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Julian Assange: UK police drop 24-hour embassy guard

Julian Assange: UK police drop 24-hour embassy guard

  London – Police are no longer guarding WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange around the clock, London’s Metropolitan Police said Monday, but are deploying “a number of… Read More ›

Singapore Airlines jet ‘faceplants’ as landing gear retracts

Singapore Airlines jet ‘faceplants’ as landing gear retracts

  A Singapore Airlines jet faceplanted when its forward landing gear retracted on the tarmac at Singapore’s Changi Airport Sunday. The Airbus A330-300 was undergoing… Read More ›

Turkey bombings: ISIS focus of investigation, Prime Minister says

Turkey bombings: ISIS focus of investigation, Prime Minister says

  Though no group has claimed responsibility for the deadly weekend bombings in Ankara, the focus of the investigation is the Islamic extremist group ISIS,… Read More ›

Knesset advances tougher punishments for stone throwers

Knesset advances tougher punishments for stone throwers

Lawmakers vote 42-11 in favor of bill that would up minimum sentence and slap hefty fines on people convicted in attacks   The Knesset on… Read More ›

Lions’ Gate stabber named as East Jerusalem teen

Lions’ Gate stabber named as East Jerusalem teen

Jabel Mukaber resident Mustafa Khatieb, 17, shot to death; his target, a Border Police officer, protected by vest   A teenager from the East Jerusalem… Read More ›

Amnesty accuses Syria Kurdish forces of war crimes

Amnesty accuses Syria Kurdish forces of war crimes

Rights group says autonomous administration displaced scores of civilians without justifiable military grounds   Waves of forced displacement and home demolitions carried out by Kurdish… Read More ›

Jerusalem businesses feel terror crunch

Jerusalem businesses feel terror crunch

Business owners report fifty percent drop in revenue; City councilwoman turns to Netanyahu to request immediate assistance. The series of attacks in Jerusalem have badly… Read More ›

Mayor: Check Arab workers’ papers

Mayor: Check Arab workers’ papers

Amid ongoing terrorism, Kiryat Bialik Mayor Eli Dukorsky issues orders to increase police and inspector patrols and to check the IDs of construction workers, writes… Read More ›

Terrorist attempts to snatch soldier’s gun on bus, shot dead

Terrorist attempts to snatch soldier’s gun on bus, shot dead

In fourth attack in Jerusalem in a day, assailant tries to choke soldier, then stabs him, before passenger tries to overpower him and police shoot… Read More ›

Southern Command attempts to contain border clashes without use of live fire

Southern Command attempts to contain border clashes without use of live fire

IDF units fire tear gas at Gazan rioters who crossed border fence.   A group of Gazan rioters approached the security fence from the center… Read More ›

Erdan: Government must express its sovereignty in Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem

Erdan: Government must express its sovereignty in Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem

Knesset works on increasing penalties for acts of terrorism; MK Zahalka removed from meeting   Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan called Monday for the public… Read More ›

Analysis: A capital on edge

Analysis: A capital on edge

Jerusalem residents express fear, while shop owners lament record-low sales as violence spikes.   In the midst of a wave of terrorist attacks that have rattled… Read More ›

Israelis take to the streets to protest security situation

Israelis take to the streets to protest security situation

Dozens march in Hadera following nearby stabbing, while hundreds rally in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square over ongoing attacks against Jews   Dozens of Israeli youths… Read More ›

‘The terrorist was going crazy, wouldn’t stop trying to stab us’

‘The terrorist was going crazy, wouldn’t stop trying to stab us’

Benayahu Arazi recounts how he tackled the knife-wielding attacker who stabbed 4 people near Hadera on Sunday   One of the Israelis who rushed a… Read More ›

Jewish, Muslim groups raise temperature at contested site

Jewish, Muslim groups raise temperature at contested site

Some organizations have played a key role in inflaming tensions, stepping up activities at Temple Mount   JERUSALEM (AP) — Jewish and Muslim grassroots groups,… Read More ›

A key argument against taking Donald Trump’s candidacy seriously is evaporating

A key argument against taking Donald Trump’s candidacy seriously is evaporating

  Donald Trump’s continued dominance of the Republican presidential field has confounded many top pollsters and analysts since he soared to the top of the… Read More ›

The Washington Post journalist held in Iran for over a year has been convicted

The Washington Post journalist held in Iran for over a year has been convicted

  DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A court in Iran has convicted Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, Iran’s ISNA news agency said on Sunday, but the U.S.… Read More ›

Drug pricing reform could be huge for big pharma — here is who has the most to lose

Drug pricing reform could be huge for big pharma — here is who has the most to lose

  It has been a rough few months for pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. The overnight price hike of Daraprim, a drug to treat AIDs, cancer,… Read More ›

New Delhi – India Pres. Ahead Of Israel Trip: ‘Palestine Belongs To Arabs Like England Belongs To English’

New Delhi – India Pres. Ahead Of Israel Trip: ‘Palestine Belongs To Arabs Like England Belongs To English’

  New Delhi – Even as the current wave of terror rages on, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee is scheduled to travel from Jordan to the… Read More ›

Dallas – Southwest: Technical Issues Delays Hundreds Of Flights

Dallas – Southwest: Technical Issues Delays Hundreds Of Flights

  Dallas – Southwest Airlines says hundreds of flights have been delayed by technical issues that are forcing it to check in some customers manually… Read More ›