US arctic drilling is dead
Arctic drilling in the US is dead. After more than eight years of planning and drilling, costing more than $7 billion, Royal Dutch Shell… Read More ›
Arctic drilling in the US is dead. After more than eight years of planning and drilling, costing more than $7 billion, Royal Dutch Shell… Read More ›
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton called for a repeal of the US Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s so-called Cadillac tax, marking a significant… Read More ›
Washington – Republican U.S. Representative Kevin McCarthy, the leading candidate to be the next House speaker, voiced sharp disagreement with President Barack Obama’s foreign… Read More ›
United Nations – U.S. President Barack Obama shook hands with Cuban President Raul Castro at the United Nations on Tuesday in a rare one-on-one… Read More ›
Rome – Pope Francis said on Monday government officials have a “human right” to refuse to discharge a duty, such as issuing marriage licenses… Read More ›
Vandals apparently set fire to dog shelter in northern Israeli town, killing two dogs and severely burning 13 others. Vandals entered a “Let the animals… Read More ›
Israeli embassy protests newspaper’s publication of cartoon suggesting that purchasing Israeli oranges supports murderers; editor declines to apologize. The Israeli Embassy in Norway has in… Read More ›
PM to discuss Palestinian conflict with world leaders and Jewish community heads in NY. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud… Read More ›
Obama: We’re prepared to work with any nation, including Russia and Iran. NEW YORK – The UN convened its 70th general debate in New York… Read More ›
Mahmoud Habbash said that Abbas and US Secretary of State John Kerry held “difficult” talks in New York during which they discussed the PA president’s… Read More ›
Shells apparently fired by insurgents hit the village of al-Foua in the northwestern province of Idlib, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. A… Read More ›
At the UN, Sissi tells Abbas massive home demolitions in Rafah coordinated with the PA, further Palestinian security CAIRO — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah… Read More ›
Relations worsen as Ambassador Sergey Andreev suggests Soviet invasion of Poland was in self-defense; Poland: Ambassador ‘undermining historical truth.’ The Russian ambassador to Poland has… Read More ›
Shin Bet says suspects admitted to throwing stones at Alexander Levlovich’s vehicle, causing him to crash; suspects all teens (16-19). The Shin Bet and police… Read More ›
T-55 and T-72 tanks said to aid Hezbollah in fights against al-Qaeda militants; Iranian troops arrive in Damascus; speculation grows that Russian presence may help… Read More ›
Conservative Catholic blog Rorate Caeli called Wahlberg out for his support of gay marriage, which the Church strongly opposes. Actor Mark Wahlberg, a former… Read More ›
Iran has repeatedly voiced outrage at the deaths of 131 of its nationals at the world’s largest annual gathering of people. Iranian President Hassan… Read More ›
The IDF is preparing for a new reality on the Golan border opposite which there is no state, just a chaotic vacuum. IDF MILITARY… Read More ›
Like on the outside, the usual sparsely attended synagogues are bursting on Yom Kippur in prison, with seats in high demand. As Franz Kafka… Read More ›
In 2010 speech, French National Front leader compared Islamic street prayers to occupation of French territory PARIS — A top official in the French… Read More ›