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At first glance, it looks like Greece got nothing

At first glance, it looks like Greece got nothing

  So, it looks like Greece got nothing. On Thursday, Greece submitted its latest bailout proposal to its European creditors, and it looks an awful… Read More ›

New York – Diet Pepsi With Aspartame May Not Totally Disappear

New York – Diet Pepsi With Aspartame May Not Totally Disappear

  New York – The artificial sweetener in Diet Pepsi is about to change, but fans of the old formula may still be able to… Read More ›

New York – The Next Brian Williams?, CNN’s Sanjay Gupta Questioned On Nepalese Surgery

New York – The Next Brian Williams?, CNN’s Sanjay Gupta Questioned On Nepalese Surgery

  New York – CNN said Thursday that it is working to verify the identity of the Nepalese patient operated on this spring by its… Read More ›

Detroit – 2 Visions Emerge For Getting Self-Driving Cars On Road

Detroit – 2 Visions Emerge For Getting Self-Driving Cars On Road

  Detroit – Two competing visions could determine how you first experience a driverless car. Traditional automakers like Mercedes and Toyota already make vehicles equipped… Read More ›

Iranian nuclear deal set to make hardline Revolutionary Guards richer

Iranian nuclear deal set to make hardline Revolutionary Guards richer

As Western sanctions began to bite, Iranian government rewarded IRGC with huge contracts in oil business; the IRGC also enjoys other competitive advantages which will… Read More ›

Greece, deep in crisis, is keen on axis of ‘security’ with Israel and Cyprus

Greece, deep in crisis, is keen on axis of ‘security’ with Israel and Cyprus

Greek FM Nikos Kotzias: We are living inside a triangle of destabilization.   With Greece’s future shrouded in great uncertainty, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias… Read More ›

Clinton calls for strategy to fight boycotts of Israel

Clinton calls for strategy to fight boycotts of Israel

The Palestinian Authority has sought recognition as a sovereign state through various international fora in the last several years.   VIENNA – Hillary Rodham Clinton,… Read More ›

Experts: Egypt in life-and-death struggle, though regime is stable

Experts: Egypt in life-and-death struggle, though regime is stable

In order for the Egyptians to be effective they need new equipment for surveillance, specifically drones to more precisely combat the jihadists.   Egyptian President… Read More ›

Free Syrian Army to ‘Post’: Our struggle is increasingly against Iran

Free Syrian Army to ‘Post’: Our struggle is increasingly against Iran

Spokesman for Revolutionary Command Council in Quneitra and Golan details struggle of rebels near Israeli border.   “The current military situation in the Quneitra area… Read More ›

Wimbledon 2015: Maria Sharapova wins amid record heat

Wimbledon 2015: Maria Sharapova wins amid record heat

  Wimbledon, England – Boyfriend and girlfriend, Grigor Dimitrov and Maria Sharapova posted back-to-back wins on the same court on yet another sizzling — indeed record-setting… Read More ›

In defense of a regime: North Koreans reject rights abuses

In defense of a regime: North Koreans reject rights abuses

Just weeks after getting rare access to arguably the world’s most reclusive state, a CNN crew led by Will Ripley returned to Pyongyang, where they… Read More ›

Women’s World Cup: Japan edges England, advances to final against U.S.

Women’s World Cup: Japan edges England, advances to final against U.S.

  Defending champion Japan advanced to the Women’s World Cup soccer final with a 2-1 victory Wednesday over England in a semifinal at Edmonton, Alberta.… Read More ›

Egypt cabinet passes anti-terror law, requests faster trials

Egypt cabinet passes anti-terror law, requests faster trials

Following assassination of chief prosecutor, Cairo moves to stem growing violence from Islamist opponents to Sissi rule   Egypt’s government adopted a controversial anti-terror law… Read More ›

Hamas has close ties to IS affiliates in Sinai, say Israel, Egypt

Hamas has close ties to IS affiliates in Sinai, say Israel, Egypt

Following massive attacks against Egyptian army in Sinai, Cairo said to be livid with Hamas over its aid to wounded jihadists   Hamas maintains close… Read More ›

Toronto composer revives streetcar conductor’s Yiddish poetry

Toronto composer revives streetcar conductor’s Yiddish poetry

‘Tramvay Lider’ album takes listeners backward in time to lonely Depression-era winter’s journey   Not much is known about Shimen Nepom, a Ukrainian-born Jew who… Read More ›

Islamic State threatens to topple Hamas in Gaza

Islamic State threatens to topple Hamas in Gaza

Shin Bet chief says Hamas losing its ability to govern in Gaza, facing funding challenges, a stagnant effort to rebuild after war, and increasing resistance… Read More ›

Netanyahu’s clandestine trip to hospital fuels talk of succession

Netanyahu’s clandestine trip to hospital fuels talk of succession

The Zionist Union submitted a bill that would require the premier to appoint a vice prime minister so it would be clear who would replace… Read More ›

Italian FM: Peace deal could send signal of stability to Middle East

Italian FM: Peace deal could send signal of stability to Middle East

The foreign minister, on his first visit to Israel, said that European efforts should be “concentrated on the possible contribution to restart the process.”  … Read More ›

Analysis: When transparency is only a smokescreen

Analysis: When transparency is only a smokescreen

The government may have given in to one of the opposition and opposition-within-the-coalition’s demands, to release the gas plan to the public, but that’s unlikely… Read More ›

French, Quebecois Jews worry over Islamic radicalization

French, Quebecois Jews worry over Islamic radicalization

Jewish parliamentarian Irwin Cotler attends meeting with community leaders in Montreal to discuss global anti-Semitism   MONTREAL — Jewish leaders from Montreal and France met… Read More ›