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English Premier League: Iwobi and Welbeck shine for Arsenal at Everton

English Premier League: Iwobi and Welbeck shine for Arsenal at Everton

  Perhaps resting John Stones was not the greatest strategy by Everton manager Roberto Martinez. Without the England center back manning the back line, Everton’s… Read More ›

American regrets ‘bad decision’ to travel to ISIS stronghold

American regrets ‘bad decision’ to travel to ISIS stronghold

Mohamad Jamal Khweis blames a young woman he met in Turkey. The American-born son of Palestinian immigrants in Virginia, Khweis told Kurdistan24 that he followed… Read More ›

Missing Texas girl Adriana Coronado found dead, police say

Missing Texas girl Adriana Coronado found dead, police say

The body of a girl found Wednesday afternoon in a field not far from a Texas freeway has been identified as Adriana Coronado, police in… Read More ›

Hubble finds ‘monster stars’

Hubble finds ‘monster stars’

  There are monsters in the universe. That’s the description of stars photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope, which took a shot of the R136… Read More ›

Jews indicted in racist beating of Jerusalem Arab

Jews indicted in racist beating of Jerusalem Arab

Earlier this month, five teenagers violently attacked an Arab employee of the Jerusalem Municipality in a park, yelling ‘Death to Arabs’ while they beat him,… Read More ›

Turkish activist wishes for death of wounded Israeli tourists

Turkish activist wishes for death of wounded Israeli tourists

Irem Atkas, an activist from President Erdogan’s party, posts tweet wishing for the death of Israelis wounded in a terror attack Saturday morning in central… Read More ›

Bible Lands Museum brings together Jewish, Palestinian children

Bible Lands Museum brings together Jewish, Palestinian children

‘Image of Abraham’ program encourages coexistence for Israeli and Palestinian students from Jerusalem. The wave of terror roiling Israel in recent months has put Jewish-Arab… Read More ›

Turkish PM offers condolences to Israeli victims of Istanbul blast

Turkish PM offers condolences to Israeli victims of Istanbul blast

Ahmet Davutoglu condemned “heinous attack” in letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.   Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu communicated his condolences to the Israeli victims… Read More ›

Israeli authorities confirm two fatalities from Istanbul bombing were dual US-Israeli citizens

Israeli authorities confirm two fatalities from Istanbul bombing were dual US-Israeli citizens

Additionally, Simcha Damari, a Dimona resident, has been identified as one of the Israelis killed.   Two Israelis citizens killed in a suicide bombing in… Read More ›

Report: Islamic education in US hostile to Israel, distorts conflict

Report: Islamic education in US hostile to Israel, distorts conflict

The report, which surveys Islamic Studies in the US and Canada, also showed that, although the textbooks reflect a generally tolerant tone and even respect… Read More ›

Big-mouthed clown? China reacts to Donald Trump’s rise

Big-mouthed clown? China reacts to Donald Trump’s rise

Hong Kong – For months, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has repeatedly targeted China on the campaign trail, pledging to put tariffs on goods produced overseas and… Read More ›

Brazil: Judge suspends swearing-in of Lula da Silva to Cabinet post

Brazil: Judge suspends swearing-in of Lula da Silva to Cabinet post

A Brazilian federal judge moved Thursday to block the controversial swearing-in of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as chief of staff to President… Read More ›

US democracy at stake amid campaign violence, major Jewish group warns

US democracy at stake amid campaign violence, major Jewish group warns

American Jewish Committee appears to take on Trump a day after the Republican front-runner warned of riots if GOP blocks him   WASHINGTON — Threats… Read More ›

For Trump, the White House is a long-held ambition

For Trump, the White House is a long-held ambition

Real estate mogul has been flirting with the presidency since 1988, when he joked that Oprah Winfrey could be his running mate   WASHINGTON (AFP)… Read More ›

‘Gaza sewage crisis is a ticking timebomb for Israel’

‘Gaza sewage crisis is a ticking timebomb for Israel’

Cholera or typhoid outbreak due to Gaza’s lack of sewage treatment infrastructure could contaminate region’s drinking water, expert says.   Gaza could be a ticking… Read More ›

Nora Ephron’s feats and foibles examined in film by her son

Nora Ephron’s feats and foibles examined in film by her son

Influential late writer and director of iconic films such as ‘When Harry Met Sally’ steps in front of the camera in this subtle, loving documentary… Read More ›

Supreme Court Justice Zilbertal announces early retirement

Supreme Court Justice Zilbertal announces early retirement

Four of the high court’s 15 justices now set to retire in 2017, sparking a showdown over appointments   In a surprise announcement, Supreme Court… Read More ›

J.Crew is turning into a discount retailer

J.Crew is turning into a discount retailer

  J.Crew isn’t fully recovered from its troubled times just yet. Though its fourth quarter results weren’t nearly as dismal as itsprevious quarters, sales are… Read More ›

Police no longer to investigate anonymous complaints, raising ire

Police no longer to investigate anonymous complaints, raising ire

Police Commissioner Roni Alsheikh has announced that anonymous complaints will no longer be investigated: multiple women’s organizations have protested, claiming that the new policy enables… Read More ›

Apple engineers would rather quit than help the FBI

Apple engineers would rather quit than help the FBI

  Some Apple engineers say that they’d rather quit than help the government break security measures that Apple has placed on iPhones and iPads. Inside… Read More ›