On the holy day, churches in the capital will be illuminated while Christmas trees will be set up and candles lit at abodes and churches by the Christian community to celebrate the event amid religious fervor.

The country's Christian community is celebrating Christmas Day today as elsewhere across the world, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ.

A Christmas Day bushfire has destroyed more than 100 homes in Australia's Victoria state, officials say.

Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't do rest. Forget turkey or mince pies, it's dumbbells and a running machine for the Real Madrid star, who decided to spend Christmas Day working out in the gym.

At least 14 people are killed and scores more injured by a devastating storm which left a path of destruction across the US South on Christmas Eve.

Christmas is upon us and Santa has to travel millions of miles giving out gifts, slide down chimneys and will inevitably eat a lot of cookies on Christmas day and in preparation for that he has been hitting the gym!