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Russian fighter jets get close to U.S. destroyer

Russian fighter jets get close to U.S. destroyer

Unarmed Russian fighter jets made two extremely close overflights this week of the USS Donald Cook, sailing in the Baltic Sea, CNN has learned. Navy… Read More ›

Recanting car-ramming attacker convicted of murder

Recanting car-ramming attacker convicted of murder

Khaled Koutineh, who ran over and killed Shalom Sherki last April, claimed his confession was coerced   The Jerusalem District Court on Wednesday convicted a… Read More ›

2 IDF soldiers jailed for burning Palestinian flag

2 IDF soldiers jailed for burning Palestinian flag

Troops confiscate flag from passing vehicle, burn it in front of hundreds of Palestinians at checkpoint   Two IDF soldiers were jailed by their commanders… Read More ›

US accuses Israel of using excessive force against Palestinians

US accuses Israel of using excessive force against Palestinians

Annual US report on human rights says nearly half of Palestinians killed by Israel were not carrying out attacks, and many times did not pose… Read More ›

Swedish MPs visiting Israel: ‘Ignore Wallstrom’

Swedish MPs visiting Israel: ‘Ignore Wallstrom’

A delegation of six opposition parliamentarians on an official trip criticized their foreign minister’s stance on Israel but expressed high hopes for future cooperation between… Read More ›

Police appoint first Muslim Arab deputy commissioner

Police appoint first Muslim Arab deputy commissioner

Gamal Hakroosh to oversee policing in Arab communities; promotion comes after gov’t approves five-year plan to step up law enforcement in the Arab sector. The… Read More ›

IDF worried of resumption of terror attacks over holidays

IDF worried of resumption of terror attacks over holidays

Senior IDF officer says army deploying more troops to hot spots in the West Bank ahead of Passover, Independence Day and Ramadan. Despite the significant… Read More ›

US ‘shuts door’ on speculation over UN resolution support

US ‘shuts door’ on speculation over UN resolution support

Last week six senior US lawmakers urged Obama to veto one-side UN resolutions.   WASHINGTON – The United States remains opposed to one-sided action on… Read More ›

Spanish police arrest man suspected of arming Paris Jewish supermarket shooter

Spanish police arrest man suspected of arming Paris Jewish supermarket shooter

Two other men from Serbia and Montenegro linked to arms trafficking were also arrested during the raid, which was coordinated by French police, the ministry… Read More ›

Case against Pollard parole conditions to be reopened

Case against Pollard parole conditions to be reopened

Congressmans’ appeal for convicted spy being used against him, lawyers claim.   The US District Court in the Southern District of New York granted a… Read More ›

Belgian authorities charge 2, detain 3 others over attacks

Belgian authorities charge 2, detain 3 others over attacks

At least 8 people linked to Islamic State, including key suspect Salah Abdeslam, being held over Paris, Brussels carnage   Belgium has charged two new… Read More ›

Amsterdam airport partly evacuated in security alert, man detained

Amsterdam airport partly evacuated in security alert, man detained

Dutch military police, sappers on scene amid ‘suspicious situation’; no flight or train disruption reported   Heavily-armed military police evacuated part of Amsterdam’s busy Schiphol… Read More ›

Jews of India seeking official government recognition

Jews of India seeking official government recognition

“Jews have been part of the Indian society for 2,300 years now.”   India’s approximately 5,000-member Jewish community is renewing its request for official government… Read More ›

Young Arabs say Islamic State is Mideast’s greatest challenge

Young Arabs say Islamic State is Mideast’s greatest challenge

Poll finds optimism over Arab Spring drops by half in four years, from 72% in 2012 to 36% in 2016   DUBAI, United Arab Emirates… Read More ›

America’s biggest police department is using Facebook to take down its most dangerous gangs

America’s biggest police department is using Facebook to take down its most dangerous gangs

  On November 12, 2014, a man arrived in Canarsie, Brooklyn, expecting to meet a young woman for a date he had arranged online. Instead,… Read More ›

La Niña could have a huge impact on one of the world’s strongest economies

La Niña could have a huge impact on one of the world’s strongest economies

  India’s economy is growing at a 7.3% year-over-year clip, and is considered the bright spot of the global economy. While services (54.4%) and industry (29.5%) account… Read More ›

Here’s what Paul Ryan is really up to with his shadow campaign

Here’s what Paul Ryan is really up to with his shadow campaign

  It was fun to pretend that Paul Ryan was running a stealth campaign for the Republican nomination for president, modeled on the highly successful stealth… Read More ›

United Nations – UN Takes Historic Step To Open Selection Of New UN Chief

United Nations – UN Takes Historic Step To Open Selection Of New UN Chief

  United Nations – The United Nations took a historic step Tuesday to open up the usually secret process of selecting the next secretary-general, giving… Read More ›

San Francisco – Facebook Shows New Ways To Chat, Stream Video

San Francisco – Facebook Shows New Ways To Chat, Stream Video

  San Francisco – Facebook says people who use its Messenger chat service will soon be able to order flowers, shop for shoes and talk… Read More ›

Tucson, AZ – Woman Rescued After Nine Days Lost In Arizona Forest Wrote ‘Help’ In Sticks

Tucson, AZ – Woman Rescued After Nine Days Lost In Arizona Forest Wrote ‘Help’ In Sticks

  Tucson, AZ – A woman lost in an Arizona forest for nine days survived by drinking pond water, eating plants and spelling out “help”… Read More ›