New York Air National Guard tracking Santa on Christmas Eve
New York Air National Guard Staff Sergeant Lawrence Brooks, an air surveillance technician at EADS, mans the...
Joyful Expectation of Christmas among Christians
At this final general audience before Christmas, "with trepidation and wonder we approach the 'place' where everything began for us and for our salvation, where everything was fulfilled, where the expectations of the world and of the human heart came...
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION AND THE POWER OF DIVINE GRACE
At midday today, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Benedict XVI appeared at the window of his study to pray the Angelus with thousands of pilgrims gathered below in St. Peter's Square.
UN publishes book celebrating rich biodiversity of Southern Caucasus
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has published a book celebrating the rich biodiversity of the Southern Caucasus and calling for its preservation.
Holiday Shopping Tips
This holiday season the FBI reminds shoppers that cyber criminals aggressively create new ways to steal money and personal information. Scammers use many techniques to fool potential victims, including conducting fraudulent auction sales, reshipping...
Tarzan Meets Technology at the Academy
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will screen “Tarzan and His Mate” (1934) and “Tarzan Finds a Son!” (1939), and explore the secrets behind the making of these two jungle classics on Saturday, October 16, and Sunday, October 24,...
Most expensive city in Middle East is Beirut
Beirut has become the most expensive city in the Middle East this year.
In Weight-Loss Struggle, Americans Are Leery Of Pills
Have you taken a pill or supplement to lose weight? Would you?
With several drugmakers working on new medicines to help overweight people shed pounds, we wondered how Americans view the idea these days.
In Japan, Living Large In Really Tiny Houses
The Japanese have long endured crowded cities and scarce living space, with homes so humble a scornful European official once branded them rabbit hutches.
Six guards beheaded in Afghan bank robbery
Six private security guards were poisoned and then beheaded in northern Afghanistan during a bank robbery, a police spokesman said Tuesday.
