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Two NYPD police officers shot dead by man avenging Eric Garner, Michael Brown.

Christmas Eve Shootings in Washington DC Leave Two Dead

Six shootings were reported in the city on Wednesday.

Dec 25, 2014

Christmas celebrations toned down in Ebola-hit Liberia

Monrovians in the Liberian capital are observing a sombre Christmas as the Ebola crisis continues to ravage their country. Duration: 00:49

Dec 25, 2014

A French yuletide tradition reaches the dinner tables of Gabon

Oysters have long been a staple of the French Christmas meal, but now an oyster farmer from Charente-Maritimes has brought them to the coast - and dinner tables - of Gabon. Duration: 00:41

Dec 25, 2014

Ukrainian coal miners work to stave off electricity shortage

Coal miners in the separatist east of Ukraine work to ensure there won't be electricity shortages during the coldest months of winter, but the country has declared a state of emergency in its electricity market. Duration: 00:59

Dec 25, 2014

New St Louis suburb police lethal shooting stirs anger

Officials scrambled to head off renewed anger Wednesday after an armed black teenager was shot dead by a white officer in a St Louis suburb, insisting the use of force was justified. Duration: 00:46

Dec 25, 2014

Uruguay chooses 'smart' farming methods for ambitious goals

Using GM crops, genetically chosen cows, and technology like satellites and drones, Uruguay - with a population of just 3 million people - is aiming to produce enough food to feed 50 million. Duration: 03:10

Dec 25, 2014

Shinzo Abe returns as Japanese PM after snap election

Japan's parliament on Wednesday confirmed Shinzo Abe for another term as prime minister after his election triumph, but the return to power stirred warnings from China over a bid to change the pacifist constitution. Duration: 00:44

Dec 25, 2014

Christian pilgrims gather in Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas

Pilgrims from across the world descended on Jesus's birthplace in Bethlehem Wednesday to begin the global celebration of Christmas after a violence-plagued year brought suffering to many Middle Eastern Christians. Duration: 01:00

Dec 25, 2014

France tells displaced Iraqi Christians to 'stay hopeful'

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve told Iraqi Christians to "stay hopeful" in spite of the "suffering" being inflicted on their community. He addressed refugees who have recently arrived in France, in the town of Sarcelles. Duration: 00:52

Dec 25, 2014

French Interior Minister visits new refugee centre in Calais

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve visits a new emergency accommodation centre in Calais, saying that he hopes to reduce asylum seekers' delays from 24 to nine months. Duration: 01:11

Dec 25, 2014

Black teen killed by police near Ferguson, Missouri

Police said Wednesday they shot dead an African American teenager after he allegedly pointed a handgun at an officer in a town near Ferguson, Missouri, where a prior police shooting sparked nationwide protests. Duration: 00:52

Dec 25, 2014

Iraqi Christians prepare for Christmas in Arbil

Iraqi Christian refugees in northern city of Arbil prepare to celebrate Christmas after after a violence-plagued year brought suffering to many Middle Eastern Christians. Duration: 00:43

Dec 24, 2014

Russia's only independent TV channel forced to work from a flat

Against a backdrop of flickering news images, bathed in cool white light, the anchor of Russia's only independent TV channel Dozhd works out of a flat. Duration: 00:57

Dec 24, 2014

Sanjay Dutt accused in Mumbai blast out on 14-day furlough

Mumbai, Dec 24 (ANI): Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who is serving sentence in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case, was released from the Yerwada Central Jail in Pune on Wednesday. Dutt was granted 14-day furlough by the prison authorities on Tuesday. After being released, the actor departed for his home in Mumbai in the afternoon. Dutt, who is serving a five-year sentence for illegal possession and destruction of an AK-56 rifle before the 1993 Mumbai blasts, had applied for leave in November this year to be able to spend Christmas and New Year with his family. Fourteen-day furlough can be extended for another two weeks and with strong reason, can even be stretched for 120 days. The initial two-week furlough, available annually, is counted as part of the prison term.

Dec 24, 2014

Separatist leader Yasin Malik sits on hunger strike, protests against atrocities

Srinagar, Dec 24 (ANI): Separatist leader Yasin Malik on Wednesday continued his hunger strike in Srinagar against what he alleged police highhandedness. Malik, chief of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), has been demanding the release of several youth detained by police during state elections. While a record 65 percent voted in five-phase elections, many tried to boycott the polls by staging protests and hurling stones at security personnel, forcing the latter to make arrests. India has long struggled to bring Kashmiris into the democratic mainstream and elections in the past have been marred by violence and low turn-out. Political leaders in Kashmir blame the federal government for failing to find a political solution as violence ebbed in the past few years.

Dec 24, 2014