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Jewish zookeeper mourned after mauled to death by tiger

Jewish zookeeper mourned after mauled to death by tiger

Stacey Konwiser, a veteran keeper, had been working with tigers at Florida zoo for three years; husband works there too   MIAMI — South Florida… Read More ›

Terror victim’s family to address UN

Terror victim’s family to address UN

Slain Israeli Dafna Meir’s husband and daughter are in New York to address the UN on Monday; Israel’s ambassador to the organization hopes to expose… Read More ›

Fighting oppression, inequality and injustice on Passover

Fighting oppression, inequality and injustice on Passover

Op-ed: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton offers a few thoughts inspired by the story of the Jewish people’s liberation from slavery in Egypt. I didn’t… Read More ›

No need to panic

No need to panic

Op-ed: The mounting panic about Hamas and imminent war is misplaced; the terrorist organization is in no state, operationally or mentally, to launch an attack… Read More ›

Israel, Italy say Rome never objected to Nirenstein’s ambassadorial appointment

Israel, Italy say Rome never objected to Nirenstein’s ambassadorial appointment

New appointee is scheduled to replace the current envoy Naor Gilon in the summer.   The offices of both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Italian… Read More ›

Islamic State sees sharp drop in its revenue

Islamic State sees sharp drop in its revenue

“The Islamic State is still a force in the region, but, this drop in revenue is a significant figure and will increase the challenge for… Read More ›

High Court to state on haredi army service: You’ve created a monster

High Court to state on haredi army service: You’ve created a monster

Rubinstein says November’s law pushing back targets of haredi recruits just created an “illusion.”   Even as there was no decision, there was no ambiguity… Read More ›

‘Syria and Sinai show us the need for a Jordan border specialty force’

‘Syria and Sinai show us the need for a Jordan border specialty force’

Lt.-Col. Yosef Penso, Commander of the Jordan Lions Battalion, tells ‘Post’ about new unit’s activities in the sweltering heat.   In the shadow of rising… Read More ›

Iran parades parts of advanced S-300 missile battery in Tehran

Iran parades parts of advanced S-300 missile battery in Tehran

Addressing Army Day celebrations, president calls those who say Islamic Republic doesn’t need hard power ‘naive’   Iran on Sunday paraded what it claimed were… Read More ›

6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes southeast of Tonga

6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes southeast of Tonga

  SYDNEY – An magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck southeast of the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake… Read More ›

San Francisco’s housing market is at a tipping point

San Francisco’s housing market is at a tipping point

  San Francisco’s housing market is at a tipping point. A shortage of housing inventory, with demand that has not flatlined, has jacked up home prices… Read More ›

Elisabeth Murdoch’s new company is creating a made-for-Snapchat millennial media brand

Elisabeth Murdoch’s new company is creating a made-for-Snapchat millennial media brand

  Elisabeth Murdoch’s new UK-based media company is set to launch a made-for-Snapchat mobile video media brand called “Brother.” The brand is due to launch in… Read More ›

Washington – NYT: Saudi Arabia Threatens To Sell Off Billions In American Assets If 9/11 Bill Passes

Washington – NYT: Saudi Arabia Threatens To Sell Off Billions In American Assets If 9/11 Bill Passes

  Washington – The Saudi Arabian government has threatened to sell of hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of American assets should the U.S. Congress… Read More ›

New York – At Trump Tower, True Believers Mix With The Morbidly Curious

New York – At Trump Tower, True Believers Mix With The Morbidly Curious

  New York – Inside Trump Tower, altar to all things Donald, the throngs pouring into the soaring brass-and-glass atrium include both the true believers… Read More ›

Ozu, Japan – Some Sleep In Cars After 2 Nights Of Quakes Kill 41 In Japan

Ozu, Japan – Some Sleep In Cars After 2 Nights Of Quakes Kill 41 In Japan

  Ozu, Japan – The wooden home barely withstood the first earthquake. An even stronger one the next night dealt what might have been the… Read More ›

Ecuador earthquake: 77 killed, hundreds injured

Ecuador earthquake: 77 killed, hundreds injured

A major earthquake hit Ecuador’s central coast, killing at least 77 people as it buckled homes and knocked out power in a city hundreds of… Read More ›

North Korean official on Trump comments: ‘Totally absurd and illogical’

North Korean official on Trump comments: ‘Totally absurd and illogical’

Pyongyang, North Korea – A North Korean official said recent remarks by Republican frontrunner Donald Trump are “absurd and illogical,” in a rare interview granted… Read More ›

Russia denies wrongdoing after jet barrel-rolls over U.S. aircraft

Russia denies wrongdoing after jet barrel-rolls over U.S. aircraft

  Washington – A U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane was barrel-rolled by a Russian jet over the Baltic Sea during a routine flight in international… Read More ›

Netanyahu, Putin to meet in Moscow on Syria, Palestinians

Netanyahu, Putin to meet in Moscow on Syria, Palestinians

One-day talks on eve of Passover likely to include Russia’s sale of advanced missile defense system to Iran   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet… Read More ›

Pope lauded by refugees he helped resettle in Italy

Pope lauded by refugees he helped resettle in Italy

Francis says decision to assist 12 Muslims who were stranded in Greek camp after fleeing war-torn Syria is ‘purely humanitarian’   ROME (AP) — Pope… Read More ›