Evidence of atrocities emerges

Reports of mass killings and rapes emerge in South Sudan, as the U.N. authorizes extra troops to bolster its mission.



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Military: Gaza sniper kills Israeli

A sniper in Gaza fatally shot an Israeli citizen near the border fence between Gaza and Israel on Tuesday, an Israeli military representative said.



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Pope: Peace is daily commitment

Pope Francis doesn't want a commonly quoted Bible verse chanted as empty words on Christmas Day -- the one about peace on Earth.



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Code-breaker receives royal pardon

Alan Turing, a British code-breaker during World War II who was later subjected to chemical castration for homosexual activity, has received a royal pardon nearly 60 years after he committed suicide.



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South Sudan: Need to know

Could South Sudan, the youngest African country, possibly be the next Rwanda?



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Could 3-D 'mist' replace screens?

If buttons are a thing of the past and touch screens are the present, what are the screens of the future?



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Jesus and Mary: It's complicated

No image is more central to the story of Christmas than that of baby Jesus in the arms of his mother, Mary. It was painted and sculpted over and over again, by such artists as Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. It's a picture of tender mercy and boundless love between a mother and her son. But these first gentle moments (even experienced in the humble environs of a manger) are perhaps the easiest of any parent-child relationship.



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