Pope, religious leaders, send South Sudan rivals Christmas peace appeal
Pope Francis and two other religious leaders said they were praying for 'a renewed commitment to the path of reconciliation'
Thirty-five civilians killed in Burkina Faso after army repels militant attack
Dozens of militants and local security forces were also killed in the clash at a security post
Tijuana bus serves as school for children of asylum seekers
The mobile classroom offers education and emotional help to children whose families are waiting for their asylum cases to be heard
Aid agencies stop work in Yemen town after attacks U.N. calls 'alarming escalation'
The attacks on Saturday wounded one person, damaged property and caused 12 organizations to suspend aid programmes in al-Dhalea, affecting 217,000 residents
Rugby league-Former All Blacks player Williams tweets support of Uighurs
Sonny Bill Williams has used social media in the past to speak out on social issues and suggested that greater pressure should be placed on China for its treatment of the Uighurs
Erdogan says Turkey cannot handle new migrant wave from Syria, warns Europe
Turkey currently hosts some 3.7 million Syrian refugees, the largest refugee population in the world
Banksy's 'Scar of Bethlehem' nativity unveiled in West Bank hotel
The display shows the Holy Family in front of the West Bank barrier with a bullet hole resembling a star above the manger
At least 25,000 people fled Syria's Idlib for Turkey over two days -media
Exodus comes as Syrian and Russian forces intensify their bombardment of the region
Australian firefighters access badly burnt towns; PM defends climate policies
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says it's not credible to make a direct link to climate change
Miracle survivor on mission to help close gaps in tsunami warning system
More than $400 million has been spent across 28 countries on an early-warning system, comprising sea-level gauges, seismometers and buoys