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How South Sudan Came To The Brink Of 'Ethnic Civil War'

5:25pm December 24, 2016

A U.N. official says South Sudan is very close to a "Rwanda-like" genocide. Cameron Hudson of the Holocaust Museum's genocide prevention center explains the history of South Sudan's struggles.

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Canadian Businessman Is On A Mission To Help Syrian Refugee Families

5:10pm December 24, 2016

Canadian businessman Jim Estill is responding to the Syrian refugee crisis by sponsoring 50 families and providing them with jobs, housing and mentorship.

Analyzing The Impact Of The U.N. Resolution On Israeli Settlements

5:10pm December 24, 2016

The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution condemning Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory. Ambassador Dennis Ross discusses the implications.

U.N. Rejects U.S. Calls For Sanctions On South Sudan

5:10pm December 24, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

The United Nations has sounded the alarm about a potential genocide in South Sudan, but the Security Council couldn't muster the votes needed to impose an arms embargo.

During the restoration work, this mosaic angel was discovered hidden under a layer of plaster.

PHOTOS: At Christmastime, Historic Bethlehem Church In Midst Of Restoration

4:53pm December 24, 2016

by Daniel Estrin

The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is more than 1,500 years old and in the midst of a large restoration project, cleaning grime off mosaics and giving the church its first face-lift in centuries.

The U.S. State Department has issued travel warnings to Americans, asking U.S. citizens to consider the risks of terror threats before travel to Egypt or Jordan.

U.S. Issues Travel Advisories For Egypt And Jordan

3:28pm December 24, 2016

by Maggie Penman

The U.S. State Department is urging Americans to consider the risks before traveling to Egypt or Jordan after recent terrorist attacks in both countries.

John, left, and Anastazia, right, from the series Tanzanian Street children 2015 © Tom Merilion. Center: Thembinkosi Fanwell Ngwenya 2016 from the series Similar Uniforms: We Refuse to Compare © Claudio Rasano.

PHOTOS: Young People Look You In The Eye And Open Up Their Souls

11:58am December 24, 2016

by Vicky Hallett

Images of children dominate the winners of this year's Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, now on display at London's National Portrait Gallery.

Women displaced by Islamist extremists wait for food to be handed out to them at the Bakassi camp in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Boko Haram's uprising has killed more than 20,000 people, and displaced some 2.3 million more.

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Nigerian Government Pushes Boko Haram Out Of Stronghold, President Says

10:02am December 24, 2016

by Maggie Penman

The president of Nigeria claims that the militant group Boko Haram has been driven from its last stronghold in the Sambisa Forest.

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Amid Reelection, Angela Merkel Faces Criticism For Germany's Open-Door Migrant Policy

9:07am December 24, 2016

It's an article of faith that the migrant influx and this week's terror attack in Berlin cloud Chancellor Angela Merkel's reelection chances next year. She's safe, says Die Zeit editor Josef Joffe.

Latest In Sports: Putin Denies Sponsored Russian Doping

9:07am December 24, 2016

President Vladimir Putin denies his government sponsors sports doping, but some competitions have pulled out of Russia after new evidence emerges from an international inquiry.