens killed this year

At least 60 journalists were killed globally this year in work-related violence, with the Middle East the deadliest region, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in a year-end report on Tuesday.

Advent reflection: Santa doesn't do suffering

The cosy myths of Christmas - whether Santa or baby Jesus in a chalet - don't do justice to the fact that Jesus came to meet us in our pain, writes Clare Nonhebel.