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Israel holds ‘substantive’ talks with Quartet delegation that included EU reps

Israel holds ‘substantive’ talks with Quartet delegation that included EU reps

The meeting is especially significant since Israel suspended contact with the EU regarding the peace process last month.   Israeli officials met with a high-level Quartet… Read More ›

Republican candidates battle over party’s foreign policy

Republican candidates battle over party’s foreign policy

Tuesday’s debate highlighted the divide between those wary of intervention and those calling for a more aggressive anti-IS campaign   WASHINGTON (AP) — For Republicans,… Read More ›

CNN Republican debate: Winners and losers

CNN Republican debate: Winners and losers

Washington – Republican presidential candidates sought to cement — or improve — their standings in a debate Tuesday night that comes less than two months before… Read More ›

A college professor was suspended after wearing a hijab in solidarity with Muslims

A college professor was suspended after wearing a hijab in solidarity with Muslims

  Wheaton College has put a tenured professor who donned a traditional headscarf as a part of her Christmas Advent devotion on administrative leave. Political… Read More ›

A rare map of the most complex conflict on Earth

A rare map of the most complex conflict on Earth

  The war in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo was one of the most complex conflicts on Earth, even before the defeat of the M23… Read More ›

BAML: ‘It’s death by a thousand paper cuts’

BAML: ‘It’s death by a thousand paper cuts’

  The high-yield market is in the midst of a meltdown. The sell-off accelerated late last week, when the closure of the Third Avenue Focused Credit fund spooked… Read More ›

It is going to be even worse than we thought on Wall Street

It is going to be even worse than we thought on Wall Street

  Some of Wall Street’s most senior bankers lined up last week to issue a grim forecast: Trading revenues in the last three months of… Read More ›

Washington – Trump’s Doctor Declares GOP Candidate Is In Excellent Health

Washington – Trump’s Doctor Declares GOP Candidate Is In Excellent Health

  Washington – Donald Trump released a glowing letter from his physician Monday declaring that the Republican presidential candidate will be “the healthiest individual ever… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israeli-American Violinist Perlman Wins ‘Jewish Nobel’ Share Tweet Share Mail

Jerusalem – Israeli-American Violinist Perlman Wins ‘Jewish Nobel’ Share Tweet Share Mail

  Jerusalem – Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman has been awarded this year’s “Jewish Nobel” for his accomplishments as a musician, teacher and advocate for the… Read More ›

Washington – US Looking At Ways To Better Screen Would-be Immigrants Share Tweet Share Mail

Washington – US Looking At Ways To Better Screen Would-be Immigrants Share Tweet Share Mail

  Washington – The Obama administration is reviewing procedures for vetting would-be immigrants, with an eye toward examining applicants’ online presence, to close security gaps… Read More ›

Salman Khan’s conviction in fatal hit-and-run tossed

Salman Khan’s conviction in fatal hit-and-run tossed

New Delhi –  Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who was facing a lengthy prison sentence for a fatal hit-and-run, got a reprieve when the Mumbai High… Read More ›

Amputee soldier’s heartfelt Muslim Facebook post goes viral

Amputee soldier’s heartfelt Muslim Facebook post goes viral

A British soldier who had his leg blown off by a bomb while serving in Iraq has taken the internet by storm after his Facebook… Read More ›

Geneva police hunting 5 suspects related to Paris attacks, source says

Geneva police hunting 5 suspects related to Paris attacks, source says

Geneva, Switzerland, was on high alert Thursday as police searched for suspects related to the terror attacks in Paris, a source close to the investigation… Read More ›

North Korea claims it has hydrogen bomb; experts skeptical

North Korea claims it has hydrogen bomb; experts skeptical

State media indicated Thursday that North Korea has added the hydrogen bomb to its arsenal, a development that, if true, would represent a major leap… Read More ›

Greek parliament set to recognize Palestine

Greek parliament set to recognize Palestine

Non-binding move will not be officially adopted by the State so as ‘not to disturb good relations with Israel’   Greece’s parliament is set to… Read More ›

REPORTS: The secret creator of bitcoin has been unmasked — again

REPORTS: The secret creator of bitcoin has been unmasked — again

  The creator of bitcoin may be an Australian finance geek named Craig Steven Wright, according to a new report by Wired’s Andy Greenberg. Or it… Read More ›

CHEVRON CEO: ‘Hundreds of billions of dollars are being taken out of the business right now’

CHEVRON CEO: ‘Hundreds of billions of dollars are being taken out of the business right now’

  It is tough out there in the oil business. John Watson, chief executive of Chevron, one of the biggest oil and gas companies in… Read More ›

Yahoo will not move forward with Alibaba spinoff

Yahoo will not move forward with Alibaba spinoff

  Yahoo will not move forward with its plans to spin off its stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and will instead weigh whether to… Read More ›

Seattle, WA – Seattle Police Release Video Of Car Chase, Deadly Shootout With Carjacker

Seattle, WA – Seattle Police Release Video Of Car Chase, Deadly Shootout With Carjacker

Seattle, WA – Seattle police have released dash-cam videos showing a carjacker speeding the wrong way up a one-way street, firing at a pursuing patrol… Read More ›

Washington – Trump Denies Plans To Visit Majority-Muslim Jordan, Says Will Visit Israel

Washington – Trump Denies Plans To Visit Majority-Muslim Jordan, Says Will Visit Israel

  Washington – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday denied an Associated Press report that he planned to visit the majority-Muslim kingdom of Jordan… Read More ›