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WHO: Swine flu pandemic has begun, 1st in 41 years

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:58:27 +0300

GENEVA – The World Health Organization declared a swine flu pandemic Thursday — the first global flu epidemic in 41 years — as infections in the United States, Europe, Australia, South America and elsewhere climbed to nearly 30,000 cases.

Carter: Mideast peace not possible without Hamas

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:57:30 +0300

DAMASCUS, Syria - Former President Jimmy Carter Thursday reiterated that there can be no peace between Israel and the Palestinians without involving the militant group Hamas.

Did UNIFIL Help Arrest 'Spies for Israel'?

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:56:36 +0300

According to reports in Israel and Spain, UN troops in Lebanon may have taken part in arresting dozens accused of spying for Israel.

Gunman shoots, kills guard at Holocaust Museum

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:00:36 +0200

An 88-year-old gunman with a violent and virulently anti-Semitic past opened fire with a rifle inside the crowded U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday, fatally wounding a security guard before being shot himself by other officers, authorities said.

Looking for Bedouin Unauthorized Outposts

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:58:44 +0200

In a formal request filed on Monday, Knesset Member Michael Ben-Ari (National Union), his parliamentary aide and right-wing activist Baruch Marzel asked to tour the Bedouin town of Rahat

Study: Megachurch attenders tend to be younger

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:57:47 +0200

Despite their reputation as symbols of baby-boomer America, Protestant megachurches attract a younger crowd and more singles than the average Protestant church, according to large-scale study released Tuesday.

Baltic Sea divers find wreck of Soviet submarine

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:56:38 +0200

After a decade-long search, a team of Baltic Sea divers has discovered the wreckage of a Soviet submarine that sank with dozens of sailors aboard during World War II, one of the divers said Tuesday.

Despite Crisis, Average Salary Up

Tue, 9 Jun 2009 09:54:06 +0200

Despite the global financial crisis, the average salary in Israel rose slightly in the first quarter of 2009, government officials reported Monday. The average national salary rose by 0.7 percent in comparison to the first quarter of 2008.

Barak: Israel must back Palestinian state

Tue, 9 Jun 2009 09:52:17 +0200

Israel is committed to cooperating with the United States to bring about a Palestinian state,

U.S. Jews split over Obama's Israel remarks in Cairo speech

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 13:58:36 +0200

Leaders of Jewish organizations in the United States were divided Thursday in their reactions to comments that President Barack Obama made on Israel in an address to the Muslim world in Cairo.

Southern Baptists should honor Obama

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 13:57:40 +0200

A black Southern Baptist pastor has asked his denomination to acknowledge the importance of President Barack Obama's election, despite the convention's opposition to many of his policies.

Search goes on after bodies from Air France jet found

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 13:56:56 +0200

Ships and planes scoured the Atlantic Ocean after the first two bodies and debris were recovered from an area off the coast of Brazil where an Air France passenger jet went down nearly a week ago.,

Lebanon vote pits Hezbollah vs. pro-West camp

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 13:55:40 +0200

Lebanese streamed to their hometowns on the Mediterranean coast and high up in the mountains Sunday to vote in crucial elections that could unseat a pro-Western government and install one ..

Netanyahu plans major policy speech next week

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 13:53:09 +0200

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will deliver a major policy