Why the Israeli elections are funnier than you think

JERUSALEM -- The news cycles here have been ominous, as usual. Restive Hezbollah on the Lebanon border. Islamic State wannabes in the Sinai. And the mullahs of Iran threatening to win a “bad deal” with the West that will allow their centrifuges continue to spin. So what gives with all the spoofy, goofy campaign ads? […]

















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Moscow’s sphinx meets with Egypt’s new czar

CAIRO — Landing today in Cairo for talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Russian leader Vladimir Putin was given a hero’s welcome by state-run media that normally reserves such propaganda for their own heads of state. On Sunday, the flagship state newspaper ran a front-page spread showing Putin bare-chested and declaring the Russian leader […]

















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Watch: Little children apologize for terrorism

We heard an all too familiar refrain in the wake of the horrifying attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical newspaper, last month. After Islamist extremists murdered 12 people, some called on "moderate Muslims" to stand up to the fundamentalist adherents of their faith. Other commentators blamed the attack on policies regarding […]

















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Islamic State guide for female jihadis says women can marry from age nine

LONDON -- Girls can marry from the age of nine and most “pure girls” will be married by 16 or 17, according to a lengthy treatise published by female supporters of the Islamic State. Offering new insight into life of women in the Islamic State, a document called “Women of the Islamic State: Manifesto and […]

















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India’s most famous female cop is facing the toughest fight of her life: politics

Kiran Bedi was once India’s first-ranking female police officer who went on to become the first female chief of India’s largest prison. Four years ago, during the 15-day long anti-corruption protest, called India’s Arab Spring by many, she was seen tirelessly waving the national flag and giving fiery speeches. But today, Bedi, 65, is a […]

















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