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UK documentary follows peace pilgrimage in Israel-Palestine 
Ekklesia - Jan 03 2:39 PM
A television documentary following British church leaders on a recent pre-Christmas 'pilgrimage of peace' to the Israel Palestine and particularly Bethlehem, traditionally held to be the birthplace of Jesus is due to be screened this weekend.EU appoints new head of police mission in Palestine Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 03 6:37 AM
EU - Palestine - Police mission The European Union has appointed a British police official Colin Smith to head the EU Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories, said Cristina Gallach, spokesperson of EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, Wednesday.The New Year and Palestine Malta Today - Jan 03 4:26 AM
If it is a fact that tomorrow is the New Year, it cannot be the same for Palestine: there is no state called Palestine.Rwanda: Palestine-Israel Conflict Should Be Moon's Top Priority AllAfrica.com - Jan 04 8:44 AM
In 2000, the then governor of Texas, now President of United States of America, George W. Bush said, "The world seeks America's leadership, looks for leadership for a country whose values are freedom and justice and equality.Panthers top Palestine The Lufkin Daily News - Jan 02 9:22 PM
The Lufkin Panthers built an early 19-point lead and held off a late barrage of Palestine three-pointers to pick up a 74-67 win over the Wildcats on Tuesday night.James Brooks: Pushing the Wedge in Palestine The Palestine Chronicle - Jan 04 11:55 AM
The problem, of course, is that a PA run by Hamas cannot be considered fit company in any peace process with Israel until Hamas meets both demands, as Fateh is supposed to have done in the past.Listen and discuss Aspen Daily News - 22 minutes ago
Mr. Buster Feldman's letter to the editor, Dec. 30, disparages President Carter and his book "Palestine, Peace Not Apartheid."Students model UN summit The Peninsula - 21 minutes ago
Doha Over 450 secondary school students from 18 nations including Afghanistan, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Nigeria, Palestine, Syria and Thailand will be meeting in Doha between January 10 and January 13 at Intercontinental Hotel, Doha to participate in Georgetown University's 2nd Annual Model United Nations Summit.Dozens of firefighters battle Houston warehouse blaze Houston Chronicle - Jan 04 10:50 AM
The fire erupted about 10:30 a.m. at the complex on Wayside near Palestine. 10 killed in new Palestine attacks Gulf Daily News - Jan 04 5:10 PM
RAMALLAH: Ten Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack and internal fighting yesterday.Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Meet Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert In Efforts Of Reviving Middle Peace Process Nasdaq - Jan 04 1:07 PM
(RTTNews) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was intended to focus on the re-initiation of the Middle East peace process, however, was overshadowed by Israel's military incursion into the West Bank. Israeli soldiers searching for Palestine fighters in the West Bank area killed four people in the process, prompting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak ...Christmas season brings joy to SFC teams Forrest City Times-Herald - Jan 04 1:07 PM
The Christmas holiday break brought nothing but joy for Forrest City, Palestine-Wheatley and Hughes. All three boys basketball teams played in holiday tournaments and each team was able to bask in the joy and magic each tournament brought.Firefighters Battle Blaze At 2 Warehouses Click 2 Houston - Jan 04 9:38 AM
HOUSTON -- Two warehouses in east Houston went up in flames Thursday, KPRC Local 2 reported. Houston firefighters responded to the two-alarm fire on North Wayside Drive near Palestine Street shortly before 10:30 a.m.10 Palestinians killed in clashes with Israel, internal fighting USA Today - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
Israeli undercover troops burst into a West Bank vegetable market Thursday, seizing four fugitives and exchanging heavy fire with Palestinians in the first major raid since the Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to try to ease tensions.Palestinian security officer killed AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 04 2:42 PM
A senior Palestinian security officer was killed in an attack Thursday just moments after pleading for help on the phone with a television station: "They are targeting the house, children are dying, they are bleeding."Wentworth Energy Announces That It Has Successfully Drilled Its Fourth Well in East Texas [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 04 7:30 AM
PALESTINE, Texas----Wentworth Energy, Inc. announced today that it has successfully drilled its fourth well on its 27,557-acre mineral block in Freestone County, Texas. The Red Lake Gas Unit #2-W well is one of four wells drilled by Wentworth Energy during the Company's initial East Texas drilling program between September and December 2006.Firefighters Battle Blaze At 2 Warehouses KPRC Click2Houston.com via Yahoo! News - Jan 04 9:25 AM
Two warehouses in east Houston went up in flames Thursday, KPRC Local 2 reported.STAPLES TO TAKE AG COMMISSIONER OATH Tyler Morning Telegraph - Jan 03 10:59 PM
Todd Staples of Palestine will be sworn in as the state's 11th agriculture commissioner at a ceremony set for 2 p.m. Thursday in the Senate Chamber at the state Capitol.Lists of best-selling books AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 04 11:59 AM
1. "For One More Day" by Mitch Albom (Hyperion)Caritas remains concerned about health crisis in Palestine Ekklesia - Jan 03 4:10 PM
As tension and violence continues to escalate in Gaza, Caritas Jerusalem, the Catholic aid agency, continues to be alarmed at the ongoing deterioration of the health situation in the Palestinian Territories - and involved in practical work to redress the situation.Steve Clemons: "Surging" is No Plan: Concerned Americans Plan Picket Action at McCain/Lieberman Appearance HuffingtonPost - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
It has become a sad cliche that Americans deserve better from their leadership than they are getting. The President and some Members of Congress are calling for an increase in troop levels in Iraq to attempt to keep implementing the same domestic security and training plan for Iraqi police and militia units that America has had in place all along. The plan has not changed -- just the call, ...Former Jerusalem mayor buried on Mount Herzl AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 04 6:32 AM
Teddy Kollek, who was major of Jerusalem for nearly 30 years, has been buried at the holy city's Mount Herzl, the final resting place of Israeli dignitaries.Gaza faction violence kills four BBC News - Jan 04 1:59 PM
Four people die in renewed violence between the Palestinian Fatah and Hamas factions in the Gaza Strip.Musharraf hopes Palestinian to get independent state Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 03 6:37 AM
Pakistan - Palestinian state President General Pervez Musharraf has expressed the hope that the people of Palestine will achieve the goal of an independent state.They're Muslims, And Yankees, Too BusinessWeek - Jan 04 4:02 PM
Maltz display of wall hangings summons horrors of Holocaust The Plain Dealer - 33 minutes ago
Unbearable and exquisite. Disturbing and gravely beautiful. Hard to forget. Those are some of the many ways to describe the "Holocaust Wall Hangings" of Massachusetts artist Judith Weinshall Liberman, now on view at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage in Beachwood.Palestinian security officer killed Boston Globe - Jan 04 12:52 PM
A senior Palestinian security officer was killed in an attack Thursday just moments after pleading for help by phone with a TV station: "They are targeting the house, children are dying, they are bleeding."10 Palestinians killed in clashes with Israel, internal fighting San Diego Union-Tribune - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
10 Palestinians killed in clashes Associated Press Israeli undercover troops burst into a West Bank vegetable market Thursday, seizing four fugitives and exchanging heavy fire with Palestinians in the first major raid since the Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to try to ease tensions.Film festival includes music The Arizona Republic - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
Folk singers, Gestapo officers, Army Intelligence specialists and a Sudanese refugee are only some of the people and characters in this year's lineup of the fourth annual Sun Lakes Jewish Film Festival of the East Valley. It begins Sunday and runs four Sundays through Jan. 28, as well as Feb. 11.Panthers looking for momentum headed into district play The Lufkin Daily News - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
The Lufkin Panthers' basketball team will return to the court tonight as they play host to the Longview Lobos in their final home game before the start of district play.Papers gloomy about Palestinian prospects BBC News - Jan 04 6:20 AM
With renewed violence in Gaza, papers in the Middle East see little hope of progress in the Palestinian territories.New Iraqi Course Requires Arab Sociology The New York Sun - 22 minutes ago
If scenes of Saddam Hussein's chaotic execution serve President Bush's shaping of a new course in Iraq, a first move must be the removal of Prime Minister al-Maliki. In his brief tenure, Mr. Maliki has confirmed what many of us knew and warned against; namely, that he is an Iranian agent in Baghdad the leader of a Shiite insurgency composed of various political parties, armed militias, and ...Fishing Report The Longview News-Journal - 32 minutes ago
AUSTIN Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for Jan. 3. (Report also available on Web as www.txfishing.com.)Palestinian Security Officer Killed AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 04 12:23 PM
A senior Palestinian security officer was killed in an attack Thursday just moments after pleading for help by phone with a TV station.Senior Palestinian security officer, a Fatah loyalist, killed in Hamas attack CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 04 10:47 AM
BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip (AP) - A senior Palestinian security officer and Fatah loyalist was killed Thursday in an assault on his house by Hamas gunmen, Palestinian officials said.Ten Palestinians killed in clashes with Israel, internal fighting Vancouver Province - 59 minutes ago
Palestinians hold up their national flag as they protest in the center of the West Bank city of Ramallah following clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians as military vehicles including a digger plowed into the center of the city 04 January 2007. At least four Palestinians were killed in an ensuing fire fight this afternoon in a major Israel army operation into the autonomous city of ...Ramzy Baroud: New Year Reflections Scoop.co.nz - Jan 04 4:01 PM
2006 was yet another year of tribulations in the ever tumultuous Middle East. It defied all early expectations that 2005 would be the worst for many years to follow.Rice, Solana to visit Mideast to push peace process People's Daily - Jan 04 5:57 PM
EU's foreign policy chief Javier Solana, after his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday, said he will travel to the Middle East this month after Rice to push the Middle East peace process.Bush, German chancellor discuss Iran, Mideast People's Daily - Jan 04 5:57 PM
U.S. President George W. Bush met with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the White House on Thursday and they discussed issues including Iran, the Middle East peace process, Afghanistan, Lebanon and others.Gutter Fabulous Washington City Paper - 18 minutes ago
Tom Waits loves his trash. He takes journalists to rummage through junkyards during interviews. He drags bizarre detritus home to his family. He poses for photos amid heaps of dusty debris and populates his music with instruments made from refuse.Watchdog calls for explanation on end to BAe inquiry The Herald - Jan 04 5:56 PM
An international anti-bribery watchdog has called on the British government to explain why it stopped a high-profile corruption inquiry into the £6bn BAe deal for Eurofighter jets with Saudi Arabia.Lists of Best-Selling Books AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 04 11:59 AM
WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERSIIM holds meet on marketing research Indian Express via Yahoo! India News - Jan 04 12:25 PM
WITH the view to provide a forum to present and discuss research in the field of marketing, the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad has organised second International Conference on Research in Marketing. The three-day conference, which commenced on January 3, will continue till January 5. About 150 professors of 15 countries would attend the meet and 75 papers of academicians and ...Two Killed In Israeli Raid On West Bank Nasdaq - Jan 04 9:23 AM
(RTTNews) - Two Palestinians were killed and over 25 wounded, in an Israeli raid in downtown Ramallah on Thursday.Banquet will recognize Speedway's best of 2006 Forrest City Times-Herald - Jan 04 1:07 PM
Drivers from around the state will be recognized for their achievements during the 2006 racing season. The top five drivers from each racing class will be honored with trophies and some will be receiving cash awards as well.Sectarian violence holds Iraq back Zaman Online - Jan 04 2:08 PM
2006 witnessed stunning attacks in Iraq. The insurgency against the United States has almost been overshadowed by relentless sectarian conflicts between Sunni and Shiite militias.Teddy Kollek Independent - Jan 02 4:37 PM
Theodor Kollek, public administrator: born Nagyvazsony, Hungary 27 May 1911; founder member, Kibbutz Ein Gev 1937; member, Political Dept, Jewish Agency for Palestine 1940; head of the US Division, Israel Foreign Ministry 1950; Minister to Washington 1951-52; Director-General, Prime Minister's Office 1962-65; chair, Government Tourist Corporation 1955-65; Mayor of Jerusalem 1965-93; married 1937 ...Firefighters battle stubborn warehouse blaze KHOU - Jan 04 10:31 AM
At one point, firefighters were ordered out of the building because of fears the roof might collapse. Scene imagesNew year's tango with Barenboim News 24 South Africa - Jan 02 11:57 PM
Israeli and Palestine ambassadors celebrated the new year in a show of unity with a tango concert led by renowned Argentine-born conductor Daniel Barenboim.Jan. 5, 2006 at IsraelNN.com Israel National News - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
(IsraelNN.com) A source in Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital told the Hebrew daily Ma'ariv Thursday night that "there is no doubt that internal pressure was a contributing cause in the condition" of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who was hospitalized Wednesday while suffering a massive brain hemorrhage.Israel raids Ramallah before Olmert-Mubarak summit AlertNet - Jan 04 11:21 AM
Source: Reuters (Updates Ramallah, Gaza death tolls, adds Olmert comments) By Mohammed Assadi RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Israeli forces mounted a rare raid into the West Bank city of Ramallah on ... U.N. Chief Puts Priority on Israeli-Palestinian Peace The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Jan 04 1:07 PM
The new United Nations secretary-general said solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was key to wider peace in the Middle East.8 Palestinians Killed In Clashes KGO-TV Bay Area - Jan 04 11:40 AM
Israeli undercover troops burst into a West Bank vegetable market seizing four fugitives and exchanging heavy fire with Palestinians in the first major raid since the Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to try to ease tensions.Uniting Arabs for an inward conquest Gulf News - Jan 04 1:11 PM
Sitting in a hotel lobby in Dubai, I was reading through some of the notes I had jotted down in preparation for my conversation with someone I grew up watching on American television, Ambassador Clovis Maksoud.Book Review: A Century of Jewish Opposition to Zionism The Palestine Chronicle - Jan 04 12:25 PM
Jewish strength is viewed as its pacifism, not seen as a weakness, but a strength able to resist violence, to accommodate for a mutual better future, a strength vested in the ability to control egotistical and violent impulses.Palestinian security officer killed in Hamas attack CNews - Jan 04 10:43 AM
BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip (AP) A senior Palestinian security officer and Fatah loyalist was killed Thursday in an assault on his house by Hamas gunmen, Palestinian officials said.Protests possible at high school Andover Townsman - Jan 04 3:02 PM
A group of Andover residents dubbed Wheels of Truth has been meeting this week to consider protesting the arrival of the pro-Palestinian Wheels of Justice organization at Andover High School.Artesian grapplers dispatch Bulldogs at the mat Mooresville/Decatur Times - Jan 04 10:17 AM
Monrovia s varsity wrestling team made its way to Martinsville for a Wednesday dual meet with the host Artesians, and both teams respective head coaches had sharply contrasting opinions of their teams performance in the 49-27 Martinsville defense of its home mat.Saddam: The dead dictator Independent - Jan 04 7:25 AM
As they put the rope around his neck, the 69-year-old former dictator muttered to himself, "Do not be afraid." It was still dark outside. The sun had not yet risen. The call to prayer had not yet sounded in the city that Saddam Hussein al-Majid al-Tikriti once ruled through fear.Former Jerusalem mayor dies at 95 AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 03 9:40 AM
In a Jan. 3 story about the death of former Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek, The Associated Press reported erroneously that his middle name was Herzl. Kollek was named after the founder of modern Zionism, Theodor Herzl, but Kollek did not have a middle name, according to the Jerusalem Foundation.Press Availability with President Bush and Chancellor Merkel of Germany [Press Release] White House News - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
PRESIDENT BUSH: Madam Chancellor, thank you. Welcome back to Washington. It's good to welcome you here to the White House. And Laura and I are looking forward to feeding you dinner. I'm not so sure it's going to be as good a dinner as the barbecue you fed us -- (laughter) -- but we'll try.Palestinian woman travels to Glens Falls to give birth Capital News 9 - Jan 02 2:08 PM
Hanan Awawda, 29, is from the West Bank in Palestine. She came to Glens Falls give birth to Mohamad, her sixth child. She says things are much different here than at home.JewishJournal.com The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Jan 04 1:07 PM
Teddy Kollek. Photo by Brian Hendler/JTA Teddy Kollek, the longtime Jerusalem mayor who died this week at the age of 95, is being remembered as the most prolific builder of the city since King Herod.Nation News In Brief: Emir greets Musharraf and Haniyah The Peninsula - Jan 02 4:39 PM
Doha The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani exchanged on Saturday congratulations on Eid Al Adha during phone calls with President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf and Palestine Prime Minister Ismail Haniyah.What Makes Sammy Run? Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel - Jan 04 12:21 PM
"I don't care about the principles! All that I want is that my wife can live with me and that we can raise a family!" cried out the engaging young man on the TV talk show.The â Quakingâ Aspen tree Deccan Herald - Jan 04 12:27 PM
Have you heard anyone say that a person is trembling like an aspen leaf? It has become a common saying because aspen leaves flutter and tremble in the slightest of breezes.A dictator dies - but tyranny of violence goes on and on Independent - Jan 04 7:25 AM
As the body of Saddam Hussein was displayed on Iraqi television wrapped in a white shroud, the dawn execution of the Iraqi dictator did little to lift the darkness engulfing the country and provoked a bitter worldwide debate over his punishment.Foreigners warned to leave Gaza after kidnap threats AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 03 8:46 AM
Palestinian security officials have advised foreign nationals to leave Gaza due to kidnap threats two days after AFP photographer Jaime Razuri was snatched by unknown gunmen.Arab stock markets fail to shine in 2006 AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 03 8:13 AM
Strong income from higher oil prices did little in 2006 to help most stock markets in the Arab world, as they endured one of their worst years on record.Iran, China review mutual ties, regional security Payvand Iran News - Jan 04 8:08 AM
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani conferred in Beijing on Thursday with the senior member of China State Council Tang Jiaxuan on issues of mutual interests. -IRNAThe lost memories of the 'Tehran Children' Haaretz Daily - Jan 02 3:52 PM
On February 19, 1943, Shoshana Gilady saw a photograph in the Palestine Post. It was a black-and-white picture of two women peering out the window of a train, their hair covered with kerchiefs, each holding a baby wrapped in a blanket.Press Briefing by Tony Snow - 1/4/2007 [Press Release] White House - Jan 04 5:14 PM
MR. SNOW: Hello. A couple of business items before I take your questions.President: Iran flag-bearer of justice, monotheism Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 04 7:22 AM
Iran - President - Justice President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Thursday that the Iranian nation is the flag-bearer of justice and monotheism in the world.San Jose convention is next target for divestment fight J. the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California - Jan 04 11:54 AM
The issue of Israeli divestment is not unlike Jason Voorhies, the hockey mask-sporting, undead killer of the Friday the 13th movie franchise. Every time the protagonists thought they d knocked Jason out of commission for good wrong!Restless Natives and Historical Reruns Middle East Online - Jan 04 6:53 AM
The violent polarization that has grown to dominate the Middle East region the past few years could be simply a throwback to earlier days of foreign intervention but for the self-assertion of regular citizens insisting on a say in their government, says Rami G. Khouri .Hub blitzed with cartoon posters condemning Israel The Jewish Advocate - Jan 04 7:27 AM
Provocative posters using Dick and Jane illustrations from the classic children s stories have been modified to fit the political agenda of a Boston group that calls for the end of the Jewish state.PM urges EU Parliament to facilitate peaceful settlement of Kashmir dispute The Pakistan Link - Jan 04 10:43 AM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has urged the European Parliament to make a meaningful contribution in facilitating a peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute, which has hampered normalisation of relations between Pakistan and India.CHBC 4th At Dieterich Shelbyville Daily Union - Jan 02 3:22 PM
CHBC played their way into the third place game at the Dieterich Holiday Tournament by virtue of back-to-back blowout wins over Palestine-Hutsonville, 81-30, and over host Dieterich, 89-12.Flash Flood Watch Issued As Rain Moves In KWTX-TV Waco - Jan 04 4:02 AM
(January 3, 2007) The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch effective from 8 p.m. Wednesday until 8 a.m. Thursday that includes Freestone, Lampasas, Coryell, Bell, McLennan, Falls, Limestone, Leon, Milam and Robertson Counties in Central Texas.Iran, China review mutual ties, regional security Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 04 6:38 AM
Iran - China - Larijani Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani conferred here Thursday with the senior member of China State Council Tang Jiaxuan on issues of mutual interests.'Wicked lady' thrice decorated for war heroics wins immortality Guardian Unlimited - Jan 04 3:59 AM
The first woman to join the French Foreign Legion, Susan Travers, is one of 200 new additions to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.The Saddam Execution: Motives And Implications Bernama - Jan 04 3:06 AM
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 (Bernama) -- The execution of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein by the U.S.-backed Iraqi government was motivated by a variety of factors which have not been highlighted by the mainstream media.India Largest Global Consumer of Israeli Arms Ohmynews - Jan 04 3:25 AM
Some analysts had presumed that India's affinity with Israel would wane once Manmohan Singh became the prime minister as a proxy of Italy-born chief of the Indian National Congress, Sonia Gandhi....Sports Calendar Athens Review - Jan 04 6:04 AM
The following is a list of athletic events scheduled at Henderson County area high schools and Trinity Valley Community College:Wooden Shoes Stroll Through Windsor Shelbyville Daily Union - Jan 04 8:07 AM
It was a walk in the park Tuesday night for the Wooden Shoes, as Teutopolis strolled by the Blue Devils, 56-35. Windsor was without two starters and, despite Elliott Mowry getting off the reservation in the third, T-Town completely bottled up the Devil offense.Fatah celebrated its 44th anniversiry with a small-scale rally at the gravesite of Yasser Arafat [AFP] Aljazeera - Jan 02 6:07 AM
Palestine's opposition Fatah party has commemorated its 44th anniverstary - its first to be celebrated in political opposition to the government.PADS prayer day Saturday The Courier News - Jan 04 2:38 AM
ELGIN -- When area churches began the annual 12-hour community prayer for Public Action to Deliver Shelter of Elgin three years ago, it was partly in hopes of finding a permanent location for the homeless shelter. Teddy Kollek: Builder Of Jerusalem Baltimore Jewish Times - Jan 04 6:12 AM
Teddy Kollek, the longtime Jerusalem mayor who died this week at the age of 95, is being remembered as the most prolific builder of the city since King Herod.Forward.com Forward - Jan 02 7:05 AM
While leaders from across the Jewish spectrum have rushed to condemn former president Jimmy Carter and his new book Palestine: Peace not Apartheid, at least one prominent Jewish figure has headed in the opposite direction.Preview: Britten War Requiem, St Paul's Cathedral, London Independent - Jan 04 2:47 AM
The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, made up of the UK's most gifted teenage classical musicians, are joining with the London Symphony Chorus and Tiffin Boys' Choir for Britten's War Requiem. Richard Hickox will conduct the two performances, at St Paul's Cathedral and Symphony Hall, Birmingham.RAIN HELPING EAST TEXAS LAKES SLOWLY RISE Tyler Morning Telegraph - Jan 03 10:59 PM
Some area lakes are slowly rising as rain continues to fall in East Texas.Division, where unification failed Haaretz Daily - Jan 04 1:54 AM
In the summer of 2000, Israel was outraged by the willingness of then-prime minister Ehud Barak to divide Jerusalem. At that time I was the prime minister's advisor on Jerusalem affairs, and I gathered a team of experts to find alternative arrangements for Israel's capital.Lions finish 12th at Connersville Rushville Republican - Jan 04 5:34 AM
In one of the top mid-season tournaments in the state, the Rushville Lion wrestling team competed well and finished 12th in the 32-team field at the Spartan Classic in Connersville.Will the world witness the collapse of Israel anytime soon? Al Jazeera - Jan 04 1:04 AM
After his remarks calling the killing of two million Jews in the Second World War a myth and calling for Israel to be wiped of the map sparked international outcry last year, the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad launched a new verbal attack against the Jewish State, this time predicting it will collapse soon and warning its allies face the "boiling wrath" of the people if they continue ...Power of the written word The Times of Northwest Indiana - Jan 03 10:39 PM
Now in his 80s, former President Jimmy Carter eschews leisure time activities and instead opts to cure the world's ills. He pounds nails for Habitat for Humanity.New UN chief Israel at the heart of the problem Jerusalem Newswire - Jan 04 12:20 AM
Israel, which as a nation does not celebrate the Gregorian New Year, nonetheless woke up on January 1 to learn that their little country is set to be more than ever at the center of world scrutiny and pressure in 2007.Week of 12/31/06 The Times of Northwest Indiana - Jan 03 10:39 PM
1. "For One More Day" by Mitch Albom: A touching novel by the author of "Tuesdays with Morrie" that asks the question: What would you do if you could spend one more day with a loved one?Obituaries for Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006 Greenville Herald-Banner - Jan 03 10:23 PM
Charles Mathies Mueller Jr. died Dec. 28, 2006, after a lengthy illness. Visitation will take place Jan. 2, 2007, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Rest Haven Funeral Home-Rockwall Chapel. Services will be at Holy Trinity by the Lake Church on Jan. 3, 2007 at 2 p.m. Interment will be at Rest Haven Memorial Park.GAZA: CPJ renews call for release of abducted AFP photographer CPJ Press Freedom Online - Jan 03 5:29 PM
New York, January 3, 2007 Amid growing Palestinian and international condemnation of the kidnapping of Agence France-Presse photographer Jaime Razuri, the Committee to Protect Journalists today renewed its call for his immediate release.Local news briefs: Board to hear transfer appeals The Herald-Sun - Jan 03 9:44 PM
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education will hear transfer appeals related to student assignment changes as a result of the opening of Carrboro High School in August.