A nativity scene from St. Catherine's Church in Bethlehem in the West Bank. STORY HIGHLIGHTSJay Parini: There are as many visions of Jesus, and versions, as there are Christians Parini: As a child, I wondered why only two of the gospels mention Christmas He says he believes firmly that Jesus was a real person, complex and inspiring Parini: Jesus's life has mythical resonance with the power to change...
Cricket: Eager fans await India-Pakistan matches
Labels: Technology NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan will soon resume their competitive cricket ties with the upcoming series.The two sides continued to play each other in World Cup competitions and at third country venues.But this is the first time in five years that Pakistani cricketers are visiting India for an exclusive competition between the two rival nations.And that five-year gap has just understandably...
NATO worker killed by woman in Afghan police uniform
Labels: LifestyleBy Masoud Popalzai, CNNupdated 5:09 AM EST, Mon December 24, 2012Afghan policemen stand guard at the site where a female police officer shot dead a foreign civilian adviser. STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Monday's incident is the first to involve a female shooterNEW: On Sunday, a police commander killed five officersOfficials do not know if the woman is indeed part of the Afghan policeA Pentagon report says...
New posssible"insider" attack in Afghanistan
Labels: Health Updated 4:15 a.m.EST KABUL, Afghanistan An Afghan policewoman shot and killed an American adviser outside the police headquarters in Kabul on Monday, a senior Afghan official said. The circumstances of the killing were not immediately clear but the shooting could be another insider attack by Afghans against their foreign allies. A NATO command spokesman, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Lester T. Carroll,...
Get 'em While You Can? Gun Sales Soar
Labels: Business The National Rifle Association may still get its way and defeat the lawmakers calling for a ban on the sale of assault ridles, but some gun store owners say it seems their customers aren't taking any chances."We have never seen anything like this," said Larry Hyatt, who owns a gun shop in Charlotte, N.C. "We have the Christmas business, the hunting season business, and now we...
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Senators slam movie's torture scenes
Labels: WorldIn the new film "Zero Dark Thirty," Jessica Chastain plays a CIA analyst who is part of the team hunting Osama bin Laden. STORY HIGHLIGHTSSens. Feinstein, McCain, Levin send letter calling new film "grossly inaccurate"Letter adds to controversy over depiction of torture as a key to finding bin Laden, Bergen saysSenate committee has approved 6,000-page classified report on CIA interrogations programBergen...
Lions receive roaring welcome in S'pore
Labels: Technology SINGAPORE: The Lions returned from Bangkok to a hero's welcome at Changi Airport on Sunday, after lifting the AFF Suzuki Cup for an unprecedented fourth time.Singapore won the 2-leg final 3-2 on aggregate, against the more-fancied Thais."I am proud that to come back here. The fans are crazy, they welcome us back... for me, the only thing was to bring the Cup back to our homeland," said...
Little common ground in debate on guns
Labels: LifestyleSTORY HIGHLIGHTSThe NRA wants to staff every school in America with "qualified armed security"Obama, Democrats and others see tougher gun control as the way to limit future massacresWhile both sides want to keep children safe, it seems they are living in two different worldsWashington (CNN) -- For National Rifle Association Vice President Wayne LaPierre and many other pro-gun Americans, the task is...
Newtown parents reject NRA plan
Labels: Health NEWTOWN, Conn. When Adam Lanza started his lethal attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School, Andrei Nikitchyuk's eight year-old son and another third grader were on their way to the principal's office. It was their turn to bring the daily attendance sheet to the front office, near where principal Dawn Hochsprung and psychologist Mary Sherlach would become the first casualties inside the school. Play...
Obama, Congress Waving Bye-Bye Lower Taxes?
Labels: Business The first family arrived in the president's idyllic home state of Hawaii early today to celebrate the holidays, but President Obama, who along with Michelle will pay tribute Sunday to the late Sen. Daniel Inouye at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, could be returning home to Washington sooner than he expected.That's because the President didn't get his Christmas...
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