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January 27, 2013
6:34 am

'I’m not sure we ever left the 1870s,' says author Francesca Segal. (Courtesy of Francesca Segal)

A look at the Jews of London, Wharton all

With her updated take on ‘The Age of Innocence’ — nominated for a major prize on Tuesday — Francesca Segal asks how much has truly changed since the Gilded Age

By Miriam Shaviv

January 24, 2013
10:38 pm

The Leopold Cafe, one of the sites struck during the Mumbai, India terrorist attacks of 2008 (photo credit: Greg O'Beirne/Wikimedia/Commons/File)

US citizen who aided Mumbai attack gets 35 years

American carried out meticulous scouting missions that helped terrorists plan raid that killed 160, including six people in Chabad center

By Michael Tarm

January 22, 2013
7:22 pm

A sign pointing at a nuclear shelter (illustrative photo credit: CC-BY-SA un_cola/Flickr)

Kashmir residents told to prepare for nuclear war

In ‘routine’ notice, Indian officials tell those living in disputed region to build bomb shelters, stock up on food and water

By AIJAZ HUSSAIN

January 5, 2013
8:58 am

A young boy participates in a candlelight vigil protesting against a leader of the ruling Congress party on accusations he raped a woman in a village in the early hours of the morning, in Gauhati, India, Friday. Footage on Indian television showed the extraordinary scene of local women surrounding Bikram Singh Brahma, ripping off his shirt and repeatedly slapping him across the face. A Dec. 16 gang rape on a woman, who later died of her injuries, has caused outrage across India, sparking protests and demands for tough new rape laws, better police protection for women and a sustained campaign to change society's views about women. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

‘She has awakened us all by her courage,’ says India gang rape victim’s friend

Man describes agonizing wait for assistance amid ‘shocking apathy’ after they were thrown out of the fateful bus

By ASHOK SHARMA

January 1, 2013
3:39 am

Celebrating the New Year in Karmiel. (photo credit: Artiom Degel and Conrad Levac)

Drinking, dancing and hoping for change: Revelers across the globe bring in 2013

Bars in Israel packed with partyers, while other cities around the world host blowout fireworks shows and more

By AP and Joshua Davidovich

December 29, 2012
9:18 am

In this Dec. 26, 2012 photo, Indians participate in a candle light vigil to seek a quick recovery of the young victim of the recent brutal gang rape in a bus in New Delhi, India. A statement by Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth hospital, where the 23-year-old victim was being treated, said she died Saturday. (photo credit: AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

Mass protests in New Delhi as Indian gang rape victim dies from severe organ failure

23-year-old student sustained serious injuries two weeks ago when six men assaulted her and inserted an iron rod into her body

December 25, 2012
4:05 am

Bnei Menashe immigrants arrive at Ben Gurion Airport from India in 2006. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Indian Jews from ‘lost tribe’ land in Israel

Dozens of Bnei Menashe members immigrate after years of controversy over their connection to Judaism

By Lauren E. Bohn

December 20, 2012
1:30 am

The UN Security Council chamber (photo credit: CC BY-SA Gruban, Flickr)

Security Council members step up pressure on Israel over settlements

US blocks vote on resolution against Israel and joint presidential statement condemning move

By AP and Times of Israel staff

November 21, 2012
5:52 am

A Chabad menora in Mumbai, India. (photo credit: Serge Attal/Flash90)

India hangs terrorist from 2008 attacks on Chabad House

Mohammad Ajmal Kasab was the sole surviving member of the crew that killed 166 people in Mumbai

By Erika Kinetz

October 19, 2012
1:18 pm

The car that was carrying Tal Yehoshua Koren burns outside the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi, February 2012 (photo credit: Joji Philip Thomas, via Twitter)

Indian court grants bail to bomber who wounded Israeli diplomat’s wife

Iranian-linked journalist Syed Mohammad Kazmi denies all charges against him

By AP and Times of Israel staff

October 17, 2012
10:37 am

Nigel Adams, MP for Selby and Ainsty, left, and Guy Opperman, MP for Hexham, center, coaching a Bedouin cricketer in Hura (photo credit: David Katz/The Israel Project)

Howzat! An American girl gets on her front foot to watch British MPs play cricket

Stumped when she started out, our reporter soon realizes the banter can be as important as the batting

By Michal Shmulovich

October 11, 2012
7:41 am

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry President, R. V. Kanoria, right, greets Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjoo with a bouquet of flowers before an interactive business meeting in New Delhi, India on Wednesday. (photo credit: AP/Altaf Qadri)

Iran turns to India to help ease sanction-squeezed economy

Iranian minister woos businessmen from subcontinent with promises of huge opportunities

October 10, 2012
8:19 pm

A Libyan man walks through the rubble of the damaged US Consulate in Benghazi after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, on the night of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 (photo credit: AP/Mohammad Hannon)

Attack on Libya consulate unprecedented, security officials tell Congress

‘I’m concerned this attack will signal a new security-reality, just as the 1984 Beirut attack did for the Marines’ former Libya security chief says in prepared remarks

By Ilan Ben Zion

September 14, 2012
10:21 am

Jews of Ahmedabad, India, welcome Torah scroll

Part of India’s Bnei Yisrael community, Ahmedabad Jews first called attention to the Hitler store which was recently renamed

September 10, 2012
5:51 pm

At the end of the world, at home

In a remote Tibetan Buddhist former kingdom, backpackers warm their hearts with Shabbat meals, yiddishkeit and Indian whiskey

By Gavin Gross

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