Mayor Of Jerusalem Tackles Knife Attack Suspect In The Street
JERUSALEM, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Israel’s mayor of Jerusalem and his security guard wrestled a Palestinian attacker to the ground near city hall on Sunday after an ultra-Orthodox Jew was…
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Mayor Of Jerusalem Tackles Knife Attack Suspect In The Street
JERUSALEM, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Israel’s mayor of Jerusalem and his security guard wrestled a Palestinian attacker to the ground near city hall on Sunday after an ultra-Orthodox Jew was…
Somalia’s Al-Shabab Extremists Urge Attacks On U.S. Shopping Malls
A video purported to be by Somalia’s al-Qaida-linked rebel group al-Shabab urged Muslims to attack shopping malls in the U.S., Canada, Britain and other Western countries. In the video, released…
Somalia’s Al-Shabab Extremists Urge Attacks On U.S. Shopping Malls
A video purported to be by Somalia’s al-Qaida-linked rebel group al-Shabab urged Muslims to attack shopping malls in the U.S., Canada, Britain and other Western countries. In the video, released…
Ukraine Rebels Say They’ve Started Pulling Back Weaponry From Front Lines
DONETSK, Ukraine — The main Russian-backed rebel organization in eastern Ukraine said it would begin moving heavy weaponry away from the front lines on Sunday, but the government said the…
New ISIS Video Allegedly Shows Peshmerga Fighters In Cages
In a disturbing propaganda video released online Saturday, footage purports to show Islamic State militants holding 21 peshmerga fighters prisoner in metal cages. – This particular video was allegedly released…
Why 70-year-old Iwo Jima photo became iconic
But a U.S. commander thought the flag was too small to be seen at a distance. And so, a few hours later, five more Marines and one Navy medical corpsman…
Police among dead, wounded in blast at Kharkiv, Ukraine, rally
Police officers are among the two dead and 15 wounded after an explosion during a peaceful protest in the eastern city of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said Sunday. Four people…
People With Disabilities Can Easily Find Accessible Spots With This App
Inspired by his own experiences, a filmmaker has created an app to help people with disabilities. Jason Da Silva was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a disease that affects the central…
Protests support Yemeni President after he escapes house arrest
Hadi had been under house arrest for a month after he resigned under pressure from Houthi rebels. But he escaped and released a statement saying he is still president, calling…
Protests support Yemeni President after he escapes house arrest
Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Yemeni President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi filled the streets of seven Yemeni provinces on Sunday, one day after Hadi escaped house arrest in the…
Ukraine Says It Will Start Pulling Back Heavy Weapons
Ukraine plans to begin pulling back heavy weaponry from the front lines of its fight with Russia-backed separatist rebels on Sunday, in accordance with a peace plan whose initial step…
Bangladesh Ferry Accident Leaves At Least 31 Dead
A river ferry carrying about 100 passengers capsized in central Bangladesh on Sunday after being hit by a cargo vessel, killing at least 31 people, officials said. A rescue operation…
Bangladesh Ferry Accident Leaves At Least 31 Dead
A river ferry carrying about 100 passengers capsized in central Bangladesh on Sunday after being hit by a cargo vessel, killing at least 31 people, officials said. A rescue operation…
16 dead in Bangladesh ferry accident
The boat was packed with at least 100 people when it overturned on the Padma river in the Manikganj district north of the capital Dhaka, local Police Chief Bidhan Tripura…
Turkish soldiers evacuate Tomb of Suleyman Shah in Syria
While the tomb is in Syria, it is considered a Turkish enclave. – One Turkish soldier was killed in an accident, a Turkish government official said.
Turkish Military Enters Syria To Evacuate Soldiers Guarding Tomb: Report
Turkey launched an overnight military operation to evacuate troops guarding an Ottoman tomb in Syria, Turkish state-run television reported early Sunday. – Some 40 Turkish tombs guard the tomb of…
Turkish Military Enters Syria To Evacuate Soldiers Guarding Tomb: Report
Turkey’s prime minister says his country has evacuated troops guarding an Ottoman tomb in Syria. On Twitter, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says the tomb of Suleyman Shah, the grandfather of…
Turkish Military Enters Syria To Evacuate Soldiers Guarding Tomb, Reports Say
The Turkish Army launched a military operation into Syria late Saturday to evacuate the Tomb of Suleyman Shah, which has been besieged by Islamic State militants since last year, Turkish…
Greece To Submit Reforms To Eurozone Creditors
Greece will submit a list of reforms to be agreed with its creditors Sunday, the country’s finance minister said Saturday. “We are in the process of compiling the list of…
Ukraine Military and Rebels Complete a Prisoner Exchange
ZHOLOBOK, Ukraine — Ukrainian military and separatist representatives exchanged dozens of prisoners under cover of darkness at a remote frontline location Saturday evening, kicking off a process intended to usher…
Ukraine Military and Rebels Complete a Prisoner Exchange
ZHOLOBOK, Ukraine — Ukrainian military and separatist representatives exchanged dozens of prisoners under cover of darkness at a remote frontline location Saturday evening, kicking off a process intended to usher…
Benjamin Netanyahu Ad Likens PM To David Ben-Gurion
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new campaign ad compares the leader’s defiance in addressing the U.S. Congress with legendary Israeli leader David Ben Gurion’s refusal to bow to U.S. State…
A Test of Faith in Brutal Captivity
VATICAN CITY — The Islamic State’s beheading in August of the journalist James Foley stirred global outrage, fury and despair. But for many of his fellow Roman Catholics, Mr. Foley’s…
A Test of Faith in Brutal Captivity
VATICAN CITY — The Islamic State’s beheading in August of the journalist James Foley stirred global outrage, fury and despair. But for many of his fellow Roman Catholics, Mr. Foley’s…
Concern in Britain as Schoolgirls Seek to Join Islamic State
LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain said Saturday that the country’s authorities would do everything they could to help three British schoolgirls who were believed to be traveling…
Mayweather vs Pacquiao: It’s on
“I promised the fans we would get this done, and we did,” he added. Record The welterweight world title fight is likely to smash all revenue records and be the…
Mayweather vs Pacquiao: It’s on
“I promised the fans we would get this done, and we did,” he added. Record The welterweight world title fight is likely to smash all revenue records and be the…
Benjamin Netanyahu Hires Top Defense Attorney For Possible Corruption Case
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hired a well-known lawyer described in the Israeli press as a “specialist in white-collar crime” to represent him and his wife if they face…
Disclosures of Battle Plan by Pentagon Startle Many
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has been eager to show momentum against the Islamic State after a conference last week dramatized the hurdles to countering the terrorist group’s propaganda. But…