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26th December, 2012
Adding fire to New Year celebrations
A worker makes firecrackers at a makeshift factory in Bocaue town, Bulacan province, north of Manila. Firecracker makers are in a rush to meet the…
A worker makes firecrackers at a makeshift factory in Bocaue town, Bulacan province, north of Manila. Firecracker makers are in a rush to meet the…
26th December, 2012
Netflix blames Amazon for Christmas Eve outage
An outage at one of Amazon's web service centers hit users of Netflix Inc's streaming video service on Christmas Eve and was not fully resolved until Christmas Day
An outage at one of Amazon's web service centers hit users of Netflix Inc's streaming video service on Christmas Eve and was not fully resolved until Christmas Day
25th December, 2012
Christmas day in Pakistan
Pakistani Christians sing hymns, offer prayers, and attend mass during Christmas day across Pakistan. – Text and photos by Agencies…
Pakistani Christians sing hymns, offer prayers, and attend mass during Christmas day across Pakistan. – Text and photos by Agencies…
25th December, 2012
Pope urges ‘end to bloodshed’ in Syria in Christmas message
“There is hope in the world ... even at the most difficult times and in the most difficult situations,” he said, in a traditional Christmas message, speaking from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica.
“There is hope in the world ... even at the most difficult times and in the most difficult situations,” he said, in a traditional Christmas message, speaking from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica.
25th December, 2012
St Matthews Church: Standing the test of time
“The weather has wreaked havoc on the church but it still stands in all its grandeur.”
“The weather has wreaked havoc on the church but it still stands in all its grandeur.”
25th December, 2012
‘Uphold Quaid’s call for unity, faith and discipline’
On the eve of Quaid-i-Azam’s birth anniversary, PM Ashraf and President Zardari urged the nation to become a tolerant and progressive society.
On the eve of Quaid-i-Azam’s birth anniversary, PM Ashraf and President Zardari urged the nation to become a tolerant and progressive society.
24th December, 2012
Church in South Waziristan ready to celebrate Christmas
“If there is one person who kills, there are also so many who protect. We couldn't live here if Muslims didn't give us protection.”
“If there is one person who kills, there are also so many who protect. We couldn't live here if Muslims didn't give us protection.”
21st December, 2012
Cold Christmas awaits Mehrabad’s Christians
Christians living in the neighbourhood of Rimsha Masih, say they are facing a bleak and joyless Christmas, crushed by poverty and harassed by Muslims.
Christians living in the neighbourhood of Rimsha Masih, say they are facing a bleak and joyless Christmas, crushed by poverty and harassed by Muslims.
13th December, 2012
Preparation for Christmas in Germany
Christmas, or Weihnachten, is considered by Germans to be the most important of the major holidays. Although secularised and commercialised compared to Christmas celebrations of…
Christmas, or Weihnachten, is considered by Germans to be the most important of the major holidays. Although secularised and commercialised compared to Christmas celebrations of…
4th December, 2012
The never-ending novelty
Performers reenacting the nativity scene at Simon Bolivar Park in Bogota December 3, 2012. – Photos by Reuters…
Performers reenacting the nativity scene at Simon Bolivar Park in Bogota December 3, 2012. – Photos by Reuters…
28th February, 2012
Whitbread says UK hotel market has softened
Whitbread said sales at Premier Inn hotels open over a year fell 0.9 per cent in the 11 weeks to Feb 16, the bulk of its fiscal fourth quarter.
Whitbread said sales at Premier Inn hotels open over a year fell 0.9 per cent in the 11 weeks to Feb 16, the bulk of its fiscal fourth quarter.
28th December, 2011
Kebabs and gulab jamuns on Christmas Eve
It was a pure desi Christmas with pakoras, gulab jamuns and biryani on Chicago’s Devon Avenue, which is also called Jinnah Avenue, Gandhi Marg or…
It was a pure desi Christmas with pakoras, gulab jamuns and biryani on Chicago’s Devon Avenue, which is also called Jinnah Avenue, Gandhi Marg or…
26th December, 2011
No room at the inn as Bethlehem celebrates Christmas
BETHLEHEM: Tens of thousands of Christians flocked to Bethlehem on Saturday to celebrate Christmas, with the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem calling for reconciliation in the…
BETHLEHEM: Tens of thousands of Christians flocked to Bethlehem on Saturday to celebrate Christmas, with the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem calling for reconciliation in the…
26th December, 2011
British military wives claim coveted pop accolade
LONDON: A charity single recorded by wives of British soldiers on Sunday claimed the country’s prestigious Christmas number one spot, outselling its nearest rival by…
LONDON: A charity single recorded by wives of British soldiers on Sunday claimed the country’s prestigious Christmas number one spot, outselling its nearest rival by…
26th December, 2011
Christmas attacks in Nigeria kill 39
LAGOS: Terror attacks across Nigeria by a radical religious sect killed at least 39 people, with the majority dying on the steps of a Catholic…
LAGOS: Terror attacks across Nigeria by a radical religious sect killed at least 39 people, with the majority dying on the steps of a Catholic…
24th December, 2011
“The Nutcracker” rings in holiday cheer for Americans
WASHINGTON: When “The Nutcracker” comes to US theaters, the two-act ballet that enchants children around the world ushers in the Christmas season, on an equal…
WASHINGTON: When “The Nutcracker” comes to US theaters, the two-act ballet that enchants children around the world ushers in the Christmas season, on an equal…
24th December, 2011
Christmas in Pakistan – how it once was
Karachi, at this time of the year, used to be engulfed with festive spirit in the 1960s and 1970s. Christmas trees, celebratory lights, figurines of…
Karachi, at this time of the year, used to be engulfed with festive spirit in the 1960s and 1970s. Christmas trees, celebratory lights, figurines of…
21st December, 2011
Atheists spark Christmas row in California park
SANTA MONICA: An unseasonably rancorous row has erupted between Christians and atheists in an ocean-front Californian city, as unbelievers stand accused of usurping a decades-old…
SANTA MONICA: An unseasonably rancorous row has erupted between Christians and atheists in an ocean-front Californian city, as unbelievers stand accused of usurping a decades-old…
19th December, 2011
Christmas time in Pakistan
With Christmas Day less than a week away, festivities and celebrations begin in Pakistan. A look at the build-up to December 25 in the country.…
With Christmas Day less than a week away, festivities and celebrations begin in Pakistan. A look at the build-up to December 25 in the country.…
8th December, 2011
Palestinians’ political Christmas
BETHLEHEM: At Christmas time the world looks to Jesus’ traditional birthplace of Bethlehem, and this year the Palestinians hope to use some of that attention…
BETHLEHEM: At Christmas time the world looks to Jesus’ traditional birthplace of Bethlehem, and this year the Palestinians hope to use some of that attention…
