Adel Kermiche has been named as one of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) extremists who murdered a priest in a church in Normandy, northern France. Kermiche and another attacker, who has not been named, forced elderly Father Jacques Hamel to his knees and then slit his throat during morning prayers, on Tuesday morning. Here […]
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InternationalFormer U.S. President Bill Clinton told the Democratic convention in Philadelphia on Tuesday that his wife and “best friend,” Hillary Clinton, is the “best darn change-maker I’ve ever known.” In a very personal speech, he spoke warmly about how they met and her dedication to public service. Hours earlier, his wife became the first woman
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USAJakarta (dpa) – Human rights groups on Wednesday urged Indonesia to halt the impending executions of more than a dozen convicts on death row for drug offences. The attorney general’s office said it was preparing to proceed with further executions, but has not announced a date or other details. At least 14 convicts could face
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InternationalThe controversial question of Donald Trump came up as the Hungarian and Austrian leaders met in Budapest to try to ease tensions over migration. Hungary’s right wing prime minister Viktor Orban – who recently said he backed the US Republican’s hardline stance on the issue – again described immigration a “poison”, saying his country didn’t
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International, USAGOP presidential nominee Donald Trump said Wednesday that he hopes those responsible for hacking into the Democratic National Committee’s internal communications also got their hands on the emails that Hillary Clinton deleted from the private email server she used while secretary of state. “Russia if you are listening, I hope you are able to find
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USAPHILADELPHIA – Hillary Clinton became the first woman nominated for president of the United States by a major political party Tuesday, marking an historic moment in American politics and putting a formal end to her long primary battle with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. “Eight years ago, our party nominated and elected the first person of
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USAWading into the South China Sea dispute, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said he backs the resumptions of talks between China and the Philippines over the disputed region, as he met with his Filipino counterpart in Manila. It comes after an international ruling rejected China’s claims in the waters. “What we want to
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International, USABy Dana Al Emam – Jul 27,2016 – Last updated at Jul 27,2016 Novelists and literary experts hold a seminar at Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation in Amman on Monday (Photo courtesy of Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation) AMMAN — Feminist literature tends to provoke both male and female Arab readers as it aims to shake the
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle EastPHILADELPHIA — President Barack Obama says it isn’t just the idea of Donald Trump’s finger on the nuclear button that he finds scary. “I set aside the nuclear codes,” he said in an interview broadcast on NBC’s Today Show on Wednesday. “What I think is scary is a president who doesn’t know their stuff and
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USABALTIMORE — Prosecutors dropped all remaining charges against three Baltimore police officers accused in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray in a downtown courtroom on Wednesday morning, concluding one of the most high-profile criminal cases in Baltimore history. The startling move was an apparent acknowledgement of the unlikelihood of a conviction following the acquittals
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USABy Fred Brown PHILADELPHIA — If you thought Day One of the Democrat National Convention was the worst it could get, you haven’t been paying attention. Democrats followed up on their atrocious opening act with an equally offensive Day Two. To Recap: Morning Pro-Israel Protestors Greeted Top Democrats Attending A Panel Discussion Hosted By The
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Jewish History, Middle East, USAHamas terrorist behind murder of rabbi killed in IDF arrest raid (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) A Hamas terrorist who killed a rabbi in a drive-by shooting attack earlier this month was killed during an IDF arrest raid near Hebron Tuesday. In a victory for Israeli security and defense forces, a joint Shin Bet security agency,
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Middle EastThe United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECSOC) on Monday passed a resolution condemning Israeli “occupation”, a move blasted by Israeli ambassador Danny Danon is “biased and baseless”. The resolution condemns Israel for the “economic and social repercussions of the occupation on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories, including
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International, Middle EastThe lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage across the United States said Tuesday that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is no friend of LGBTQ citizens despite his recent overtures to that community. James Obergefell, a real estate agent turned activist, dismissed Mr. Trump’s vow last week at the Republican National