September 25, 2014
10:45 pm

An image grab taken from a video released by the Islamic State (IS) and identified by private terrorism monitor SITE Intelligence Group on September 2, 2014 purportedly shows a masked militant holding a knife and gesturing as he speaks to the camera in a desert landscape before beheading 31-year-old US freelance writer Steven Sotloff. (AFP PHOTO/SITE Intelligence Group/HO)

FBI says it has identified man in IS beheading videos

Bureau won’t give name or nationality of masked militant with British accent in gruesome footage of Foley, Sotloff murders

By AFP, AP and Times of Israel staff

September 25, 2014
9:54 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a press conference at his office in Jerusalem on August 27, 2014. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

PM praises defeat of Arab-backed resolution on Israel at IAEA

Netanyahu says vote a rejection of Arab states’ attempt to isolate Israel, distract from Iran nukes; FM hails ‘victory for Israeli diplomacy’

By Times of Israel staff and AP

September 25, 2014
9:21 pm

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman speaks with the press before entering the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, June 1, 2014. (photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem/POOL/Flash 90)

Liberman hails IAEA rejection of bid urging Israel to join NPT

FM says defeat of Arab-backed resolution at UN agency a ‘victory for Israeli diplomacy'; nations vote 58-45 against initiative

By Times of Israel staff and AP

September 25, 2014
9:05 pm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014. (Photo credit: AP/Jason DeCrow)

Hundreds protest against Iran president outside UN complex

Demonstrators decry regime’s poor human rights record, sponsorship of terrorism and deception in nuclear talks

By AP

September 25, 2014
8:26 pm

Yukiya Amano of Japan, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) awaits the board of governors meeting at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, Monday, June 2, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Ronald Zak)

IAEA rejects Arab-backed resolution pressuring Israel to join NPT

In diplomatic victory for Western countries, nations vote 58-45 against bid, 27 abstain

By Times of Israel staff and AP

September 25, 2014
7:32 pm

A TV screen shows the national flags of Nepal and Qatar before the women's preliminary round basketball match at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Kin Cheung)

Asian Games’ hijab ban makes Qatar quit

Basketball team no-show for game, heads home in protest against rule prohibiting headscarves

By AP

September 25, 2014
6:53 pm

In this Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014 photo released by the US Air Force, a formation of US Navy F-18E Super Hornets leaves after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over northern Iraq as part of US led coalition airstrikes on the Islamic State group and other targets in Syria. (AP/US Air Force, Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

US-led strikes hit IS-held oil sites in Syria

Jets from Saudi Arabia and UAE play the leading role in the latest round of air raids aimed at hitting revenue stream

By AP and AFP

September 25, 2014
6:05 pm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly September 25, 2014 (photo credit: AFP/Don Emmert)

Rouhani at UN: Region burning in fires of extremism

Iranian president blasts West for ‘putting blades in hands of mad men,’ says will cooperate with US on security only if sanctions lifted; unlike Ahmadinejad, makes no mention of Holocaust

By Ricky Ben-David and AP

September 25, 2014
4:57 pm

Australian Federal Police officers detaining a suspect in Sydney after Australia's largest-ever counterterrorism raids detained 15 people, September 18, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/Australian Federal Police)

As West strikes IS, nations brace for retribution

States in US coalition including UK, France, Netherlands, prepare for revenge attacks, increase security in public spaces

By Times of Israel staff, AP and AFP

September 25, 2014
4:09 pm

Chief Palestinian negotiator Azzam al-Ahmad (C) of the mainstream Fatah movement walks to a meeting with a Hamas delegation at a hotel in Cairo following reconciliation talks on September 24, 2014 in the Egyptian capital. (photo credit AFP/Khaled Desouki)

Hamas, Fatah announce return of unity government to Gaza

Following two-day talks in Cairo, Palestinian officials declare breakthrough, say ‘comprehensive’ agreement reached

By AFP, AP and Times of Israel staff

September 25, 2014
11:13 am

UK Prime Minister David Cameron speaks at the 69th United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2014 in New York City (Photo credit: Andrew Burton/Getty Images/AFP)

Cameron wants UK to join in airstrikes in Iraq

UK leader says he will seek Parliament’s approval for deeper involvement against IS terrorists

By AP

September 25, 2014
10:49 am

An image grab taken from a video released by Jund al-Khilafah via YouTube on September 22, 2014, allegedly shows French tourist, Herve Gourdel (center), sitting between two armed jihadists at an undisclosed location. (photo credit: AFP/HO/Jund al-Khilafah via YouTube)

France: Hunt is on for terrorists in beheading

Defense minister says Algerian forces searching for those responsible for killing of mountaineer Herve Gourdel

By AP

September 25, 2014
10:23 am

A forensic officer documents objects including a blanket at the scene of a fatal shooting at Endeavour Hills Police Station in Melbourne, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 (Photo credit: Julian Smith/AP/AAP Image)

Australian terror suspect may not have acted alone

Police say new information suggests additional suspects involved in stabbing of police officers

By AP, Times of Israel staff and AFP

September 25, 2014
1:01 am

The F-22 Raptor (photo credit: Rob Shenk/Wikimedia Commons)

US, allies hit Islamic State’s oil refineries in Syria

Pentagon gives no details on the attacks, nor does it specify which countries were involved

By AP and AFP

September 24, 2014
12:11 pm

In this Sunday, September 7, 2014 file photo, radical al-Qaeda-linked preacher Abu Qatada speaks to the press prior to his verdict at the Jordanian military court in Amman, Jordan. (photo credit: AP/Mohammad Hannon, File).

Radical Jordanian cleric acquitted on terrorism charges

Lawyer expects Abu Qatada, a Palestinian-born preacher, to be released within hours

By AP

Writer: AP

FBI says it has identified man in IS beheading videos

Bureau won’t give name or nationality of masked militant with British accent in gruesome footage of Foley, Sotloff murders

PM praises defeat of Arab-backed resolution on Israel at IAEA

Netanyahu says vote a rejection of Arab states’ attempt to isolate Israel, distract from Iran nukes; FM hails ‘victory for Israeli diplomacy’

Liberman hails IAEA rejection of bid urging Israel to join NPT

FM says defeat of Arab-backed resolution at UN agency a ‘victory for Israeli diplomacy'; nations vote 58-45 against initiative

Hundreds protest against Iran president outside UN complex

Demonstrators decry regime’s poor human rights record, sponsorship of terrorism and deception in nuclear talks

IAEA rejects Arab-backed resolution pressuring Israel to join NPT

In diplomatic victory for Western countries, nations vote 58-45 against bid, 27 abstain

Asian Games’ hijab ban makes Qatar quit

Basketball team no-show for game, heads home in protest against rule prohibiting headscarves

US-led strikes hit IS-held oil sites in Syria

Jets from Saudi Arabia and UAE play the leading role in the latest round of air raids aimed at hitting revenue stream

Rouhani at UN: Region burning in fires of extremism

Iranian president blasts West for ‘putting blades in hands of mad men,’ says will cooperate with US on security only if sanctions lifted; unlike Ahmadinejad, makes no mention of Holocaust

As West strikes IS, nations brace for retribution

States in US coalition including UK, France, Netherlands, prepare for revenge attacks, increase security in public spaces

Hamas, Fatah announce return of unity government to Gaza

Following two-day talks in Cairo, Palestinian officials declare breakthrough, say ‘comprehensive’ agreement reached

Cameron wants UK to join in airstrikes in Iraq

UK leader says he will seek Parliament’s approval for deeper involvement against IS terrorists

France: Hunt is on for terrorists in beheading

Defense minister says Algerian forces searching for those responsible for killing of mountaineer Herve Gourdel

Australian terror suspect may not have acted alone

Police say new information suggests additional suspects involved in stabbing of police officers

US, allies hit Islamic State’s oil refineries in Syria

Pentagon gives no details on the attacks, nor does it specify which countries were involved

Radical Jordanian cleric acquitted on terrorism charges

Lawyer expects Abu Qatada, a Palestinian-born preacher, to be released within hours

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