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A Chinese man and his shadow decorate a Christmas tree in Beijing
A Chinese man and his shadow decorate a Christmas tree outside a club in Beijing December 24, 2011. China is increasingly adopting and celebrating many international, especially American, holidays and festivals. UPI/Stephen Shaver

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2011 Photos of the Year: Christmas
Added December 16, 2011 with 26 photos
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Christmas mass
Added December 24, 2011 with 14 photos
Christmas in Bethlehem
Added December 24, 2011 with 20 photos
Tourists and Pilgrims flock to the Church of Nativity, where tradition believes Jesus Christ was born, on Christmas Eve in the Biblical town of Bethlehem, West Bank, December 24, 2011.
The First Family at a Christmas event
Added December 12, 2011 with 12 photos
The first family attended church services at St. John's Church in D.C. for Sunday services prior to attending the annual "Christmas in Washington" gala on Dec. 11, 2011.
Hollywood Christmas Parade in Los Angeles
Added November 28, 2011 with 20 photos
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Falling TV kills 4-year-old girl
CHICAGO, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- A 4-year-old child died in her mother's Chicago home after a television tipped off a table and landed on her, the child's father said.
In Britain, a day for feeling blue
LONDON, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Britain tipped its hat to the blues Monday, declaring it the gloomiest day of the year amidst a still-sour economy.
Drought continues in England
LONDON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Much of England remains under the threat of drought with bans looming on washing cars, watering gardens and filling swimming pools, officials said.
California mortuary fire extinguished
GARDENA, Calif., Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Firefighters put out a fire that may have started in a Christmas tree at a Gardena, Calif., mortuary, officials said.
U.N. to Nigeria: End sectarian violence
ABUJA, Nigeria, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- The U.N. human rights leader Thursday urged Nigeria's political and religious leaders to be bold to try to end sectarian violence wracking the country.
Pillay sees signs of atrocities in Nigeria
GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Members of the Islamic sect Boko Haram could be responsible for crimes against humanity in Nigeria, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights said.
Scottish woman moves pony into house
STORNOWAY, Scotland, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- A Scottish woman said her Connemara pony is "very happy" to be living in the downstairs part of her house.
Doctor accused of giving girlfriend herpes
NEW YORK, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- A businesswoman has filed suit in New York accusing a disgraced Texas hand surgeon of infecting her with a sexually transmitted disease.
Some U.K. farmers want frosty weather
LONDON, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- British growers of a very special crop -- so-called "forced" rhubarb -- say the country's unseasonably mild weather threatens their livelihood.
Retailer: Economy doesn't stop wine
Retailer: Economy doesn't stop wine
LONDON, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- The chief executive of one of Britain's largest wine retailers said the economy did not stop Britons from splurging on high quality wines during the holidays.
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