PM to Kerry: Peace talks top Israel’s agenda


‘When there’s a will, we’ll find a way’, Netanyahu tells secretary of state at start of Kerry’s latest visit to region, aimed at kick-starting negotiations between Israel and Palestinians.

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London: The Moment A Brave Mother Confronts Knife-Wielding Thug

A cub scout leader and mother-of-two has been hailed a hero after she fearlessly confronted one of the men accused of hacking a man to death in London yesterday.
Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, 48, may have prevented further injuries after she approached the man, who menacingly held the bloodied knife he reportedly used in the attack.
She had [...]

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U.S. Acknowledges Drone Killings

The first formal acknowledgement that the U.S. ordered the killing of an American in a drone strike was made Wednesday, just one day before President Obama’s anticipated speech on national security.
Attorney General Eric Holder revealed in a letter to congressional leaders that four Americans were killed in drone attacks, including Anwar al-Awlaki. The 2011 [...]

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France backs call to put Hezbollah on EU terror list


Official say Paris is ready to support British initiative to blacklist armed wing of Hezbollah on EU’s list of terrorist organizations; France has been cautious of such a move fearing it could destabilize Lebanon.

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Kerry back in Israel for peace push

US Secretary of State John Kerry flew in to Israel Thursday as he kept up a push to bring Israelis and Palestinians back to peace negotiations amid a growing scepticism over his efforts.

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Kerry back in Israel for peace push

US Secretary of State John Kerry flew in to Israel Thursday as he kept up a push to bring Israelis and Palestinians back to peace negotiations amid a growing scepticism over his efforts.

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Rumsfeld: Same-Gender Marriage Could Lead to Polygamy

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld won’t say whether he supports same gender  marriage.
In an interview with Larry King, Rumseld danced around the question of whether same-gender partners should be allowed to marry and suggested he feared it could lead to polygamy.
“You know, I’m, I guess, of a generation that I don’t-I wonder-I listened to [...]

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Kerry back in Israel for peace push

US Secretary of State John Kerry flew in to Israel Thursday as he kept up a push to bring Israelis and Palestinians back to peace negotiations amid a growing scepticism over his efforts.

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US secretary of state to hold talks in Israel

Tel Aviv (dpa) – US Secretary of State John Kerry was to hold talks in the Middle East Thursday, with the agenda expected to include an attempt to revive the moribund Israeli-Palestinian peace process.Kerry was scheduled to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem in the morning, before talks with the Palestinian leadership in the nearby central West Bank city of Ramallah by …

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Obama to Visit Oklahoma – On Sunday

The president will visit to Moore, Oklahoma, on Sunday to survey the damage of the tornado that leveled the town earlier this week, the White House has announced.
Obama will meet with families displaced by the storm that has killed 24, injured hundreds more, and razed countless homes, even an entire school.
The president will also [...]

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