A Washington Capitals fan dressed as Santa Claus holds a sign reading "All I want for Christmas is a" with a photo of the Stanley Cup during the third period at the Verizon Center in Washington on April 5, 2008. The Caps beat the Florida Panthers 3-1, winning the Southeast Division and gaining a slot in the playoffs. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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Dubai Christmas: Shopping mania, carols and snow
Christmas and New Year are not official holidays in Dubai, but this does not prevent people from joining in the festive mood and packing the booming Gulf emirates many shopping malls.
Bonsai goes hip and ironic in urban Japan
For centuries the Japanese have dwarfed trees in bonsai gardens that gained fame around the world. Now the delicate art is undergoing a revolution of sorts with some inspiration from Latin music, extraterrestrials and the realities of cramped apart
Diverse faiths celebrate as one in Haifa
On the streets of the city of Haifa, home to a diverse population of Jews, Arab Christians and Muslims, a series of painted yellow footprints appeared in the ramshackle Wadi Nisnas neighborhood in late November, leading the visitor on a walking tou
Away in a manger
STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT IN BETHLEHEM For the second year in a row Christmas will come and go almost without notice in Bethlehem, the place where it all began.
Santa is a gift to anti-terror squad
SANTA: SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER Santa Claus was picked up on December 17 by Canadian police taking advantage of sweeping new anti-terrorism legislation.
Coming of age
To observers of the region, 1998 might go down in history as the year when Israel finally began to come of age.
Navigating with Santa Claus !Holiday cheer in cyberspace KK oliday cheer in cyberspace
Christmas came and went, and you barely blinked an eye. With so many other things happening here in Egypt, even Christmas manages to take a backseat in our everyday lives.
Just punishment?
the Times and attitudes have changed. People have more sympathy for dogs these days, so anyone caught stoning a British sausage dog for any reason whatsoever would be thought barbaric.
