Novel about Jewish-Palestinian love affair is barred from Israeli curriculum
Government accused of censorship after reportedly saying the award-winning Borderlife by Dorit Rabinyan risked damaging the ‘identity of the nation’…
Blaze hits Dubai skyscraper, New Year’s fireworks proceed nearby
Fire engulfed a 63-storey skyscraper in Dubai on Thursday night, but with the block evacuated and only minor injuries reported…
Germany shuts train stations amid global New Year security scares
Europe ushered in the New Year with heightened security fears on Friday as German police evacuated two train stations in…
‘Holy war of justice’: Kim Jong-un warns against provocation in New Year speech
North Korean leader uses regular rhetoric against ‘invasive outsiders’, but stays away from past nuclear weapon and missile threats A…
Hillary Clinton was told Angela Merkel is against ‘Obama phenomenon’
Emails from Clinton’s time as secretary of state reveal top adviser warned that the German chancellor disliked ‘atmospherics’ around the…