A power plant in southern Iran is targeted by the Stuxnet computer worm but the cyber attack is rebuffed, an Iranian official says.

Gunmen in north Nigeria kill at least six Christians in Yobe state, the army and local officials say, following similar violence last Christmas.

Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik guide Pakistan to a five-wicket win over India in the first Twenty20 International in Bangalore.

A man alleged to have lured two US volunteer firefighters to their deaths in New York state left a long note outlining his plans, police say.

Long Run heads a field of 10 horses declared for Boxing Day's traditional King George VI Chase at Kempton Park.

US actor Jack Klugman, who starred in the 1970s hit TV series The Odd Couple and Quincy M.E., dies at the age of 90.

A policeman who was injured during violent protests over the gang rape of a woman in the Indian capital Delhi dies in hospital.

The leader of Roman Catholics in England and Wales uses his Christmas Eve sermon to attack the government's "undemocratic" plans for gay marriage.