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EgyptAir black boxes could yet provide clues

EgyptAir black boxes could yet provide clues

  The black boxes of EgyptAir Flight 804 — badly damaged when they were found by searchers — are being repaired and authorities hope they… Read More ›

Rio de Janeiro’s acting governor: Olympics could be a ‘big failure’

Rio de Janeiro’s acting governor: Olympics could be a ‘big failure’

  The headache for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games organizers shows no signs of subsiding. Six weeks before the Games are set to begin, Francisco… Read More ›

Jewish groups decry fresh Presbyterian divestment efforts

Jewish groups decry fresh Presbyterian divestment efforts

ADL, B’nai B’rith say series of measures protesting Israel’s West Bank policies serve to ‘demonize’ the Jewish state   Two major US Jewish groups have… Read More ›

UK Labour leader Corbyn clings to power, blasts ‘maneuvering’

UK Labour leader Corbyn clings to power, blasts ‘maneuvering’

British opposition leader faces anger in his own ranks over accusations he failed to work effectively for Britain to remain in EU   LONDON (AFP)… Read More ›

Could Britain still row back from Brexit?

Could Britain still row back from Brexit?

Analysis: From rumors of non-compliance to calls for new vote, uncertainty abounds in UK following seismic referendum   LONDON (AFP) — Could Britain’s parliament, a… Read More ›

In the face of all the risks

In the face of all the risks

Analysis: Testimonies from the commandos who fought in Entebbe shed new light on the great mystery surrounding the operation. The book “Operation Yonatan in the… Read More ›

Erdogan: Israel agreed to all of Turkey’s conditions

Erdogan: Israel agreed to all of Turkey’s conditions

Turkish president says he spoke to Palestinian President Abbas and Hamas leader Mashal and both were ‘favorable’ to Ankara’s reconciliation agreement with Jerusalem. Turkish President… Read More ›

PMO: Netanyahu didn’t promise to tie Turkey deal with return of soldiers’ bodies

PMO: Netanyahu didn’t promise to tie Turkey deal with return of soldiers’ bodies

Several family members who lost sons during war with Hamas showed their solidarity with the Goldin and Shaul families in their bid to secure their… Read More ›

New Jersey passes legislation prohibiting anti-Israel BDS

New Jersey passes legislation prohibiting anti-Israel BDS

The bipartisan bill in response to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel passed the state’s General Assembly by a vote of 69-3 with… Read More ›

Police temporarily close Temple Mount to non-Muslim visitors

Police temporarily close Temple Mount to non-Muslim visitors

Move follows 2 days of rioting against Jews on contested site during final days of Ramadan.   Following two days of rioting by Arab youths… Read More ›

Bayit Yehudi ministers to oppose Turkey deal in Security Cabinet vote

Bayit Yehudi ministers to oppose Turkey deal in Security Cabinet vote

The security cabinet is expected to approve the deal in a vote on Wednesday.   The Bayit Yehudi pary announced on Tuesday night that its… Read More ›

Israel blames Palestinians for West Bank water shortage

Israel blames Palestinians for West Bank water shortage

The infrastructure is inadequate to meet the increasing demand, the Water Authority said.   The responsibility for the shortage in the West Bank’s water supply, which… Read More ›

Madness versus mortality in Israeli art film about yeshiva student on the brink

Madness versus mortality in Israeli art film about yeshiva student on the brink

With dark narrative and male frontal nudity, Avishai Sivan’s latest release ‘Tikkun’ is a surprise success — even for the filmmaker   The Kabbalistic idea… Read More ›

The pound is getting thumped again in Asian trade

The pound is getting thumped again in Asian trade

The British pound is tumbling again on Monday, unwinding much of the recovery seen in the latter parts of Friday’s session. As at 10am AEST,… Read More ›

Apple and Microsoft are fighting a secret war for the future of technology

Apple and Microsoft are fighting a secret war for the future of technology

  Slowly but surely, the traditional notion of the computer is dying. Since the advent of the Apple II and the rise of the mass-market… Read More ›

The weekend is over and stocks are falling

The weekend is over and stocks are falling

he weekend is over, and stocks are falling all over again. Futures opened lower Sunday, extending the steep sell-off that was triggered after Britain voted… Read More ›

Sacramento, CA – Multiple Stabbing Victims At Neo-Nazo, Right-wing Extremists Rally

Sacramento, CA – Multiple Stabbing Victims At Neo-Nazo, Right-wing Extremists Rally

  Sacramento, CA – At least seven people were stabbed Sunday when counter-protesters clashed with members of right-wing extremists groups that planned to hold a… Read More ›

New York – Post-Brexit Global Equity Loss Of Over $2 Trillion Worst Ever: S&P

New York – Post-Brexit Global Equity Loss Of Over $2 Trillion Worst Ever: S&P

  New York – The $2.08 trillion wiped off global equity markets on Friday after Britain voted to leave the European Union was the biggest… Read More ›

Lake Isabella, CA – Officials: California Wildfire Destroys 200 Homes, Buildings

Lake Isabella, CA – Officials: California Wildfire Destroys 200 Homes, Buildings

  Lake Isabella, CA – A ravenous and deadly wildfire in central California has burned 200 homes, many belonging to retirees on fixed incomes with… Read More ›

El Chapo’s beauty queen wife says she fears for his life

El Chapo’s beauty queen wife says she fears for his life

Atlanta – The wife of Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman says she fears for her husband’s life and that the Mexican government is… Read More ›