Former president of the United States, Barack Obama surprised children at an after-school club in Washington DC dressed as Santa with a large sack of presents.
A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale has rocked Indonesia's main island of Java leaving one person dead and sparking fears of a tsunami.
Divorcee Alun Jones, 51, from Newport, South Wales, bled to death on his bedroom floor after committing hara-kiri when he returned from a trip to Japan.
33-year-old Alton Nolen was convicted of the gruesome murder of 54-year-old Colleen Hufford at a processing plant from which he had been suspended.
Javier Morales, 28, was arrested on charges of rape, sex abuse, resisting arrest and obstructing for a case in New York City.
It's widely rumoured that Priyanka Chopra, 35, could be part of Meghan Markle's bridal party. The pair have been friends since meeting in Toronto at a party.
John Walshaw, 56, from Grimsby, was branded a 'paedo' after being spotted with a half-dressed 15-year-old girl and a bottle of wine down an alley.
Local media in Bali reported that 23-year-old German tourist Alina Kuroczik fell to her death after slipping off the edge of a cliff after urinating.
West Brom look set to beat Premier League rivals Liverpool to the permanent signing of Al Ahly loanee Ahmed Hegazi in January.
Eddie Howe wants his Bournemouth team to use last season's 4-3 win over Liverpool as inspiration ahead of the return of Jurgen Klopp's men to the south coast.
Eniola Balogun pleaded guilty to four counts of rape and possession of indecent images of a child at Wood Green Crown Court.
Translations of Imam Elkasaby's sermons in New Jersey showed him making anti-semitic comments. The president of the centre said Elkasaby would sit down with interfaith scholars.
US House Speaker Paul Ryan has urged Americans to produce more babies to prevent a collapse in the welfare system.
Rodriguez, 22, has been dating Cristiano Ronaldo for a year and a half.
The Pineapple Fund has given over 59 Bitcoin to US-based Maps. Maps believes MDMA could help with PTSD
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have announced their wedding date but it clashes with the FA Cup final and it's a Saturday, meaning there definitely won't be an extra bank holiday.
Australian commission publishes report that finds "catastrophic failures" by Catholic Church to address child sex abuse allegations and calls on Vatican to overhaul celibacy rule.
New research counters the stereotype that homosexual relationships are dysfunctional. However, bisexual happiness rates lag behind.
Adrian has ruled out the possibility of leaving West Ham in January amid speculation linking him with Newcastle and Crystal Palace.
The revelation that the Simpsons predicted the Disney-20th Century Fox deal 19 years ago went viral online.
A 46-year-old "career criminal" has been convicted after trying to buy three grenades on the dark web using bitcoin, the UK's National Crime Agency said Friday (15 December).
Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli will return to the first team for the trip to Manchester City, according to manager Mauricio Pochettino.
The former Sweden captain returned to action in November after missing seven months with a serious knee injury
While promoting the new series of The Crown, Matt Smith was all praise for Kim Kardashian as his co-star Claire Foy begged to differ.
A New Zealand man allegedly brought a cake laced with hard drugs to his work Christmas party, hospitalising eight of his colleagues.
An alleged computer hacker living in a caravan park on an island off the Kent coast has admitted to illegally stealing customer data from the websites of over a dozen companies.
Traditional anti-psychotic drugs don't work for a third of patients and may also have significant side effects.
Dutch police shoot man with knife at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and evacuate all passengers.
A one-hour special premiere will kick off in March 2018. Anticipating is rising for the comeback of the hugely popular show.
Sarah Idan, otherwise known as Miss Iraq, has been bombarded by death threats following an Instagram post alongside Adar Gandelsman, Miss Israel.