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At Paris rally, ex-hostage calls for release of Gilad Shalit

Former French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt, who was freed earlier this month after being held by the Farc rebels in Colombia,…

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British PM Gordon Brown to address Knesset on Monday

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown met Israeli leaders on his first visit to Jerusalem since becoming premier. He has also…

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Obama struggling to convince all Jewish voters

White House hopeful Barack Obama is still struggling to convince some wary Jewish voters to close ranks behind his campaign…

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European Jewish Congress deplores Lebanese president’s welcome of Samir Kantar

The European Jewish Congress (EJC) strongly condemned the participation of Lebanese President Michel Suleiman in the celebrations held to welcome…

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Saudi king opens inter-faith conference with appeal for dialogue

Saudi King Abdullah appealed for "constructive dialogue" to end disputes between the world's major religions as he opened an inter-faith…

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French FM calls for European ‘roadmap’ for Mideast

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner called for a "European roadmap" to help bring peace to the Middle East, in an…

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German scientists condemn Nazi-era medical abuses

Germany's genetics society condemned the practices of geneticists who during the Third Reich helped the Nazi regime murder thousands of…

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Saudi king in Spain for inter-faith conference

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia arrived in Spain on the eve of an international conference in Madrid to promote dialogue…

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Assad: Gilad Shalit issue “within the competence of Egypt”

Syrian President Bashar Assad said Sunday that Middle East peace is unavoidable but that he doesn't believe it will be…

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Jewish-born Bronislaw Geremek, icon of Poland’s Solidarity, dies at 76

Bronislaw Geremek, who died Sunday in a car accident aged 76, was an icon of the Solidarity movement and one…