2015-01-17 Israel More Top Stories

Telegraph.co.uk   

Take Notice of the Difference in Wording When Obama and British PM David ...   
TheBlaze.com
British Prime Minister David Cameron came out strong against Islamist extremists on Friday, referring to radial Islam as a “poisonous ideology” and a “radical, death cult of a narrative.” President Barack Obama avoided referring to Islam when he discussed the ...

2015-01-17 Israel Health

AsiaOne   

'Trapped' no more: Man 'lives again' after 12-year virtual coma   
AsiaOne
His parents had almost given up on him, bringing him home - from the hospital - to die. But with their care and attention, South African Martin Pistorius survived despite being "trapped in his body" for 12 years. Communicating with the National Public Radio ...

2015-01-17 Israel Entertainment

Haaretz   

UK teen recreates Holocaust using Lego   
Haaretz
John Denno used standard Lego pieces to build a series of models illustrating key moments in the history of Nazi Germany. By Haaretz | Jan. 17, 2015 | 5:34 AM. submit to reddit. Hitler Chancellor. Hitler is appointed Chancellor in 1933. Photo by Fithboy flickr.
Piecing Together History: Teen Recreates Nazi Holocaust in Lego   Tech Times

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Jerusalem Post   

Hudson: The choice for those of faith   
Wicked Local Framingham
“Religion can be a passion - the same passion that motivates religious people to do great things is the same one that [on 9/11] brought all that destruction…. there [is] no greater and more destructive force on the surface of this earth than the religious passion.”.
Terrorism, a challenge for all religions   Jakarta Post
Defuse the religion bomb   Jerusalem Post (blog)
Hudson: Religion, for good or evil   Wicked Local Canton

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WhatCulture   

1/16 TNA Impact Wrestling TV preview: The lineup for tonight's show (no spoilers)   
ProWrestling.net
The following matches were taped on January 8 in New York City for tonight's TNA Impact Wrestling television show. -Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe. -The Wolves vs. Matt and Jeff Hardy. -Bobby Roode vs. Eric Young. -Angelina Love and Velvet Sky vs.
TNA Impact Wrestling Preview For Tonight (1/16)   24Wrestling
Full TNA Impact Wrestling UK tour roster announced   GiveMeSport (satire) (press release) (registration)
Dixie Carter Supports Kevin Nash, Kurt Angle Added To TNA Maximum Impact ...   Wrestlezone
TWNP-Wrestling News   
WhatCulture   
fanatix Sport News   
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Haaretz   

ISIS planning to launch online TV channel   
Haaretz
Channel is expected to feature a video series by British captive John Cantlie, who has already made several videos for ISIS. By Haaretz | Jan. 16, 2015 | 10:06 PM. submit to reddit. John Cantile in the Islamic State video. Photo by YouTube. Text size.
ISIS is starting its own TV channel   The Week Magazine

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STLtoday.com   

TCA: Passion (and diversity) rule at ABC   
STLtoday.com
LOS ANGELES • "Least objectionable" television is dead, says ABC Entertainment president Paul Lee. "We're in a world where passion rules, where social conversation is so important and where people can watch what they want to watch where they want to ...

2015-01-17 Israel Sci/Tech

UFC On FOX 14 Trailer   
Fight Of The Night
We're a little over a week away from UFC On FOX 14: Gustafsson Vs Johnson which takes place in a 30,000 seater stadium in Stockholm Sweden and you can watch a new trailer for the event below. — ...

2015-01-17 Israel Business

Irish Independent   

Tell me franc-ly; why did the Swiss decide to consciously uncouple from the euro?   
Irish Independent
Published 17/01/2015 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. The Swiss Central Bank has removed its cap on the Swiss franc. Q: Why did the Swiss National Bank decide to scrap its currency ceiling, shocking the world?
Swiss central bank rapped   Gulf Daily News
Swiss franc surge rocks currency brokers, burns banks   THE BUSINESS TIMES
Swiss currency conundrum after scrapping cap on franc   Irish Examiner
Voice of America   
Irish Times   
Herald Scotland   
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Wall Street Journal   

Swiss Franc Bets Turned on a Dime   
Wall Street Journal
Joshua Garrison, of the PoseidonFX trading firm, had recently placed a bet that the euro would rise against the Swiss franc. It fell—a lot. Ramin Talaie for The Wall Street Journal. By. Ira Iosebashvili,. James Ramage and. Alexandra Wexler. Alexandra Wexler.
Forex house FXCM gets US$300m rescue after Swiss franc hit   Channel News Asia
FX broker FXCM gets rescue from Jefferies parent Leucadia   Reuters
Forex broker FXCM gets $300M lifeline from Leucadia   Washington Post

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LeapRate   

EXNESS says business not significantly affected by CHF moves   
LeapRate
Earlier today, international retail Forex broker EXNESS issued an announcement, explaining the consequences of the Swiss currency moves on the financial status of the company. Due to measures taken by the company regarding trading with all instruments ...

2015-01-17 Israel World

Daily Mail   

Suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber kills at least six in busy Nigerian market ...   
Daily Mail
A suicide bomber has killed at least six people, and wounded ten, after blowing himself up in a busy market in the Nigerian city of Gombe. The brutal attack bears all the hallmarks of Islamist group Boko Haram, although no one has yet claimed responsibility ...

2015-01-17 Israel Middle East

The Nation   

How one man's blog is changing a whole nation   
Irish Independent
RAIF Badawi, the 31-year-old Saudi Arabian writer and creator of secularist website Free Saudi Liberals was originally arrested for insulting Islam and showing disobedience in 2012, and was brought to court for several charges including apostasy.
Saudi Arabia postpones blogger lashing on medical grounds   DAWN.com
Saudi Arabia postpones activist's flogging   The Nation
Wife of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi won't stop fighting until he's free   The Globe and Mail (blog)
South China Morning Post (subscription)   
New York Times   
Times of India (blog)   
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DAWN.com   

400 US soldiers to train Syrian rebels   
DAWN.com
WASHINGTON: The US military is planning to send more than 400 soldiers to train Syrian rebels to fight Islamic State along with hundreds of US support personnel, a Pentagon spokesman said on Thursday. The training mission is expected to begin in the ...

2015-01-17 Israel Israel

BBC News   

How do immigrants forge a sense of identity?   
BBC News
Jews living outside Israel aren't the only people to ever have to wrestle with a double identity. Immigrants all over the world, and their children, have faced the same personal dilemmas. I speak from some experience. My Irish parents moved to Britain in the ...