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Convict in Indian gang rape, murder case is released

Convict in Indian gang rape, murder case is released

New Delhi – One of six men convicted of taking part in the savage 2012 gang rape of an Indian physiotherapy student on a moving Delhi… Read More ›

Meretz leader calls on police to investigate Silvan Shalom’s wife

Meretz leader calls on police to investigate Silvan Shalom’s wife

Zehava Gal-on: Judy Shalom Nir-Mozes obstructing probe into husband’s alleged sexual harassment; Zionist Union MK calls on Shalom to suspend himself   Meretz party leader… Read More ›

Likud taps its first openly gay MK to replace Shalom

Likud taps its first openly gay MK to replace Shalom

Amir Ohana, a lawyer, IDF reservist officer and Shin Bet veteran, vows to ‘do my best for the State of Israel’   As No. 32… Read More ›

Photographer rediscovers there’s no place like home

Photographer rediscovers there’s no place like home

orty years later, Meryl Meisler finally publishes her quirky photos of Jewish suburban life in NY during the 1970s   It’s easy to crack a… Read More ›

State seeks to keep Jewish terror suspects under arrest

State seeks to keep Jewish terror suspects under arrest

After reporting on further development in investigation into Duma arson, Shin Bet and State Attorney to file prosecutor’s statement seeking to extend arrest beyond 30… Read More ›

Interior minister resigns in wake of harassment claims

Interior minister resigns in wake of harassment claims

Silvan Shalom announces he is leaving politics after a week in which seven women alleged inappropriate sexual conduct. Interior Minister Silvan Shalom (Likud) is retiring… Read More ›

Report: Kuntar planning major terror attack on Israel when he was killed

Report: Kuntar planning major terror attack on Israel when he was killed

Notorious terrorist was reportedly deemed a ‘ticking bomb’ by Israel and the West; rejected by Hezbollah, he planned attacks as a ‘freelancer’. Samir Kuntar, the… Read More ›

IDF attacks targets in Lebanon in response to rocket fire

IDF attacks targets in Lebanon in response to rocket fire

The army said that it sees “the Lebanese army as responsible for activities in Lebanon and will continue to act against any attempt to harm… Read More ›

Danon urges UN to condemn rocket attacks on northern Israel

Danon urges UN to condemn rocket attacks on northern Israel

Three rockets were fired from southern Lebanon and were believed to have fallen in open territory in the North. The IDF responded with artillery fire.… Read More ›

‘I’m every Israeli’s president,’ says Rivlin, defending appearance at ‘Haaretz’ conference

‘I’m every Israeli’s president,’ says Rivlin, defending appearance at ‘Haaretz’ conference

An outspoken advocate for tolerance regardless of color, creed, nationality or political ideology, Rivlin said: “We must begin to speak to each other, and not… Read More ›

Middle Israel: All the president meant

Middle Israel: All the president meant

Reuven Rivlin emerges from the Right’s attacks on him as an angry society’s punching bag and therapist.   Moses’s command “You shall not revile God nor… Read More ›

Troops shot at near Ramallah; none hurt

Troops shot at near Ramallah; none hurt

Gunman opens fire on soldiers, Border Police — first at Qalandiya checkpoint, then at patrol sent to investigate   An IDF force identified bullet marks… Read More ›

How to train your brain to make better decisions

How to train your brain to make better decisions

  Overcoming obstacles is synonymous with entrepreneurship. The ability to engage with difficulties and stress in an empowering way is described as the biggest factor for… Read More ›

A wildlife ecologist explains whether you can survive the cold by sleeping inside an animal carcass

A wildlife ecologist explains whether you can survive the cold by sleeping inside an animal carcass

  Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenantis packed with gross moments — especially for Leonardo DiCaprio’s character Hugh Glass. In the actor’s most recent bid for… Read More ›

This country has hosted the most immigrants in the 21st century

This country has hosted the most immigrants in the 21st century

Home to 1.6 million refugees, Turkey has hosted the largest number of immigrants so far this century. Lebanon and Jordan have also risen up the rankings, as the chart below… Read More ›

London – British Holocaust Campaigner Greville Janner Dies Share Tweet Share Mail

London – British Holocaust Campaigner Greville Janner Dies Share Tweet Share Mail

  London – British peer Greville Janner, a prominent campaigner for Holocaust victims who was later accused of child sex abuse, has died aged 87,… Read More ›

Washington – Obama Urges Americans Remain Vigilant Against Homegrown Threats

Washington – Obama Urges Americans Remain Vigilant Against Homegrown Threats

  Washington – President Barack Obama urged Americans to remain vigilant against the potential threat of homegrown Islamic State militants on Friday, acknowledging the difficulty… Read More ›

Contoocook, NH – Bush Has A Moment Of ‘self-therapy,’ Calls Trump ‘a Jerk’

Contoocook, NH – Bush Has A Moment Of ‘self-therapy,’ Calls Trump ‘a Jerk’

  Contoocook, NH –  Days after going toe-to-toe with Donald Trump on the debate stage, Jeb Bush seemed to relish his new role as the… Read More ›

U.N. Security Council approves peace plan for Syria

U.N. Security Council approves peace plan for Syria

The United Nations Security Council on Friday approved a resolution that supports international efforts to seek a political solution in Syria. U.S. Secretary of State… Read More ›

Cholera outbreak threatens world’s largest refugee camp

Cholera outbreak threatens world’s largest refugee camp

  Kenya’s cholera epidemic has reached the world’s largest refugee camp and doctors worry the outbreak could continue to spread. Seven people have died in… Read More ›