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BREAKING NEWS

18:36
Rescuers search Oklahoma tornado town ruins as recovery starts (Reuters)
17:47
Pope issues first appeal for Chinese Catholics (AP)
17:38
Dubai authorities seize shipment of 259 elephant tusks (Reuters)
17:26
FBI says man shot dead while being questioned about Boston bombings (AP)
14:38
Syria opposition calls for reinforcements in embattled Qusair (Reuters)
14:29
Turkey shuts Syria border crossing after deadly bombings (Reuters)
13:35
Britain voices concern that Iran and Hezbollah are 'propping up' Assad (Reuters)
13:23
Diplomats: Iran expands nuke technology (AP)
12:37
Germany to support blacklisting of Hezbollah's militant wing (Haaretz)
12:35
Stones hurled toward Israeli car near Bethlehem, wounding none; IDF searching area (Haaretz)
11:56
Official: Some shots fired by police during bank standoff were discharged in error (Haaretz)
11:55
AG to probe state funding of public officials' activities in Israel and abroad (Haaretz)
11:00
Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor (AP)
09:27
Police raid municipal building in central Israel, arresting several officials including mayor
09:19
Soldier killed in land mine blast posthumously promoted to corporal (Haaretz)

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World

Former Peruvian president accused of working with Holocaust survivor to launder money

Alejandro Toledo is suspected of fraudulently buying a $4 million house in Lima using money from his mother-in-law, 86-year-old Holocaust survivor Eva Fernenburg.

By Haaretz, News Agencies | May 22, 2013 | 12:57 PM

Alejandro Toledo

Hezbollah supporters at rally in Sydney

Sleeper cell concerns renews calls to ban Hezbollah in Australia

Currently, Australia draws a distinction between Hezbollah's political and military wings. In light of claims that sleeper cells are operating in the country, Jewish groups are pushing to outlaw the group in its entirety.

By Dan Goldberg | May 8, 2013 | 02:01 AM | 9

Amanda Berry (C) reunited with her sister (L) on May 6, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio

Three women missing for a decade found alive in Cleveland home

Police arrest three brothers suspected of abducting and holding the women in a house; rescue came after one of the women was freed by a neighbor.

By Reuters | May 7, 2013 | 09:25 AM

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, April 30, 2013.

Denmark, Finland upgrade Palestinian missions to embassy status

Both hope upgrade will encourage PA President Mahmoud Abbas to engage in talks for 2-state solution with Israel.

By JTA | May 5, 2013 | 08:40 PM | 13

A U.S. serviceman stands in front of S-135 aircraft at the Manas Air Base.

U.S. military plane crashes in Kyrgyzstan, ministry says

Ministry says crash occurs near Manas air base, used by U.S. troops flying into and out of Afghanistan; no immediate word on casualties.

By The Associated Press | May 3, 2013 | 02:54 PM

tsarnaev brothers

Boston bombing suspects had planned July 4 attack, official says

An attack on Boston's packed July 4 celebrations would have carried the extra symbolism of disrupting the city's widely followed Independence Day celebrations.

By Reuters | May 3, 2013 | 02:51 PM

Tourists take a rest at the holocaust memorial in Berlin on a sunny but cold Monday March 25, 2013.

Oldest concentration camp survivor dead at 107

An Austrian organization that tracks the fate of Nazi concentration camp inmates says the oldest known survivor of such a camp has died aged 107.

By The Associated Press | May 3, 2013 | 08:34 AM

The Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston, Mass.

Three men charged with undermining Boston bombing probe

The three were described as friends of surviving bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19. They were not charged with direct involvement in the April 15 Marathon bombings, which killed three people and injured 264.

By Reuters | May 1, 2013 | 10:46 PM

Medical workers aid injured people at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon

Police: Three more suspects arrested in Boston bombing case

U.S. law enforcement source says two of the suspects were classmates of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the main suspect who is in custody, at the University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth.

By DPA | May 1, 2013 | 06:38 PM

Greece riots Syntagma Square Reuters

Thousands rally against European austerity in May Day protests

In Athens, about 1,000 policemen were deployed to handle any violence during rallies and strikes called by public and private sector unions, while Turkish riot police fired water cannon and tear gas to disperse crowds in Istanbul.

By Reuters | May 1, 2013 | 01:23 PM

Syrian rebels aim during a weapons training exercise outside Idlib, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012.

Obama preparing to arm Syrian rebels, officials say

U.S. leader is holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. John Kerry is scheduled to travel to Moscow in the coming days to discuss the Syrian crisis.

By Haaretz | May 1, 2013 | 12:38 PM | 7

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National

A Ryanair plane.

Low-cost airline Ryanair mulls Israel-Auschwitz route

By JTA | 04:00 PM

Be'er Sheva bank - AFP

Police officer fired into bathroom stall where Be'er Sheva bank hostage was being held, Knesset learns

By Yanir Yagna | 02:01 PM

Scene of Bedouin girls' death

Israel Police suspect Bedouin man in connection with two daughters' murders

By Yanir Yagna, Jack Khoury | 12:45 PM

U.S. Elections 2012

Inauguration

Americans in Israel toast to four more years of Obama

By Andrew Esensten | 06:04 PM

President Barack Obama holds up a pen as he speaks about the economy and the deficit, November 9, 20

Obama wins in Florida, besting Romney in final vote count

By The Associated Press | 09:02 PM | 4

Americans young and old gathering for a post-election party at Jerusalem’s Coffee Bean Wednesday.

Far from home, Obama supporters living in Israel rejoice

By Mordechai I. Twersky | 03:48 AM | 5

The Iran Debate

The suspected uranium-enrichment facility of Fordow

IAEA report: Iran taking steps to expand sensitive nuclear capacity

By Reuters | 05:20 PM

Saeed Jalili, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council in Almaty

No agreement reached in Iran nuclear talks, says UN official

By Reuters | 08:34 PM | 7

Iran nuclear talks

UN watchdog, Ashton to press Iran on nuclear program

By Reuters | 12:41 PM | 7

Diplomacy & Defense

A Syrian rebel in Aleppo

Report: German intelligence revises estimate, says Assad regime growing stronger

By Gili Cohen | 06:13 PM

Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech at the parliament in Damascus, Syria.

IAF chief: Assad regime arming itself with advanced Russian weaponry

By Gili Cohen | 05:09 PM

Hezbollah members holding Hezbollah and Lebanese flags during a rally in Lebanon

Germany officially backs EU terror label for Hezbollah's military wing

By Barak Ravid | 02:46 PM | 11

Middle East

Syria conflict

U.S. willing to keep Assad in the picture to avoid threat of all-out Mideast war

By Zvi Bar'el | 05:05 PM | 3

Syrian fighters praying near the town of Yayladagi, at the Turkish-Syrian border.

Turkey shuts Syria border crossing after bombings that killed 51

By Reuters | 03:15 PM

Ahmadinejad visits Natanz facility - AP - 2008

Iran has installed 700 nuclear centrifuges this year, diplomats say

By The Associated Press | 01:39 PM

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