Steven Sotloff, U.S. Prisoner Slain by ISIS, Was Also a Citizen of Israel
JERUSALEM — The beheading of Steven J. Sotloff, the American journalist from Miami who had been held hostage by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, suddenly loomed larger for many Israelis on Wednesday when it emerged that he held Israeli citizenship and had lived and studied in the country for... read more »
Michael Bloomberg to return as head of Bloomberg
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will return as head of Bloomberg LP, the data and financial news company he founded in 1981, replacing Daniel Doctoroff who has decided to step aside, the company said on Wednesday. The privately held company, in which Bloomberg is the majority shareholder,... read more »
chemical blast at museum 13 hurt mostly kids in Reno
RENO — A demonstration about the science of tornadoes went awry Wednesday at a Nevada museum, injuring 13 people, several with minor burns or smoke inhalation. Emergency crews responded to a report of a possible explosion at 4:10 p.m. at the Terry Lee Wells Discovery Museum in... read more »
ISIS Says It Killed Steven Sotloff After U.S. Strikes in Northern Iraq
WASHINGTON — An Islamic militant group released a video on Tuesday showing the second beheading of an American hostage in two weeks and blamed President Obama for the killing. The video raised the pressure on the president to order military strikes on the group in its sanctuary in Syria. The... read more »
AIADMK not to join NDA
While ruling out the entry of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam into the National Democratic Alliance, party chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday kept the... read more »
Gopinath Munde’s body flown to Latur
The body of Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde’s, who died in a road accident in New Delhi on Tuesday, is being flown to his native place in Beed district of Marathwada for... read more »
‘Let Media Go, Mahabharat Bana Denge’: Threats for Family of Girls Killed in B...
Badaun, UP – The family of the two young girls who were gang-raped and found hanging from a mango tree in Katra Sahadat Ganj village in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, last week say they are... read more »
Jayalalithaa to Meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi Today
New Delhi – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi today amidst speculation that the BJP is trying to lure her party, the AIADMK,... read more »
FIFA offers 180,000 extra World Cup tickets
About 180,000 tickets will be available during the final World Cup sales phase beginning Wednesday, football’s governing body FIFA has announced. Tickets will be offered for all 64 matches,... read more »
