Jerusalem – Israeli Library Unveils Ancient Afghan Manuscripts
Jerusalem - A trove of ancient manuscripts in Hebrew characters rescued from caves in a Taliban stronghold in northern Afghanistan is providing the first physical evidence of a Jew...
Pakistan – U.S. Drone Strike Kills Key Taliban Commander
Pakistan - Two U.S. drone strikes on northwest Pakistan killed a senior Taliban commander who fought American forces in Afghanistan but had a truce with the Pakistani military, in...
West Bank – Israel Orders Bedouins To Leave West Bank Area
West Bank - The Israeli military on Wednesday ordered dozens of Palestinian Bedouins to leave their communities so it could conduct military exercises in a remote area of the West ...
Tehran – Iran Warns Foreign Planes Near Strait Of Hormuz
Tehran - Iran's navy issued dozens of warnings to foreign planes and warships that approached its forces during a five-day sea maneuver near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a semi-...
New York – Clinton Receiving Blood Thinners To Dissolve Clot
New York - Doctors treating Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for a blood clot in her head said blood thinners are being used to dissolve the clot and they are confident sh...
Jerusalem – Israeli-Palestinian Clashes Erupt In West Bank
Jerusalem - An arrest raid by undercover Israeli soldiers disguised as vegetable vendors ignited rare clashes in the northern West Bank on Tuesday, residents said, leaving at least...
Seoul – North Korean Leader Seeks End To Confrontation With South
Seoul - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for an end to confrontation between the two Koreas, technically still at war in the absence of a peace treaty to end their 1950-53 co...
New York – Ball Touches Down In Times Square, World Looks To 2013 After Violence, Economic Woes
New York - Ball touches down in New York City's Times Square, marking start of 2013.
As the world rang in 2013 with spectacular fireworks displays and showers of confetti, the s...
Manhattan, NY – Clinton Suffered Clot Between Brain And Skull, Doctors Say
Manhattan, NY - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton developed a blood clot in her head but did not suffer a stroke or neurological damage, her doctors said Monday. They say t...
Rome, Italy – Nobel Scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini Dies In Rome
Rome, Italy - Rita Levi-Montalcini, a biologist who conducted underground research in defiance of Fascist persecution and went on to win a Nobel Prize for helping unlock the myster...
Jerusalem – Peres: Israel Would Talk To Hamas If Quartet Terms Accepted
Jerusalem - President Shimon Peres on Monday pursued his calls for peace when addressing spiritual and lay leaders of Israel's Christian community, withstanding the waves of critic...
London – Report: PA Guilty Of Human Rights Violations, Torturing 13,000 Palestinians
London - An Arab human rights group based in London accused the Palestinian Authority of inhumane practices and human rights violations against Palestinian civilians in a scathing ...
Jerusalem – Israeli Supreme Court Shortens Whistleblower’s Prison Term
Jerusalem - Israel's Supreme Court on Monday shortened by a year the 4-1/2-year prison term of a soldier who gave a journalist classified military documents, some relating to opera...
Tehran – Iran Test-Fires Missiles Near Strait Of Hormuz
Tehran - Iran's navy says it has test-fired a range of weapons during ongoing maneuvers near the Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for one-fifth of the world's oil supply.
The Mo...
Cuba – Chavez Suffers New Post Surgery Complications
Cuba - Hugo Chavez has suffered "new complications" following his cancer surgery in Cuba, his vice president said Sunday, describing the Venezuelan leader's condition as delicate.
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Bnei Brak – Documentary Alleges Hitler Died In A Rural Estate In Argentina With Wife
Bnei Brak - Hitler’s last days were not spent in his Berlin bunker, but in tranquil luxury in an Argentine hotel – at least, that’s the story that director/ producer Noam Shalev an...
Jerusalem – Shas Unveils New App To Receive Blessings From Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
Jerusalem - Shas unveiled a new application for iphone and Android smartphones Sunday. On the application, called Maran Shelita (Hebrew for the great rabbi, who should lives a good...
Yemen – Al Qaeda Offers Gold For US Ambassador’s Murder
Yemen - Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen has offered to pay tens of thousands of dollars to anyone who kills the U.S. ambassador in Sanaa or an American soldier in the country.
An aud...
Washington – Obama: U.S. Has Good Leads On Who Carried Out Benghazi Attacks
Washington - The United States has some "very good leads" about who carried out the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans including the U.S. ambassador in Septembe...
Beijing – China Requiring People To Visit Their Aged Parents
Beijing - Visit your parents. That's an order.
So says China, whose national legislature on Friday amended its law on the elderly to require that adult children visit their aged...