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Public anger is mounting in Delhi against the Blueline bus service, which has been involved in many accidents.

Santa visits Baghdad to help U.S. troops bring in the Christmas holiday.

A great Frenchman continues to be honored 250 years after his birth. CNN's Jim Bittermann reports

Benedict XVI led Midnight Mass early Tuesday amid thousands of the faithful who filled St. Peter's Basilica. At noon, he will deliver his traditional Christmas Day "Urbi et Orbi" speech. (Dec. 24)

Drunken Santas run wild in New Zealand and the end of an era in Nepal

U.S.: Iran reining in Shiite militias in Iraq

Marching bands and choirs played in Bethlehem's Manger square on Monday ahead of midnight mass to mark Christmas. (Dec. 24)

Persecuted religious group in Baghdad cautiously returns home.

Several dozen people, dressed as Santa Clause, ran through a New Zealand movie theater harassing patrons and damaging property over the weekend. Officials do not believe they can identify them. (Dec. 24)

Report from once-lawless Anbar province

The Vatican unveiled its life-sized nativity scene in St. Peter's Square on Monday, continuing the tradition inaugurated in 1982 by John Paul II and preserved by Pope Benedict XVI. (Dec. 24)

Christmas celebrations kick off in Bethlehem

U.S. soldiers keep holiday spirit alive in war zone

A hidden bomb in a minivan explodes near Baghdad governor's office.

Santa delivers hundreds of gifts sent to U.S. troops serving in Iraq. CNN's Alphonso Van Marsh reports.

How two adopted Russian children adapted to life in America.

Rival parties in Thailand have begun talks to form a coalition government after Sunday's election.

Haiti's president has appealed to criminal gangs to stop targeting youngsters after a spate of child kidnappings.

Nepal's government has agreed for the first time that the 240-year-old monarchy should be abolished.

Officials report that Pakistan is using money to fight India, not al Qaeda.

25-year-old Oscar Ayala-Cornejo, a police officer in Milwaukee, arrived back in Mexico after being deported for posing as his dead cousin, who was a U.S. citizen. (Dec. 24)

Since hippies first beat the overland travel trail to Nepal in the 1960s, thousands of foreigners have flocked to monasteries to study Buddhism. Today, despite political upheaval and a decade-long Maoist insurgency, they continue their religious pilgrimage in search of what they can't find in the West. Voiced report.

Bethlehem is seeing more tourists than it has in years. But, as CNN's Ben Wedeman reports, they're not spending as much.

An old family buisness in India supplies the most famous Army bands in the world. CNN's Cal Perry reports.

The People Power Party emerges as a winner in Thailand's first general election since Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was ousted in a military coup last year. The PPP won 232 parliamentary seats versus 165 claimed by the rival Democrat Party.

As tensions rise in the run-up to Kenya 's presidential elections on Thursday, cartoonists have become some of the country's most insightful political observers. They depict with humour the main issues driving the election and the shortcomings of the political class, while promoting a moderate view of politics. Voiced report.

If you¿re searching for a last minute Christmas trip, how about trying Tierra Santa in Buenos Aires? In this theme park there are neither rollercoasters nor bumper cars ¿ instead you¿re treated to a tour of the world¿s religions. A voiced AFPTV report.

A dedicated group of Townsville troops posted in East Timor have brought some Christmas cheer to the Dominican Orphanage, delivering gifts to deserving children.

State news bulletin.

State news bulletin.

Residents of Singleton, NSW, generously donated gifts handed out by Australian soldiers to orphans in East Timor.

Mohammed Haneef has asked the Federal Government to assure his safety if he's to return to Australia.

Free home heating oil is being given to the poor, and has some taking issue. CNN's Jason Carroll reports.