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Judaism as world wisdom

Sandra is in my office because her marriage is falling apart. She is not a member of any synagogue, and doesn’t consider herself religious.

Report paving way for Iran sanctions relief likely Saturday

An IAEA report verifying that Iran has kept its promises under last year\’s nuclear deal with world powers and triggering sanctions relief for Tehran is likely to be issued on Saturday, a diplomatic source said on Friday.

Tit-for-tat gestures would replace Middle East talks

If Middle East peace talks collapse this month, lawfare rather than warfare looks likely to fill the void, with the Palestinians set to confront Israel on the diplomatic stage rather than in any popular uprising.

Nazi-looted trove contains lost works by Matisse, Dix

Previously unknown paintings by Henri Matisse and Otto Dix are among a vast trove of Nazi-looted art found in a Munich apartment that includes works by some of Europe\’s most celebrated artists, German experts said on Tuesday.

From Nairobi to Pakistan religicide rears its ugly head

The carnage at Nairobi’s Westgate Mall, the homicide bombers massacre of worshipers at an historic church in Peshawar, deposed Muslim Brotherhood loyalists torch scores of Coptic churches in Egypt, a series of vicious attacks against Nigerian Christians and churches…

‘The Act of Killing’ shows underbelly of Indonesian reality

There is a scene near the beginning of the documentary “The Act of Killing” in which Anwar Congo, a self-professed mass murderer, dances the cha-cha on the rooftop patio where he once beat people to a pulp before strangling them with chicken wire.

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