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Nigerian navy recovers hijacked oil tanker after gun battle

Nigerian navy recovers hijacked oil tanker after gun battle

  Lagos, Nigeria – This was the dramatic moment that the Nigerian Navy showed six men who they say hijacked a Saudi Arabian oil tanker off… Read More ›

Obama gives Congress Guantanamo closure plan

Obama gives Congress Guantanamo closure plan

Washington – President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility after delivering his plan to Congress to achieve a… Read More ›

UK nurse who had Ebola hospitalized again for ‘complication’

UK nurse who had Ebola hospitalized again for ‘complication’

For the second time, a Scottish nurse who contracted Ebola 14 months ago has been hospitalized for a “late complication” from the original infection. Pauline… Read More ›

After killing Dafna Meir, teen terrorist ‘went home to watch movie’

After killing Dafna Meir, teen terrorist ‘went home to watch movie’

Charge sheet against 16-year-old Palestinian, accused of murdering mother of six with knife, provides chilling details of the attack   On January 17, Morad Bader… Read More ›

Israel won’t demolish homes of families who turn in terrorists

Israel won’t demolish homes of families who turn in terrorists

In precedent-setting move, government accepts position of new A-G to spare home of killer whose father handed him over   In a marked departure from… Read More ›

Ya’alon: Bereavement not equal for Israelis and our enemies

Ya’alon: Bereavement not equal for Israelis and our enemies

Weighing in on public debate over grief, defense minister says the Jewish state strives for life while the ‘opposing society wishes for death’   Defense… Read More ›

Netanyahu pledges anti-terror cooperation with Africa

Netanyahu pledges anti-terror cooperation with Africa

Kenyan president’s visit prompts reaffirmation of military and intelligence ties; Netanyahu says ‘Israel is a unique partner against this extremism’. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… Read More ›

US students mobilize against BDS

US students mobilize against BDS

Pro-Israel students have organized campaigns to fight BDS and promote a positive image of the Jewish state, as some around the world condemn Israel on… Read More ›

A look back at Israel’s year of terror

A look back at Israel’s year of terror

2015 had the most terror-related deaths since 2008, Hebron had twice as many terror attacks as Jerusalem, and the number of wounded was four times… Read More ›

Syrian women refugees find shelter in Turkey

Syrian women refugees find shelter in Turkey

“Many came so tired of war and you can see on their faces; they feel safe.”   KILIS, Turkey – A mural at the entrance to… Read More ›

‘The town of Kabatiya will always be a fish bone stuck in Israel’s throat’

‘The town of Kabatiya will always be a fish bone stuck in Israel’s throat’

Hours later, IDF soldiers raided the town, removed the body and arrested dozens of Palestinians on suspicion of participating in the lynching.   In February… Read More ›

Gazan economic crisis could lead to new security deterioration, MI chief warns

Gazan economic crisis could lead to new security deterioration, MI chief warns

Gaza’s unemployment rate stands at more than 40 percent, and there are no economic growth engines to speak of in the Hamas-ruled Strip.   The… Read More ›

Encountering hundreds of thousands of Syrian ghosts

Encountering hundreds of thousands of Syrian ghosts

A weekend experiencing the Turkish border crisis with Syria takes on a dystopian flair   KILIS, TURKEY – Every war has its hotels, its lounges,… Read More ›

State finds Israeli killer of Palestinian teen fit for sentencing

State finds Israeli killer of Palestinian teen fit for sentencing

Psychiatric report rejects defense claim that Yosef Ben David was not responsible for his actions on night of Muhammed Abu Khdeir’s murder   The State… Read More ›

Google plans to kill off its auto-insurance comparison tool, according to industry sources

Google plans to kill off its auto-insurance comparison tool, according to industry sources

  Google could be on the verge of killing off the car-insurance comparison tool it rolled out last year. Joshua Dziabiak, COO of a rivalcar-insurance comparison… Read More ›

Uber stands by policies in wake of Kalamazoo shooting, even after getting complaints of erratic driving

Uber stands by policies in wake of Kalamazoo shooting, even after getting complaints of erratic driving

  Uber is standing by its safety background checks in the wake of the shootings in Michigan. Detectives believe that Uber driver Jason Dalton shot eight… Read More ›

Valeant is Tanking

Valeant is Tanking

  Embattled Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals may have to restate its earnings results, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing unnamed sources. The stock was last trading… Read More ›

New York – CDC: Elevated Cancer Risk In Lumber Liquidators Laminate Flooring, Stock Plunges

New York – CDC: Elevated Cancer Risk In Lumber Liquidators Laminate Flooring, Stock Plunges

  New York – Lumber Liquidators’ stock plunged Monday as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says people exposed to certain types of… Read More ›

Washington – Video: Joe Biden Argued For Delaying Supreme Court Picks In 1992

Washington – Video: Joe Biden Argued For Delaying Supreme Court Picks In 1992

Washington – Vice President Joe Biden says Supreme Court vacancies should be filled even in an election year despite his comments suggesting the contrary in… Read More ›

Washington – Seas Are Rising Way Faster Than Any Time In Past 2,800 Years

Washington – Seas Are Rising Way Faster Than Any Time In Past 2,800 Years

  Washington –  Sea levels on Earth are rising several times faster than they have in the past 2,800 years and are accelerating because of… Read More ›