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The 238-foot tree is 18 meters taller than the current record holder, organizers said; Catholic Church criticized the tree as a “waste of money” and suggested that the funds better be spent on helping the poor
Pilgrims and tourists from around the world together with local Christians gathered in the biblical town of Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas Eve in the traditional birthplace of Jesus
For the 300 Christians who braved rain and wind to attend Christmas’s Eve Mass in their hometown, the ceremony evoked both holiday cheer and grim reminders of the war
Late night Mass was the first major event of the Christmas season, followed by Pope Francis’ noon Urbi et Orbi blessing on Christmas Day
Israel’s Prime Minister accuses President Obama of a “shameful” move at the United Nations over West Bank settlements
More than 54,000 people in Augsburg must leave their homes while authorities defuse a giant 1.8-ton aerial bomb
Dan Futrell read about an unsolved 1985 plane crash in Bolivia -- and he and a friend set off on a mission
Children can call to ask where Santa is as he delivers presents across the globe -- and get an answer
Parfitt wrote some of Status Quo's best known songs including "Whatever You Want" and "Backwater"
But there are indications Nigeria is unlikely to see suicide bombings and village attacks end anytime soon
Sen. Lindsey Graham, a key appropriator in Congress, is threatening to reduce funding to the U.N.
Exchange between Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin comes as the U.S. president-elect reportedly seemed to welcome an “arms race”
Zara Tindall and her husband, retired rugby player Mike Tindall, had been expecting their second child
Tunisia's Interior Ministry says Anis Amri had sent his 18-year-old nephew Fedi money to join him in Europe
Vesna Vulovic entered the Guinness Book of Records in 1985 for "the highest fall survived without a parachute"
