Washington – Senate Panel Backs Lew For Treasury Secretary
Washington - The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday backed President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Treasury Jack Lew, despite some concerns about his perks from previous empl...
Hebron – Palestinians Bury Man Who Died in Israeli Custody
Hebron - Thousands have joined the funeral procession in the West Bank for a 30-year-old Palestinian who died under disputed circumstances in Israeli custody.
Palestinian offici...
Brussels – Panetta, NATO Partner, Differ On Troop Numbers
Brussels - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and his German counterpart offered conflicting accounts Friday of a discussion about how many U.S. and European forces would remain in Afg...
Washington – U.S. Centers For Disease Control: Flu Vaccine Worked In Just Over Half Of Americans Who Got It
Washington - A U.S. government analysis of this season's flu vaccine suggests it was effective in only 56 percent of people who got the shot, and it completely failed to protect th...
Vienna – U.N. Report May Show Slower Growth In Iran Nuclear Stockpile
Vienna - A U.N. nuclear watchdog report due this week is expected to show that growth of Iran's stockpile of higher-grade enriched uranium has slowed as it is using some of the mat...
Phoenix – McCain Defends Immigration Plan To Angry Residents
Phoenix - Arizona took center stage in the national immigration debate Tuesday as Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano toured the state's border with Mexico and Sen. John M...
Israel – Soldier’s Photo Of Palestinian Boy In Crosshairs Sparks Uproar
Israel - An Israeli soldier has provoked an outcry by publishing a photograph that appeared to show the back of a Palestinian boy's head seen through the crosshairs of a rifle.
...
Chicago – After Legal Troubles Rev. Jackson Says Son Under Medical Supervision
Chicago - The Rev. Jesse Jackson says his former congressman son is under strict medical supervision as he struggles with bipolar disorder "compounded by the stresses" of his legal...
Jerusalem – Mystery Australian’s Next-Of-Kin Seek Compensation From Israel
Jerusalem - Relatives of an Australian immigrant to Israel who killed himself in 2010 while secretly jailed on charges of violating national security are seeking compensation from...
Sofia – Bulgaria Expels 3 Hamas Lawmakers
Sofia - Bulgaria on Friday expelled three lawmakers of the Palestinian Hamas from the country, saying they represented "a serious threat to national security."
Interior Minister...
New York – Bloomberg: I Oppose Legalizing Marijuana
New York - Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he opposes legalizing marijuana — or any other illicit drug.
Bloomberg discussed the issue on his weekly WOR Radio show Friday. A day ear...
Washington – Charities Beseech Congress To Preserve Donations Tax Break
Washington - Charitable groups pleaded with lawmakers on Thursday not to alter the federal tax break for donations, while some Democrats said the popular deduction was in no danger...
Jerusalem – Fan Nabbed For Racism Against Muslim Betar Player
Jerusalem - Police arrested a man outside the Friday afternoon practice of the Betar Jerusalem soccer team after the man yelled racist comments at a new Muslim player from Chechnya...
Istanbul – Officials Against Israel’s Bid To Build Gas Pipeline Through Turkey
Istanbul - Israel has offered to lay a natural gas pipeline through Turkey, but Istanbul is reluctant to accept due to ongoing bilateral tension, Hurriyet quoted a Turkish energy m...
West Bank – Palestinian Rally For Hunger Striker Turns Violent
West Bank - Palestinian demonstrators clashed with Israeli soldiers on Friday at a rally held in support of a prisoner observing an intermittent hunger strike to protest his incarc...
Amsterdam – Photograph Of Arab Children Killed By Israel Wins World Press Photo Award
Amsterdam - Swedish photographer Paul Hansen won the 2012 World Press Photo award Friday for newspaper Dagens Nyheter with a picture of two Palestinian children killed in an Israel...
Decatur, GA – Obama: Make Preschool Available To All 4-Year-Olds
Decatur, GA - President Barack Obama says he wants to make preschool available to all 4-year-olds, a vast expansion of existing early childhood education programs.
He says that ...
Jerusalem – Israel Unveiling Herod’s Archaeological Treasures Angers Palestinians
Jerusalem - The first major museum exhibition on the divisive biblical figure of Herod the Great has provoked a modern-day row between Israel and the Palestinians over who has the ...
United Nations – UN: Syria Death Toll Approaching 70,000
United Nations - U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay says the number of people killed in Syria's civil war is probably now approaching 70,000.
Less than six weeks ago, Pillay sa...
New York – Alzheimer’s And Parkinson’s Not Contagious Study
New York - Despite concerns that faulty brain proteins could be transferred from person to person by treatments involving human fluids and tissues, a new study finds no signs of in...