Philippine flood survivors queued for their Christmas meal in evacuation centres, spirits doused by thoughts of more than 2 000 dead or missing kin.
Kenny Dalglish has defended Blackburn manager Steve Kean as Liverpool’s Luis Suarez prepares for his first Anfield game since being banned.
Egypt’s leading Islamist parties won about two-thirds of votes in the second round of polling for a Parliament that will draft a new Constitution.
North Korea has warned of ‘unpredictable catastrophic consequences’ for relations unless Seoul eases restrictions on visits to mourn Kim Jong-Il.
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/ 25 December 2011
Cover pages of SA’s iconic <em>Drum</em> magazine evoke a 1950s black fashion and jazz culture which perished when apartheid forces razed Sophiatown.
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/ 25 December 2011
South Africa will remain favourites but Sri Lanka can expect less treacherous batting conditions in the second Test starting at Kingsmead.
Sudan’s army has killed a key rebel leader from the Darfur region — three days after anti-government forces began advancing on the capital Khartoum.
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/ 25 December 2011
Pope Benedict has ushered in Christmas, urging people to see through the commercialism of the season and rediscover the significance of the day.
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/ 25 December 2011
Tando Mabunu is forming an application against former president Nelson Mandela’s grandson and his now wife Nodiyala Mandela for contempt of court.
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/ 24 December 2011
Supporters of Côte d’Ivoire’s former president Laurent Gbagbo have protested outside The Hague, promising to celebrate Christmas with him.