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Yemen disappointed over US appeal against court ruling for clerics
Sana'a, Yemen - Yemen said on Thursday it was disappointed at the appeal by US authorities against a court verdict overthrowing terrorism convictions handed down on two Yemeni clerics. Yemen is disappointed at the US authorities' appeal against th...

[Posted on : 2008-12-25 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

Pope Benedict to deliver traditional Christmas Day message
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI was to deliver his traditional Christmas Day greeting and Urbi et Orbi message to the city and to the world from the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica later Thursday. Since his 2005 election as pontiff, Benedic...

[Posted on : 2008-12-25 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Take snow glasses along when buying a ski helmet
Munich - Winter sports enthusiasts should take along their own ski glasses when buying a ski helmet because not every helmet can be worn with every pair of glasses, said a German ski safely foundation and the German ski association. The glasses shoul...

[Posted on : 2008-12-25 ] Category : [ General ]

Winter storms strand thousands of holiday travellers in US
Washington - Heavy snow and freezing temperatures has left thousands of passengers stranded at airports in the northern United States ahead of Thursday's Christmas holidays. Several airports were forced to cancel flights and delay others on Wednesday...

[Posted on : 2008-12-25 ] Category : [ Travel (General) ]

Visitor arrivals in Hong Kong dip as slump hits holiday market
Hong Kong - Hong Kong saw a 1.1-per-cent fall in visitor arrivals in November as the global economic slump took its toll on the holiday industry, officials said Thursday. The former British colony saw 2.42 million tourists arrive in the month, 1.1 pe...

[Posted on : 2008-12-25 ] Category : [ Travel (General) ]

Bethlehem celebrates Midnight Mass - Summary
Bethlehem, West Bank - The top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land prayed and called for world peace on Christmas Day early Thursday as he led the traditional Midnight Mass in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Speaking in his mother tongue Arabic a...

[Posted on : 2008-12-25 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Pope leads midnight Christmas Mass - Update
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI late Wednesday led the Vatican's Christmas festivities by celebrating the traditional Midnight Mass, calling for the protection of children around the world. Thousands of Catholics, including many foreigners, flocked ...

[Posted on : 2008-12-25 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Missing human rights activist Mukoko appears in court - Summary
Harare - Zimbabwean human rights activist Jestina Mukoko, who had been missing for three weeks, appeared in court Wednesday charged with plotting to overthrow President Robert Mugabe's regime, but was released to a medical clinic for treatment amid a...

[Posted on : 2008-12-24 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

EXTRA: Scores line up for Midnight Mass in chilly, windy Bethlehem
Bethlehem, West Bank - Scores of people lined up outside Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity late Wednesday evening in cold and windy weather to attend the Midnight Mass in the birthplace of Jesus. The mass will be lead by the head of the Roman Cathol...

[Posted on : 2008-12-24 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Pope to lead midnight Christmas Mass
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI was scheduled Wednesday to lead the Vatican's Christmas festivities by celebrating the traditional midnight Mass. Earlier, the 81-year-old pontiff appeared briefly from a window overlooking St Peter's Square to light ...

[Posted on : 2008-12-24 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

 

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