In town of Jesus' birth, craftsmen take on Chinese knockoffs
Wednesday, 21 December 2016, 07:49
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
Christmas is approaching and pilgrims and tourists have begun to arrive, crowding the souvenir shops that line the narrow streets and alleys of Bethlehem, the biblical town revered as Jesus'...
Watch: Mexico fireworks blast hits market packed for holidays, 29 dead
Wednesday, 21 December 2016, 06:13
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
The San Pablito fireworks market was especially well stocked for the holidays and bustling with hundreds of shoppers when a powerful chain-reaction explosion ripped through its stalls, killing at...
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Jordan attack
Tuesday, 20 December 2016, 13:55
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
The extremist Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a series of shooting attacks in Jordan that killed nine Jordanians and a Canadian tourist. The U.S.-based group SITE Intelligence...
Updated - Swiss police: body of Zurich shooting suspect found
Tuesday, 20 December 2016, 11:13
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
Swiss police official says investigators have suspended a hunt for the suspected gunman behind an attack on a mosque frequented by Somali migrants after the discovery of a body in the...