'Dear Christkind': A German post office answers Christmas lettersDeutsche WelleIn the small town of Engelskirchen, thousands of letters from around the world arrive at a seasonal Christmas post office, all addressed to one person. …and more » More: continued here

BBC News Mystery Christmas card deliveredBBC NewsIt later ended up among a pile of "mystery post" at Glasgow mail centre. After dogged determination by Royal Mail staff, the card was successfully delivered …and more » More: continued here

Rocklin Placer Herald Post office sorts through sleigh-fulls of holiday mailRocklin Placer HeraldCheri Smith may be new to the Rocklin Post Office, but letters to Santa are nothing new to this 17-year post… More: continued here

Fate of Lake Forest Post Office to be burning issue in 2010Lake ForesterThe fate of the historic Lake Forest Post Office is expected to be a hot topic in the city in 2010, with the City … More: continued here

The Money Times Va. post office hostage drama ends without bloodshedThe Money TimesAccording to CNN, a daylong hostage standoff ended peacefully when the armed, disabled hostage-taker surrendered out of a post office and was taken into … More: continued here

ABU DHABI – Emirates Post has issued special stamps to mark the hosting of the Fifa Club World Cup played recently in Abu Dhabi. More: continued here

Procrastinators will have to pay a pretty penny to get a package delivered by Christmas day using FedEx. The deadline for shipping a package overnight with guaranteed delivery by Christmas was Wednesday at 7p.m. FedEx has already handled more than 50 million packages this season, including 14 million on December …

Health and Human Services Director Thomas Suehs seeks audit on food stamps…Dallas Morning NewsEarlier this month, families seeking food stamps at offices in Garland, Arlington and East Fort Worth found that they had to wait 60 days to even be …and more » More: continued here

Royal Mail to raise stamp pricesParcel2GoRoyal Mail has announced that the price of stamps will rise by two pence in April. A first-class stamp will cost 41p while a second-class stamp will cost … More: continued here

The mayor of a small Virginia town says fewer than five people are being held hostage inside his town’s post office. More: continued here