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WTA Finals 2015: Petra Kvitova stuns Maria Sharapova

WTA Finals 2015: Petra Kvitova stuns Maria Sharapova

  Petra Kvitova and Agnieszka Radwanska advanced to the title match at the WTA Finals Saturday after upset victories in semifinal matches in Singapore. Fomer… Read More ›

Blogger killed in Bangladesh, three others wounded, police say

Blogger killed in Bangladesh, three others wounded, police say

  Dhaka, Bangladesh – Another secular blogger was hacked to death and three other people were severely wounded in two separate attacks in Bangladesh’s capital on… Read More ›

Russian plane crashes in Sinai, killing all 224 people on board

Russian plane crashes in Sinai, killing all 224 people on board

Cairo – A Russian passenger plane crashed early Saturday in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people aboard, officials said. Russian state media reported that many… Read More ›

US, Israeli hostility to receive ‘crushing response,’ Iran warns

US, Israeli hostility to receive ‘crushing response,’ Iran warns

Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan responds to US-Israel defense talks with vow to inflict an ‘unforgettable lesson’   Iran’s defense minister warned Saturday that his country… Read More ›

Peace is only way to ensure security for Israel, says Obama at Rabin memorial

Peace is only way to ensure security for Israel, says Obama at Rabin memorial

In pre-recorded speech to Tel Aviv rally, US president pays tribute to PM, says ‘a bullet can take a man’s life, but his dream of… Read More ›

Twenty years on, an unfulfilled plea for peace

Twenty years on, an unfulfilled plea for peace

Participants at memorial rally for Yitzhak Rabin say Israeli society has grown more divided, and more extreme, since he was assassinated   TEL AVIV —… Read More ›

2 Israeli judokas win bronze at Abu Dhabi Grand Slam

2 Israeli judokas win bronze at Abu Dhabi Grand Slam

Israeli Judokas Yarden Gerbi and Sagi Muki win bronze in important tournament, bringing them closer to qualifying for Rio 2016 Olympics. Two Israeli athletes medaled… Read More ›

Israeli investors flock to Greece

Israeli investors flock to Greece

The current Greek recession and plummeting real estate prices attract Israelis looking to buy villas, assets for investment or businesses. Israeli investors looking for investment… Read More ›

Attacks harming Jerusalem nightlife

Attacks harming Jerusalem nightlife

Recent wave of violence has had a negative impact on Jerusalem’s bars and restaurants, with people too scared to go to crowded venues. The current… Read More ›

Berlin Jewish community head leaves lasting legacy

Berlin Jewish community head leaves lasting legacy

Dr. Alexander Brenner, 90, a tireless defender of the State of Israel and one of the most remarkable Jews in post-Holocaust Germany, served as a… Read More ›

Australians, New Zealanders, and Israelis commemorate the Battle of Beersheba

Australians, New Zealanders, and Israelis commemorate the Battle of Beersheba

Former enemies who are now friends joined together on Friday in paying tribute to courageous soldiers who fought and fell.   Former enemies who are… Read More ›

Rafsanjani revelation on Iran drive for nuclear bomb eludes alleged Khamenei fatwa

Rafsanjani revelation on Iran drive for nuclear bomb eludes alleged Khamenei fatwa

The International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations nuclear watchdog, is investigating whether Iran’s nuclear program ever had a military application.   Former Iranian president… Read More ›

Egyptian TV Host and Historian Concur: Burning Is the Only Solution for the Jews

Egyptian TV Host and Historian Concur: Burning Is the Only Solution for the Jews

Israel opposes diplomatic initiative giving PA ‘prize’ for terrorism

Israel opposes diplomatic initiative giving PA ‘prize’ for terrorism

The official’s comments came as New Zealand met with National Security Council head Yossi Cohen to discuss the country’s draft UN resolution calling on the… Read More ›

New Zealand circulates UN draft resolution for new peace effort

New Zealand circulates UN draft resolution for new peace effort

Proposal includes settlement freeze, would require Palestinians to drop ICC bid; Israeli envoy condemns ‘destructive’ efforts   UNITED NATIONS — A proposed UN resolution aimed… Read More ›

Here’s why the US is selling almost 10% of its oil

Here’s why the US is selling almost 10% of its oil

  The U.S. Congress is moving on abudget deal to avert a standoff over raising the debt ceiling, at least until 2017. The emerging budget… Read More ›

Hampton Creek’s response to the FDA: Mayo is different than mayonnaise

Hampton Creek’s response to the FDA: Mayo is different than mayonnaise

  In August, the US Food and Drug Administration told eggless-mayo startup Hampton Creek that it needs to drop all claims of making mayonnaise. The startup has… Read More ›

Google is merging its Chrome OS into Android

Google is merging its Chrome OS into Android

  Google will fold its Chrome operating system used in personal computers into the Android mobile OS, according to The Wall Street Journal. Beginning in… Read More ›

Jerusalem – El Al Inks Deal For Nine New Boeing Dreamliners

Jerusalem – El Al Inks Deal For Nine New Boeing Dreamliners

  Jerusalem – El Al on Thursday inked a deal to add 15 new aircraft from Boeing, including its 787-8 and 787-9 Dreamliners, in a… Read More ›

New York – Tarantino, Condemned By Police, Gets Support From Protesters

New York – Tarantino, Condemned By Police, Gets Support From Protesters

  New York – Organizers of a rally against police brutality spoke up Thursday in support of filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, who has been condemned by… Read More ›