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Child labor on the rise among Syrian children as crisis spirals

Child labor on the rise among Syrian children as crisis spirals

UNICEF reports that most refugee children in host communities in Jordan work six or seven days a week earning between $4 and $7 daily.  … Read More ›

Analysis: Egypt still trying to find a fitting answer to a complex situation

Analysis: Egypt still trying to find a fitting answer to a complex situation

Obama, who has not severed his links with the Brotherhood, is apparently not giving enough weight to the decisive role played by Egypt in the… Read More ›

950 Hezbollah operatives, 300 Hamas members in Germany – intelligence report

950 Hezbollah operatives, 300 Hamas members in Germany – intelligence report

Radical Islamists ‘greatest danger for the country,’ German agency says.   The number of Islamists in Germany increased to 43,890 in 2014 from 43,190 in… Read More ›

Hamas unveils ‘new tunnel’ it says reaches into Israel

Hamas unveils ‘new tunnel’ it says reaches into Israel

Terror group says fortified, 3.5 km tunnel built in preparation for next round of violence   Hamas has built a new fortified tunnel that reaches… Read More ›

Here’s how much Jeb Bush pays in taxes

Here’s how much Jeb Bush pays in taxes

  Former Florida Gov. and Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush released more than three decades of tax returns Tuesday afternoon, seeking to present a contrast… Read More ›

There is a new ‘ghost town’ in China

There is a new ‘ghost town’ in China

  An athletes village built for China’s National Games in 2013 and later planned for redevelopment now stands virtually empty and is a ghost town,… Read More ›

Continuing its rocky start, Apple’s online radio station goes down on its first day

Continuing its rocky start, Apple’s online radio station goes down on its first day

Apple launched both its new music streaming service and its Beats 1 radio station Tuesday, and it wasn’t quite the smooth start the company probably… Read More ›

United Nations – UN: World Should Be Ashamed At Failure To End Syria Conflict

United Nations – UN: World Should Be Ashamed At Failure To End Syria Conflict

  United Nations –  U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday the world should be ashamed that three years after major powers approved a blueprint in… Read More ›

New York – At Last, De Blasio Takes Off Gloves And Hits Back At Cuomo

New York – At Last, De Blasio Takes Off Gloves And Hits Back At Cuomo

  New York –  Mayor Bill de Blasio, who 18 months ago in his inaugural address pledged to stand “shoulder to shoulder” with his one-time… Read More ›

New York – New Jersey Judge Dismisses ‘Bridgegate’ Lawsuit

New York – New Jersey Judge Dismisses ‘Bridgegate’ Lawsuit

New York –  A federal judge in New Jersey has dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed by people stuck in traffic in the 2013 George Washington… Read More ›

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner file for divorce

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner file for divorce

  One day after their 10-year anniversary, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner confirmed they are filing for divorce. “After much thought and careful consideration, we… Read More ›

Suspect sent selfie with decapitated victim, French prosecutor says

Suspect sent selfie with decapitated victim, French prosecutor says

A man on France’s terror watch list shot selfies with the decapitated body of his boss before launching an attempted suicide attack at a U.S.-owned… Read More ›

Greece defaults on $1.7 billion IMF payment

Greece defaults on $1.7 billion IMF payment

In a dramatic but widely expected step, Greece formally defaulted on a $1.7 billion payment to the International Monetary Fund early Wednesday in Athens. Greece… Read More ›

Hamas blasts UN Gaza war report… for pro-Israel bias

Hamas blasts UN Gaza war report… for pro-Israel bias

Terror group demands rewrite; says commission should have used testimonies from Israeli group Breaking the Silence to ‘prove IDF war crimes’   It’s not only… Read More ›

Shin Bet chief: Hamas gearing up for next round with Israel

Shin Bet chief: Hamas gearing up for next round with Israel

Terror group has little interest in war but could wage significant campaign, Yoram Cohen tells Knesset committee   Since last summer’s Operation Protective Edge, Hamas… Read More ›

Necktie cameras and invisibility cloaks star at Israeli spy expo

Necktie cameras and invisibility cloaks star at Israeli spy expo

Tel Aviv conference organizer says gadgets on display are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’   TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hidden cameras, invisibility cloaks… Read More ›

‘Arab MKs only care about Gaza, they don’t care about murders in the sector’

‘Arab MKs only care about Gaza, they don’t care about murders in the sector’

After four people murdered over the past week in violent incidents in the Arab sector, Israeli Arabs are frustrated at what they perceive as lack… Read More ›

Obama: I will walk away from Iran talks if its a bad deal

Obama: I will walk away from Iran talks if its a bad deal

As deadline for negotiations extended in a week, both American and Iranian leaders mark their ground, with Rouhani saying Tehran would resume nuclear work if… Read More ›

Islamic State threatens to topple Hamas in Gaza

Islamic State threatens to topple Hamas in Gaza

Shin Bet chief says Hamas losing its ability to govern in Gaza, facing funding challenges, a stagnant effort to rebuild after war, and increasing resistance… Read More ›

Netanyahu’s clandestine trip to hospital fuels talk of succession

Netanyahu’s clandestine trip to hospital fuels talk of succession

The Zionist Union submitted a bill that would require the premier to appoint a vice prime minister so it would be clear who would replace… Read More ›