Former Bangladesh Prime Minister (PM) Khaleda Zia, the longtime chief of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and a three-time prime minister, died on Tuesday in Dhaka after a prolonged illness. She was 80. In a televised address to the nation, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus announced a three-day state mourning and a one-day general holiday (PICS/AFP, TEXT/PTI and ANI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attended a Christmas morning service at the Cathedral Church of the Redemption here along with a large congregation of Christians of Delhi and north India. (Pics/X)