Good news for woe-plagued Pompeii: 6 restored sites now open
Thursday, 24 December 2015, 18:13
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Tourists in ancient Pompeii have freshly-restored marvels to admire, including a merchant's luxuriously decorated home and a more modest middle-class dwelling. A business where Pompeii residents...
Christians in Bethlehem celebrate Christmas amid violence
Thursday, 24 December 2015, 17:38
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Christian faithful from around the world descended Thursday on the biblical city of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations at the traditional birthplace of Jesus, as an outburst of...
Car crashes into coffee shop in UK: one dead, five injured
Thursday, 24 December 2015, 16:28
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
A car has smashed into a Costa coffee shop in Britain, leaving one woman dead and five other people injured. The car hit the front of the cafe Thursday morning in Westerham, 25 miles (40...
Turkey says 19 migrants drown after boat capsizes
Thursday, 24 December 2015, 15:57
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Another 19 people, including six children, drowned Thursday in the waters of the Aegean off the coast of the Turkish city of Izmir after their boat capsized. The Turkish coast guard said rescue...
African migrants hit it big in Spain Christmas lottery
Thursday, 24 December 2015, 13:28
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
About 35 African migrants, including at least one rescued at sea from an overcrowded wooden boat, are among the top prize winners of Spain's Christmas lottery, according to the owner of the lottery...
Updated: Beijing tightens security as embassies warn of threats
Thursday, 24 December 2015, 09:52
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Beijing police tightened security around a bar and shopping area popular with foreigners on Thursday as embassies issued warnings their citizens to be on guard for possible threats against...
Journalists behind bars: 2015 report highlights China, Egypt
Thursday, 24 December 2015, 09:40
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
China, Egypt and Iran top the list of the world's leading jailers of journalists in a new annual report by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Eritrea, Ethiopia and Turkey also...
Libya: No immediate call for foreign airstrikes against Islamic State
Thursday, 24 December 2015, 07:43
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Libya's U.N. ambassador said Wednesday his country will hold off asking nations like the United States and Britain to intervene with airstrikes against the growing presence of the Islamic State group...