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At Christmas Eve mass Pope Francis places phone call to Iraqi refugees forced ...
National Post
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve with a late-night Mass Wednesday in St. Peter's Basilica and a phone call to some Iraqi refugees forced to flee their homes by Muslim militants. Francis told refugees at the tent camp in Ankawa, ...

Pope Francis urges 'tenderness' as millions celebrate Christmas   Economic Times
Pope Francis, on Christmas Eve, urges world to be open to God   Daily News & Analysis
Pope Makes Christmas Call To Iraqi Refugees   RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
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Christmas banned by Chinese university, says it is "kitsch"
Toronto Sun
CHRISTMAS CHINA Pro-democracy protesters, holding up yellow umbrellas, a symbol of the Occupy Central civil disobedience movement, attend a protest at Times Square in Hong Kong early December 25, 2014. (REUTERS/Tyrone Siu) ...

Christmas banned by Chinese university, says it is 'kitsch'   Reuters

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CBC.ca

ISIS's armaments in question after reports Jordanian plane shot down
CBC.ca
Following reports that ISIS shot down a Jordanian fighter plane over Syria, speculation heated up today about how well equipped the militant group is and what kind of gear it has to combat coalition airstrikes, including those by Canadian CF-18 aircraft.
Islamic State Holds Jordanian Pilot; US Denies IS Claim F-16 Jet Shot Down   Voice of America
US-led air strikes in Syria 'kill over 1100 militants'   BBC News
Not clear if Jordanian jet was shot down: US official   Times of India
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Christmas Eve pilgrims gather in Bethlehem
BBC News
Christians from across the world have gathered in the West Bank town of Bethlehem to mark Christmas Eve in the place they believe Jesus was born. Celebrations culminated with midnight Mass at the Church of the Nativity. In a homily, Latin Patriarch Fouad ...

Bethlehem celebrates Christmas Eve   Jerusalem Post
Pope urges 'tenderness' as millions fete Christmas   The News International
The real spirit of Christmas   The Nation
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Police officer kills armed black man near Ferguson, Missouri
Sydney Morning Herald
Washington: A white policeman shot dead a black man brandishing a gun at a suburban St Louis gas station overnight, police said on Wednesday, igniting violence reminiscent of riots over the police killing of an unarmed black teenager in nearby Ferguson.
Missouri: Another black teen shot by police   Hindustan Times
Antonio Martin's Death Is Investigated in Missouri   New York Times
Protesters confront police at site where Berkeley officer killed suspect who pulled ...   STLtoday.com
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Assam killings take on ethnic hue: Over 70 killed in Bodo attacks, 250 missing
Hindustan Times
The violence in Assam took on an ethnic hue on Wednesday, a day after armed Bodo rebels gunned down more than 70 Adivasis and injured 15 in orchestrated attacks in different parts of the state. 1/5 ...

All-Out Offensive to be Launched Against Bodo Militants in Assam, Says Home ...   NDTV
Adivasis retaliate, kill 5 Bodos   Times of India
Survivors of deadly attack flee to church amid curfew   Irish Independent
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Suicide bomber kills dozens in town near Baghdad
CNN International
(CNN) -- A suicide bomber killed 38 people and wounded dozens more in a town near Baghdad on Wednesday, police said. The attacker detonated explosives near Awakening Council members in al-Madaan, a town roughly 20 kilometers southeast of ...

Suicide bomber kills 17 people south of Baghdad   Jerusalem Post
Suicide attack kills 13 people near Baghdad   Khaleej Times

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NORAD 'Tracks' Santa From Australia to South America
Wall Street Journal
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--Volunteers at the North American Aerospace Defense Command are pretending to monitor Santa Claus as he makes his storybook Christmas Eve flight. So far, NORAD says it used the heat signature from Rudolph's nose to ...

Norad Santa Tracker: Christmas tradition began with a wrong number   CBC.ca
Dear Santa: First-graders at MECC   Manning Live
Santa Claus visits area before his busy Christmas schedule   Idaho State Journal
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Haaretz

Hamas knows that the people of Gaza do not want another war
Haaretz
The Palestinians' response to Wednesday's IDF raid in the Strip is not escalation but a matter of routine. By Amira Hass | Dec. 25, 2014 | 4:10 AM. submit to reddit. Shijaiyah, Gaza City. Dec. 3, 2014. Palestinian workers remove the rubble of the destroyed ...

Middle East Hardliners prevail in the Middle East   Deutsche Welle
Hamas commander killed, Israeli soldier injured in clashes near Gaza   Washington Post
When deterrence deteriorates – shoot fiercly   Ynetnews
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Japan's PM re-elected for a third term after snap election win
The Globe and Mail
Shinzo Abe took office Wednesday for a third term as Japan's prime minister, appointing a former military officer as his defence minister but keeping the other members of his previous Cabinet. Parliament re-elected Abe after his Liberal Democratic Party won a ...

Abe brings in former soldier Nakatani as defense minister   Chicago Tribune

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