Panetta: Al-Qaida deaths hurt plans for attacks
Source: Associated Press
Say'ūn :: Yemen | updated 2011-12-28 22:33:08 -0800 | political-news
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday that the deaths of several top al-Qaida leaders in Pakistan and Yemen in recent months will make it much more difficult for the terror group and its affiliates to plan and launch large-scale attacks...
Tony Blair's personal details posted online
Source: Daily News & Analysis
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-11-02 07:03:06 -0700 | political-news
Computer hackers have now hacked and published personal details of former british prime minister, Tony Blair, online. They published a document containing his national insurance number. The file that included the names, addresses and phone numbers of Blair's contacts was...
Israeli president calls on Syria’s Assad to resign at first news conference for Arabic media
Source: Washington Post
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2012-11-01 20:46:44 -0700 | political-news
Israel's president has called on Syrian leader Bashar Assad to resign, directing his message to the Arab world in his first news conference for Arab media. Shimon Peres also voiced respect for Syrian demonstrators who he said are fighting for...
This week in power: 9/11, Turkey, Rally, Philharmonic
Source: Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2011-11-09 20:40:17 -0800 | political-news
The study in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine shows that religiously-minded people, including Jews, are in better physical and emotional health than their counterparts...We should speak about it and discuss the issues involved, said Isaac Steven Herschkopf , because the...
Iran: Oliver Stone set to travel to Iran to make Ahmadinejad documentary
Source: AKI
Tehrān :: Iran | updated 2011-11-07 21:48:43 -0800 | political-news
American Academy Award winning director Oliver Stone is due to travel to Tehran to film a documentary, semi-official news agency Fars reported. Stone is expected to arrive in the Iranian capital within the next two or three weeks, according to...
San Antonio mayor boosts ties with Israel
Source: Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
San Antonio :: TX :: USA | updated 2012-11-01 20:44:11 -0700 | political-news
On Thursday, the mayor was wrapping up a five-day trip to Israel focused on economic cooperation. Members of Castro's delegation included private businessmen and the heads of San Antonio's public utility corporations. During his visit, Castro signed two memoranda of...
‘Latma’ produces new flotilla song
Source: Jerusalem Post
Gaza :: Palestine | updated 2012-11-01 20:42:35 -0700 | political-news
Latma TV Latma' produces new flotilla song 07/08/2011 02:25 The song, a parody of the Beach Boys famous 1964 hit Fun, Fun, Fun, is sung by The Audacity of Dopes band, titled, Guns, guns, guns. In the immediate aftermath of...
Efforts intensify for release of Gilad Shalit on fifth anniversary of his capture
Source: Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2012-11-01 20:40:16 -0700 | political-news
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel had accepted a German-mediated deal for Shalit's release, and was awaiting Hamas' response. This proposal was harsh; it was not simple for the State of Israel, Netanyahu said Sunday according to a statement...
The Most Nerve-Wracking Moment of George W. Bush's Presidency Was When He Threw a Ball [Video]
Source: Gawker
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2011-11-13 02:16:43 -0800 | political-news
Bush's own account, "the most nervous moment" of his presidencyindeed, of his entire lifewas throwing the first pitch at the 2001 World Series. That's according to an interview Bush gave to the producers of Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience ,...
Amotz Asa-El's View from Jerusalem: A commodity named compassion
Source: MarketWatch
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2011-11-02 05:41:05 -0700 | political-news
If it's up to the organizers, Israel is about to see its largest demonstration ever. Turnout for this weekend's rally, called the million-person march by the coalition of student activists and social crusaders who are promoting it, is likely to...
Report: Released prisoners will also be deported to Syria
Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2011-12-17 15:36:19 -0800 | political-news
Released prisoners will also be deported to Syria The London-based daily al-Hayat reported on Monday that several Palestinian prisoners who will be released in the Shalit deal will be deported to Syria, in addition to Qatar and Turkey. Deputy...
Alice Hoffman’s ‘Dovekeepers’ is a passionate saga
Source: USA Today Life
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2011-12-09 09:45:47 -0800 | sports-news
October 08, 2011 In the year 70, Roman legions surrounded a Jewish settlement of 960 people who had taken refuge on a plateau on the edge of the Judean Desert. Driven from Jerusalem, the people of Masada had created a...
INR Show Host Rabbi Chaim Richman touring America
Source: Israel National News
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2012-11-01 20:42:08 -0700 | political-news
Jul/06/11 Follow Israel news briefs on and Rabbi Chaim Richman, host of Temple Talk on Arutz Sheva - Israel National Radio is currently touring the United States on his Torah of Transformation speaking tour. Rabbi Richman is the director of...
Dead Sea Scrolls available online
Source: BBC
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2011-12-02 16:41:20 -0800 | business-news
Google helps put Dead Sea Scrolls online The 1,200 megapixel images capture extremely small details on the scrolls. Ultra-high resolution images of several Dead Sea Scrolls are now available on the web, after Google helped digitise the ancient texts.
Foreign workers stuck in Iraqi limbo
Source: Kuwait News Top Stories
Basra :: Iraq | updated 2011-10-31 04:48:39 -0700 | political-news
Baghdad, Aug 25, 2011 (AFP) -In Baghdad's heavily guarded Green Zone, 35 European construction workers have languished in three crowded rooms for months without pay, living, as one said, "like animals". Their story is a stark testament to Iraq's poor...
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