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CHICAGO, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- A family in Chicago says it enjoyed its very own holiday 'miracle' last year when its newest member successfully underwent a heart transplant.

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan military said Thursday its forces have killed at least 18 Tamil Tiger rebels while repulsing a counter-attack in a northern area.

VATICAN CITY, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI said in his Christmas Day message Thursday he hopes for stability in Africa and peace in the Middle East.

LONDON, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- British playwright Harold Pinter, whose works earned him a Nobel Prize in Literature in 2005, has died at the age of 78, his agent confirmed Thursday.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Authorities said a New York man stole tens of thousands of dollars using credit cards taken out in the names of rich and famous men.

PHOENIX, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Two Arizona boys who were allegedly beaten in a park by a man with a baseball bat are not expected to survive their injuries, officials say.

BAGHDAD, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. troops Thursday spent their sixth Christmas in Iraq and the last before sovereignty is handed to the Iraqi government.

HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe human rights activist Jestina Mukoko and other abducted political opposition figures have been ordered released from custody, observers said.

KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Two NATO soldiers have been slain in Afghanistan, military officials said Thursday.

CAIRO, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo Thursday as violence escalated along the Gaza border, officials said.

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HONOLULU, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama says Americans can draw inspiration from their first president while facing a Christmas of economic uncertainty.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. military officials warn the Army needs 30,000 more active-duty troops to safely cover all of its commitments around the world.

JERUSALEM, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is appealing to Palestinians in Gaza to stop the Islamic militant group Hamas from launching rocket attacks.