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Trove of UK love letters sheds light on rescue of German Jewish kinder

Trove of UK love letters sheds light on rescue of German Jewish kinder

In ‘Their Promised Land,’ Ian Buruma pays tribute to his British grandparents who open youth hostel to save 12 young Berliners prior to the outbreak… Read More ›

Trump threatens to dispatch supporters to Sanders rallies

Trump threatens to dispatch supporters to Sanders rallies

Republic and Democratic candidates trade barbs after Chicago melee; GOP front-runner offers to pay legal fees of supporter accused of sucker-punching man at rally  … Read More ›

Tuesday’s US primaries shaping up as referendum on Trump

Tuesday’s US primaries shaping up as referendum on Trump

Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina set to go to the ballots with Clinton in secure lead in Democratic race   CLEVELAND, Ohio (AFP)… Read More ›

South Korea, U.S. deter North Korea with ‘largest ever’ military drill

South Korea, U.S. deter North Korea with ‘largest ever’ military drill

Pohang, South Korea – Amid blasts of explosives and camouflaging smoke, U.S. and South Korean marines and sailors stormed a beach aboard assault vehicles Saturday in a… Read More ›

MH370: Another possible piece of debris found in Mozambique

MH370: Another possible piece of debris found in Mozambique

A South African teen may have discovered a piece of the missing MH370 plane while strolling at a beach in Mozambique. Liam Lotter said he… Read More ›

Ankara car bomb blast kills 34; Turkey condemns ‘terror attack’

Ankara car bomb blast kills 34; Turkey condemns ‘terror attack’

A car bomb explosion ripped through a busy square in the Turkish capital Sunday evening, killing at least 34 people and wounding 125 others, officials… Read More ›

Bryan Adams says guitar defaced by Egyptian customs officials

Bryan Adams says guitar defaced by Egyptian customs officials

  It’s hard to say whether Bryan Adams’ guitar gently weeps. But the rocker is none too happy with Egyptian customs officials whom he accused… Read More ›

Two hurt after Iron Maiden’s plane collides with truck

Two hurt after Iron Maiden’s plane collides with truck

Iron Maiden’s personal Boeing 747 collided with a tow truck Saturday at an airport in Chile, causing major damage to the aircraft and injuring two… Read More ›

At least 6 killed in avalanche in Italian Alps

At least 6 killed in avalanche in Italian Alps

A massive avalanche struck Saturday morning in the Italian Alps, sweeping away and burying about a large group of people — killing at least six… Read More ›

Police use pepper spray, arrest 2 at Trump rally

Police use pepper spray, arrest 2 at Trump rally

After weekend protests that force one rally’s cancellation, GOP contender vows ‘to start pressing charges’   Police said they used pepper spray twice outside a… Read More ›

Obama rebukes Trump for campaign rhetoric

Obama rebukes Trump for campaign rhetoric

President slams Republican candidate’s ‘insults and schoolyard taunts and manufacturing facts’   DALLAS, Texas – President Barack Obama on Saturday gave a mocking rebuke of… Read More ›

Trump: Man who tried to rush stage at rally connected to IS

Trump: Man who tried to rush stage at rally connected to IS

Republican frontrunner says online search revealed ties to jihadist group, a claim one IS expert calls ‘farcical’   WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Donald… Read More ›

Report: Abbas rejects US peace initiative

Report: Abbas rejects US peace initiative

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejects peace initiative proposed by US VP Joe Biden, fearing it will not lead a major breakthrough. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas… Read More ›

Secrets behind Israel’s historic withdrawal from Lebanon

Secrets behind Israel’s historic withdrawal from Lebanon

In May 2000, Israeli PM Barak made a brave decision that surprised the world to pull the IDF out of southern Lebanon after 18 years.… Read More ›

Key powers mulling possibility of federal division of Syria

Key powers mulling possibility of federal division of Syria

Some major Western powers, not only Russia, have also been considering the possibility of a federal structure for Syria.   UNITED NATIONS – Major powers… Read More ›

Deri boosts freedom of press, canceling British Mandate-era Press Ordinance

Deri boosts freedom of press, canceling British Mandate-era Press Ordinance

The cancellation of the Press Ordinance does not apply to broadcast or online journalism.   Interior Minister Aryeh Deri made a historic move to increase… Read More ›

Security cabinet approves completion of barrier around Jerusalem

Security cabinet approves completion of barrier around Jerusalem

Hotovely: PM nixed Obama talks over US aid package   The security cabinet late Thursday night approved the immediate renewal of construction work on the… Read More ›

Major poll: About half of Israeli Jews want to expel Arabs

Major poll: About half of Israeli Jews want to expel Arabs

Major Pew Center poll highlights social divisions, with different attitudes towards religion’s role in the state, whether the Jewish or democratic nature of the state… Read More ›

Police investigating Jaffa terrorist’s death

Police investigating Jaffa terrorist’s death

A video taken after the Jaffa attacker’s stabbing spree on Tuesday shows him lying on the ground, with gunshots being heard. A voice, possibly of… Read More ›

Indyk: Two-state solution may be dying on Obama’s watch

Indyk: Two-state solution may be dying on Obama’s watch

Obama’s former special envoy for the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations Martin Indyk stated that the US President and the Secretary of State are seriously concerned that the… Read More ›