Yemen’s Al-Qaeda seeking to recruit Westerners
SAN'A: Al-Qaeda in Yemen, suspected in the thwarted mail bombing attempt, appears to be aggressively seeking to recruit American and European radicals who could provide an entry way for the…
Israeli Jews at odds with liberal brethren in US
JERUSALEM: When Hillary Rubin immigrated from the US to Israel, the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors and descendant of a famed Zionist visionary felt that she had finally arrived in her…
Saudi clerics challenge Riyadh’s women jobs policy, says report
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's top clerics have challenged the government's policy to expand jobs for women with a fatwa ruling that they should not work as cashiers in supermarkets, a report…
Chicago synagogue refuses to be cowed by terror threat
CHICAGO: The halls of this Jewish center on Chicago's lakeshore rang with the chatter of children a day after congregants learned it was the target of a botched attempt to…
Obama leaves last day of campaigning to candidates
WASHINGTON: Candidates plunged into feverish, final-day campaigning Monday in congressional elections that were expected to strip Democrats of their majority in the House of Representatives and snarl President Barack Obama's…
Palestinian children face increasing settler violence, says study
JERUSALEM: Palestinian children are coming under increasing attack by a handful of violent, extremist Jewish settlers, a rights group said Monday in a report on the human cost of settlement…
Iranian foreign minister to visit US ally Georgia
TBILISI: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will visit ex-Soviet Georgia this week, the Georgian foreign ministry said Monday, insisting the visit would not strain Tbilisi's ties with Washington. Mottaki will…
Israel soldier gets 5 months for Palestinian prisoner photo
JERUSALEM: An Israeli soldier was sentenced to five months behind bars after he was caught on camera pointing his gun at a handcuffed Palestinian prisoner, military sources said on Monday.…
Yemen cracks down on cargo after parcel bomb plot uncovered
SANAA: Yemen on Monday announced a crackdown on cargo shipments after two US-bound bomb parcels were sent from the country, as an alleged Saudi bomb maker emerged as a key…
Baghdad church siege ends with 47 dead
BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces stormed a Baghdad church where militants had taken an entire congregation hostage for four hours, leaving at least 47 people dead, including a priest, Iraqi officials…
