A firefighter dressed as Santa abseils down a bridge in Guatemala City to give gifts to children.

Feras Killani grew up in Yarmouk in Damascus, which saw brutal fighting between rebel and government forces.

The woman lifted 45kg with family cheering her on, at a contest organised for the elderly in Taipei.

Fergal Keane speaks to two Syrian refugees he met at the height of the migrant crisis in 2015.

The landmark has been given a spruce-up ahead of the Roman Catholic Church's jubilee, which begins on Tuesday.

Feras Killani grew up in Yarmouk in Damascus, which saw brutal fighting between rebel and government forces.

Fergal Keane speaks to two Syrian refugees he met at the height of the migrant crisis in 2015.

The mosaics in Monreale cathedral, in Sicily, span over 6,400 square meters and contain 2.2 kilos of solid gold.

Cook Islanders are citizens of New Zealand, which oversees the island's foreign affairs and defence.

It prompts a sharp rebuke from Panama's president, who says "every square metre" of the canal belongs to his country.

Flags will be flown at half-mast after President Emmanuel Macron declared a national day of mourning.

The storm also devastated Mayotte, where one week on, many residents still lack basic necessities.

An arrest is made after a woman is set alight on a Brooklyn train by a man she was not thought to know.

Saudi authorities said they warned German agencies about the Magdeburg car market attack suspect.

The landmark has been given a spruce-up ahead of the Roman Catholic Church's jubilee, which begins on Tuesday.

After the fall of Assad, many are apprehensive about how Syria will next be ruled.

The plane fell minutes after take-off, hitting an urban area in Rio Grande do Sul and injuring 17 people.

A school sheltering displaced families was hit, according to Gaza's civil defence agency.

Robert Fico is only the third EU leader to visit Moscow and believes Putin has been demonised by the West.

Ukrainian prosecutors say Russians have executed at least 147 PoWs, 127 of them this year alone.