Stocks, oil rise in festive cheer

World stocks clung near two-year peaks while oil rose towards the $92 per barrel mark on Friday after yet another burst of strong economic figures from the United States encouraged some year-end

Explosions hit Swiss, Chile embassies in Rome

Two people were injured in separate explosions at the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome on Thursday, authorities said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the incidents bore similarities to