3 Israelis Charged With Smuggling Materials to Hamas
JERUSALEM — During Israel’s 50-day war against Hamas in Gaza last summer, residents of Israel’s border communities lived in fear of rocket or mortar attacks, or the possibility that Hamas…
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6,000 have died in eastern Ukraine in less than a year, UN says
The report paints a picture of “merciless devastation of civilian lives and infrastructure,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein.
Could London’s disused train tunnels be transformed into cycle highways?
Now the London Underground is being touted as a stylish new subterranean route for pedestrians and cyclists. London Underline — which won the award for best conceptual project at the…
SkyTran’s levitating pods, a taxi for the sky?
Driverless pods, gliding above city streets using a network of elevated guideways. This is SkyTranbut is it the future? SkyTran wants to do away with train schedules and central stations…
Obama’s Budget: Beyond the Boldness, Nuggets With G.O.P. Appeal
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Monday released an aggressive $4 trillion budget blueprint for next year that proclaims victory in the long, difficult climb from recession and relies on large…
And the world’s safest city is…
According to newly published stats, the gigantic swirl of humanity that is the Japanese megacity of Tokyo is now the safest major urban destination on the planet. The Safe Cities…