Philippine survivors of deadly Super Typhoon Haiyan prepared on Tuesday to celebrate Christmas in their ruined communities.
High winds and heavy rain battered parts of Europe on Monday, leaving at least two people dead and one man lost at sea off France, and disrupting travel two days before Christmas.
Families shelter in Damascus after rebels drive them from their homes
Two American astronauts prepared to step out on Tuesday on a rare Christmas Eve spacewalk to wrap up repairs to the cooling system at the International Space Station, NASA said.
Mikhail Kalashnikov started out wanting to make farm equipment, but ended up designing the world's most popular firearm, the AK-47 assault rifle.
China's top political adviser Yu Zhengsheng urged Tokyo to take "tangible action" to mend bilateral ties, during a rare high-level meeting between the Chinese and Japanese sides on Tuesday.
Republic of Korea citizens have a growing animosity for Japan due to the two countries' territorial and historical issues, a recent survey in the ROK showed.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon asked the UN Security Council on Monday to send 5,500 more peacekeepers to South Sudan to better protect civilians from violence that threatens to plunge the world's youngest country into civil war.
China called on all parties in the South Sudan conflict to cease hostilities immediately and resolve their differences through dialogue and consultation.
A car bomb tore through a police building in an Egyptian city early on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people, an attack authorities said was aimed at derailing the country's transition to democracy.
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