Vajpayee's birth anniversary
Leaders across the political spectrum on Tuesday remembered former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 94th birth anniversary. Sadaiv Atal, a memorial of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, was dedicated to the nation on Tuesday.
Mexican Governor killed in helicopter crash
Police and rescue personnel stand at the scene where the helicopter transporting Martha Erika Alonso, governor of the state of Puebla, and his husband Senator Rafel Moreno Valle crashed, in Coronango, Puebla Mexico, December 24, 2018.
A Mexican Governor and her senator husband were killed on Monday in a helicopter crash near the city of Puebla in central Mexico, the government said, just days after she had taken office following a bitterly contested election.
Pope Francis assails ‘insatiable greed’ of today's consumerism
Pope Francis carries a statue of Baby Jesus during the Christmas Eve mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, December 24, 2018.
Pope Francis assailed the “insatiable greed” of today's consumerism at the Vatican and pilgrims crowded into the church at the traditional site of Jesus's birth in Bethlehem on Tuesday as Christmas celebrations began worldwide.
Thousands attended mass on Monday night at the Vatican's Saint Peter's Basilica, where Pope Francis, the head of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics, offered his Christmas homily.
India axe openers, Australia recall Marsh for 3rd Test
Australian cricket coach Justin Langer, captain Tim Paine along with Mitchell Marsh and the son of Sean Marsh, Austin Marsh look on during an Australian training session at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 25, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia.
India has dropped both its opening batsmen among three changes for the third Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground beginning on Wednesday.
K.L. Rahul and Murali Vijay as well as paceman Umesh Yadav were those replaced in the line-up. Offspinner R. Ashwin was again ruled out, having not fully recovered from the abdominal strain that sidelined him in the second Perth Test.
