Articles by: JewishNews-Limor

End of the road for Mahinda Rajapaksa — Sri Lanka’s ‘warrior king’?

End of the road for Mahinda Rajapaksa — Sri Lanka’s ‘warrior king’?

  Delhi – In hindsight the odds were stacked against such a major comeback — even for Sri Lanka’s most powerful politician of the last decade.… Read More ›

Qualcomm executive dies in plane crash

Qualcomm executive dies in plane crash

Qualcomm marketing executive Michael Copeland was killed in a plane crash this weekend. Copeland, who had served as Qualcomm’s (QCOM, Tech30) senior corporate communications manager… Read More ›

Indonesia crash: Plane was carrying cash lifeline for the poor

Indonesia crash: Plane was carrying cash lifeline for the poor

Jakarta, Indonesia – A passenger plane that crashed in a remote area of Indonesia this week was carrying nearly half a million dollars’ worth of cash… Read More ›

Wall Street Journal denies accusations about Iran reporter

Wall Street Journal denies accusations about Iran reporter

Paper says allegations against former Tehran correspondent ‘are completely false, outlandish and irresponsible’   NEW YORK — The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday denied Iranian… Read More ›

Iran says all UN inspectors must receive stamp of approval

Iran says all UN inspectors must receive stamp of approval

Deputy foreign minister claims agreement allows Tehran to bar certain individuals from entering country at its discretion   Any international inspector wishing to enter Iran… Read More ›

Scientists find how obesity gene works, a clue to treatment

Scientists find how obesity gene works, a clue to treatment

Genetics specialist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center says new experiments reveal a mechanism previously unsuspected   Scientists have finally figured out how the key… Read More ›

Bin Laden’s son urges lone wolf attacks against US, Israel

Bin Laden’s son urges lone wolf attacks against US, Israel

In new audio tape, the 24-year-old son of al-Qaeda’s founder Osama bin Laden calls to move the war from the Middle East to Washington, London,… Read More ›

Government panel to look into connecting with gentiles of Jewish descent

Government panel to look into connecting with gentiles of Jewish descent

Michael Freund is calling this initiative “crucial to the future of Israel and the Jewish people.   The government announced the formation of a special… Read More ›

The PA claims Israeli soldiers have been given the green light to open fire and kill Palestinians.

The PA claims Israeli soldiers have been given the green light to open fire and kill Palestinians.

  The Palestinian Authority on Sunday accused Israel of carrying out “field executions” of Palestinian youths and said it would file charges with the International… Read More ›

Source: Delegation heads to Egypt to discuss long-term truce between Hamas and Israel

Source: Delegation heads to Egypt to discuss long-term truce between Hamas and Israel

The delegation is also expected to visit Qatar and Turkey.   A senior Hamas delegation is preparing to head to Egypt for talks on a… Read More ›

Volcano alerts issued in Ecuador, Japan

Volcano alerts issued in Ecuador, Japan

Cotopaxi, a volcano not far from the Ecuadorean capital of Quito, spewed ash several times, sending large gray puffs 3 miles into the sky, officials… Read More ›

Israeli border police officer stabbed; Palestinian suspect killed

Israeli border police officer stabbed; Palestinian suspect killed

  Jerusalem – An man suspected of stabbing an Israeli border police officer was shot and killed Saturday, authorities said. The officer was stabbed at the… Read More ›

North Korea threatens to attack U.S.

North Korea threatens to attack U.S.

North Korea threatened to “retaliate against the U.S. with tremendous muscle” if it didn’t cancel multinational military exercises scheduled to begin Monday. South Korea conducts… Read More ›

Choppers and chops but little policy as 2016 hopefuls butter up Iowa

Choppers and chops but little policy as 2016 hopefuls butter up Iowa

Trump, Clinton and Sanders all draw large crowds at state fair, but front-runners prefer pork on a stick and helicopter rides to laying out positions… Read More ›

Cabinet expected to okay natural gas deal Sunday

Cabinet expected to okay natural gas deal Sunday

Cabinet expected to okay natural gas deal Sunday   Israel’s government is expected Sunday to give the go-ahead to a controversial gas deal that backers… Read More ›

Islamic State chief raped American hostage, US finds

Islamic State chief raped American hostage, US finds

Abu Bakr Baghdadi took Kayla Mueller as a ‘wife,’ according to Yazidi teen who informed American intel officials   WASHINGTON (AP) — American hostage Kayla… Read More ›

Israeli growers could benefit from Russian-European flower feud

Israeli growers could benefit from Russian-European flower feud

Critics say the “flower war” marks a new low in relations with the West and is Moscow’s retaliation for a Dutch investigation into the downing… Read More ›

Nefertiti’s tomb may have finally been found

Nefertiti’s tomb may have finally been found

Archaeologist says Egyptian queen’s final resting place may be hidden behind a wall in the grave of King Tut   An American archaeologist believes he… Read More ›

Croatian ISIS captive reportedly beheaded

Croatian ISIS captive reportedly beheaded

Zagreb, Croatia – Croatia is now feeling the pain of apparently losing one of its own — in one of the most brutal and public ways… Read More ›

U.S. begins manned airstrikes from Turkey targeting ISIS

U.S. begins manned airstrikes from Turkey targeting ISIS

  For the first time, the United States launched manned airstrikes from a base in Turkey against ISIS forces in Syria, the Pentagon said Wednesday.… Read More ›