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This Feb. 13, 2006 file photo shows then-US president George W. Bush, right, presenting the National Medal of Science to Dr. Kenneth J. Arrow, left, from Stanford University, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
February 23, 2017, 4:56 am
Nobel-winning economist Kenneth J. Arrow dies at 95
His wide-ranging work 'fundamentally altered' fields as diverse as elections, health insurance and the stock market
By AP
In this Jan. 25, 2017 file photo, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, center, the leader of the ruling Law and Justice party, speaks with lawmakers in parliament in Warsaw, Poland. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
February 23, 2017, 2:48 am
Polish leader sparks outcry with ‘humane masters’ claim
Head of populist Law and Justice party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, raises hackles in parliament with comment some critics say recalls Nazi phraseology
By AP
Volunteers from a local monument company help to reset vandalized headstones at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery on February 22, 2017 in University City, Missouri. (Michael Thomas/ Getty Images)
February 22, 2017, 11:36 pm
Pence visits damaged Jewish cemetery, condemns ‘vile’ vandalism
Vice president chips in with cleanup at St. Louis-area gravesite; most of 150 damaged headstones put back in place after large interfaith effort
By AP and TOI staff
Elor Azaria, who shot dead a wounded Palestinian assailant, arrives at the military court in Tel Aviv on January 31, 2017. (AFP/Jack Guez)
February 22, 2017, 7:42 pm
Arab League denounces ‘racist’ 18-month sentence for Hebron shooter
22-member bloc says lenient punishment for Elor Azaria exposes 'the level of Israeli disregard for Palestinian blood'
By AP and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, walks with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, right, upon their arrival at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 (Jason Reed/Pool Photo via AP)
February 22, 2017, 8:53 am
In Sydney, Netanyahu lauds ‘clear-eyed Australia‘ for blasting UN
Opening 4-day visit, PM meets counterpart Turnbull, who describes Israel as 'truly miraculous,' asserts support for two-state solution
By Sue Surkes and AP
Jonathan Greenblatt. (CC BY-SA PopTech, Flickr)
February 22, 2017, 3:33 am
US Jewish organizations decry new immigration rules as ‘cruel,’ ‘dangerous’
Trump administration enforcement guidelines could mean deportation for millions who entered US illegally, including children
By TOI staff and AP
In this photo taken Feb. 7, 2017, an arrest is made during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. (Charles Reed/US Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)
February 21, 2017, 8:50 pm
Trump to expand pool of immigrants targeted for deportation
In sweeping changes to enforcement priorities, authorities will now pursue illegals charged or convicted of any crime, regardless of severity
By AP
A combination of photos released by prosecutors in Augsburg, Germany on November 12, 2013 show five of the more than 1,500 paintings believed looted by the Nazis, seized from a Munich flat of Cornelius Gurlitt. (Lostart.de/Augsburg prosecutors/AFP/File)
February 21, 2017, 8:43 am
Germany returns Menzel drawing sold under Nazi persecution
Pencil drawing 'Interior of a Gothic Church' part of massive Gurlitt collection of art amassed under Nazi regime
By AP and AFP
Attorney Michael Cohen arrives at Trump Tower for meetings with US President Donald Trump in New York, December 16, 2016. (AFP/Bryan R. Smith)
February 21, 2017, 12:06 am
Kremlin: Trump associates’ peace plan for Ukraine ‘absurd’
US president's lawyer Michael Cohen helped craft proposal calling for referendum on leasing Crimea to Russia for 50 or 100 years
By AP
Screen capture from a video released by an Islamic State group affiliate in the Sinai Peninsula and threatening Egypt's Christian Coptic community, February 20, 2017. (screencapture: Twitter)
February 20, 2017, 5:56 pm
Islamic State vows more attacks on Egypt’s Christians
In video, affiliate group threatens 'infidel' Coptic community, shows footage of terrorist who killed nearly 30 at Cairo church
By AP
In this Dec. 29, 2016 file photo, released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), a long-range S-200 missile is fired in a military drill in the port city of Bushehr, on the northern coast of Persian Gulf, Iran. (Amir Kholousi, ISNA via AP, File)
February 20, 2017, 11:54 am
Iran launches ‘advanced’ rockets during military exercises
Test comes weeks after US put Tehran 'on notice' for firing a medium-range ballistic missile
By AP
People carry posters during a rally against President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority nations, in New York's Times Square, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
February 20, 2017, 9:05 am
Immigration rallies held around US to support Muslims
At 'I Am A Muslim Too' event in Times Square, New York mayor says US was 'founded to protect all faiths and all beliefs'
By AP
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, left, briefs the media as Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan listens after unveiling the surface-to-surface Fateh-313, or Conqueror, missile in a ceremony marking Defense Industry Day, Iran, August 22, 2015. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
February 19, 2017, 10:25 pm
US senator calls for new sanctions against Iran
Lindsey Graham says US must pressure Tehran through policy, resolutions to give up missile program
By TOI staff and AP
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, speaks on the last day of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Sunday Feb. 19, 2017. (Matthias Balk/dpa via AP)
February 19, 2017, 6:56 pm
Praising Trump, Saudi FM urges progress toward peace with Israel
Days after Trump and Netanyahu talk of regional deal, Adel al-Jubeir says his country ready to stand with others in Arab world 'to promote' a deal
By AP and TOI staff
Newly elected London Mayor Sadiq Khan is greeted by well wishers outside City Hall in London, on his first day as mayor, Monday May 9, 2016. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)
February 19, 2017, 5:57 pm
London mayor says ‘cruel’ Trump should be denied state visit
As Parliament set to debate petition, Sadiq Khan urges Britain not to 'roll out the red carpet' for US president due to his policies on immigration and refugees
By AP and TOI staff
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