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At least four people were killed Christmas Day when a Moscow bus mowed down pedestrians near Slavyansky Boulevard station.

A Vatican gendarme intercepted her and she was detained. Femen's website identified her as Alisa Vinogradova and called her a "sextremist".

Erica Garner, who has become an advocate against police brutality since her father's death in 2014, has been put on life support in a Brooklyn hospital ICU.

"Those who believe in Islam should avoid participation in such celebrations," says the Islamic leader in his decree.

The South Korean military is reportedly considering redesigning the decks on the new warship to ensure F-35B fighters can be operated.

The US president was heard telling one child on the phone to visit him in Washington and to come and meet him in the Oval Office.

Jacob Coker's father has a blood condition that doctors have been unable to diagnose and it has had him in and out of the hospital for two years.

Opposition figure Alexey Navalny says he has the public support to run in Russia's presidential election against Vladimir Putin.

Donald Trump's former strategist Steve Bannon raised sexual misconduct claims about Donald Trump and a 13-year-old girl in a Vanity Fair interview where he criticised Ivanka.

The girl, Maggie was unable to hear clearly as she was born with two birth defects that left her without a fully formed right ear or eardrum.

Families reunite on the festive occasion and decorate the Christmas tree with colourful twinkling lights.

The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to impose tougher sanctions on the Kim Jong-un-led nation in response to its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test.

Many of the victims of the blaze at the Davao shopping centre were suspected of being trapped in a call centre office in the building.

Copenhagen police said a drug dealer carrying a stash of marijuana had a surprise when he mistakenly climbed into a police car.

Pakistani fire kills 4 Indian soldiers along disputed border of Kashmir as tensions between two countries over Himalayan region escalate.

Tiananmen Square death toll at least 10,000 and victims were 'remains hosed down drains' according to telegram by British ambassador Alan Donald.

Philippines Storm Tembin kills more than 180 on Mindanao island - latest typhoon from Pacific to strike the island country after Kai-Tak.

It has been an action-packed year for North Korea and its adversaries, with Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump locking horns.

Many dubbed Pete Souza a "professional shade thrower" for his timely and cleverly captioned photographs that showcased the stark difference between Trump and his predecessor.

Video footage showed primary school teacher Lian lifting his foot close to the face of girl students in an activity room.

North Korea had said after a recent missile test that fresh united Nations (UN) sanctions would only make the state accelerate its nuclear programme.

A Russian news agency reported initial investigations suggesting the man tripped and fell in a glass table while using a VR headset, leading to his death.

Trump's coastal golf course in Ireland had its application to build a seawall approved by the council. Originally the course had cited climate change as a reason it was necessary.

A Russian couple who fled to fight for Islamic State extremists left their daughter an orphan after they both died in combat. She has now been reunited with her grandparents.

Former congressman Pete Hoekstra was caught in a tricky situation on Dutch TV programme Nieuwsuur after a reporter asked him about claims Netherlands has "no-go zones".

Boston University's Kyna Hamill receives backlash after academic paper detailing 'blackface' origins of Christmas carol.

North Korea has slammed US President Donald Trump's new national security strategy as a "criminal document," renewing the war of words between the two nations.

Inspector Jaqui Miller used an ice pick to make her away across the layer of ice and pull the Labrador out of the freezing water.

The glittery event showing Santa riding his sleigh to distribute gifts to children will be broadcast live on winter wonderland Rovaniemi's official Facebook page.