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  • 'Save the Train' benefit concert planned in Palestine Open this result in new window
    The Longview News-Journal - 42 minutes ago
    Lindale native Casey Rivers will open for Lee Roy Parnell during a "Save the Train" benefit concert in Palestine.

  • China through, Palestine out Open this result in new window
    The Electric New Paper - Oct 12 3:13 PM
    CHINA are through to their AFC Asian Cup finals for a ninth consecutive time after recording a 2-0 victory against Palestine at the King Abdullah International Stadium in Amman, Jordan.

  • Counsellor of Palestine Mission to UN Gives in-Depth Look into Suffer of Palestinian Woman under Israeli Occupation Open this result in new window
    Palestine News Agency - Oct 12 3:34 PM
    NEW YORK, October 12, 2006, (WAFA)- Counsellor Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations, Nadya Rasheed, gave Wednesday to the UN an in-depth look into what Palestinian women face living under Israeli occupation.

  • Interior minister: Iran fully supports Palestine cause Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 12 5:55 AM
    Iran - Palestine Minister of Interior Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi said on Thursday that Iran fully supports the Palestinian cause. The minister made the remark, while speaking to reporters at a joint press conference along with his Palestinian counterpart, Saeed Seyam after their meeting.

  • Details About Palestine Doctor's Criminal Problems Open this result in new window
    KLTV Texas - Oct 11 5:16 PM
    A follow up for you tonight on the Palestine doctor we told you about yesterday. Robert J. Byrnes of the Palestine Medical and Rehabilitation Center had his license temporarily suspended Friday by the Texas Medical Board. Tonight KLTV 7's Lindsay Wilcox digs deeper into the criminal cases pending against him, and how his actions may have affected one East Texas family.

  • China beats Palestine 2-0 to qualify for Asian Cup Open this result in new window
    China Daily - Oct 11 6:31 PM
    The Chinese men's football team defeat Palestine 2-0 in the 5th round Asian Cup qualifying match at the Jordanian King Abdullah Stadium in Amman, Jordan, on Wednesday, getting a place in next year's Asian Cup finals.

  • Palestine youth soccer league up and running Open this result in new window
    Forrest City Times-Herald - Oct 11 1:31 PM
    The Palestine Youth Soccer League opened play on Saturday, Oct. 7, with a couple of scheduled games and events for the entire family which included three-legged races, egg relays and a clothes relay.

  • Palestine Council hears update on annual festival Open this result in new window
    Forrest City Times-Herald - Oct 11 1:16 PM
    The LAnguille River Festival was discussed during a short meeting of the Palestine City Council Tuesday night. Mayor Willetta Carroll began the discussion by asking for volunteers for the event.

  • Abbas briefs Kadhafi on situation in Palestine Open this result in new window
    africast.com - Oct 11 7:31 AM
    TRIPOLI, October 11 -- President Mahmoud Abbas has briefed Libyan leader Colonel Moammar Kadhafi on the latest developments relating to the situation in Palestine, official Libyan sources revealed here Wednesday.

  • Palestine on NAM Open this result in new window
    The Voice of Millions - Oct 11 1:26 AM
    Representing the cause of his suffering people fighting for the establishment of the sovereign state of Palestine. President Abbas received tremendous support to his demand to holds NAM countries meet exclusively on the situation in Palestine.

  • Iranian president: Palestine is front line of Islamic nation Open this result in new window
    Al Bawaba - Oct 12 1:58 PM
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that the victories of Palestinian people and Islamic resistance in Lebanon have disrupted the 60-year equations of the world bullying arrogant powers in the Middle East. According to a report released by the Presidential Office Media Department, he made the remark in a meeting with the Palestinian Minister of Interior Saeed Seyam.

  • Observer of Palestine to UN Calls on Bringing Israeli Perpetrators to Justice Open this result in new window
    Palestine News Agency - Oct 12 3:49 PM
    NEW YORK, October 13, 2006, (WAFA)- Ambassador, Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, called Thursday the UN Security Council to bring the Israeli perpetrators to justice for the war crimes they have been committing against the Palestinian people.

  • Palestinian on women's suffering under Israeli occupationrule Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
    Counsellor Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations, Nadya Rasheed, gave yesterday to the UN an in-depth look into what Palestinian women face living under Israeli occupation.

  • Parnell to headline benefit concert Open this result in new window
    The Lufkin Daily News - 40 minutes ago
    PALESTINE The deadline is approaching fast for the Texas State Railroad.

  • Palestine Gaza blockade lift allows Palestinian team to unite Open this result in new window
    FIFA - Oct 11 10:46 AM
    A trio of Palestinian internationals have joined their team for Wednesday's AFC Asian Cup qualifier against China after Israeli authorities lifted a blockade on Gaza, the Asian Football Confederation has reported.

  • President: World equations disrupted by victories of Palestinian, Lebanese nations Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 12 9:40 AM
    Iran - Ahmadinejad - Palestine President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Thursday that the victories of Palestinian people and Islamic resistance in Lebanon have disrupted the 60-year equations of the world bullying arrogant powers in the Middle East.

  • Women discuss challenges of living in war-torn Gaza Open this result in new window
    Newport Daily News - Oct 12 8:08 AM
    NEWPORT - To Ghada Ageel and Shireen Khamis, Palestine is a prison.

  • AFC Asian Cup Shanghai pair fire China into Asian Cup finals Open this result in new window
    FIFA - Oct 12 4:31 AM
    Two blistering strikes from Shanghai Shenhua pair Mao Jianqing and Sun Xiang secured China a 2-0 victory over Palestine in Jordan on Wednesday and a ticket to a ninth Asian Cup finals campaign.

  • IRAQ QUALIFY Open this result in new window
    Gulf Daily News - Oct 12 4:04 PM
    SINGAPORE: Iraq coach Akram Salman has paid tribute to the way his side battled adversity to reach the Asian Cup finals, but his South Korea counterpart Pim Verbeek is less gushing about his young team.Iraq defeated Singapore 4-2 in a thriller, ensuring their place in the finals from Group E alongside China, who beat Palestine 2-0.

  • Palestine: 4 Hamas militants killed in Gaza clash Open this result in new window
    AngolaPress - Oct 12 2:04 AM
    JERUSALEM, 10/12 - An Israeli drone fired two missiles at a crowd of Palestinians in a pre-dawn in the Gaza Strip Thursday, killing four Hamas militants and a 14-year-old civilian, Palestinian security and hospital officials reported.

  • Palestine's moving museum Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 11 12:47 PM
    In 2004, the Palestinian Museum of Natural History and Humankind celebrated its 75th anniversary with a landmark exhibition of artifacts from just outside the outer reaches of recorded history. Selections from the museum's various wings - "paleontology," "geology," "entomology" and "anthropology" among them.

  • Student teacher missing in Palestine Open this result in new window
    Daily Vidette - Oct 11 8:32 PM
    NABLUS, West Bank (AP) - An American student teaching in West Bank refugee camps was reported missing Wednesday, and his project manager said he had been kidnapped. A blurred photocopy of a passport and student card carrying the name Michael Leighton Phillips was sent to a foreign news agency by a group calling itself Ansar al-Sunna.

  • Militiamen kill 11 at TV station in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 12 5:17 PM
    Suspected Shiite militiamen, some dressed as police, broke into a television station and gunned down 11 Iraqi executives, producers and other staffers Thursday the deadliest attack against the media in this country, where at least 81 other journalists have been killed in the past three years.

  • Football: Open this result in new window
    NDTV - Oct 11 10:13 PM
    China are through to the AFC Asian Cup finals for a ninth consecutive time after recording a 2-0 victory against Palestine on Wednesday. Mao Jianqing and Sun Xiang scored the goals in Amman for Zhu Guanghu's side.

  • US probes Israeli restrictions on travel of Palestinian-Americans Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 12 2:56 PM
    The United States is looking into complaints that Israel has prevented Palestinian-Americans from travelling freely between the Jewish State and Palestinian areas, a senior official said.

  • 'No greater legacy for America' than a Palestinian state: Rice Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 12 8:31 AM
    US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice declared that there could be "no greater legacy for America" than to help create a Palestinian state.

  • Seven killed by Israeli fire in Gaza Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 12 12:25 PM
    Seven people, including an eight-year-old girl and a teenage boy, were killed by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip as troops mounted a fresh incursion as part of a four-month offensive.

  • Hasan and Ali Abu Nimah: Lebanon War in Palestine? Open this result in new window
    The Palestine Chronicle - Oct 11 5:02 AM
    There is good reason to fear that the moment is coming when this conspiracy will turn to the naked use of armed force.

  • U.K. Exports `Utopia,' `Corrie,' `Poppins' Arrive: NYC Weekend Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - 0 minute ago
    Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Previews begin next week at the Vivian Beaumont for the first installment of Tom Stoppard's ``The Coast of Utopia,'' a prestige Broadway production with this season's most daunting running time.

  • China coach confident ahead of Palestine qualifier Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports - Oct 09 2:48 AM
    BEIJING, Oct 9 (Reuters) - China coach Zhu Guanghu believes his side can overcome Palestine in this week's Asian Cup qualifier, despite the absence of two key players, a Chinese newspaper reported on Monday.

  • Six killed by Israeli fire in Gaza Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 12 8:53 AM
    Six Palestinians, including a teenage boy and three Hamas militants, were killed by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip as troops mounted a fresh incursion as part of a four-month offensive.

  • Police respond to fight on Metro school bus Open this result in new window
    Tennessean - Oct 11 9:33 AM
    Metro police are responding to a school bus fight this morning in which at least three kids were reportedly involved, Metro officials said. The fight was East Palestine Avenue in the Madison area, communications officials said. There were no injuries.

  • Gaza sliding into civil war Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Oct 11 6:30 PM
    Palestine: Economic crisis worsens clashes between Hamas and Fatah.

  • PRCS: Israel Continues to Violate International Humanitarian Law Open this result in new window
    Palestine News Agency - Oct 11 2:34 PM
    RAMALLAH, October 11, 2006 (WAFA) - Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) has continued to violate International Humanitarian Law and Fundamental Human Rights.

  • An Arc to Save Palestinians Open this result in new window
    BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance - Oct 11 5:28 AM
    An urban planner came up with a concrete design to make postwar Palestine work. Politics got in the way. But the blueprint has a life of its own

  • Analysis: Qatari efforts in Palestine fail Open this result in new window
    UPI - Oct 10 2:56 PM
    TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A Qatari attempt to help Palestinians form a national unity government and remove an international embargo preventing aid to reach the Palestinian Authority, failed.

  • Palestine: Hamas rejects demands in Qatar proposal Open this result in new window
    AngolaPress - Oct 11 2:47 AM
    GAZA CITY, 11/10 - Qatar`s attempt to end a growing crisis in the Palestinian territories appeared to end in failure Tuesday after Hamas rejected the plan`s key demands that it recognize Israel and renounce violence.

  • Five killed in Israeli strike on Gaza Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 12 1:46 AM
    Five Palestinians, including a 13-year-old boy, were killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip as ground troops mounted a fresh incursion as part of an ongoing four-month offensive.

  • Defiant Iran Open this result in new window
    New York Review of Books - Oct 12 3:59 PM
    An article by Christopher de Bellaigue from The New York Review of Books, November 2, 2006

  • All good food has a story Open this result in new window
    Louisville Courier-Journal - Oct 11 2:45 AM
    We are privileged to live in the heartland of a great empire that draws people from every corner of the world -- from Senegal and Ethiopia; from Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine; from Peru, Argentina, Cuba and Mexico; from the Philippines, Malaysia, India, Korea, China, Japan and Vietnam; from Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Ireland. Marty Rosen's top 10 greatest eats in town

  • The Attack on Human Rights Watch Open this result in new window
    New York Review of Books - Oct 12 3:59 PM
    On August 3three weeks after a Lebanese Hezbollah raid into Israel set off a war that lasted until August 14Human Rights Watch published a report, "Fatal Strikes: Israel's Indiscriminate Attacks Against Civilians in Lebanon," that inspired a series of vitriolic attacks on the organization's credibility.

  • Arabians' outstanding girls soccer season comes to an end Open this result in new window
    The Herald Bulletin - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
    FORTVILLE Heritage Christian struck early and, unfortunately for Pendleton Heights, often as the Eagles eliminated the Arabians from the girls soccer sectional Thursday night 4-1.

  • James Zogby: Elections 2006: The Deadly Silence Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Oct 12 10:20 AM
    In not a single House or Senate race being contested this year will the candidates engage in a serious debate about the failed US policy in the Middle East. There are a number of races where the Iraq war is an issue, but in these instances the debate has more to do with how we got into the war, the mistakes we've made and how we should leave. There are, to be sure, supporters of the President's

  • Football/Asian Cup Qualifiers: Iraq ecstatic on reaching finals Open this result in new window
    New Straits Times - Oct 12 6:43 PM
    SINGAPORE: Iraq coach Akram Salman has paid tribute to the way his side battled adversity to reach the Asian Cup finals, but his South Korea counterpart Pim Verbeek is less gushing about his young team.

  • Rice: Palestinians Deserve a Better Life Open this result in new window
    Fox News - Oct 12 6:21 AM
    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Wednesday that Palestinians deserve a better life and free of the humiliation of occupation.

  • Iraqi parliament passes federalism bill Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
    Iraq's parliament yesterday passed a legislation on formation of federalism in Iraq.

  • Militiamen Kill 11 at TV Station in Iraq Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Oct 12 2:03 PM
    Suspected Shiite militiamen, some dressed as police, broke into a television station and gunned down 11 Iraqi executives, producers and other staffers Thursday _ the deadliest attack against the media in this country, where at least 81 other journalists have...

  • PALESTINE'S YBARRA MOVES INTO FAULKNER SEMIFINALS Open this result in new window
    Tyler Morning Telegraph - Oct 09 12:21 AM
    Palestine's Ryan Ybarra scored a 6-2, 6-2 win over Chris Greenlee of Rockwall in a quarterfinals match of Boys 18 B Singles in the Bob Faulkner Junior Major Zone Tennis Tournament Sunday at Tyler Tennis & Swim Club.

  • Rice: Palestinians deserve better life Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 11 5:39 PM
    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that Palestinians deserve a better life "free of the humiliation of occupation" and in a state of their own.

  • Israel raid kills 4 Palestinians, including teenage bystander Open this result in new window
    Calcutta News - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
    Palestinian medics say four Palestinians, including a teenage bystander, were killed during an Israeli raid in the central Gaza Strip early Thursday morning.

  • One Act Play: News From Palestine Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Oct 08 5:32 PM
    NEWS FROM PALESTINE Based on the life and writings of Samah Jabr A One-Act Play By Genevieve Cora Fraser

  • Rice: Palestinians should live free of humiliation of occupation Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
    US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday that the Palestinian people deserve to live under better conditions than they are subjected to and be "free of the humiliation of occupation" in a state of their own.

  • Bioneers Conference kicks off with Michael Franti & Spearhead Open this result in new window
    Bozeman Daily Chronicle - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
    The 4th Annual Northern Rockies Bioneers Conference is Oct. 20 through the 22 at the Emerson Cultural Center.

  • Militants attack TV station Open this result in new window
    Long Beach Press-Telegram - 49 minutes ago
    Employees gunned down in deadliest assault on media Iraq has seen.

  • Commentary: US brokers hazardous intent in Palestine Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Oct 10 5:15 AM
    NEW YORK, USA -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is back in the Middle East and she is in a "very concerned" state.

  • Rice says U.S. wants end to Palestinian "humiliation" Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 11 6:35 PM
    U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday the United States would work hard to create a Palestinian state free of the "daily humiliation" of Israeli occupation.

  • Ahmadi-Nejad: World equations disrupted by victories of Palestinian, Lebanese nations Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
    Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad said today that the victories of Palestinian people and Islamic resistance in Lebanon have disrupted the 60-year equations of the world bullying arrogant powers in the Middle East.

  • Death penalty is an affront to humanity Open this result in new window
    Bangkok Post - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
    The response of Thongthong Chandarangsu, justice deputy permanent secretary, to the submission of human rights activists that the death penalty be abolished raises a fundamental issue of ethics (Bangkok Post, Oct 11, "Rights advocates seek end to death penalty").

  • Today's Headlines: Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
    We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now! UN official calls for ICC inquiry into Israeli war crimes in Lebanon The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council special representative on the "right to food" said yesterday that the International Criminal Court (ICC) should investigate whether Israel is guilty of war crimes for a bombing campaign in Lebanon that

  • O-man what a joy for Asian quartet as they book places in finals Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 11 4:16 PM
    A hard fought 1-1 draw with Syria was enough to earn South Korea a place in the Asian Cup finals while Iran ensured a record 11th consecutive appearance at the showpiece event.

  • KERIM BALCI Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Oct 12 2:15 PM
    Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh managed to prove through his speech to thousands in Gaza last Friday that Hamas still rules the streets.

  • State ag commissioner hopeful greets farmers Open this result in new window
    The Facts - 56 minutes ago
    ANGLETON Texas agriculture commissioner candidate Todd Staples sat at a table with area farmers Thursday as he fielded questions about the future of the states water and workforce.

  • Lahoud warns of U.S. conspiracy against Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Oct 12 5:24 PM
    Lebanese President Emile Lahoud warned Thursday of a full-size U.S. conspiracy against Lebanon, local Naharnet news website reported.

  • Sales tax released for August Open this result in new window
    Forrest City Times-Herald - Oct 12 1:16 PM
    St. Francis County had sales tax receipts of $150,046.84 in August, according to City and Town, the publication of the Arkansas Municipal League.

  • SO CLOSE Open this result in new window
    The Electric New Paper - Oct 12 3:12 PM
    THEY have blown their chance to make history. Never before has Singapore qualified for the Asian Cup finals, save for 1984 when they were given a wild-card entry as hosts.

  • Responding to Iran's Nuclear Ambitions: Next Steps Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Oct 12 5:02 PM
    R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, DC September 19, 2006

  • Analysis: What's next after Qatari initiative to end Palestinian crisis fails Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Oct 12 5:26 PM
    After the failure of the Qatari initiative to help bring a national unity government in the Palestinian territories, observers could not help asking: what would happen if Hamas keeps refusing to soften its stance on Israel?

  • Hazardous Intent: US Brokers in Palestine Open this result in new window
    Middle East Online - Oct 10 2:02 AM
    The Palestinians for their part have fallen into the trap set by Israel and Americadivide and conquer each other. Hamas and Fatah know well that the way forward is together rather than in disgruntled factions vying for power, argues Remi Kanazi .

  • Militiamen Kill 11 at TV Station in Iraq Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Oct 12 4:11 PM
    By LEE KEATH BAGHDAD, Iraq - Suspected

  • Gunman kill 11 journalists in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul - Oct 12 3:37 PM
    Suspected Shiite militiamen, some dressed as police, broke into a television station and gunned down 11 Iraqi executives, producers and other staffers Thursday

  • The rebel without a game plan Open this result in new window
    Pretoria News - 34 minutes ago
    Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils called his autobiography, Armed and Dangerous. But, looking at his life, it is not always clear: dangerous to whom?

  • Gas prices stay put over past seven days Open this result in new window
    The Lufkin Daily News - Oct 12 3:00 PM
    Stable gas prices have been the rule this past week in the Lufkin-Nacogdoches area as regular unleaded fuel has remained basically at the same price it was available a week ago, based on Thursday's weekly random spot check of 12 cities in the eastern one-third of Texas.

  • No shocks as heavyweights reach finals Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 12 6:51 AM
    SEOUL: Iran, Iraq, Oman, South Korea and China all advanced to next year's Asian Cup, assuring themselves of a place in the finals and leaving two berths up for grabs with one round of qualifying remaining. -

  • Rice says Palestinians deserve better life Open this result in new window
    WTVM 9 - Oct 12 9:53 AM
    WASHINGTON Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Palestinians deserve a better life "free of the humiliation of occupation."

  • Extension Service promoting national 4-H month throughout St. Francis County Open this result in new window
    Forrest City Times-Herald - Oct 12 1:16 PM
    County, state and the national 4-H clubs are searching for parents, volunteers and community members as they celebrate 4-H Month in October. According to a press release from the St. Francis County Extension Service, during the entire month, 4-H Clubs will celebrate the organization.

  • Rice Affirms U.S. Commitment to Creation of a Palestinian State Open this result in new window
    U.S. Department of State - Oct 12 3:27 PM
    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice affirmed U.S. commitment to the goal of creating a Palestinian state and urged Palestinian Americans to mobilize their full energy to realizing this objective. I believe that there could be no greater legacy for America than to help to bring into being a Palestinian state for a people who have suffered too long, who have been humiliated too long, who have not

  • STAPLES READY FOR NEW ROLE Open this result in new window
    Tyler Morning Telegraph - Oct 10 10:22 PM
    The seeds of Sen. Todd Staples' candidacy for Texas agriculture commissioner were planted long ago, he says. The Republican from Palestine grew up on his family's farm, was active in Future Farmers of America in high school and served as the state vice president of FFA in college.

  • AFC Asian Cup Five more advance to the finals Open this result in new window
    FIFA - Oct 12 8:02 AM
    Fourteen of the 16 participants at the AFC Asian Cup 2007 have now been confirmed after another five teams completed the job in the penultimate round of qualifying fixtures on Wednesday.

  • Palestinian cinema fights the odds Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Oct 12 10:35 AM
    Cinema in Gaza and the West Bank has been given a shot in the arm by the start of a new festival that aims to showcase female Palestinian film-makers.

  • Rice's Remarks on Palestinian 'Humiliation' Offend Israelis Open this result in new window
    Crosswalk.com - Oct 12 6:59 AM
    Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has offended some Israelis with her call to free Palestinians from "the daily humiliation of the occupation."

  • Brazil: Saints and Sacred Sawdust Open this result in new window
    Gringoes - Oct 12 6:04 PM
    By Steven Engler October 12 is a national holiday, in honour of the Patron Saint of Brazil, Nossa Senhora Aparecida. The highway to Aparecida do Norte (the main pilgrimage site, with a huge cathedral and abundant infrastructure for religious tourism) is often bumper to bumper on this day.

  • Doubts on Muslim integration rise in Europe Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Oct 11 3:52 PM
    Europe appears to be crossing an invisible line regarding its Muslim minorities: More people in the political mainstream are arguing that Islam cannot be reconciled with European values.

  • Lashkar issues fresh threats Open this result in new window
    The Hindu - Oct 12 12:39 PM
    Islamist polemic proliferates in Pakistan despite detention of terror group's chief

  • Catch-22 crisis for Abbas for Open this result in new window
    Gulf Daily News - Oct 12 4:02 PM
    RAMALLAH: President Mahmoud Abbas is between a rock and a hard place, faced with deadlock on forming a unity government with Hamas, if he wants to solve a Palestinian crisis without inciting violence.

  • JewishJournal.com Open this result in new window
    The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Oct 12 2:40 PM
    Under a tidal wave of pressure from the local Jewish community, United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) decided to deny use of its headquarters to the UTLA Human Rights Committee. The committee planned to discuss economic sanctions against Israel, including a boycott and divestment.

  • Rice Affirms U.S. Commitment to Creation of a Palestinian State Open this result in new window
    U.S. Department of State - Oct 12 1:52 PM
    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice affirms U.S. commitment to the goal of creating a Palestinian state and urges Palestinian Americans to support this objective. I believe that there could be no greater legacy for America than to help to bring into being a Palestinian state for a people who have suffered too long, who have been humiliated too long, who have not reached their potential for too

  • Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy  Open this result in new window
    Jerusalem Newswire - Oct 12 8:33 AM
    Jerusalem Newswire or Jnewswire, is your Jerusalem-based, online daily news source for headline stories, breaking news, analyses and features on the Middle East, Arab-Israeli conflict.

  • Important 19th & 20th Century Photographs at Auction Open this result in new window
    Art Daily - Oct 12 3:06 PM
    Marc Ferrez (1843-1923). Choice group of 7 photographs of Brazil.

  • JewishJournal.com Open this result in new window
    The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Oct 12 2:42 PM
    'Settling An Argument'. Norman Rockwell, 1922 Are Israelis constitutionally incapable of agreeing on a constitution to govern their country? Possibly.

  • Patients Suffer After Doctor's License Is Temporarily Suspended Open this result in new window
    KLTV Texas - Oct 10 4:00 PM
    He was ordered not to practice medicine. After the Texas Medical Board found him to be a threat to his patients.Dr. Robert J. Byrnes of the Palestine Medical and Rehabilitation Center had his license temporarily suspended Friday.

  • Homecoming 2006 events start tonight Open this result in new window
    Athens Review Online - Oct 12 6:42 AM
    As Friday nights Homecoming football game between the Athens Hornets and Bullard Panthers approaches, a number of activities are ready to kick-off in celebration of the event.

  • Palestinian film festival to promote culture Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Oct 12 7:06 AM
    RAMALLAH, West Bank -- A Palestinian festival showcasing women filmmakers has battled against Israeli closures, rampant insecurity, recession, and funding shortages to promote cinema in Gaza and the West Bank.

  • Iran, South Korea qualify for Asian Cup finals Open this result in new window
    Sports Illustrated - Oct 11 8:11 AM
    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Iran downed Taiwan 2-0 and South Korea drew Syria 1-1 Wednesday to book their berths at next years Asian Cup soccer tournament.

  • Israel must stop victimizing itself, says Yael Dayan in S.F. Open this result in new window
    J. the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California - Oct 12 12:03 PM
    Former Knesset member Yael Dayan minced few words in excoriating the political policies of the current Israeli government at a talk Saturday night, Oct. 7.

  • Palestinian festival for female filmmakers overcomes series of obstacles Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 12 2:47 PM
    A Palestinian festival showcasing women filmmakers has battled against Israeli closures, rampant insecurity, recession and funding shortages to promote cinema in Gaza and the West Bank. "It's hard to work in films here," says Alia Arasoughly, who runs Shashat, a non-profit organization that focuses on women's cinema.

  • A Rich musical Open this result in new window
    The Davis Enterprise - Oct 12 12:42 PM
    Published Oct 04, 2006 - 19:50:54 CDT. The world is changing for the milkman Tevye (Jeff Nauer).

  • Protests mount against Libyan trial Open this result in new window
    Nature - Oct 12 5:29 AM
    Support grows for accused medics.

  • Nation/World Briefs Open this result in new window
    Detroit News - Oct 11 11:11 PM
    WASHINGTON -- The most common form of voter fraud involves absentee ballots, including forgery and coercion in getting older or ailing voters to fill them out, according to a preliminary report to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. But the report, delivered in May, suggested that reports of polling place fraud involving "dead" voters and voting by felons and noncitizens might be overstated.

  • Promoting diversity Open this result in new window
    San Jose Mercury News - Oct 12 3:20 AM
    The highest goal to which any film festival can aspire is to challenge long-held perceptions of what's what around the globe. The San Jose Jewish Film Festival -- opening next Wednesday and continuing Wednesdays and Thursdays through Nov. 19 at the downtown Camera 12 -- takes this charge very seriously. Indeed, the 15th-annual installment invites patrons to ask, ``What does a Jew look like?''

  • Six killed by Israeli fire in Gaza Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Oct 12 5:30 AM
    GRIEVING: Relatives of Palestinian teenager Suhaib Abu Dakah react after he was killed by Israeli troops during a raid in the southern Gaza Strip October 12.