Taliban confirm Mullah Omar’s death, name new leader
Taliban leaders unanimously decided during a meeting in Afghanistan that Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour will be the Taliban’s new leader, according to a Western… Read More ›
Taliban leaders unanimously decided during a meeting in Afghanistan that Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour will be the Taliban’s new leader, according to a Western… Read More ›
A Canadian pastor detained in North Korea made his first public appearance at a news conference in Pyongyang on Thursday, nearly six months after… Read More ›
In cable to Jerusalem, consul-general in Philadelphia says lobbying against deal could alienate White House, Democrats and limit Jewish organizational influence WASHINGTON (JTA) —… Read More ›
Cameron’s use of the word ‘swarm’ to refer to flow of illegal aliens brings accusations of dehumanizing language LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister David… Read More ›
President tells supporters of accord the agreement with Tehran is not ‘the best of bad alternatives but actually a very good deal’ WASHINGTON —… Read More ›
Ali Akbar Velayati says projectiles not designed to carry nuclear warheads remain outside scope of nuke deal, UNSC resolution A top adviser to Iran’s… Read More ›
Director-General Dore Gold says Israel and some regional states are on the same page when it comes to concerns about Iran NEW YORK –… Read More ›
German city approved plaques after months of debate, and a plea from the city’s Jewish community leader to forgo a large-scale plan for pavement memorials… Read More ›
Anbessa Teferra becomes senior lecturer of Semitic Languages at Tel Aviv University 15 years after obtaining his PhD; says his appointment gives message of hope… Read More ›
Gold investors have been getting crushed lately. China revealed that it was hoarding way less gold in its central-bank reserves than everyone previously thought, and a huge… Read More ›
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The U.S. government is violating a 1997 settlement by detaining unauthorized immigrant children, and an order may be forthcoming to… Read More ›
The ability to generate conclusions about hedge fund managers’ behaviour could be the tipping point for whether big investors double down in hard times… Read More ›
Brooklyn, NY – A New York state senator was convicted on Friday for seeking to obstruct a federal investigation into whether he had embezzled… Read More ›
Washington – U.S. officials on Friday denied a Wall Street Journal report that the Obama administration was considering early release for Jonathan Pollard, a… Read More ›
Tel Aviv – The former wife of Jonathan Pollard, an American convicted of spying for Israel, called Saturday on the Israeli government to pay… Read More ›
Bank of America CFO Bruce Thompson is out. On Wednesday evening, the firm announced that Thompson will leave the firm. Thompson has served as CFO… Read More ›
The stock market is disappearing. In an afternoon email to clients, Rich Barry at the NYSE wrote: Buyback factoid: ~20% of S&P 500 companies… Read More ›
For now, the fight’s over. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is dropping his proposed bill to limit the growth of for-hire vehicle… Read More ›
Los Angeles – A man with a loaded handgun was arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday as he tried to drive through a security… Read More ›
Washington – The White House does not plan to change President Barack Obama’s itinerary for his trip to Kenya later this week despite disclosure… Read More ›