China blames unemployed man for bus hijacking in which eight killed: Xinhua

Police have detained an unemployed man who hijacked a bus in southeastern China after a dispute with a neighborhood official that resulted in eight people being killed, state media reported.

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Girl in Trump call still believes in Santa

The seven-year-old spoke after the US president threw doubt on the existence of Santa Claus.

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Chinese police lock down court for trial of prominent rights lawyer

Chinese police locked down a courthouse on Wednesday at the start of the trial of a prominent rights lawyer who is accused of inciting subversion of state power and whose case has attracted widespread concern in Western capitals.

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Guatemalan girl's Christmas funeral too much for grieving mother

A crowd of mourners said goodbye to the 7-year-old Guatemalan migrant girl who died in U.S. custody this month, laying her to rest in a Christmas Day funeral that left her mother so crushed she could not bear to attend.

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Guatemalan girl's Christmas funeral too much for grieving mother

A crowd of mourners said goodbye to the 7-year-old Guatemalan migrant girl who died in U.S. custody this month, laying her to rest in a Christmas Day funeral that left her mother so crushed she could not bear to attend.

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Heavy security as China opens trial of prominent rights lawyer

Chinese police locked down a courthouse on Wednesday at the start of the trial of a prominent rights lawyer who is accused of subverting state power and whose case has attracted widespread concern in Western capitals.

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Christmas revived in a village devastated by Islamic State

The one family still living in a Christian village devastated by Islamic State is working to revive Christmas traditions that have brought at least a few of its people home for the holiday.

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Syria military says Israel strikes hit Damascus weapons depot

Israel has not confirmed the strikes in Syria, but says its air defences fired on a Syrian missile.

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The Thai cave rescue: What happened next?

What happened to the 12 boys and their football coach rescued from a flooded Thai cave in July?

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Letter from Africa: Africa's history makers in 2018

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy has made 2018 a year to remember, writes journalist Elizabeth Ohene.

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Finding God in the anguish of violence

As violence intensifies in Indian-administered Kashmir, people flock to its fabled Sufi shrines.

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2018: The year in business - from K-pop to soybeans

How K-pop, soybeans and the Gilets Jaunes made their mark on business and finance in 2018.

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Britain commissions review of Christian persecution worldwide

Britain has commissioned an independent review into the persecution of Christians to find practical steps to support followers of a religion that it said has been subject to a dramatic rise in violence worldwide.

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Islamic State claims attack on Libya's Foreign Ministry in Tripoli

Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on Libya’s Foreign Ministry in Tripoli, the group said early on Wednesday on its news agency Amaq.

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The Muslim family that looks after a church

St Matthew's Church is in a rural area of Pakistan where there are hardly any Christians so it's looked after by a local Muslim family.

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British-Nigerian wedding MC: I love a good love story

British-Nigerian wedding MC Fola ‘Folly Fresh’ Sogbesan on why his heart really is in the job.

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Parkour's leading lady Silke Sollfrank on quitting gymnastics

Silke Sollfrank is a professional athlete who turned her back on gymnastics and found parkour.

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Guatemalan boy becomes second child to die in U.S. custody in December

An 8-year-old Guatemalan migrant boy died shortly after midnight on Tuesday after being detained by U.S. border agents, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said, making him the second migrant child this month to die in U.S. detention.

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Argentine woman abducted in 1980s freed in Bolivia

The woman seized about 32 years ago by people traffickers was rescued in Bolivia after a tip-off.

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Syria state media says Israeli planes attack targets near Damascus

Israeli war planes attacked with missiles unspecified targets near Damascus, the Syrian capital, on Tuesday and injured three Syrian soldiers, Syrian state media quoted a military source as saying.

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Syrian air defenses confront Israeli missiles above Damascus: state TV

Syrian air defenses on Tuesday confronted Israeli missiles above Damascus and downed most of them before reaching their targets, state TV quoted a military source as saying.

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Mega Millions drawing could deliver biggest Christmas lottery gift ever

Americans who included Mega Million tickets on their holiday shopping lists have a shot at winning more than $300 million in Tuesday's drawing, the largest Christmas Day jackpot in the history of the multi-state lottery.

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Syrian air defenses intercept 'hostile targets' near Damascus

Syrian air defenses intercepted "hostile targets" near the capital Damascus, Syrian state media said on Tuesday.

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