2015-09-30 Israel More Top Stories

Haaretz   

Israel Strikes Gaza Targets After Rocket Intercepted Over Southern Israel   
Haaretz
Gaza-based ISIS affiliate claims responsibility for Grad rocket fire into Israel - the first such rocket to be fired at Ashdod since 2014 conflict. Amos Harel. Sep 30, 2015 4:22 AM. 0comments Print Zen Subscribe now · Share · Tweet. The Iron Dome ...
IDF strikes four Hamas military targets in response to Gaza rocket fire   Jerusalem Post Israel News
Israel a popular target for critique in UN debate   The Times of Israel
Palestinians to raise flag at UN for first time   i24news
Ynetnews   
Arutz Sheva   
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Reuters   

Afghan forces battle insurgents to retake key northern city   
Reuters
KABUL Heavy fighting raged inside the key northern Afghan city of Kunduz for a third day early on Wednesday as government forces, backed by U.S. air strikes, battled Taliban insurgents who had scored one of their boldest successes in 14 years of war.
Taliban advance as Afghans fail to retake city   The Boston Globe
Media Group: Taliban Torched Women-run Media in Kunduz   Voice of America
Afghan forces battle to retake Kunduz   Sky News Australia
Zee News   
Jakarta Globe   
The Sun Chronicle   
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The Nation   

Obama meets Castro as Cuba pushes to end curbs   
The Nation
Castro also called for compensation for “human and economic damages” resulting from the crippling embargo and the return of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, which Cuba considers to be illegally occupied by the United States. Meanwhile, Obama met his ...

2015-09-30 Israel Health

Jerusalem Post Israel News   

Israel Cancer Association releases figures ahead of Breast Cancer Awareness in ...   
Jerusalem Post Israel News
A total of 994 Israeli women died of breast cancer in one year, according to the Israel Cancer Association, but it said on Tuesday that while the rate of cases is stable, there has been a gradual increase in survival from the malignancy. The ICA ...
October Breast Cancer Awarness Month Events in Las Vegas   KTNV Las Vegas
GRAVES: I dyed my hair pink, but it's not nearly enough   Cincinnati.com
5 Easy Ways to Decrease Your Breast Cancer Risk   BlogHer (blog)
The Chattanoogan   
Foster's Daily Democrat   
WECT-TV6   
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Lid Time - Weird News, Entertainment, News Headlines (blog)   

Scientists discover how a few smokers continue to have healthy lungs   
Lid Time - Weird News, Entertainment, News Headlines (blog)
Ian Jarrold, the head of research at the British Lung Foundation, said the findings could also give insights for non-smokers. The findings, according to Medical Research Council scientists, could lead to developments of new drugs to enhance lung function.
Why a few Smokers Develop COPD   Fx Report Daily
Study: Scientists Reveal Why Some People Do Not Get Lung Diseases   Morocco World News
British scientists answer mysterious question on why a few life-long smokers   Steelers Lounge (blog)

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Fortune   

The drug price conundrum: a Q&A with Memorial Sloan Kettering's Dr. Peter B. Bach   
Fortune
Drug prices: where the free market and public interest collide. Drug prices have taken center stage since Turing Pharmaceuticals raised the price of its off-patent parasite-fighting drug Daraprim by over 5,000%, but the issue has been lingering for far ...
A Clintonian Misdirection on Drug Prices   Wall Street Journal
Drug prices should benefit patients, not industry   Fox News
'Hated' CEO Hikes Life-Saving Drug 4000%   Voice of America (blog)
The Independent   
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Reuters   

Food tracking app links less sleeping to more eating   
Reuters
(Reuters Health) - Even people who think they eat three meals a day may actually graze for most of their waking hours and consume fewer calories when they get more sleep, a small U.S. study suggests. Researchers asked volunteers to use a mobile app to ...

2015-09-30 Israel Entertainment

Independent Online   

Critics take aim at Trevor Noah   
Independent Online
New York - Trevor Noah received a lukewarm welcome as new host of The Daily Show in a debut that featured jokes about himself, immigrants and Pope Francis, and was watched by 3.5 million Americans. Ratings data on Tuesday showed that Noah's first ...

2015-09-30 Israel Sci/Tech

Reuters   

Volkswagen to refit cars affected by emissions scandal   
Reuters
BERLIN Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) said on Tuesday it will repair up to 11 million vehicles and overhaul its namesake brand following the scandal over its rigging of emissions tests. New Chief Executive Matthias Mueller said the German carmaker would tell ...

2015-09-30 Israel Business

Financial Express   

After RBI rate cut, cheaper loans are coming, but at a cost   
Financial Express
SBI takes lead in cutting base rate, but lenders say deposit rates will be lowered as well. By: FE Bureau | Mumbai | September 30, 2015 7:55 AM. G+. raghuram rajan, rbi rate cut. Meanwhile, RBI has also said it will lower the risk-weights assigned to ...
This is how the industry reacted to RBI's 50bps rate cut   ETRealty.com
It's early Diwali on Growth Street   Daily News & Analysis
Lower rates alone can't propel growth   Livemint
Times of India   
Nagaland Post   
The New Indian Express   
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Future Currency Forecast   

IFR Markets ForexWatch Asia Regional Daily Briefing   
Reuters
SYDNEY, Sept 29 (IFR) - Market Briefs Fed's Dudley nods to rate rise later this year; Yellen's health is fine U.S. Aug consumer spending up more than f'cast, pending home sales decline U.S. economy on track to grow 1.8 pct in Q3-Atlanta Fed's GDPNow ...

2015-09-30 Israel World

Haaretz   

Israel Strikes Gaza Targets After Rocket Intercepted Over Southern Israel   
Haaretz
Gaza-based ISIS affiliate claims responsibility for Grad rocket fire into Israel - the first such rocket to be fired at Ashdod since 2014 conflict. Amos Harel. Sep 30, 2015 4:22 AM. 0comments Print Zen Subscribe now · Share · Tweet. The Iron Dome ...
IDF strikes four Hamas military targets in response to Gaza rocket fire   Jerusalem Post Israel News
Israel a popular target for critique in UN debate   The Times of Israel
Palestinians to raise flag at UN for first time   i24news
Ynetnews   
Arutz Sheva   
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Reuters   

Afghan forces battle insurgents to retake key northern city   
Reuters
KABUL Heavy fighting raged inside the key northern Afghan city of Kunduz for a third day early on Wednesday as government forces, backed by U.S. air strikes, battled Taliban insurgents who had scored one of their boldest successes in 14 years of war.
Taliban advance as Afghans fail to retake city   The Boston Globe
Media Group: Taliban Torched Women-run Media in Kunduz   Voice of America
Afghan forces battle to retake Kunduz   Sky News Australia
Zee News   
Jakarta Globe   
The Sun Chronicle   
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The Nation   

Obama meets Castro as Cuba pushes to end curbs   
The Nation
Castro also called for compensation for “human and economic damages” resulting from the crippling embargo and the return of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, which Cuba considers to be illegally occupied by the United States. Meanwhile, Obama met his ...

2015-09-30 Israel Middle East

NBCNews.com   

Congressional report: US has 'failed' to stop flow of foreign fighters to ISIS   
CNN
Washington (CNN) The U.S. is losing the battle to stop Americans from traveling abroad to enlist in ISIS, a bipartisan congressional task force concluded in a report released Tuesday. The determination came out at the same time that President Barack ...
US lacks strategy to stop Americans joining militants   The Nation
Hundreds of jihadis desert ISIS for other extremist organisations   Daily Mail
Obama: Military strategy alone won't defeat ISIS   Ynetnews
Fox News   
Valley News Live   
NBCNews.com   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

Syrian refugees take Arctic route to Europe   
Sydney Morning Herald
Intrepid Syrian refugees are opening up a new route to Europe by travelling to Russia and crossing a remote Arctic border into Norway on bicycles. The flow is small so far – only 400 recorded cases this year – but governments in Europe, overwhelmed by ...
Europe: The Terrible Flight from the Killing   Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Immigrant crisis lays bare EU dysfunctions   Toronto Sun
'We Cannot Look Away' From Syrian Refugees   Charisma News
Washington Post   
Hindu Business Line   
Huffington Post UK   
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Haaretz   

Saudi Arabian Prince Makes Unprecedented Call for Removal of King in Palace Coup   
Haaretz
King Salman has presided over a serious of disasters during his short reign, including a drop in the price of oil, the war in Yemen and the recent deaths of over 800 pilgrims. Haaretz. Sep 29, 2015 6:49 PM. 0comments Print Zen Subscribe now · Share ...
Saudi royal writes letters calling for regime change   Washington Post
Saudi Arabia is worried – and not just about its king   The Guardian
How Saudi VIPs use wealth, diplomatic immunity to run amok in US   New York Post
Mintpress News (blog)   
Sputnik International   
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Newsweek   

Turkey's Erdogan says over 30 Kurdish militants killed in raids   
Reuters Canada
ANKARA/DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said the Turkish military had killed more than 30 Kurdish militants on Friday in a cross-border operation he described as part of the rebels' "last struggle". Erdogan, addressing village leaders at ...
Two Turkish soldiers killed in roadside bomb blast   Al-Bawaba
Turkish fighter jets hit PKK targets in northern Iraq   Bulletin Leader
Turkish fighter jets hit PKK's underground ammunition storages in northern Iraq   Hurriyet Daily News
NYSE Post   
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USA TODAY   

Untrained commander led Syrian rebels that gave up equipment   
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — The group of U.S.-backed Syrian rebels who surrendered trucks and arms to a terrorist group last week were led by an untrained commander who gave up the gear to avoid an ambush, a military official told USA TODAY. The commander of ...

2015-09-30 Israel Israel

Haaretz   

Israel Strikes Gaza Targets After Rocket Intercepted Over Southern Israel   
Haaretz
Gaza-based ISIS affiliate claims responsibility for Grad rocket fire into Israel - the first such rocket to be fired at Ashdod since 2014 conflict. Amos Harel. Sep 30, 2015 4:22 AM. 0comments Print Zen Subscribe now · Share · Tweet. The Iron Dome ...
IDF strikes four Hamas military targets in response to Gaza rocket fire   Jerusalem Post Israel News
Israel a popular target for critique in UN debate   The Times of Israel
Palestinians to raise flag at UN for first time   i24news
Ynetnews   
Arutz Sheva   
all 178 news articles »   

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UN Secretary: Apply pressure to resolve Israeli-Palestinians conflict   
DEBKA file
In his state of the world address opening the UN General Assembly Monday, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said five countries hold the key to a political solution in Syria: Russia, the US, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iran, and there can be no impunity for ...