It's going to be a white Christmas in Baguio City, the summer capital of the Philippines, as some businessmen from South Korea who have made the city their second home, have revealed plans of returning the favor by bringing snow during the holiday season. Acting city Mayor Reinaldo Bautista Jr said some Korean entrepreneurs have pledged to invest in snow-blowing machines that would be deployed atop buildings to produce snowflakes that would fall on downtown Baguio.

West Virginia Capitol employees will be responsible for bringing their own lunch to work while the building's cafeteria cleans up the 50 code violations recently discovered. Violations such as a severe roach infestation, toxic levels of cleaning solvents and filthy kitchen equipment were found in the cafeteria during a routine inspection. 18 of the violations were deemed critical by the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department.

The U. S. Navy will spend $14. 2 million to paint their facilities on Guam. According to a new Pentagon contract, BME and Sons, Inc. will receive $14,211,970 to "perform interior and exterior painting, surface preparation on previously painted and unpainted buildings, application of new paint, taping and spackling work, replacement of caulking and puttying, repair of flashing/sheet-metal, repair of concrete cracks and spalls, cutting/trimming of trees and shrubs (obstructing performance of work), painting of pavement markings, and incidental related work at various military facilities. "

In an effort to attract more visitors to the country, the conservative kingdom of Saudi Arabia has lifted a ban on photography in public areas. Though, a royal decree allowing photography in many public places was issued about a year ago, and the interior ministry enacted it earlier this week. "People can now take pictures of tourist sites, architectural landmarks, shopping malls as well as government buildings where there is no sign banning photography," an interior ministry official told Reuters on Thursday.

Turkish Engineers discovered the ruins of an ancient Byzantine port as they drilled a huge underground rail tunnel. The ancient port, which is at least 1500 years old, harbored abandoned buildings, crumbling walls, trash and broken wine bottles. It is common for residents of most great historic cities to uncover important relics each time they dig deep into the earth. But there was more to the uncovering of the ancient port in the Yenikapi neighborhood.