BERLIN – Seventy years after the liberation of Auschwitz, some 58 percent of Germans say the past should be consigned to history, while three-quarters of Israelis reject the idea of putting the past behind them. Some 48 percent of Germans also say their opinion of today’s Israel is “poor” and …
Read More »
CAIRO – Egyptian security officials say militants have launched simultaneous attacks on more than a dozen army and police positions in the restive Sinai Peninsula. The officials say the attacks rocked three cities late Thursday, targeting an army base, a hotel, a police club and several checkpoints. The militants used …
Read More »
AMMAN, Jordan – A spokesman for Jordan’s government says its ambassador will return to Israel after he was pulled over growing confrontations at a hilltop site in Jerusalem holy to both Jews and Muslims. Mohammad al-Momani told journalists Monday that the ambassador would return to Tel Aviv. The trapezoid-shaped compound, …
Read More »
UNITED NATIONS – Nothing says Happy New Year like a holiday card from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. In an exchange that raised eyebrows, the young leader and the United Nations secretary-general, who is South Korean, sent each other holiday cards. A diplomat with North Korea’s mission to the …
Read More »
BRUSSELS – The European Union is threatening to impose sanctions on groups and individuals that undermine U.N.-backed talks to agree on a cease-fire and lay the groundwork to end the internal conflict in Libya. The 28 EU foreign ministers said in a statement Monday they were ready to impose “restrictive …
Read More »
JERUSALEM – An Israeli settler group is under fire for releasing a YouTube video portraying Israeli leftists as collaborators with European anti-Semites. “The eternal Jew” depicts a grotesquely animated Jew with a long, bent nose who informs on his brethren in return for a coin tossed from his European master. …
Read More »
LONDON – A 16-year-old boy from northwest England has been charged with trying to obtain a biological toxin. Greater Manchester Police said Wednesday that the boy, whose name was not released because of his age, had been charged with “attempting to acquire a biological toxin or agent.” It did not …
Read More »
NASSAU, Bahamas – Investigators probing the cause of a small plane crash in the Bahamas that killed a prominent Christian minister and eight others say it was likely caused by bad decisions by the crew during stormy weather. A Learjet carrying the Rev. Myles Munroe and members of his Bahamas …
Read More »
SAO PAULO – The weeklong protests by Brazilian truckers have spread, disrupting the flow of products to the market. The Transportation Ministry’s press office said Wednesday that truck drivers are blocking roads in 10 states. Truck drivers are demanding lower tolls and fuel prices, and also demand that freight costs …
Read More »
STOCKHOLM – Switzerland has become the first country to submit a pledge to the United Nations for a new global climate deal, vowing to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. The Swiss government said Friday that at least 30 percent of the reduction …
Read More »