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Five-year-old Iris Ouattara goes to church with her dad and mosque with her mum in Burkina Faso.

In his Christmas Day message, Francis says a more compassionate attitude can help end suffering.

Burkina Faso has declared two days of national mourning after Tuesday's attack on a base and town.

The owner of Sierra Leone's East End Tigers says Victoria Conteh is the top-flight's first woman coach 'because she's qualified and that's the bottom line'.

The ambassador said he was "horrified" that two men had been sentenced to 15 years in prison.