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Israel to hold internal probes into Gaza flotilla raid
Israel plans to hold its own limited probes into its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla that fall short of calls for an international inquiry.
Israel gets video of captive soldier in swap for prisoners
Israel has freed 19 women prisoners in a swap for footage showing soldier Gilad Shalit looking healthy after more than three years in captivity.
Israel fights ‘perverse’ UN report on Gaza
Israel on Wednesday launched a campaign to block what it said were the ”perverse and noxious effects” of a UN report that accused it on war crimes.
Israeli hardliners vow to fight settlement freeze
Speaking over the din of half a dozen earthmovers, Evo Katz, the mayor of Yizhar, shrugged off the latest US diplomatic push for a settlement freeze.
US ‘wants year-long Israeli settlement freeze’
The United States wants Israel to sign up to a one-year freeze on settlement activity, according to reports on Thursday.
Call to indict Israeli minister stokes instability fears
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday vowed to stand down if indicted on graft charges.
Israel’s Peres to pick government by Monday
The Israeli president was to hold talks with party officials on Thursday and decide within four days who will be tasked with forming a new government.
Israel braced for weeks of political uncertainty
Final results confirmed the Kadima party narrowly won the election but suggested Likud is better placed to form a government.
Israel marks 60th birthday amid regional tension
Israel on Thursday threw a huge birthday bash to celebrate 60 tumultuous years during which the Jewish state made great strides forward but failed to achieve peace with its…
Israel: ‘We will settle the score with Hamas’
Israel warned on Thursday it will retaliate against Hamas, blaming the Palestinian Islamist group for a deadly explosion of violence in the Gaza Strip that followed a month of…
US rednecks belly-flop at festival
Belly-flopping in the mud, tossing toilet seats and guzzling beer, average Joes celebrated the unrefined life of the American "redneck" at a wacky annual event initially held as…
Americans defy embargo to toast Hemingway in Havana
Talk in Ernest Hemingway’s former Havana watering hole often turns to the old man and the daiquiri and, at times, to the 45-year-old embargo that officially prevents Untied…
Storm Ernesto bears down on Cuba, threatens Florida
Tropical Storm Ernesto slammed into Cuba early on Monday and headed towards Florida, which it could hit later in the week as a revived hurricane. Cuban authorities said they had…
Discovery mission lands safely back on earth
Space shuttle Discovery made a smooth landing in Florida on Monday, completing a 13-day mission considered critical for the United States space programme’s recovery from the 2003…
Business booms as alligator fear sweeps Florida
Juan Rios shrugged as he carved out a juicy tenderloin from a 2,5m alligator that was brought to him bound and gagged but still kicking. The gator scare that has swept Florida…