Italy: Canadian family harrowing escape from burning ferry
Canadian-born Natasha Tsonas and her husband stood with their two sons amid the chaos and prayed for a miracle to…
Oy … why so many hills!
By Marney Blom As persecution of Christians in Muslim-dominated countries has come to the fore with the explosion of ISIS…
UN: Security Council fails to pass Palestinian statehood resolution
A Palestinian-backed U.N. Security Council resolution setting a deadline for a peace deal with Israel failed to garner sufficient votes…
USA: A view of Christmas lights from space
After pouring over data from the past three years, scientists say the lights in U.S. cities shine 20 to 50…
Israel: Study touts efficacy of house demolitions in deterring terror
In sharp contrast to widely publicized beliefs a new studies' offers definitive evidence that Israel’s policy of terrorist home demolitions…
USA: ‘Homely’ ancient rock adds evidence of King David’s existence
The significance of this stone, on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is its inscription, which is the earliest…
MidEast: Poll reveals 70% of Palestinians can’t speak freely
A huge majority of Palestinians say they are afraid to criticize their president, Mahmoud Abbas, according to a poll published…