Israel ex-PM Ehud Olmert given prison sentence

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Assad Starts Heavy Bombing of Ancient Palmyra

He said there were reports of casualties but he had no firm toll.   The…

Netanyahu broke promise on Jerusalem Affairs Ministry

In February, during the elections campaign, Netanyahu declared…

Top Iran General Says US Let ISIS Capture Ramadi

Gen. Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds unit of the Iranian…

Homs in Syria is likely to be ISIS’s next great temptation

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Turkey’s election likely to thwart Erdogan’s power move, highlight autocratic trends

Turkey's general election looks likely to push Tayyip Erdogan's…

How the Senate Fell Apart and Failed to Deal With the Patriot Act

With no solution in sight to the Patriot Act quagmire that kept…

Japan to give $400 mn to Pacific islands to fight climate change

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday pledged $453 million…

Edward Snowden: Rand Paul’s ‘Filibuster’ Is a ‘Sea Change’

With a little help from his friends at the American Civil Liberties…

‘Bold’ Ireland votes to legalize gay marriage in landslide

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Ireland's citizens have voted in a landslide to legalize gay…

Analysis: NPT – Five years of grace

This is the practical result after the Review Conference of the…

Church unnerved by Ireland’s huge ‘Yes’ to gay marriage

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The once-dominant Catholic Church in Ireland was trying to come…