USA: Israeli surfers rescue 8 drowning children in Hawaii
The three hailed as heroes by parents who watched helplessly from shore as their children were swept out to sea.
Syria: Druze minority shifting support to rebels
Members of Syria's Druze community, a small but significant religious minority, are joining the opposition in bigger numbers, ramping up…
Canada: Beyond Canada’s Call
From rallying Canadians for mass prayer to reaching Hollywood on her knees to fighting abortion, Faytene Grasseschi leads a unique…
Israel keeps drilling …
By Marney Blom Air raid sirens sounded once again across Israel yesterday. Upon hearing the alarm, I dashed into the…
World: Asteroid to make closest flyby in history
In a rare cosmic encounter, an asteroid will buzz past Earth next week, missing our planet by a mere 17,200…
Mideast: Egypt floods Gaza tunnels to curtail illegal smuggling by Palestinians
Egyptian forces have flooded smuggling tunnels under the border with the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip in a campaign to shut them…
USA: “Final Pope” authors predicted Benedict would resign
Although a Roman Catholic pope had not stepped down in nearly 600 years, the startling resignation of Pope Benedict XVI…