More than 22,000 fans of the Berlin football team FC Union have joined forces to sing Christmas carols at their stadium, in a tradition which had a much smaller beginning in 2003.

Authorities in Chile have issued a red alert for the Copahue volcano after seismic activity was detected.

The founder of the world's first school for mural art talks about why outdoor art is important.

BBC News asked a number of leading actors to recall their most memorable on-stage interruption.

National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre has said that he would not support any new gun control legislation.

Family or career — it's a dilemma that many working mothers face. Though women outnumber men in the workforce, the gender gap at the top is still wide. How much of that is by choice?

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In Umberleigh, near Barnstaple in north Devon, a woman was swept away from her car in the early hours of Sunday after becoming stuck in fast-flowing flood water.

If you've been arrested in the last 10 years, there's a good chance your arrest photo ended up on any number of websites. You'll have to pay to make them take it down, but one lawyer aims to make the websites pay instead.

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Syrian activists are reporting that a government airstrike has killed tens of people at a bakery near the central city of Hama. As the situation continues to worsen, special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is arriving in Damascus for talks with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.

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Many are still trying to rebuild their homes and lives following superstorm Sandy, but volunteers are determined they will be touched by Christmas spirit.

All over India, an unusual name has been popping up on signs in restaurants and businesses. Indians have a growing affinity for the murderous dictator, and the connections between him and the subcontinent may explain why.

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Flooding is continuing to cause problems for people in Wales, south-west England and parts of Scotland, with the Aberdeenshire town of Stonehaven one of the worst hit.

Freezing conditions in eastern China freeze sea water and cause snow drifts on many roads

The season for blockbuster films, comedy specials and holiday editions of the soaps has arrived, and Colin Paterson gives his Christmas schedule reviews and recommendations.

The Waldo Canyon fire destroyed more than 300 homes in June. Some former residents are now preparing to move back — others just want to move on. One woman who lost her home is still holding on to charred relics that she recovered from her home, including a blackened Christmas ornament.

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Since last week's shootings in Newtown, Conn., many people are wondering what could have been done to stop them. Connecticut already has some of the toughest gun laws in the country, including a gun seizure statute that was crafted with the goal of preventing this kind of tragedy.

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With the rise of the do-it-yourself movement, more groups are springing up to encourage kids to link crafts and science. Modeled on more traditional Scouting groups, kids and their parents meet up in tool-filled "hacker spaces" to build electronics and get creative.

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At the start of 2012, there were 54 Remploy factories across the UK providing jobs for hundreds of people with disabilities, but within a few months only five could remain.

The boom in fossil fuels hasn't undermined the growth of renewable energy sources. Tax incentives boosted the wind and solar industries this year, but 2013 might blow for wind.

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Luxury goods once belonging to the ousted Tunisian leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his family have been put up for auction.