Christmas

Is religious hatred pushing India down the path of mobocracy?

The Hindu right has brazenly launched a multi-pronged attack, simultaneously targeting Christians, Muslims and other minorities along with anyone who speaks against the BJP regime.

Christmas weekend sees thousands of flights cancelled globally

Pilots, flights attendants and other staff have been calling in sick or having to quarantine after exposure to Covid-19, forcing Lufthansa, Delta, United Airlines and many other carriers to cancel flights during one of the year's peak travel periods.

Christmas arrives in Saudi Arabia

The Muslim-majority country has recently experienced a lot of changes in terms of liberalising the use of other religious symbols and celebrating non-Muslim holidays.

The joyous red and green holiday flower of Istanbul: kokina

Prepared by Romany people and sold during the holiday season leading up to the New Year, kokina is not just one plant, but two.

UK PM Johnson apologises, launches probe into staff lockdown party

Johnson says disciplinary action will be taken if it was found that rules were broken after a video surfaced showing his staff laughing over how to explain a gathering in Downing Street during a Covid-19 lockdown last Christmas.

Kashmir’s paper mache trade hangs by a thread

Despite the pandemic’s devastating impact on business, foreign orders have begun to trickle in ahead of Christmas, giving the dying craft a lifeline.

Vaccinated faithful throng Jerusalem church for Holy Fire

The faithful gathered at The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, waiting for clergymen to emerge with the Holy Fire from the Edicule, a chamber built on the site where Christians believe Jesus was buried and rose from the dead after being crucified.

Ethnic carnage in west Ethiopia escalates as Abiy tackles Tigray war

Inter-ethnic violence in Metekel predates a brutal three-month-old conflict further north that is pitting Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed against the former ruling party of Tigray.

Investigators find possible human remains near Nashville explosion

The blast in the southern US city left buildings and the road surface charred, as well as glass, tree branches and bricks strewn across the street in an area filled with businesses, restaurants and bars.

A true miracle! British-Turk survives Covid-19 after 222 day battle

Despite saying their goodbyes several times, Ali Sakallioglu's family never lost hope and insisted doctors not pull the plug on their grandfather.

In pictures: Muted Christmas celebrations under pandemic’s shadow

Christmas festivities have begun, with hundreds of millions across the world celebrating a pared-down version of a holiday typically marked by travel and large gatherings.

Nightmare year for tourism as virus stops travel

Several tourism spots around the world have been rendered 'ghost towns' as the Covid-19 pandemic continued to curtail travel and ravaged the tourism sector.