Archive for 2011
Pomegranetes
There is something about pomegranates that sparks a childlike fascination. As you gently try and flick out the seeds, concentrating hard not to bruise or pierce the fruit, you are transported back to younger years- when picking out pomegranate seeds …
Seven Shot Dead As They Opened Xmas Gifts
Seven bodies with gunshot wounds have been found in a flat by police in the US state of Texas.
The victims – four women and three men – were discovered in the town of Grapevine, just outside Dallas.
Local police …
London Boxing Day tube strike to go ahead
Disruption loomed for sports fans and shoppers in London on Boxing Day after the High Court rejected a legal attempt to stop a planned 24-hour strike by tube drivers. London Underground had asked the court to outlaw the strike by …
Christians celebrate in Bethlehm
Tens of thousands of tourists and Christian pilgrims packed the West Bank town of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations on Saturday, bringing warm holiday cheer to the traditional birthplace of Jesus on a raw, breezy and rainy night.
With turnout …
George Papandreou 2011 hero according to Daily Telegraph
George Papandreou. The Greek Prime Minister lost his job over the Greek debt crisis but not before he had struck a blow for democracy. Faced with mounting pressure to accept what many saw as draconian austerity measures he said, …
Pope ushers in Christmas, decries commercialization
Pope Benedict ushered in Christmas for the world’s 1.3 billion Roman Catholics on Saturday, urging humanity to see through the superficial glitter and commercialism of the season and rediscover the real significance of the humble birth of Jesus.
The 84-year-old …
Prince Philip misses royal Christmas
Queen Elizabeth’s 90-year-old husband spent Christmas Day in a hospital bed after successful surgery to clear a blocked heart artery, missing the royal family’s celebrations at its rural Sandringham estate in eastern England.
Buckingham Palace said Prince Philip, Britain’s longest …
Nigeria churches hit by blasts during Christmas prayers
At least 10 people have been killed and many more injured in a bomb blast at a Catholic church near the Nigerian capital Abuja, officials say. The blast tore through St Theresa’s Church in Madalla as worshippers gathered for Christmas …
Christmas jokes to make you laugh
What do you get if you cross Father Christmas with a detective?
Santa Clues!
Father Christmas win a saucepan in a competition.
Now thats what you call pot luck!
What do the reindeer sing to Father Christmas on his birthday …
TV star accepts marriage proposal from rich Cypriot
The Australian soap actress, pop star and Strictly Come Dancing contestant Holly Valance has accepted a marriage proposal from her Cypriot millionaire boyfriend , according to a report from The Press Association today (December 23, 2011).
The pair have been …
