Memorial garden ornaments destroyed by vandals (Surrey Advertiser)

VANDALS destroyed a number of fragile ornaments left at a garden of remembrance in Reigate.


O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree... (Telluride Daily Planet)

Molly Shapiro gets in the holiday spirit by hanging ornaments on a Christmas tree in Zia Sun on Thursday morning. Shapiro, 10, was helping out in the store while on her holiday break. [photo by Brian Kozak]


Gold prices for Thursday announced (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)

The Gold Traders Association on Thursday announced the buying price at 16,903.40 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 17,150 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.


Learn About Shell Craft At Clearwater Beach Recreation Center (Clearwater Gazette)

Clearwater Beach resident, Pat Murphy, with some of the beautiful shell crafts she has created and some of the seashell ornaments decorated by Helen Rosbolt.


Nurse drugs elderly woman decamps with cash jewellery (Hindustan Times)

A nurse, who looked after an 83-year-old ailing woman living alone in Kottayam district near Kochi, allegedly used to drug her with sleeping pills for nearly two years and looted cash and gold ornaments of about Rs 75 lakh over the period, police said on Wednesday.


Bangladeshi living illegally in Ghaziabad arrested (Press Trust of India)

Lucknow Mar 10 (PTI) A Bangladeshi national living illegally in Ghaziabad district of the state was arrested allegedly with some looted cash and ornaments, home department spokesman here said.


Nurse drugs elderly woman; decamps with cash, jewelry (Press Trust of India)

Kochi (Ker), Mar 10 (PTI) A nurse, who looked after an 83-year-old ailing woman living alone in Kottayam district near here, allegedly used to drug her with sleeping pills for nearly two years and looted cash and gold ornaments of about Rs 75 lakh over the period, police said today.


From our columnists (The Malaysian Insider)

AUG 12 — Crossing over is too neutral. Let's call it defection. I have forgotten the exact date of Dr Chandra Muzaffar's defection to the Barisan Nasional. He was a founding ...


Gifts from above: The Lake Elmo Inn's tradition of exchanging a drink for an ornament (Stillwater Gazette)

The Lake Elmo Inn's Christmas trees begin every year naked. The lonely twinkle lights that adorn their bare branches do little to help them stand out against the holiday decorations that will embellish the remainder of the restaurant once the season begins.


31 jobs face axe at crystal maker (Belfast Telegraph)

A crystal maker whose glassware adorns mantelpieces the world over is to close, it was announced. Related Stories Plan to create up to 215,000 jobs Bid to end dual salaries for MLAs Teenager's torture gang jailed Viaduct 'improperly assessed' Banks warned of intrusive approach