Kingsport - A Salvation Army bell ringer has been arrested after he allegedly exposed himself to a child while collecting money, according to reports.

Sydney - The Salvation Army failed to protect children from brutal sexual and physical abuse in four of its Australian homes, and instead punished them for complaining, a national inquiry ruled Tuesday.

The furious Internet debate late last month around the perceived colour of a dress is now being used by charity the Salvation Army in a powerful new campaign about violence against women, saying "Why is it so hard to see black and blue?"

Phoenix - In this so-called P.C. world, it is sometimes difficult to say the right thing during the festive season, as a Salvation Army bell ringer found out when she said "Happy Holidays" to a woman outside Walmart, and got hit for not saying "Merry Christmas."

A building collapsed in downtown Philadelphia Wednesday morning. Local fire officials digging through the rubble say they fear that people are still trapped inside it.

"Army of Two: Devil's Cartel," the third installment of the "Army of Two" third-person shooter series, is now available and the launch trailer has been made available.

Sydney - At a press conference today, Salvation Army Chaplain Major Robert Sneller urged the community to stop dumping unusable donations and rubbish outside Salvo stores this holiday season.

David Rennie, manager of the Salvation Army warehouse on Railside Drive in Toronto that had some $2 million worth of toys and other items stolen from it, has been arrested in that city. Rennie turned himself into police on Monday morning.

Toys the Salvation Army recently said were stolen from one of their Toronto warehouses over the past 2 years have been recovered. Police discovered the toys in a Brampton warehouse and while they haven't said as much, it appears to be an inside job.

Portsmouth - The Salvation Army says it will find a quieter "jingle bell" after a woman called police about the excessive clanging — causing her to "hate Christmas."

Toronto - A month before Christmas, Toronto police are investigating the alleged theft of toys worth $2 million from a Salvation Army warehouse. And police in Ottawa are looking into allegations that $240,000 has been defrauded or stolen from the charity.

Shawnee - A sure sign of Christmas approaching is the sight of the Salvation Army bell ringers and red kettles. And while some see the kettles as a place to drop spare change or a few dollars others see them as an opportunity to deposit more valuable goods .

Reading - A elderly gentleman dressed in red and wearing a cap with "Elf" embroidered on the back brightened up the holiday season for residents of Reading, Pa, when he visited the Salvation Army thrift shop, laundromats and bus terminals passing out $100 bills.

The Salvation Army defends itself in its views of homosexuality even as gay and lesbian groups are urging people not to donate money to their red kettle drive this holiday season.

The reaction of the Greek Government to its debt crisis has been to submit to the dictatorship of finance with a package of "austerity" measures. An alternative solution is for Greece to default and take back its sovereignty.

When the Salvation Army store at Yagoona in Sydney’s southwest burned down in a truly senseless arson attack, local people were more than “outraged”. They were furious. The store has been rebuilt, and a major community service is back in business.

Kitchener - A.R Goudie Eventide, senior's home in Kitchener, Ontario has been operated by the Salvation Army for 49 years. This week the announcement came that the organization was withdrawing from its operation of the home.

Ninety-one countries and nine international organizations so far have offered to assist with relief efforts from last Friday's earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Here are several resources to help find victims of the disaster.

Many in Canada believe that people living with poverty "still have it pretty good." That was one of the many findings about the public's view on Canadian poverty in a recent study by the Salvation Army.

When Aaron Fraser got fired his first day from the Salvation Army when the corporate headquarters realized he had a felony conviction he decided to do something about it.