Peace or poison
HAIFA: Contrary to the hopes of many, the end of the Second World War and the shock of the Nazi atrocities did not mean the end of war and genocide.…
North African bloggers get creative to evade censorship
PARIS: When confronted with free speech as an act of self-expression, authoritarian powers throughout history have tried to assert their legitimacy and remove threats to their rule through censorship. To…
A new approach to the Israeli-Palestinian proximity talks
LOS ANGELES: The idea sweeping Washington over recent weeks has been the notion that the President should release an “Obama Plan”, or a set of principles or a statement outlining…
A different type of Memorial Day
EILOT REGION, South Israel: For The Arava Institute — a college for environmental studies in the south of Israel where Israelis, Palestinians, Jordanians and Americans study together — these recent…
Methods to fight global warming
ROME: Centuries-old techniques to prevent desertification, energy wastage and other problems should be enlisted in the fight against global warming, a new UN-backed group said Wednesday. Traditional water management methods…
Giant dinosaur footprints found in Argentine 'Jurassic Park'
BUENOS AIRES: Dinosaur footprints up to 1.2 meters (four feet) in diameter have been found in an area of Patagonia known as Argentina's "Jurassic Park," a scientist said Wednesday. Jorge…
Newton's apple tree bound for gravity-free orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla: Sir Isaac Newton's famous apple tree is about to leave gravity behind. Flying aboard space shuttle Atlantis next week will be a 4-inch sliver of the tree…
Atlantis gears up for final launch
WASHINGTON: The space shuttle Atlantis blasts off Friday on the last mission of its 25-year career, taking astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) one last time before becoming a…
14th-century aqueduct found in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM: Archeologists said Tuesday they have uncovered a 14th-century aqueduct that supplied water to Jerusalem for almost 600 years along a route dating back to the time of Jesus —…
Judge nixes Facebook groups by class-cutting kids
BUENOS AIRES: A judge in Argentina has ordered Facebook to close all groups set up by minors, after thousands of middle-schoolers used the social media website to organize an unauthorized…