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IDF soldiers come under fire in Qalandia riot

IDF soldiers come under fire in Qalandia riot

Palestinian throws pipe bomb at troops operating in Jenin; no injuries reported in either incident   Shots were fired at IDF troops overnight Monday during… Read More ›

IDF deploys concrete barriers to northern border

IDF deploys concrete barriers to northern border

In expectation of Hezbollah attack over killing of terrorist Samir Kuntar, army said to bolster troop presence in northern towns   The IDF began placing… Read More ›

Olmert to go to jail after Supreme Court cuts sentence to 18 months

Olmert to go to jail after Supreme Court cuts sentence to 18 months

Justices overturn one bribery conviction but uphold another for disgraced former prime minister, who was originally slated to serve 6 years for his part in… Read More ›

New York – Colbert Respects Trump’s Populist Appeal Share Tweet Share Mail

New York – Colbert Respects Trump’s Populist Appeal Share Tweet Share Mail

  New York – Stephen Colbert may not respect much of what Donald Trump says, but he does admire the Republican’s ability to craft a… Read More ›

Olympia, WA – At Least 3 Prisoners Released In Error Committed New Crimes

Olympia, WA – At Least 3 Prisoners Released In Error Committed New Crimes

  Olympia, WA – At least three Washington state prisoners released early because of a computer error committed crimes during the time they should have… Read More ›

London – Car Crashes Into Coffee Shop In UK: 1 Dead, 5 Injured Share Tweet Share Mail

London – Car Crashes Into Coffee Shop In UK: 1 Dead, 5 Injured Share Tweet Share Mail

  London – A car has smashed into a Costa coffee shop in Britain, leaving one woman dead and five other people injured. The car… Read More ›

Former American hostages in Iran will receive compensation

Former American hostages in Iran will receive compensation

  Washington – They have waited for more than 36 years. Now the Americans who were held hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Iran and/or their… Read More ›

British, U.S. embassies warn of threats against Westerners in Beijing

British, U.S. embassies warn of threats against Westerners in Beijing

Beijing – The British, U.S. and French embassies in China say they have received information of possible threats against Westerners visiting a popular shopping district in… Read More ›

Rivlin hosts 58 child terror victims for bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs

Rivlin hosts 58 child terror victims for bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs

President tells boys and girls in day-long event at his official residence that ‘we pay a price for our being Jews’   President Reuven Rivlin… Read More ›

Mullah accused of shooting, killing Afghan-American woman in Kabul

Mullah accused of shooting, killing Afghan-American woman in Kabul

An Afghan-American woman was leaving the gym of her apartment complex in Kabul, Afghanistan, when a mullah allegedly shot her to death, according to a… Read More ›

How Nirbhaya rape case points to India’s deep-rooted problem with women

How Nirbhaya rape case points to India’s deep-rooted problem with women

New Delhi – There’s crime and then there’s evil, pure and simple. By any standards, the events of December 12, 2012 can only be described as… Read More ›

Massive rescue effort underway after landslide at south China waste dump

Massive rescue effort underway after landslide at south China waste dump

Close to 3,000 people were part of the massive rescue effort underway Monday after a landslide in south China, state media reported. A man-made pile… Read More ›

From Boston to Beit Shemesh, slain Ezra Schwartz honored with service and sports

From Boston to Beit Shemesh, slain Ezra Schwartz honored with service and sports

A month after his murder by Palestinian terrorists, a look at mitzvah projects — from ‘epic wiffle tournaments’ to polar plunges — inspired by 18-year-old… Read More ›

With fanfare and warning to Israel, Hezbollah buries Samir Kuntar in Beirut

With fanfare and warning to Israel, Hezbollah buries Samir Kuntar in Beirut

Thousands turn out for funeral of terrorist said to have been killed in IDF strike on Syria; Shiite group calls assassination a ‘stupid act’  … Read More ›

Russian-Israelis embrace tinsel, trees and Santa Claus — but don’t call it Christmas

Russian-Israelis embrace tinsel, trees and Santa Claus — but don’t call it Christmas

Novy God, New Year’s in Russian, is celebrated as a secular holiday, but that doesn’t stop some Israeli Jews from criticizing its observance   TEL… Read More ›

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 ›