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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Israel Herald.com http://www.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/10/id/c08dd24cec417021/ en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:00:02 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:00:02 -0400 30 Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514934/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:30:37 -0400 Israel Herald.com http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514934/cs/1/ South Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched five missiles off its eastern coast Saturday. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/515051/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:47:08 -0400 Israel Herald.com http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/515051/cs/1/ Politics in Washington picked up a beat Friday, when former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin suddenly announced her resignation as Alaskan governor. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514935/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:39:56 -0400 Israel Herald.com http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514935/cs/1/ The incoming head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says he knows of no hard evidence that Iran is trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear weapons. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514936/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:44:33 -0400 Israel Herald.com http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514936/cs/1/ Pakistan's military says a transport helicopter has crashed because of a technical failure, killing 26 security personnel on board. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/515052/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:51:03 -0400 Israel Herald.com http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/515052/cs/1/ A leaked report purportedly drafted by authorities in Myanmar’s military government describes a top-secret visit to North Korea late last year by Myanmar's top brass, during which the two sides pledged to significantly expand cooperation in military training and arms production, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514933/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:22:09 -0400 Israel Herald.com http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514933/cs/1/ South African police have seized a large quantity of heroin which they say was smuggled into the country from Iran. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/515050/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:42:11 -0400 Israel Herald.com http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/515050/cs/1/ Israeli attacks with guided missiles fired from aerial drones killed civilians during the recent Gaza fighting in violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said in a report released this week. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514932/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:38:08 -0400 Israel Herald.com http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514932/cs/1/ In a bizarre twist a man who lost his female flatmate in a tragic accident will now be prosecuted because of an unrelated incident. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514953/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:31:56 -0400 Israel Herald.com http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514953/cs/1/ The head of the United Nations agency tasked with upholding freedom of expression and press freedom on Friday voiced his strong support for the recent call issued by the foreign ministers of the Group of Eight (G8) nations on Iran to respect fundamental human rights. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514957/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:02:07 -0400 Israel Herald.com http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514957/cs/1/ United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Myanmar to discuss with the ruling military government the release of its political prisoners. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514684/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:33:42 -0400 Israel Herald.com http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514684/cs/1/ The former president of the Philippines, Corazon Aquino, has told he doctors she no longer wishes to be treated in her battle against colon cancer. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514693/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:42:50 -0400 Israel Herald.com http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514693/cs/1/ The World Health Organization head, Margaret Chan, has addressed a meeting in Mexico to say that the spread of the H1N1 swine flu virus worldwide is now unstoppable. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514683/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:32:17 -0400 Israel Herald.com http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514683/cs/1/ US President Barack Obama is still unsure about how he is going to deal with the most dangerous terror detainees at the US prison at Guantanamo Bay. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514682/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:30:36 -0400 Israel Herald.com http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/514682/cs/1/ '); Colin Powell, one of President Obama's most prominent Republican supporters, expressed concern publicly for the first time Friday that the president's ambitious blitz of costly initiatives may ... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862662/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:39:16 -0400 Washington Times http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862662/ '); GAFFNEY, S.C. | Terrified residents canceled Fourth of July plans and holed up in their homes Friday as investigators hunted a serial killer believed to have fatally shot four people. Tanya ... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862667/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:39:08 -0400 Washington Times http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862667/ Political tension in Iran following a tumultuous election ratcheted up a notch when a top aide of Iran's supreme leader called the country's main opposition figure a US agent and accused him of commit... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862659/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:28:59 -0400 Jerusalem Post http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862659/ TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A top aide to Iran's supreme leader called the country's main opposition figure a U.S. agent and accused him in an editorial Saturday of committing crimes against the nation . http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862633/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:15:08 -0400 USA Today http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862633/ '); Free tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service were made available Friday as reports surfaced that the powerful sedative Diprivan was found in the Los Angeles home where the pop star was li... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862664/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:39:14 -0400 Washington Times http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862664/ MOSCOW : President Dmitry Medvedev said he expected the visit to Moscow next week of his US counterpart Barack Obama to open up new prospects for US-Russia relations. "We expect that concrete results ... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862636/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:22:39 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862636/ '); Republican Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska stunned her state and the political world Friday by announcing she will resign her post at the end of the month, igniting speculation about what the move m... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862661/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:39:16 -0400 Washington Times http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862661/ Panama City - A moderately strong earthquake has rattled Panama, sending residents rushing into the streets. The US Geological Survey says the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 and was cente... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862655/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:03:46 -0400 IOL http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862655/ Wellington - New Zealand has had its first fatalities linked to the H1N1 flu, with three deaths in the last week, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday. The deaths came as the country's tally of ... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862657/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:03:51 -0400 IOL http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862657/ KABUL (Reuters) - One U.S. soldier and an Afghan were killed when a suicide bomber tried to attack a base in southeast Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, two days after a major operation against... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862635/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:02:27 -0400 Reuters http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862635/ BBC News, Tonnerre On its 3,500km (2,187-mile) odyssey from Monaco to Paris, the Tour de France passes through hundreds of towns and villages.The race is divided into 21 stages, or "etape... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862629/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:10:18 -0400 BBC http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862629/ The U.S. Coast Guard, Philadelphia police, and volunteer rescuers were searching late into last night for a man and a child missing in the Delaware River near the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge. The incident ... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862649/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:50:00 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862649/ WASILLA, Alaska (AP) -- Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has defied political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862637/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:19:26 -0400 New York Post http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862637/ NEWSWEEK journalist Maziar Bahari and a number of reformist leaders in Iran are to face trial accused of "acting against national security", their lawyer Saleh Nikbakht said. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862652/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:51:45 -0400 The Australian http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862652/ YEMENIA is suspending all flights to the Comoros in the aftermath of Tuesday's crash of an Airbus A310 near the islands' capital Moroni in which 153 died, the airline said. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862651/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:51:43 -0400 The Australian http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862651/ The US military in Afghanistan says two of its soldiers have been killed in an explosion in eastern Paktika province.Four others were hurt in the blast, which a spokesman said was caused by a possible... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862630/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:10:17 -0400 BBC http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862630/ Two women who were friends of the mother of Danieal Kelly - the 14-year-old girl who died of starvation and neglect in 2006 - were sentenced to probation and community service yesterday for lying to a... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862650/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:49:55 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862650/ '); COLUMBIA, S.C. | After a week that offered the world a glimpse into the conflicted mind of philandering South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, his constituents differed Friday on whether he should l... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862670/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:39:10 -0400 Washington Times http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862670/ SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea fired six ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United ... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862638/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:19:25 -0400 New York Post http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862638/ By Fisnik Abrashi and Rahim Faiez Associated Press Writers Kabul - Militants exploded a vehicle outside the gates of a US coalition base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, sparking a two-hour g... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862656/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:03:48 -0400 IOL http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862656/ Marilynn Marter, 66, a retired Inquirer food writer known for her encyclopedic knowledge of nutrition, cooking, and baking, was found dead Thursday at her home in Philadelphia. She died of cardiovasc... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862648/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:49:56 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862648/ Abba's songwriting team Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus are to take part in a concert featuring some of their biggest hits in London later this year.Thank You For The Music... A Celebration Of The M... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862631/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:10:16 -0400 BBC http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862631/ '); PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. | Lt. Col. Luke Thompson sometimes skims his C-130 cargo plane just 150 feet above the ground, battling smoke, shifting winds and rugged terrain on his way to dro... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862668/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:39:09 -0400 Washington Times http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862668/ '); COLUMBUS, Ohio | Several states are facing the prospect of government shutdowns and program cuts as they enter the first weekend of the fiscal year and the Fourth of July holiday without budget... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862666/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:39:11 -0400 Washington Times http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862666/ '); D.C. residents and visitors celebrating Independence Day may have to choose between clogged streets and crowded Metro trains this weekend. But following tradition, hundreds of thousands are exp... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862663/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:39:15 -0400 Washington Times http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862663/ London - A red-faced teacher is battling to save her career after accidentally giving her pupils a DVD of her sexual antics. American Crystal Defanti handed children in her class a DVD meant to be ... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862658/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:03:55 -0400 IOL http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862658/ The unusual news of a Thomas Parkin caught in New York impersonating his dead mother to collect her Social Security struck Thomas Parkin of Plymouth Meeting uncomfortably close to home. Almost a deca... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862647/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:50:02 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862647/ '); CAIRO | A powerful cleric said Friday that Iran will put British Embassy staffers on trial for fomenting postelection turmoil, a step that would likely increase Iran's isolation and alienate We... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862665/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:39:13 -0400 Washington Times http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862665/ '); ST. PAUL, Minn. | He lost the 1998 Minnesota governor's race to a former pro wrestler, Jesse Ventura, and this week conceded his U.S. Senate seat to a former "Saturday Night Live" comedian, Al ... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862669/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:39:09 -0400 Washington Times http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862669/ Taliban forces attack military base; two U.S. troops killed Taliban detonates explosives-laden truck, later launches rockets at base At least 32 Taliban fighters killed in response to attack http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862653/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:13:17 -0400 CNN http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862653/ GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) -- A terrified rural South Carolina community hunkered down over the Fourth of July after the sheriff said a serial killer was on the loose, and longtime residents were reminded of ... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862642/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:19:22 -0400 New York Post http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862642/ WASHINGTON (AP) -- A civil rights group on whose board Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor served filed racial bias lawsuits over employment examinations that resemble a Connecticut case in which sh... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862645/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:19:21 -0400 New York Post http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862645/ MOSCOW (AP) -- Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamor to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862643/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:19:21 -0400 New York Post http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862643/ INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The Saturday Evening Post, a centuries-old publication that helped make illustrator Norman Rockwell an American icon and showcased some of the greatest U.S. writers, is returning ... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862644/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:19:20 -0400 New York Post http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862644/ SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Manny Ramirez is back in the big leagues, looking like a guy who missed 50 games. Returning from his suspension for violating baseball's drug policy, the Los Angeles slugger barely h... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862646/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:19:19 -0400 New York Post http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25862646/ OVER 50,000 people were evacuated in south China after the heaviest rains in years led to flooding and swollen rivers in recent days, state media reported. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860823/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:31:59 -0400 The Australian http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860823/ A proposal circulating in the legislature could result in a state takeover of Philadelphia's municipal pension plan, and officials from the city and the pension board are raising alarms. In response ... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860812/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:29:50 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860812/ Recently appointed ambassador to the United States Michael Oren warned over the weekend that an Iranian atomic bomb can "wipe Israel off the map in a matter of seconds," and that the Iranians could "a... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860831/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:10:32 -0400 Jerusalem Post http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860831/ The New Straits Times quoted a government official as saying that he had been shocked during a recent visit to the Cameron Highlands to find mothers as young as 11 and 12 years old in the maternity wa... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860825/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:31:56 -0400 The Australian http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860825/ OAS head doubts Honduras' interim leadership will restore ousted President Zelaya Vice chancellor: Honduras prepared to withdraw from OAS Zelaya vows to return to country despite arrest threat http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860829/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:54:13 -0400 CNN http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860829/ The latest hangings bring to at least 141 the number of people executed in the Islamic republic so far this year, according to a count based on news reports. In 2008, Iran executed 246 people, based ... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860827/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:31:51 -0400 The Australian http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860827/ Nine Chechen police officers were killed today in the Russian republic of Ingushetia after gunmen opened fire on their convoy, Russia's Interfax news agency reported, citing the republic's interior ... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860802/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:09:38 -0400 The Independent http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860802/ For someone 200 years old, Abraham Lincoln was in fine form yesterday - cracking jokes, posing for photos, wandering around Independence Mall, nodding at the tourists who gathered to celebrate his bir... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860817/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:29:48 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860817/ After bitter wrangling, Africa's leaders agreed to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted for crimes against humani... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860803/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:09:36 -0400 The Independent http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860803/ On Sept. 11, 2001, Meredith Buck watched advertisements for the American Red Cross flash across her television in the midst of the chaos. She signed up as a disaster responder the next day. Now, afte... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860819/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:29:41 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860819/ George Zambelli of Zambelli Fireworks Internationale sets up for last year's show. The New Castle, Pa.-based company is reducing the amount of perchlorate in its products to lessen its environmental i... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860810/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:29:55 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860810/ There's no telling how much an economic-stimulus bill Gov. Corzine is expected to sign into law within weeks will increase or decrease the state's bottom line. A fiscal analysis of the bill by the no... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860818/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:29:40 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860818/ The news that planners of the American Revolution Center would abandon Valley Forge for Philadelphia generated real excitement in the city. Because, after all, what Philadelphia needs is another Revo... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860816/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:29:46 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860816/ Participants in the mentoring program's anniversary celebration in the Comcast Center included (from left) Clarissa Velazquez, Craig Gay, Bryant Keal, and Steven Ferguson. The program is sponsored by ... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860815/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:29:45 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860815/ Atlanta Hawks' Mike Bibby, front, drives to the basket on the Milwaukee Bucks' Luke Ridnour during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, April 8, 2009, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jim Prisch... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860820/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:29:38 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860820/ Philadelphia police were scouring the city yesterday for a high-level drug dealer who they believe set up the shootings of Rian Thal and Timothy Gilmore, according to a law enforcement source, and off... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860811/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:29:54 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860811/ NEW: Lottery for Michael Jackson memorial service now open to non-U.S. residents Computer will randomly select 8,750 names to receive pair of tickets Police, city officials urging those who don't have... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860830/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:54:16 -0400 CNN http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860830/ BRIGANTINE, N.J. - There is something a bit disorienting about standing at the front door of the Simpsons' home. The glass panels of the door allow a spectacular, straight-on view of a handsome boat, ... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860821/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:29:36 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25860821/ British forces on a major operation in Afghanistan say they have encountered little resistance from the Taliban.Troops are moving into a large swathe of territory in Helmand province that had been a s... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859094/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:36:15 -0400 BBC http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859094/ OTTAWA — A trust fund has been set up for the family of an Ottawa woman believed to be a passenger on a plane that crashed into the Indian Ocean this week.Donations are being collected to help Ensum... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859126/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:25:44 -0400 Ottawa Citizen http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859126/ Thousands of teenagers may end up on the dole instead of going to university because of a funding cap on student places, the government is being warned.Phil Willis, chairman of the Commons Education S... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859096/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:36:12 -0400 BBC http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859096/ TEGUCIGALPA: Hopes for a rapid diplomatic resolution to the crisis in Honduras were dampened as the Supreme Court told a top regional envoy the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya was irreversible. A s... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859101/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:48:44 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859101/ LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than half a million fans from around the world applied for 17,500 free tickets to Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week, organizers said on Friday as a massi... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859098/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:28:23 -0400 Reuters http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859098/ Moviegoers sitting outside on lawnchairs to watch the movie "Back to the Future" on the top deck of the Bicentennial Garage in West Chester last Saturday night. But first, they had to follow... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859114/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:15:45 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859114/ WASILLA, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the poss... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859102/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:46:10 -0400 New York Post http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859102/ NEW Zealand has recorded its first deaths linked to swine flu, with authorities reporting Saturday that three people who died in the past week had the virus. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859116/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:17:50 -0400 The Australian http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859116/ NORTH Korea has test-fired three missiles on the eve of American Independence Day celebrations, South Korea's defence ministry said, further stoking tensions amid an international nuclear standoff. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859120/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:17:43 -0400 The Australian http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859120/ TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Honduras rebuffed a personal appeal from the Americas' top international diplomat Friday, refusing to reinstate President Manuel Zelaya and setting the stage for a dramat... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859105/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:46:06 -0400 New York Post http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859105/ PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. Coast Guard, Philadelphia police and New Jersey State Police are searching for a man and a child missing in the Delaware River.Petty Officer 3rd Class Crystalynn Kneen says two... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859112/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:15:47 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859112/ IF YOU WERE invited to one of G. Frank Page Jr.'s famous sports parties, you became his pal for life. Frank loved to entertain, and sporting events were an excellent excuse to open his house to famil... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859115/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:15:40 -0400 Philadelphia Daily News http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859115/ Police began an investigation into a suspected murder in Ashdod early Saturday morning, when a 16-year-old boy found bleeding on a street in the city died of his wounds in Rehovot's Kaplan Hospital. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859125/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:55:25 -0400 Jerusalem Post http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859125/ MORE than a thousand Muslim rebels have been killed in the southern Philippines over the past year, despite the recovery of only 278 bodies, a military spokesman said. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859117/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:17:51 -0400 The Australian http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859117/ UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said his request to meet detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi had been denied by the ruling junta's top general Than Shwe. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859118/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:17:48 -0400 The Australian http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859118/ NAWA, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan on Friday, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders on the second day of the bigg... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859108/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:46:04 -0400 New York Post http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859108/ The country first got into debt to help pay for the Revolutionary War. Growing ever since, the debt stands today at a staggering $11.4 trillion - equivalent to about $37,000 for each and every America... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859109/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:46:03 -0400 New York Post http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859109/ Wearing sunglasses and with his famous dreadlocks in a ponytail, the Los Angeles Dodgers' slugger apologized to fans and teammates during a news conference Friday afternoon. He refused to answer quest... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859110/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:46:02 -0400 New York Post http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859110/ WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Venus Williams is just about the perfect older sibling: She supports Serena endlessly, protects her fiercely and even lets her pick which bedroom she wants when they're on t... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859111/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:46:00 -0400 New York Post http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25859111/ Now that the media frenzy over Michael Jackson's death has begun to die down and the stardust has somewhat settled, we might begin to contemplate how he will go down in history. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857388/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:32:15 -0400 Jerusalem Post http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857388/ Investigations by the Vatican into whether the lives American nuns are leading are too modern have been met with trepidation by some of those under scrutiny. Photo / Jim Eagles http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857393/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:19:53 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857393/ Anesthesiologist: Diprivan "as dangerous as it comes," without proper guidance Sources say Jackson traveled with an anesthesiologist during world tour in 1990s Doctor would "take him do... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857382/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:16:17 -0400 CNN http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857382/ (CNN) -- Iranians worried about their loved ones detained in the protests that followed the presidential election got the ear of a former president, who wants the detainees released, an Iranian reform... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857384/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:16:14 -0400 CNN http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857384/ John Demjanjuk deported in May from the United States to Germany Wanted for alleged involvement during World War II in killings at Sobibor death camp Charged in March with assisting in about 29,000 mu... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857387/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:16:12 -0400 CNN http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857387/ Russia who dares to speak out against injustice - injustice of which he has become a victim. His tireless campaigning revealed horrific abuse inside Russian prisons. We witness footage of men in mas... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857394/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:12:51 -0400 Sky News http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857394/ THE dollar eked out marginal gains on Friday in activity made narrow and illiquid by the close of US financial markets for the long Independence Day weekend. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857378/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:52:27 -0400 The Australian http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857378/ The pan-European Dow Jones Stoxx 600 index edged 0.2% lower to 203.63, according to preliminary closing data, with volumes checked as US markets were closed ahead of the Independence Day holiday. The ... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857377/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:52:25 -0400 The Australian http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857377/ President is not on ballot, but many see vote as comment on his performance Party is expected to do well despite years of troubles Calderon has stood strong in face of adversity, analysts say Many see... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857385/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:16:13 -0400 CNN http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857385/ Police say woman was getting revenge on girl who argued with her daughter Girl's mom says she got 22 calls in one day, around 40 calls total from various men One caller spoke to girl's mom, said: &quo... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857386/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:16:10 -0400 CNN http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857386/ “There were six fatalities - three adults and three children,” a London Fire Brigade spokesman said after Friday's blaze in Camberwell, south London. Witnesses gave distressing accounts of... http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857376/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:52:23 -0400 The Australian http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857376/ FOR five days in late May, John Vaughan watched his Byron Bay beachfront property get smashed by a storm so severe that its type only occurs once every 100 years. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857380/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:52:17 -0400 The Australian http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857380/ IN the worst possible result for embattled South Australian opposition leader Martin Hamilton-Smith, he has narrowly won today's leadership spill by just one vote, after one MP abstained. http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857381/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:52:14 -0400 The Australian http://story.israelherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/25857381/