China issues commemorative stamps of Olympic venuesHindu, India –Dec 20, 2007Beijing (Xinhua): A set of six stamps portraying Beijing's main Olympic venues were issued by China Post on Thursday. With a total face value of 8.6 yuan … More: continued here

Thousands of people have been forced to queue in the cold and rain to collect undelivered presents as Royal Mail struggle to meet surging demand for post in the run up to Christmas. More: continued here

Royal Mail delays cause Christmas chaosTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –2 hours agoBy Tim Clark Royal Mail has been accused of causing Christmas chaos for millions after it was reported that almost 2 million parcels and letters have been …Royal Mail loses 2m presentsTimes OnlineRoyal Mail stamps on claims of undelivered Christmas postIndependentall 4 …

Columbus Dispatch Mike Harden commentary: Post–office angel helps little girl's sadnessColumbus Dispatch, OH –2 hours agoBy Mike Harden If an angel is looking after me, I imagine he looks something like the much-too-earthly Earl on the TV series Saving Grace — a paunchy, … More: continued here

Honolulu Star-Bulletin Get ready to put stamp of approval on TomcatsHonolulu Star-Bulletin, HI –58 minutes agoThe Postal Service, which has stamps commemorating Superman, Mickey Mouse and many other American icons, has long been the caretaker of memories with its … More: continued here

ST. EUSTACHE, Que. — A St. Eustache man with a distaste for winter has found a novel way to get rid of the snowbank on his street: he’s put it up for sale on Ebay, the Internet auction site. More: continued here

NEW YORK—- Gunmen hijacked a FedEx delivery truck loaded with Christmas presents early Friday on a Manhattan street, officials said. The driver, who was found later in Brooklyn, wasn’t hurt, police and FedEx Corp. spokesman Steve Barber said. More: continued here

Time to send the Post Office to marketFirst Post, UK –56 minutes agoIt can probably thank the British affection for the names of the Royal Mail and its division the Post Office for scaring off any government thoughts of …UK: Burslem postal workers extend strikelibcom.orgall 2 news articles More: continued here

The hapless hijackers who stole a loaded FedEx truck and kidnapped its driver — only to abandon both after they were unable to get at the locked-up loot — told their captive stories about their supposed lives in Albania and stopped for pizza during an odd five-hour odyssey, the driver …

The Queen’s Christmas Day speech will be posted on YouTube for the first time as the 81-year-old Sovereign keeps up with modern technology. A ‘Royal Channel’ on YouTube went live just after midnight last night and her message will appear at 3pm on Christmas Day More: continued here