Tag Archives: World

Yehu Orland wore a shirt honoring a close friend who was killed two days earlier defending Israel, and cried a little Thursday night when his country’s national anthem played before a game in Brooklyn. But the coach of Maccabi Ra’anana believes continuing his team’s tour against NBA clubs while his …

Delicate pearls peek out from silver and stainless steel chains — bits of brightness and optimism among Moran Stela Yanai’s jewelry designs that reflected cultures around the world. Creating art to wear has been Yanai’s joy, but not the only one, her brother-in-law Dan Mor said Thursday in a telephone …

DUBAI, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Israel calls last week’s devastating attack by Hamas its 9/11 moment. The secretive mastermind behind the assault, Palestinian militant Mohammed Deif, calls it Al Aqsa Flood. The phrase Israel’s most wanted man used in an audio tape broadcast as Hamas fired thousands of rockets out …

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians in Gaza lined up outside bakeries on Thursday after spending the night in pitch darkness surrounded by the ruins of pulverized neighborhoods, as Israel launched new airstrikes and said it was preparing for a possible ground invasion. International aid groups warned that deaths in Gaza could accelerate …

SAO PAULO (AP) — Lionel Messi is again a doubtful starter for Argentina in the next World Cup qualifying match against Paraguay. The Argentina captain scored in the opening 1-0 win over Ecuador but skipped the 3-0 win at Bolivia last month because of muscular pains that have also sidelined …

The cause of a huge blaze at London’s Luton Airport that damaged up to 1,500 cars and sparked travel chaos has been revealed. More than 100 firefighters battled through the night to extinguish the car park inferno, which left tens of thousands of passengers facing cancelled or diverted flights. With flights set to be …

Both Steve Smith and Virat Kohli had Border-Gavaskar Trophy flashbacks during different stages of their World Cup opener in Chennai on Sunday. Smith, clean bowled for 46 by the kind of unplayable Ravindra Jadeja delivery that has given Australia’s top-order nightmares, admitted: “I felt like I was back playing Test …

MOSCOW, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Wednesday of inflaming the Middle East by sending an aircraft carrier group to the region, saying “compromise solutions” were needed and that he hoped common sense would prevail. The Kremlin chief has called the explosion of violence between …

A WEEPING mum told last night how she listened helplessly as Hamas savages kidnapped her young daughter and elderly mother. Galit Dan, 53, was five miles away when terrified Noya, 12, whispered in her last message: “Help me.” Galit Dan, 53, received a message from her terrified daughter Noya, 12, …

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Darin Gaub and former U.S. State Department official Gabriel Noronha are offering their assessments of the recent attacks on Israel, how the Israeli military will respond, and how Iran may have contributed to the carnage from behind the scenes. Mr. Noronha believes Iran played at …