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The sense of hollowness of the Church of the Nativity is deeper than absent tourists.

A Russian cargo ship that Ukraine claims was sent to Syria to collect weapons has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea, according to officials in Moscow.

Syria's de facto leader has reached an agreement with the heads of rebel factions to dissolve their groups and work under the country's defence ministry, his new administration says.

Hundreds of people have protested in Christian areas of the Syrian capital of Damascus after a video emerged showing hooded fighters setting a Christmas tree on fire elsewhere in the country.

Police have released images of two men after a 19-year-old man was allegedly raped in Brighton.

American Airlines was forced to ground all flights in the US on Christmas Eve due to an unspecified technical issue.

Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot turned up unannounced at a homeless shelter to help feed people in need on Christmas Eve.

In a year of very serious political shifts, there were still a load of very unserious WTF moments to gawk at.

The fastest object ever built by humans will fly within a whisker of the sun today.

Two prime ministers, two Scottish first ministers and three leaders in Wales. It's been quite the year in UK politics.