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Afghan troops say Kunduz retaken; Taliban claim they’re pushing back

Afghan troops say Kunduz retaken; Taliban claim they’re pushing back

Kabul, Afghanistan – After the stinging blow of losing the city of Kunduz to the Taliban, the Afghan government says it has now reclaimed most of… Read More ›

Interview: Novel brings Nazi persecution of artists to life

Interview: Novel brings Nazi persecution of artists to life

Author Lisa Barr tells Ynet about what inspired her to write about Hitler’s mission to destroy the avant-garde and her unforgettable interview with Leah Rabin… Read More ›

Ralph Lauren is stepping down as CEO of his company

Ralph Lauren is stepping down as CEO of his company

  Ralph Lauren has stepped down from his position as CEO of his own company, The New York Times reports. Lauren will not be entirely absent… Read More ›

US arctic drilling is dead

US arctic drilling is dead

  Arctic drilling in the US is dead. After more than eight years of planning and drilling, costing more than $7 billion, Royal Dutch Shell… Read More ›

Hillary Clinton has made a major break with Obamacare

Hillary Clinton has made a major break with Obamacare

  Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton called for a repeal of the US Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s so-called Cadillac tax, marking a significant… Read More ›

Washington – Contender For House Speaker Blasts Obama’s Foreign Policy

Washington – Contender For House Speaker Blasts Obama’s Foreign Policy

  Washington – Republican U.S. Representative Kevin McCarthy, the leading candidate to be the next House speaker, voiced sharp disagreement with President Barack Obama’s foreign… Read More ›

United Nations – Obama, Castro Meet As They Work On Thawing U.S.-Cuba Ties

United Nations – Obama, Castro Meet As They Work On Thawing U.S.-Cuba Ties

  United Nations – U.S. President Barack Obama shook hands with Cuban President Raul Castro at the United Nations on Tuesday in a rare one-on-one… Read More ›

Rome – Pope After U.S. Visit: Govt. Workers Have Right To Refuse Gay Marriage Licenses

Rome – Pope After U.S. Visit: Govt. Workers Have Right To Refuse Gay Marriage Licenses

  Rome – Pope Francis said on Monday government officials have a “human right” to refuse to discharge a duty, such as issuing marriage licenses… Read More ›

Yazidi girl remembers horror of helicopter escape from ISIS

Yazidi girl remembers horror of helicopter escape from ISIS

It was an escape from hell. The terror of the ordeal she — and so many like her — had endured was imprinted on the… Read More ›

Bill Clinton: Donald Trump is ‘fact-free’

Bill Clinton: Donald Trump is ‘fact-free’

Washington – Bill Clinton hit Republican presidential contender Donald Trump for running a “fact-free” campaign, defending his wife Hillary Clinton in an interview Tuesday. The former… Read More ›

ISIS says it killed Italian on streets of Bangladesh capital

ISIS says it killed Italian on streets of Bangladesh capital

  ISIS has claimed responsibility for gunning down an Italian citizen on the streets of Bangladesh — and threatens more attacks to come. Cesare Tavella,… Read More ›

IS wants to kill millions, says ’embedded’ German reporter

IS wants to kill millions, says ’embedded’ German reporter

Jürgen Todenhöfer, who spent 10 harrowing days with terror group last year, says it’s planning ‘biggest religious cleansing in history’   The Islamic State wants… Read More ›

US suspends Syrian rebel training program

US suspends Syrian rebel training program

Pentagon says entire beleaguered system aimed at fighting Islamic State, other jihadists to undergo review   The Pentagon said Tuesday it had suspended bringing moderate… Read More ›

Obama: Military strategy alone won’t defeat ISIS

Obama: Military strategy alone won’t defeat ISIS

US president heads summit of a multi-state coalition against the Islamic State at the UN, clarifying that multiple means are needed in order to defeat… Read More ›

Here’s an intense toast between Obama and Putin in New York

Here’s an intense toast between Obama and Putin in New York

  US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin were in New York City Monday to address the annual UN General Assembly. And the… Read More ›

Yahoo says it will go forward with Alibaba spinoff even if IRS doesn’t give approval

Yahoo says it will go forward with Alibaba spinoff even if IRS doesn’t give approval

  Yahoo said on Monday that it will go forward with plans to spinoff its Alibaba shares into a separate company even if the IRS… Read More ›

Microsoft’s new financial structure indicates a huge change at the company

Microsoft’s new financial structure indicates a huge change at the company

  Today, Microsoft announced a shift in its financial reporting structure that lumps its disparate product divisions together underthree business segments with silly names. Most… Read More ›

Washington – VW Facing ‘Tsunami’ Of Legal Trouble In Emissions Scandal

Washington – VW Facing ‘Tsunami’ Of Legal Trouble In Emissions Scandal

  Washington –  Who knew about the deception, when did they know it and who directed it? Those are among questions that state and federal… Read More ›

Tehran – Iran Not Backing Down: Saudi Arabia Should Apologize For 769 Haj Deaths

Tehran – Iran Not Backing Down: Saudi Arabia Should Apologize For 769 Haj Deaths

  Tehran – Iran’s supreme leader has said Saudi Arabia should apologize for a crush outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca that killed 769 worshipers… Read More ›

Government spokesman: Afghan city largely in ‘hand of enemies’

Government spokesman: Afghan city largely in ‘hand of enemies’

  The Afghan provincial capital of Kunduz has largely fallen into “the hand of enemies,” Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said late Monday. Sediqqi… Read More ›