General strike called off as unions, Treasury come to agreement
Shutdown of schools, airports, and municipalities averted as public sector workers guaranteed 7.5% salary increase over 5 years After hours of high-level talks, Finance… Read More ›
Shutdown of schools, airports, and municipalities averted as public sector workers guaranteed 7.5% salary increase over 5 years After hours of high-level talks, Finance… Read More ›
Paris – The French government has dropped plans announced shortly after the Nov. 13 Islamic State attacks on Paris to strip dual citizens of… Read More ›
Washington – Challenges about the inexorable connection of Jews to Jerusalem have been unequivocally disproven by archaeological discoveries, the chairwoman of the US’s House Subcommittee… Read More ›
Riverside, CA – When Rafia Sultana Farook needed help, she often turned to her younger son, a quiet and devout Muslim who the FBI… Read More ›
An 18-year-old killer whale has died after a months-long illness at the SeaWorld park in San Antonio. Unna, a 4,600-pound orca, died Monday. “We… Read More ›
As many as 3,200 convicted offenders were mistakenly released too early from Washington state prisons because of errors in calculating good time credit, officials… Read More ›
Shenzhen, China – The parents of 6-year-old Hong Laibao were delivering goods at an industrial park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen when a mountain… Read More ›
Iraqi forces sneaked across an improvised bridge Tuesday and attacked ISIS in the key city of Ramadi, the Iraqi military said, aiming to recapture… Read More ›
Hezbollah accused Israel of killing Kuntar in an air strike in Damascus. Israel welcomed his slaying but did not say it was responsible. Smadar… Read More ›
Netanyahu said to mull holding early Likud primaries Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to advance the Likud party primaries and hold them in two… Read More ›
The opening weekend box-office run by “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is nothing short of historic. It goes without saying that the seventh episode… Read More ›
Where’s the floor? Is this the new normal? Answers have proven elusive and predictions unreliable as the oil market continues to lurch to and… Read More ›
Apple CEO Tim Cook remains a strong supporter of encryption, even as governments continue to question the method of securely gathering data in wake… Read More ›
New York – There were times by the end of his shift that firefighter Joseph Nardone’s head would be pounding, his eyes crossing from… Read More ›
Prague – Prague Zoo says it likely has the longest Chinese giant salamander now on Earth. The critically endangered animal is the largest amphibian… Read More ›
Washington – A shake-up of the nation’s kidney transplant system means more organs are getting to patients once thought nearly impossible to match, according… Read More ›
House of Representatives unanimously approves bill to crack down on financial institutions knowingly doing business with Shiite group The US House of Representatives voted… Read More ›
Iranian President Rouhani voices hope that sanctions would be removed in January, “delivering one of the electoral promises of the government” before polls open on… Read More ›
The incident revolves around the company’s refusal in 2013 to sell a ticket to an Israeli citizen who wanted to fly from New York’s JFK… Read More ›
“I encourage individuals and families to prioritize investing in safe rooms,” senior officer tells the ‘Post.’ The IDF Home Front Command is in the process… Read More ›