2015-08-31 Israel More Top Stories

Ynetnews   

S. Korea resumes search for remains of war dead   
Yonhap News
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military launched another round of massive excavation work Monday in search of remains of soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War. More than 40,000 troops from 14 units will be mobilized for the ...

2015-08-31 Israel Health

Los Angeles Times   

Neurologist Oliver Sacks dies   
DAWN.com
NEW YORK: Renowned neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks, who explored the mysteries of the human brain in a series of best-selling books, died Sunday at age 82, the New York Times reported. Sacks' longtime personal assistant, Kate Edgar, told the Times ...

2015-08-31 Israel Entertainment

Fox News   

Partial List of Winners of 2015 MTV Video Music Awards   
ABC News
Here is a partial list of the winners of Sunday night's 2015 MTV Music Video Awards in Los Angeles: Video of the Year: Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood." Male Video: Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk." Female Video: Taylor ...

2015-08-31 Israel Sci/Tech

CBC.ca   

Russian-speaking hackers breach 97 websites, many of them dating ones   
PCWorld
Russian-speaking hackers have breached 97 websites, mostly dating-related, and stolen login credentials, putting hundreds of thousands of users at risk. Many of the websites are niche dating ones similar to Ashley Madison, according to a list compiled ...
Corporate Watch   Wall Street Journal
Big names feel the power of hackers as corporate hotshots go down   Stuff.co.nz
Ashley Madison hack: British intelligence 'checked leaked files for security ...   The Independent
OurWindsor.ca   
The Times (subscription)   
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The Independent   

Watch the Supermoon live: How to see the brightest Moon of the year tonight   
The Independent
Tonight will see the first "Supermoon" of the year – the brightest, biggest view of the celestial satellite around. One of three such shows by the Moon this year, the phenomenon will take place all over the globe today, 29 August 2015, as the moon ...

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ABC News   

'Mission isolation' to experience Mars life   
Times of India
What do you get when you put four Americans, a French astrobiologist and a German physicist in a dome with a diameter of just 36 feet? A simulation of life on Mars, apparently. Six recruits have began the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation ...

2015-08-31 Israel Business

Reuters   

Asian stocks set for worst monthly drop in three years on global rout   
Reuters
HONG KONG Asian shares fell on Monday and looked set for their worst monthly performance in three years after top Federal Reserve officials kept the door open for an interest rate hike in September and Chinese stock markets took a fresh tumble.
Asia stocks sag as Fed rate prospects revived, China still a worry   Firstpost
China's market missteps tripping up others   Dallas Morning News
Still Pulling Its Weight   Beijing Review
Quartz   
South China Morning Post (subscription)   
The Globe and Mail   
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China's problem is the economy itself, not the market sell-off   
Financial Times
The stock market sell-off is not the problem. Yes, the Shanghai Composite Stock Index has dropped almost 40 per cent since its June peak, but the Chinese economy has rarely been upset by fluctuations of its financial markets. The problem — not a huge ...

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The Nation   

'Largest-ever' Med gas field found off Egypt   
The Nation
CAIRO - Italian energy giant Eni on Sunday announced the discovery of the "largest ever" offshore natural gas field in the Mediterranean, in Egypt's territorial waters. The discovery, confirmed by Egypt's oil ministry, could hold a potential 30 ...
Egypt Gas Find Could Shake Up Israel's Energy Plans   Haaretz
Italian company Eni: 'Supergiant' natural gas field found off Egyptian coast   MLive.com
Eni makes big gas find in Mediterranean Sea   Financial Post
Irish Independent   
Ynetnews   
Herald Sun   
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Live Trading News   

Middle East Faces Continuing Water Stress   
Live Trading News
Nearly 50% of 33 countries expected to face extremely high water stress by Y 2040 are in the Middle East, where surface water is limited and demand is high, said experts who ranked 167 nations. Thirteen Middle Eastern countries plus the Palestinian ...

2015-08-31 Israel World

Brisbane Times   

Foreigner arrested in Bangkok bombing case   
New Zealand Herald
Police have arrested a suspect in relation to the Bangkok shrine bombing. Photo / Thai Police. Thai authorities arrested a foreign man they said had been holed up in a suburban apartment with bomb-making equipment and stacks of passports, the first ...

2015-08-31 Israel Middle East

The Express Tribune   

Deported Al-Jazeera journalist: Verdict a blow for Egyptian press freedom   
Reuters Africa
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A decision by an Egyptian court to sentence three Al Jazeera TV journalists to three years in prison was politically motivated and aimed at intimidating the press, one of the three, Australian journalist Peter Greste, said on ...
Egypt sentences 3 Al-Jazeera reporters to 3 years in prison   Stuff.co.nz
US 'Concerned' by Egypt Court Ruling on Al-Jazeera Reporters   NDTV
Jazeera to appeal 'grotesque' verdict to jail journalists   Business Standard
Hindustan Times   
Reuters   
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Al-Bawaba   

Syrian Rebels Say Cease-Fire With Hezbollah Collapses   
ABC News
A cease-fire between a coalition of Syrian rebels and Hezbollah fighters in a Syrian border town and two northern Shiite villages collapsed Saturday for the second time this month amid rare Iranian-mediated talks. The Islamic Army, or Jaysh Fatah group ...
Warring sides in Syria agree to local ceasefires   iFreePress.com (blog)
Syrian army and rebels agree to new truce in #Zabadani   PPP Focus.com

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The Sun Daily   

Delayed Egypt elections to start on Oct 17   
The Sun Daily
A picture taken on Aug 30, 2015 shows a close up of a stage during the Supreme Elections Committee meeting to announce the dates for Egypt's parliamentary elections in the Egyptian capital Cairo. AFP. CAIRO: Egypt's much delayed legislative elections, ...

2015-08-31 Israel Israel

Tehran Times   

Iran jails two people for spying: report   
Herald Sun
IRAN'S official IRNA news agency says two people have been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of spying for the United States and Israel. IRNA quotes judicial spokesman Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi as saying on Sunday that the two ...