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Sicilian airport reopens amid Mount Etna's latest eruption

Tuesday, 25 December 2018, 11:24 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Italy's Catania airport is reopening after an ash cloud from Mount Etna's latest eruptions forced it to shut down. The airport on the Mediterranean island of Sicily says it's having a limited...

Biblical city of Bethlehem boasts largest Christmas in years

Tuesday, 25 December 2018, 07:05 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Pilgrims from around the world flocked to Bethlehem on Monday for what was believed to be the biblical West Bank city's largest Christmas celebrations in years. Hundreds of locals and foreign...

Lava, ash spew from new fracture on Italy's Mount Etna

Monday, 24 December 2018, 18:20 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The Mount Etna observatory says lava and ash are spewing from a new fracture on the active Sicilian volcano amid an unusually high level of seismic activity. The Etna observatory said a swarm of...

Man arrested in Italy over deadly circumcision

Monday, 24 December 2018, 12:03 Last update: about 9 years ago

A 66-year-old American citizen of Libyan origin has been arrested over a circumcision that caused the death of a two-year-old Nigerian boy in the Monterotondo, in the province of Roma, at the weekend....

Harnessed horse unearthed in ancient stable near Pompeii

Monday, 24 December 2018, 07:06 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Archaeologists have unearthed the petrified remains of a harnessed horse and saddle in the stable of an ancient villa in a Pompeii suburb. Pompeii archaeological park head Massimo Osanna told...

London airport open, but location of drone culprit up in air

Monday, 24 December 2018, 07:03 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

London's Gatwick Airport operated without problems Sunday, but the fugitive drone operators who brought incoming and outgoing flights to a standstill over multiple days remained at large — and a...

UK police free 2 drone suspects in Gatwick travel chaos

Sunday, 23 December 2018, 16:47 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

British police on Sunday freed two people who been arrested in connection with the drone incursions at London's Gatwick Airport, saying they were no longer suspects. The move left the public with no...

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