A twenty-four-year-old driver accused of stealing his former employer’s car, television set and a pet dog, has confessed that the Christmas needs of his siblings pushed him into the stealing.

A group of 21 Nigerian Chibok girls brought home for Christmas after almost three years in captivity were prevented from celebrating at home with their families, several sources told AFP on Wednesday.

At least six people are dead and 18 others missing after Typhoon Nock-Ten lashed the Philippines over the Christmas holidays, the government said Tuesday as it tried to assess the damage.

Penning "Careless Whisper" at the tender age of 17, George Michael left an indelible mark on the 1980s and 1990s with hits that are still being played years later.

The message of Christmas is joy to the world. This is the message as the world celebrates another Christmas. The first Christmas heralded the birth of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.

Sixteen people were killed during Christmas holiday celebrations in Mexico's main drug-trafficking states and six human heads were found in one location, officials said.

A powerful typhoon left three dead and threatened to bring heavy rains and winds to the heavily-populated Philippine capital as it dragged its way across the archipelago on Monday, spoiling the Christmas holidays.

An unwelcome Christmas surprise in southern Germany forced the evacuation of 54,000 people from their homes Sunday after the discovery of a bomb dating from World War II, local authorities said.

The death toll from an explosion at Mexico's largest fireworks market rose to 36 Saturday after a woman with burns on 90 percent of her body died, hospital officials said.

Today is Christmas, a yearly Christian festival observed across the world, in celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Ayokunle, in a telephone interview with The Guardian, therefore, called on Christians to have unalloyed faith in God, no matter the situation they find themselves, assuring them of God’s intervention.

Indeed, Christmas should be a time of sharing and showing love as this is in tandem with the word of God.