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VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI's Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's Basilica got off to a tumultuous start Thursday after an apparently deranged woman jumped the barriers and knocked him down on his way to the altar. In his homily, delivered after the incident, Benedict urged the world to "wake up" from selfishness and petty affairs, and find time for God and spiritual matters. The 82-year-old pope was unhurt in the fall, said a Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Ciro Benedettini. The pontiff did appear somewhat shaken and leaned heavily on aides and an armrest as he sat down in his chair. Footage from the Vatican aired on Italy's state TV showed a woman dressed in a red, hooded sweat shirt vaulting over the wooden barriers and rushing toward the pope before being swarmed by bodyguards. Video shot by a witness showed the woman grabbing the pope's vestments as she was taken down, with Benedict seemingly falling on top of her. The commotion happened as the pope's ...

Friday, December 25, 2009 WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have offered Christmas wishes to the US, including a special thanks to the military.They urged Americans to help support military families this holiday season.In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama said, serving as commander in chief, has been his greatest honour as president.He saluted the "selfless spirit" of those who serve and said he has been "humbled, profoundly" by those who made the ultimate sacrifice."So to all our men and women in uniform spending the holidays far from home - whether it's at a base here in the states, a mess hall in Iraq or a remote outpost in Afghanistan - know that you are in our thoughts and our prayers," the president said in a message released two days early because of Christmas. "And this holiday season - and every holiday season - know that we are doing everything in our power to make sure you can succeed in you...