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Wednesday, December 25th, 2013
8:27 pm	UPS and FedEx delays spark anger http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25516386#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25516386 Shipping giants FedEx and UPS apologise for delays to "a small share" of holiday shipments which left some customers without Christmas presents.
6:54 pm	Egypt Brotherhood 'terrorist group' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25515932#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25515932 Egypt declares the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group after blaming it for a deadly attack on a police HQ earlier this week.
3:12 pm	Pope urges aid access to Syria http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25514624#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25514624 Pope Francis tells thousands of pilgrims in the Vatican to pray for aid access and peace in Syria, in his first Christmas address as pontiff.
6:27 pm	Diabetes risk 'from Neanderthals' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25506198#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25506198 A gene variant that seems to increase the risk of diabetes in Latin Americans appears to have been picked up from Neanderthals, a study suggests.
3:32 pm	Robbers pistol-whip Uruguay senator http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25515833#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25515833 Uruguayan presidential candidate Jorge Saravia sustains head injuries as armed robbers break into his home while he was dining with his family.
Tuesday, December 24th, 2013
6:13 pm	Lampedusa migrant centre cleared http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25510864#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25510864 Italy begins clearing a notorious migrant reception centre on Lampedusa following a series of protests against unsanitary conditions and mistreatment.
4:34 pm	Snowden says 'mission accomplished' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25504334#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25504334 Ex-National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who leaked details of US electronic surveillance programmes, says he achieved his aim.
11:53 am	China probes baby 'vaccines deaths' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-25505332#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-25505332 Chinese health experts are investigating the deaths of eight babies who had been vaccinated against hepatitis B, state media report.
9:47 am	Egypt security HQ hit by deadly bomb http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25501732#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25501732 A huge car bomb outside an Egyptian security building kills at least 12 people and wounds more than 100 in the city of Mansoura, north of Cairo.
3:21 pm	Deadly Aleppo air strikes continue http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25509933#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25509933 At least 15 people have died in air strikes in the Syrian city of Aleppo, activists say, as the government's assault on rebel-held areas continues.
9:34 am	Hugh Jackman quits Houdini musical http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25504392#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25504392 X-Men star Hugh Jackman pulls out of an upcoming Broadway musical about Harry Houdini in which he was to have played the famed illusionist.
Monday, December 23rd, 2013
10:10 pm	'Obamacare' deadline delayed a day http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25501497#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25501497 A deadline for Americans to sign up for health insurance in order to receive coverage by 1 January is extended by one day to Christmas Eve.
10:55 pm	Argentine ex-leader 'did not bribe' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25501188#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25501188 Argentina's former president, Fernando de la Rua, is found not guilty of bribing senators to pass a controversial labour reform 13 years ago.
Tuesday, December 24th, 2013
2:59 pm	Mandela royals back widow Machel http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25506758#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25506758 The royal family to which Nelson Mandela belonged calls on his family not to undermine or intimidate his widow Graca Machel, amid reports of a feud.
5:46 pm	Khodorkovsky applies for Swiss visa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25509625#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25509625 Russian former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has applied for a visa to travel to Switzerland, the Swiss foreign ministry says.
4:08 pm	Two dead in Israel-Gaza violence http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25509644#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25509644 A Palestinian girl is killed in a series of retaliatory Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip, after an Israeli civilian was shot dead by a sniper.
9:30 am	Kashmir rivals talk to ease tension http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-25502850#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-25502850 Top India and Pakistani military officials meet for the first time in 14 years to discuss ways to ensure peace on the de facto border in Kashmir.
11:38 am	Branson calls for Uganda boycott http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25506754#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25506754 UK business tycoon Richard Branson calls on companies and tourists to boycott Uganda after its parliament approves a bill to toughen the punishment for homosexual acts.
9:06 pm	Thousands dead in S Sudan, UN says http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25511595#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25511595 Thousands of people must have been killed in the past week of violence in South Sudan, the UN humanitarian co-ordinator there tells the BBC.
10:16 pm	Christmas crowds gather in Bethlehem http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25505334#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25505334 Crowds gather in the West Bank town of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations, while in Rome, Pope Francis presides over his first Christmas Eve Mass as pontiff.