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A woman poses for a photo surrounded by red Christmas ornaments in Bangkok, Thailand.

Photos: The world celebrates Christmas

Religion

What does Christmas look like around the world? Here’s a peek from Thailand, Pakistan, Iraq, Australia, China and several other countries.

Your Awesome High School Band Photos

Arts, Culture & Media
BB Bisma Ndoye defeats the wrestler Maraka Dji in the Demba Diop stadium in Dakar, Sierra Leone, 05 April 2015.

The 2016 World Press Photo winners — in pictures

Media
The World Press Photo of the Year -- a portrait of Jon and Alex

How an award-winning photo made this couple the public face of LGBT rights in Russia

Arts
Child laborers in the Philippines

These photos of Filipino children working in mines and on sugar plantations will make you cry

Justice
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Satellite image showing the extent of damage in Doron Baga taken on January 7, 2015, following an attack by Boko Haram.

Satellite images offer ‘vivid’ evidence of Boko Haram devastation

Conflict

Nigeria’s military has denied reports that a recent Boko Haram attack near the town of Baga took some two thousand lives earlier this month. But satellite images released by Amnesty International offer proof of a wide swath of destruction.

PHOTOS: Violent Dispersal of Election Protest in Cambodia

Human rights groups have condemned the excessive use of violence by the police in dispersing an election protest in Cambodia. The police reportedly used tear gas and live ammunition

France Sees Great Potential in the Chinese Tourism Industry

The number of trips abroad for the Chinese has gone from 10 million in 2000 to 83 million in 2012. A look at this booming market from France.

France Sees Great Potential in the Chinese Tourism Industry

The number of trips abroad for the Chinese has gone from 10 million in 2000 to 83 million in 2012. A look at this booming market from France.

Cuba Colors Itself Yellow for “Los Cinco” Prisoners in the U.S.

It has already been 15 years since the arrest of five Cubans who infiltrated anti-Castro groups in Miami. A new campaign is demanding the release of the four remaining prisoners.

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