http://www.jewpi.com Jewish Press International Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:40:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.jewpi.com/ukraines-emergency-services-under-pressure-as-winter-bites-1328790726/ http://www.jewpi.com/ukraines-emergency-services-under-pressure-as-winter-bites-1328790726/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:32:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/ukraines-emergency-services-under-pressure-as-winter-bites-1328790726/ Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) — Suffering in the grip of a brutal winter where temperatures have not risen above freezing in nearly a month, Ukraine has seen a wave of deaths related to the cold, and the country’s ambulance service is inundated with calls for help. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/new-greek-demands-threaten-debt-deal-1328787724/ http://www.jewpi.com/new-greek-demands-threaten-debt-deal-1328787724/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:42:04 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/new-greek-demands-threaten-debt-deal-1328787724/ Brussels, Belgium (Financial Times) — Representatives of eurozone bail-out lenders are scrambling this morning to finalise an agreement with the Greek government after last-minute demands by Athens threatened to upend the deal. 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Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/is-racism-a-widespread-problem-in-sport-1328718010/ http://www.jewpi.com/is-racism-a-widespread-problem-in-sport-1328718010/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:20:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/is-racism-a-widespread-problem-in-sport-1328718010/ (CNN) — What happens on the field stays on the field — that’s an unofficial code that athletes have lived by for decades.Historically players have preferred not to discuss what they do and say to each other during a game or an event. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/alcohol-blamed-in-ukraine-cold-deaths-1328715488/ http://www.jewpi.com/alcohol-blamed-in-ukraine-cold-deaths-1328715488/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:38:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/alcohol-blamed-in-ukraine-cold-deaths-1328715488/ Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) — Alcohol has been involved in most of the deaths blamed on the extreme cold in Ukraine, the country worst affected by the icy temperatures gripping eastern Europe, the country’s emergencies minister said Wednesday. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/can-we-end-rape-as-tool-of-war-1328712387/ http://www.jewpi.com/can-we-end-rape-as-tool-of-war-1328712387/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:46:27 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/can-we-end-rape-as-tool-of-war-1328712387/ Editor’s note: Gloria Steinem is a writer, lecturer, editor, and feminist activist. She co-founded Ms. Magazine and the Women’s Media Center, and is the author of four best-selling books. She is an organizer and lecturer and a frequent media spokeswoman on issues of equality. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/no-negotiations-on-falklands-uk-vows-1328707808/ http://www.jewpi.com/no-negotiations-on-falklands-uk-vows-1328707808/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:30:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/no-negotiations-on-falklands-uk-vows-1328707808/ Port Stanley, Falkland Islands (CNN) — Britain on Wednesday dismissed a complaint from Argentina about the “militarization of the South Atlantic” as tensions rise over the Falkland Islands, over which the two countries fought a war 30 years ago. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/safety-checks-ordered-for-all-airbus-a380-airplanes-1328707219/ http://www.jewpi.com/safety-checks-ordered-for-all-airbus-a380-airplanes-1328707219/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:20:19 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/safety-checks-ordered-for-all-airbus-a380-airplanes-1328707219/ London (CNN) — All Airbus A380 airplanes must be checked for cracks in the wings within three to four weeks, the European Aviation Safety Agency ordered Wednesday.The order does not mean the planes must be grounded, said Dominique Fouda, a spokesman for the aviation agency. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/former-maldives-president-calls-for-his-successor-to-step-down-1328705409/ http://www.jewpi.com/former-maldives-president-calls-for-his-successor-to-step-down-1328705409/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:50:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/former-maldives-president-calls-for-his-successor-to-step-down-1328705409/ (CNN) — The former Maldives president recently forced to resign on Wednesday called for the new leader to step down, a lawmaker said.Mohamed Nasheed resigned Tuesday after a revolt by police officers. Vice President Mohammed Waheed Hassan was sworn in as president shortly after Nasheed resigned. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/israeli-union-employees-strike-on-behalf-of-subcontracted-workers-1328686813/ http://www.jewpi.com/israeli-union-employees-strike-on-behalf-of-subcontracted-workers-1328686813/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:40:13 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/israeli-union-employees-strike-on-behalf-of-subcontracted-workers-1328686813/ (CNN) — Workers at Israeli airports, hospitals, banks and government ministries began a nationwide strike Wednesday after union and government negotiators were unable to bridge differences over the employment of subcontracted workers. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/syria-no-libya-play-for-the-west-1328671808/ http://www.jewpi.com/syria-no-libya-play-for-the-west-1328671808/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:30:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/syria-no-libya-play-for-the-west-1328671808/ (CNN) — Amid growing outrage over civilian casualties in Syria, there are ever more urgent calls to aid — or at least protect — the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. There is renewed talk of creating safe havens and humanitarian corridors inside the country. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/al-assad-hangs-on-by-ruthlessness-reformist-image-1328638860/ http://www.jewpi.com/al-assad-hangs-on-by-ruthlessness-reformist-image-1328638860/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:21:00 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/al-assad-hangs-on-by-ruthlessness-reformist-image-1328638860/ (CNN) — When the Tunisian revolt erupted last year, Tunisia’s president fled power in weeks. When Egyptians took to the streets, longtime leader Hosni Mubarak was swiftly ousted as well.In Libya, it took about seven months for rebels to topple dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/for-savvy-travelers-the-middle-east-still-beckons-1328630738/ http://www.jewpi.com/for-savvy-travelers-the-middle-east-still-beckons-1328630738/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:05:38 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/for-savvy-travelers-the-middle-east-still-beckons-1328630738/ (CNN) — Zora O’Neill is heading to the Middle East next week.O’Neill, a longtime traveler and author of an upcoming Lonely Planet book on Egypt, is not dissuaded by the evacuation of the U.S. and British embassies in Syria, rumblings of possible Israeli airstrikes against Iran or rioting in Cairo. And it’s not because she’s [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/iran-could-lessen-risk-of-war-by-negotiating-1328628141/ http://www.jewpi.com/iran-could-lessen-risk-of-war-by-negotiating-1328628141/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:22:21 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/iran-could-lessen-risk-of-war-by-negotiating-1328628141/ Editor’s note: Anthony H. Cordesman holds the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. (CNN) — There is nothing new about the tension between the United States and Iran. Relations have swung from crisis to crisis ever since the fall of the Shah in 1979. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/want-to-be-a-leader-act-like-one-1328616607/ http://www.jewpi.com/want-to-be-a-leader-act-like-one-1328616607/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:10:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/want-to-be-a-leader-act-like-one-1328616607/ Editor’s note: Dianna Booher, an expert in executive communications, is the author of 45 books. Her latest books include “Creating Personal Presence : Look, Talk, Think, and Act Like a Leader ” and “Communicate with Confidence, Revised and Expanded Edition. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/battle-for-the-skies-at-singapore-airshow-1328600284/ http://www.jewpi.com/battle-for-the-skies-at-singapore-airshow-1328600284/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:38:04 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/battle-for-the-skies-at-singapore-airshow-1328600284/ Editor’s note: From high-flyers to mega-deals, CNN International will be bringing you all the latest news and buzz from the Singapore Airshow. (CNN) — Aerobatic stunt teams will provide Singapore’s international airshow with entertainment, but the real dogfights for billion dollar contracts take place behind closed doors. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/etzioni-can-a-nuclear-iran-be-deterred-1328539566/ http://www.jewpi.com/etzioni-can-a-nuclear-iran-be-deterred-1328539566/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:46:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/etzioni-can-a-nuclear-iran-be-deterred-1328539566/ Editor’s note: Amitai Etzioni is professor of international relations and director of the Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies at George Washington University. (CNN) — There is a growing interest among U.S. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/palestinian-factions-hamas-fatah-reach-unity-deal-1328527210/ http://www.jewpi.com/palestinian-factions-hamas-fatah-reach-unity-deal-1328527210/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:20:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/palestinian-factions-hamas-fatah-reach-unity-deal-1328527210/ Jerusalem (CNN) — Rival Palestinian political factions Fatah and Hamas named President Mahmoud Abbas the head of an interim unity government during a televised signing ceremony Monday.The deal was signed in Doha, Qatar, by Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, who said last month he plans to step down from his post. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/inside-story-of-foxconn-shrouded-in-secrecy-1328510408/ http://www.jewpi.com/inside-story-of-foxconn-shrouded-in-secrecy-1328510408/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:40:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/inside-story-of-foxconn-shrouded-in-secrecy-1328510408/ Chengdu, China (CNN) — We meet her by chance on the side of a road. She looks the very model of a Chinese factory worker: young, vibrant, dressed in the cheap brand-name knockoff fashions so common of poor rural villages.Does she work at Foxconn, we ask. “Yes” came the reply. A relief after hours spent [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/m-i-a-s-middle-finger-punctuates-super-bowl-halftime-show-1328509455/ http://www.jewpi.com/m-i-a-s-middle-finger-punctuates-super-bowl-halftime-show-1328509455/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:24:15 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/m-i-a-s-middle-finger-punctuates-super-bowl-halftime-show-1328509455/ (CNN) — Ahead of her Super Bowl halftime show, singer Madonna promised there would be no “wardrobe malfunction.” What she didn’t guarantee was no obscene gestures.Rapper M.I.A. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/apple-manufacturing-plant-workers-complain-of-long-hours-militant-culture-1328509353/ http://www.jewpi.com/apple-manufacturing-plant-workers-complain-of-long-hours-militant-culture-1328509353/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:22:33 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/apple-manufacturing-plant-workers-complain-of-long-hours-militant-culture-1328509353/ Chengdu, China (CNN) — Miss Chen stares curiously at the iPad. Even though she works overtime in a factory in southwestern China that manufactures them, she’s never seen the finished product.”Wow, I want it,” said Chen, brushing her finger across the glossy screen with curiosity and amazement. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/qa-apples-china-supplier-in-the-spotlight-1328507648/ http://www.jewpi.com/qa-apples-china-supplier-in-the-spotlight-1328507648/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:54:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/qa-apples-china-supplier-in-the-spotlight-1328507648/ (CNN) — Earlier this month Apple released its annual supplier responsibility report which detailed alleged workplace health and safety protocol violations by its suppliers. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/australian-authorities-urge-residents-of-queensland-town-to-flee-floods-1328506324/ http://www.jewpi.com/australian-authorities-urge-residents-of-queensland-town-to-flee-floods-1328506324/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:32:04 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/australian-authorities-urge-residents-of-queensland-town-to-flee-floods-1328506324/ (CNN) — Australian authorities on Monday pleaded with hundreds of people, who had chosen to remain in a town in the path of rising flood waters, to vacate their homes.The level of the Balonne River in the town of St. George, in the eastern state of Queensland, swelled to 13. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/usgs-6-8-earthquake-strikes-off-coast-of-third-largest-island-in-the-philippines-1328505264/ http://www.jewpi.com/usgs-6-8-earthquake-strikes-off-coast-of-third-largest-island-in-the-philippines-1328505264/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:14:24 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/usgs-6-8-earthquake-strikes-off-coast-of-third-largest-island-in-the-philippines-1328505264/ (CNN) — A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Monday off the coast of the third-largest island in the Philippines, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.The temblor struck at about 11: 49 a.m. (10: 49 p.m. Sunday ET) about 70 kilometers (44 miles) from the coastal city of Dumaguete on the Philippine island of Negros, the USGS said. [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/greece-takes-step-closer-to-default-1328498887/ http://www.jewpi.com/greece-takes-step-closer-to-default-1328498887/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:28:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/greece-takes-step-closer-to-default-1328498887/ (Financial Times) — Lucas Papademos, the Greek premier, failed to make party leaders accept harsh terms in return for a second €130bn bail-out, pushing Athens closer to a disorderly default as early as next month. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/crowley-mood-might-mean-more-than-stats-come-election-time-1328498416/ http://www.jewpi.com/crowley-mood-might-mean-more-than-stats-come-election-time-1328498416/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:20:16 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/crowley-mood-might-mean-more-than-stats-come-election-time-1328498416/ Washington (CNN) — Suppose they held an election, and the economy got better. Just last month, the jobless rate fell to its lowest level in almost three years.”I wouldn’t pop the champagne cork yet,” Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, a Republican, told CBS. The January rate? 8.3% Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich fights stat with stat. Read [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/bishop-eddie-long-apologizes-to-jewish-group-after-torah-ceremony-1328487726/ http://www.jewpi.com/bishop-eddie-long-apologizes-to-jewish-group-after-torah-ceremony-1328487726/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:22:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/bishop-eddie-long-apologizes-to-jewish-group-after-torah-ceremony-1328487726/ Atlanta (CNN) — Bishop Eddie Long has apologized to the Anti-Defamation League over an incident in which he was wrapped in a Torah scroll and crowned “king. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/officials-netanyahu-to-head-to-united-states-next-month-1328474413/ http://www.jewpi.com/officials-netanyahu-to-head-to-united-states-next-month-1328474413/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:40:13 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/officials-netanyahu-to-head-to-united-states-next-month-1328474413/ Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel’s prime minister will visit the United States in March, officials said Sunday.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will attend the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Washington, Israeli government officials said. AIPAC is a major force in U.S. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/vetoes-leave-syria-headed-for-a-bloody-stalemate-1328451127/ http://www.jewpi.com/vetoes-leave-syria-headed-for-a-bloody-stalemate-1328451127/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:12:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/vetoes-leave-syria-headed-for-a-bloody-stalemate-1328451127/ Editor’s note: Randa Slim is a research fellow at the New America Foundation, a think tank that looks for innovative solutions along the ideological spectrum, and a scholar at the Middle East Institute in Washington. She has conducted research on the Syrian opposition and has been a consultant for the U.S. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/gas-pipeline-explodes-in-egypts-northern-sinai-1328406033/ http://www.jewpi.com/gas-pipeline-explodes-in-egypts-northern-sinai-1328406033/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:40:33 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/gas-pipeline-explodes-in-egypts-northern-sinai-1328406033/ Cairo (CNN) — Massive flames shot into the sky over northern Sinai on Saturday after a section of a pipeline that carries gas from Egypt to Israel and Jordan exploded, according to a security official in the region.The explosion occurred near the northern Sinai city of Arish, said General Saleh Elmasry, head of North Sinai [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/is-europe-hostile-to-muslims-1328294298/ http://www.jewpi.com/is-europe-hostile-to-muslims-1328294298/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:38:18 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/is-europe-hostile-to-muslims-1328294298/ Editor’s note: Mohammed Ayoob is University Distinguished Professor of International Relations at Michigan State University and adjunct scholar at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (CNN) — Europe and the Muslim world seem to be on a collision course that could have major political, economic and ideological ramifications. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/patriots-cry-win-it-for-myra-1328291496/ http://www.jewpi.com/patriots-cry-win-it-for-myra-1328291496/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:51:36 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/patriots-cry-win-it-for-myra-1328291496/ Editor’s note: David Gergen is a senior political analyst for CNN and has been an adviser to four presidents. He is a professor of public service and director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Follow him on Twitter: @David Gergen . Michael Zuckerman is his research assistant. Read [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/iran-could-boycott-samsung-products-over-israeli-ad-iranian-tv-says-1328286021/ http://www.jewpi.com/iran-could-boycott-samsung-products-over-israeli-ad-iranian-tv-says-1328286021/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:20:21 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/iran-could-boycott-samsung-products-over-israeli-ad-iranian-tv-says-1328286021/ (CNN) — Senior Iranian lawmakers are considering a boycott of Samsung, the South Korean electronics and appliance manufacturer, because of a controversial Israeli ad that pokes fun at the nuclear crisis, semi-official Press TV said Friday. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/irans-leader-warns-u-s-on-war-1328272979/ http://www.jewpi.com/irans-leader-warns-u-s-on-war-1328272979/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:42:59 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/irans-leader-warns-u-s-on-war-1328272979/ (CNN) — The supreme leader of Iran issued a blunt warning Friday that a war would be detrimental to the United States.”You see every now and then in this way they say that all options are on the table. That means even the option of war,” Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said during Friday prayers in [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/why-i-became-a-triathlete-1328214035/ http://www.jewpi.com/why-i-became-a-triathlete-1328214035/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:20:35 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/why-i-became-a-triathlete-1328214035/ Editor’s note: Roni Selig is the senior executive producer and director for CNN’s Medical Unit. Her journey to becoming a triathlete sparked the idea for Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s Fit Nation Tri Challenge. (CNN) — It started after I suffered several personal and professional blows between 1999 and 2002. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/protesters-pelt-u-n-chiefs-vehicle-with-shoes-in-gaza-1328190614/ http://www.jewpi.com/protesters-pelt-u-n-chiefs-vehicle-with-shoes-in-gaza-1328190614/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:50:14 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/protesters-pelt-u-n-chiefs-vehicle-with-shoes-in-gaza-1328190614/ Jerusalem (CNN) — The convoy of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was pelted with shoes by Palestinians in Gaza Thursday, according to witnesses and a U.N. official.Upon entering Gaza from Israel, Ban’s car was met by a protest of several dozen people who threw objects, including shoes, at it, said U.N. spokesman Eduardo del Buey. [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/desert-festival-an-oasis-for-sounds-of-the-sahara-1328185329/ http://www.jewpi.com/desert-festival-an-oasis-for-sounds-of-the-sahara-1328185329/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:22:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/desert-festival-an-oasis-for-sounds-of-the-sahara-1328185329/ (CNN) — You might associate music festivals with muddy fields and heaving crowds, but Mali’s “Festival au Desert” is a world away from all that.Based a few kilometers outside the historic town of Timbuktu, on the fringes of the Sahara Desert, the festival is inspired by the traditional gatherings of the region’s Tuareg nomads. Read [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/advisory-cnn-wire-outlook-1328164328/ http://www.jewpi.com/advisory-cnn-wire-outlook-1328164328/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:32:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/advisory-cnn-wire-outlook-1328164328/ (CNN) — Supervising News Editor Ed Payne — 404-827-1401 UPCOMING US-Iran-Nuclear-Report (12: 30 a.m.) The chairman of the House intelligence committee tells CNN the U.S. military needs to do more to “scare” Iran away from pursuing nuclear weapons. Rep. 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Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/u-n-security-council-members-at-standstill-on-syria-1328082128/ http://www.jewpi.com/u-n-security-council-members-at-standstill-on-syria-1328082128/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:42:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/u-n-security-council-members-at-standstill-on-syria-1328082128/ United Nations (CNN) — Diplomats are expected to debate once again Wednesday about how to handle the mounting crisis in Syria.On Tuesday, members of the U.N. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/netanyahu-scores-likud-primary-win-1328078792/ http://www.jewpi.com/netanyahu-scores-likud-primary-win-1328078792/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:46:32 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/netanyahu-scores-likud-primary-win-1328078792/ Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu handily won his Likud party leadership primary Tuesday, fueling speculation that he may soon call for nationwide elections.Netanyahu thanked Likud party supporters for their support in a speech Tuesday night, but suggested a general election was still some time away. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/25-chinese-held-captive-in-sinai-1328038942/ http://www.jewpi.com/25-chinese-held-captive-in-sinai-1328038942/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:42:22 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/25-chinese-held-captive-in-sinai-1328038942/ Cairo (CNN) — Egyptian officials worked Tuesday to negotiate the release of more than two dozen Chinese workers who were kidnapped by Bedouins on their way to work at a military-owned cement factory in the Sinai, the Chinese Embassy said. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/arab-league-head-to-address-u-n-on-syria-1328038353/ http://www.jewpi.com/arab-league-head-to-address-u-n-on-syria-1328038353/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:32:33 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/arab-league-head-to-address-u-n-on-syria-1328038353/ United Nations (CNN) — The U.N. Security Council will hear from the head of the Arab League Tuesday about what the group’s monitors saw in Syria as council members mull whether to call on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/pro-mubarak-newspaper-campaigns-for-dictators-release-1328021417/ http://www.jewpi.com/pro-mubarak-newspaper-campaigns-for-dictators-release-1328021417/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:50:17 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/pro-mubarak-newspaper-campaigns-for-dictators-release-1328021417/ Cairo, Egypt (CNN) — Supporters of former Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, are now publishing a monthly Arab-language newspaper.It’s little more than a year on from the January 25 revolution that, after 30 years, deposed Mubarak amid jubilation and hopes for the future. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/u-n-s-ban-visits-jordan-to-move-mideast-peace-process-forward-1327998854/ http://www.jewpi.com/u-n-s-ban-visits-jordan-to-move-mideast-peace-process-forward-1327998854/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:34:14 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/u-n-s-ban-visits-jordan-to-move-mideast-peace-process-forward-1327998854/ (CNN) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pays an official visit to Jordan on Tuesday, as part of a Middle East trip to help move the peace process forward.”My visit comes at an important moment,” Ban told reporters last week, in announcing the trip to Jordan, Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/u-n-to-consider-call-for-syrian-president-to-step-down-1327992486/ http://www.jewpi.com/u-n-to-consider-call-for-syrian-president-to-step-down-1327992486/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:48:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/u-n-to-consider-call-for-syrian-president-to-step-down-1327992486/ United Nations (CNN) — The U.N. Security Council this week will take up a draft resolution proposed by Morocco that calls on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down and transfer power. “It is primarily a straightforward condemnation of what has transpired, a call upon the government of Syria to adhere to the commitments it [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/arrest-spotlights-racism-concerns-in-english-soccer-1327945247/ http://www.jewpi.com/arrest-spotlights-racism-concerns-in-english-soccer-1327945247/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:40:47 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/arrest-spotlights-racism-concerns-in-english-soccer-1327945247/ London (CNN) — Police in England arrested a man Saturday on suspicion of making a racially abusive gesture at a high-profile soccer match between Liverpool and Manchester United earlier that day, they said Sunday.Charlotte Spink, a press officer for Merseyside police in Liverpool, said the suspect was a 59-year-old from north Wales. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/democrats-prime-recruits-to-try-to-take-back-the-house-1327866004/ http://www.jewpi.com/democrats-prime-recruits-to-try-to-take-back-the-house-1327866004/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:40:04 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/democrats-prime-recruits-to-try-to-take-back-the-house-1327866004/ (CNN) — Just 15 months after taking a thumping in the 2010 midterm elections, House Democrats have seized on the current anti-Washington fervor and are confident they can win the 25 seats they need to regain control of the House. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/hamas-leader-meets-with-jordans-king-in-first-visit-since-1999-1327861585/ http://www.jewpi.com/hamas-leader-meets-with-jordans-king-in-first-visit-since-1999-1327861585/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:26:25 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/hamas-leader-meets-with-jordans-king-in-first-visit-since-1999-1327861585/ (CNN) — The exiled leader of the Palestinian Islamic fHamas met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Sunday in his first trip to Jordan since his expulsion in 1999.In a statement issued by Hamas, Khaled Meshaal expressed his appreciation to the king for supporting Palestinians. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/freed-egyptian-blogger-recounts-prison-experience-1327842013/ http://www.jewpi.com/freed-egyptian-blogger-recounts-prison-experience-1327842013/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:00:13 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/freed-egyptian-blogger-recounts-prison-experience-1327842013/ Cairo (CNN) — An Egyptian blogger recently pardoned by the military junta urged activists to continue their revolution against the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/israeli-drone-crashes-in-ball-of-fire-1327840212/ http://www.jewpi.com/israeli-drone-crashes-in-ball-of-fire-1327840212/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:30:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/israeli-drone-crashes-in-ball-of-fire-1327840212/ Jerusalem (CNN) — An unmanned Israeli airplane crashed during an experimental flight Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces said.The Eitan-type drone spun in the air, lost a wing and crashed in a ball of fire, a witness told IDF Radio. There were no injuries reported, and the cause of the crash is being investigated, the IDF [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/oakland-police-occupy-protesters-clash-dozens-arrested-1327827125/ http://www.jewpi.com/oakland-police-occupy-protesters-clash-dozens-arrested-1327827125/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:52:05 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/oakland-police-occupy-protesters-clash-dozens-arrested-1327827125/ (CNN) — Occupy activists broke into Oakland City Hall, damaging displays and burning an American flag, the culmination of protests Saturday that saw police and protesters trade allegations over who was responsible for clashes in the Northern California city that ended with the arrest of more than 100 people. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/what-does-the-future-hold-for-iran-1327671131/ http://www.jewpi.com/what-does-the-future-hold-for-iran-1327671131/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:32:11 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/what-does-the-future-hold-for-iran-1327671131/ (CNN) — In the face of economic sanctions and international condemnation, Iran remains defiant over its nuclear energy program.It has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a major passageway for much of the world’s oil, in retaliation for any embargo. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/court-blocks-mein-kampf-excerpts-from-being-published-1327616291/ http://www.jewpi.com/court-blocks-mein-kampf-excerpts-from-being-published-1327616291/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:18:11 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/court-blocks-mein-kampf-excerpts-from-being-published-1327616291/ Berlin (CNN) — A civil court in Munich has blocked a British publisher’s plans to print excerpts of Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” in Germany later this month.The court ruled Wednesday that British publisher Peter McGee’s plans to disseminate portions of the anti-Semitic manifesto in Germany were not protected by long-standing citation rights. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/vegan-gluten-free-tips-for-safe-and-tasty-trips-1327585219/ http://www.jewpi.com/vegan-gluten-free-tips-for-safe-and-tasty-trips-1327585219/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:40:19 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/vegan-gluten-free-tips-for-safe-and-tasty-trips-1327585219/ (CNN) — Hilary Davidson was diagnosed with celiac disease eight years ago and worried at first that she couldn’t maintain a gluten-free diet on the road. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/battle-lines-drawn-as-data-becomes-oil-of-digital-age-1327515619/ http://www.jewpi.com/battle-lines-drawn-as-data-becomes-oil-of-digital-age-1327515619/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:20:19 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/battle-lines-drawn-as-data-becomes-oil-of-digital-age-1327515619/ Editor’s note: Andrew Keen is a British-American entrepreneur and professional skeptic. He is the author of “The Cult of the Amateur,” and the upcoming (June 2012) “Digital Vertigo.” This is the latest in a series of commentaries for CNN looking at how internet trends are influencing social culture. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/seeds-for-year-old-egyptian-revolution-sown-long-ago-1327443615/ http://www.jewpi.com/seeds-for-year-old-egyptian-revolution-sown-long-ago-1327443615/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:20:15 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/seeds-for-year-old-egyptian-revolution-sown-long-ago-1327443615/ (CNN) — Newly elected Egyptian ministers held their first parliamentary session this week, almost a year to the day after the start of historic protests in the capital led to the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/turkey-blasts-french-genocide-law-1327431015/ http://www.jewpi.com/turkey-blasts-french-genocide-law-1327431015/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:50:15 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/turkey-blasts-french-genocide-law-1327431015/ Istanbul (CNN) — Turkey is reacting angrily Tuesday to the French Senate’s approval of a law criminalizing the denial of genocide, including that of the Armenians at the end of the Ottoman Empire.”Guillotine to History” and “Guillotine to Thought,” blared the front pages of two Turkish newspapers. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/costa-concordia-fuel-salvage-wont-start-for-days-official-says-1327425617/ http://www.jewpi.com/costa-concordia-fuel-salvage-wont-start-for-days-official-says-1327425617/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:20:17 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/costa-concordia-fuel-salvage-wont-start-for-days-official-says-1327425617/ Rome (CNN) — Rescuers searching the stricken Costa Concordia found a body on bridge 3 Tuesday, bringing the number of confirmed dead from the wreck to 16, civil protection officials said. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/pakistan-wants-musharraf-for-treason-1327425009/ http://www.jewpi.com/pakistan-wants-musharraf-for-treason-1327425009/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:10:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/pakistan-wants-musharraf-for-treason-1327425009/ Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistan’s upper house of parliament passed a resolution demanding Pervez Musharraf be arrested and tried for treason for unconstitutional acts during his regime, a senator said.The resolution is not binding, but is symbolic and shows the will of the senate, said Muhammad Ibrahim Khan. Read More »]]> 0