Now 90, Pastor Yap Kok Sun has served in the armed forces and survey and mapping department, and worked as a photographer alongside the late Malaysian-British botanist Ruth Kiew. Not many Malaysians ...

Obituaries for Perry County for the weeks preceding December 20. Mark S. Lightner, 78, of New Bloomfield died peacefully at ...

The Philippines’ communist party, waging a long-standing war against the government, has declared a ceasefire to let citizens ...

For a century now, in a quiet corner of Magwi County in Eastern Equatoria State, the Holy Family Catholic Parish of Palotaka ...

Toespraak minister van Defensie Ruben Brekelmans op het Lustrumdiner van het Korps Mariniers op 10 december 2025.  De toespraak is alleen beschikbaar in het Engels. Gesproken woord geldt.

In the era of Mexica between the 14th and 16 centuries, it wasn't Christmas that was celebrated but a winter solstice feast.

Just days before Christmas, a major security operation is underway in a town in the so-called Jerusalem of the East, Zhejiang Province. A Protestant community refused to display the flag of the People ...

The Tripura are among the larger Indigenous communities of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), living mainly in Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachhari districts. Their language, culture and social ...

Millions of Christians around the world are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ in silence, secrecy or fear of death. The persecution takes many forms. In some countries, communist regimes suppress ...

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, it’s Christmas tune time! Stores, cars and bars are filled with traditional holiday tunes and some new ones sprinkled throughout. Holidays can be a hard time for many people, and ...

Britain is to increase its aid to Sudan by a further £21 million ($28 million) to support “communities on the brink”, the Foreign Office has announced. The package will allow aid organisations in the ...

Audrey Aylmer, stalwart of Bude-Stratton & District Old Cornwall Society, organised another successful Society Advent Service ...