en-ug-hotdailynews: 2014-12-26 Uganda World

Pope condemns Taliban attack on Pak students
The Nation
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis issued a strident call in his Christmas day message to safeguard children who are victims “under our very eyes” of violence and trafficking, while also demanding an end to “brutal persecution” worldwide. Killings and ...

Postcard from... The Vatican   The Independent
Pope condemns religious persecution   New Vision
Pope: 'There are so many tears this Christmas'   Detroit Free Press
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Pro-democracy protesters return to Hong Kong streets for second night, 37 ...
The Globe and Mail
Hong Kong police say they have arrested 37 people as pro-democracy protesters return to the city's streets for a second night in a row. The police said in a statement Thursday that protesters blocked five roads overnight in the Mong Kok neighbourhood and ...

Hong Kong: Police Detain Pro-Democracy Protesters   New York Times
More than 30 protesters arrested in second night of Christmas protests in Hong ...   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Hong Kong police arrest 2 for grabbing cash that spilled out of armoured van ...   The Straits Times
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Courage of Ebola workers is praised in Queen's speech
Irish Independent
Queen Elizabeth used her traditional Christmas broadcast to praise medical workers fighting Ebola in Africa. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. She said she was "deeply touched" by the "selflessness" of doctors and nurses ...

The Scotsman cartoon: Queen seeks reconciliation   Scotsman
Queen says fixing division in Scotland 'will take time'   Times of India
Queen Elizabeth urges reconciliation in post-referendum Scotland   Sydney Morning Herald
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Chinese Hit Back Against a Foreign Intrusion: Christmas
NDTV
Shoppers pose for selfies near Christmas themed decorations at a shopping mall in Beijing on Thursday. (Associated Press). submit to reddit; inShare; Add to Flipboard Magazine. email. Beijing: There may be no exact translation for "humbug" in Chinese, but ...

Xinhua Voice: No need to poop China's Christmas party   ecns
Christmas is cancelled for Chinese university students in effort to 'resist the ...   The Independent
Chinese university bans Christmas; BC scene different: Poll   Vancouver Sun (blog)
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10 Al-Shabaab terrorists killed in Mogadishu clash
Business Standard
At least ten terrorists were killed and two others captured alive when they attacked AMISOM headquarters in Mogadishu. Al-Shabaab militants attacked the main base of the African Union (AU) peacekeeping force known as AMISOM in Mogadishu Thursday, ...

Nine killed in attack on AU base   Irish Independent
Somalia: Four dead as militants attack African Union base   Sydney Morning Herald
Al-Shabaab attacks AU's Somalia base, claims 14 dead   Times of India
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Sudan Orders 2 Senior UN Officials Out of the Country
Voice of America
The United Nations says Sudan has ordered two senior U.N. officials to leave the country. A U.N. spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said Thursday that both the U.N. Development Program's resident coordinator, Ali Al-Za'tari, and the UNDP's country director, ...

UN Set to Cut Force in Darfur as Fighting Rises   New York Times
Senior UN officials expelled from Sudan   Deutsche Welle
UN chief condemns UN officials' expulsion by Sudan   Business Standard
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