Fleeing recession and violence, Brazilian Jews flock to Israel
Immigration from Brazil has doubled in past four years as members of the 120,000-strong community seek financial, personal security RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) –… Read More ›
Immigration from Brazil has doubled in past four years as members of the 120,000-strong community seek financial, personal security RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) –… Read More ›
An estimated 1.5 million children in the US are allergic to peanuts, an allergy that can often be so severe that the child who’s allergic can’t be… Read More ›
The job cuts at Morgan Stanley’s fixed income business continue. The US bank, which is looking to cut 25% of its fixed income staff, has… Read More ›
Former US President Jimmy Carter announced on Sunday that his latest brain scan showed no sign of cancer, a few months after revealing that he… Read More ›
New York – HopStop, a pioneer in offering transit directions in major cities, disappeared in October — not because it failed, but because Apple… Read More ›
Alexandria, VA – A Syrian-born U.S. citizen has been charged with smuggling rifle scopes, night-vision goggles and other military-style gear from the United States to… Read More ›
Geneva – The International Committee of the Red Cross is trying to reach out to the Islamic State group to get humanitarian aid to… Read More ›
Four bodies have been found inside a capsized boat discovered floating off the north coast of Japan’s main Honshu island — the latest of the… Read More ›
Washington – A senior leader of the al Qaeda-affiliated group Al-Shabaab in Somalia and the senior ISIS leader in Libya were each killed in recent… Read More ›
Hong Kong – Beijing’s city government issued its first red alert for pollution on Monday, ordering schools to close, halting outdoor construction and restricting car use… Read More ›
Confidential resolution shows leaders seeking to end IAEA study of past activity, shift to enactment of nuclear deal VIENNA (AP) — Once a vociferous… Read More ›
Syed and Farook trained at gun range days before massacre, investigators aren’t certain how they became Islamic extremists SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — The… Read More ›
Far-right faction’s historic victory in the polls should be a ‘wake up call for all democrats in Europe,’ German vice chancellor warns PARIS (AP)… Read More ›
In a statement distributed to the press, Trump said that polling shows a “hatred” by Muslims toward Americans that could result in more attacks. … Read More ›
In fourth trip to Kiev since Russia annexed Crimea, VP seeks to offset perception that US, Russia growing closer over IS fight KIEV, Ukraine… Read More ›
MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters) — Pakistani security forces appeared to be trying to dampen down reporting this weekend on the background of Tashfeen Malik, who… Read More ›
Hillary Clinton says Donald Trump’s strong standing in the Republican primary race can likely be boiled down to his time in the national spotlight. When asked… Read More ›
Salesforce is best known for its cloud software, but it’s also been quietly turning itself into one of the most active VC investors in… Read More ›
Washington – Hillary Clinton says “the black flag” of the Islamic State group could be flying over the Palestinian territories if the Palestinian Authority… Read More ›
Washington – Jimmy Carter’s cancer is gone, the former president announced on Sunday. “My most recent MRI brain scan did not reveal any signs of the… Read More ›