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Fast Forward Germany Calling for Prosecution of Former Auschwitz Guards
LUDWIGSBURG, Germany- German justice officials called on Tuesday for 30 former Nazi guards to face prosecution for their role in facilitating mass murder at the Auschwitz death camp during World War Two. The Nazis killed some 1.5 million people, mostly Jews but also Roma, Poles and others, at Auschwitz in occupied Poland between 1940 and…
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Fast Forward U.S. And Israel Carry Out a Joint Missile Test in the Mediterranean
JERUSALEM/MOSCOW – Israel tested a U.S.-backed missile system in the Mediterranean on Tuesday but did not announce the launch in advance, prompting a disclosure by Russia that kept the world on edge as the United States weighed an attack on Syria. The morning launch was first reported by Moscow media that quoted Russian defence officials…
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Fast Forward 92-Year-Old Nazi Faces Trial for Killing of Resistance Fighter
A 92-year-old who served in the Waffen-SS, Adolf Hitler’s elite Nazi troops, went on trial on Monday in the western city of Hagen on charges of having shot in the back and killed a Dutch resistance fighter at the end of World War Two. In an televised interview with broadcaster Das Erste, accused killer Siert…
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Fast Forward Ephraim Mirvis Takes Reins as British Chief Rabbi
Britain’s new chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, who has vowed to remain traditional by barring women rabbis and same-sex marriage, was sworn in on Sunday to face the challenge of uniting the nation’s polarised Jewish community. About 1,400 guests, including Britain’s heir apparent Prince Charles, attended a ceremony at a north London synagogue as Mirvis replaced…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Says Israel Can Stand on Own Against Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu played up Israel’s ability to take on its enemies alone on Sunday after Washington delayed attacking Syria in a surprise move that prompted some Israelis to question their main ally’s resolve on Iran. President Barack Obama said on Saturday he would ask Congress to vote on whether to launch strikes to…
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Fast Forward Heartbreak for Israeli Julia Glushko at U.S. Open Tennis Tourney
It was a tournament of firsts for Israeli Julia Glushko but in the end there was only the sting of disappointment after she was ousted in the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday. The 23-year-old qualifier had four chances to reach the round of 16 but the dream run fell short against Daniela…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Delays U.S. Strike on Syria
President Barack Obama on Saturday backed away from an imminent military strike against Syria to seek the approval of the U.S. Congress, in a decision that likely delays U.S. action for at least 10 days. Obama, in a statement from the White House Rose Garden, said he had authorized the use of military force to…
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Fast Forward Weapons Experts Leave Syria as U.S. Attack Looms
U.N. experts left Syria on Saturday after investigating a poison gas attack that killed hundreds of civilians, and the United States said it was planning a limited response to punish Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad for the “brutal and flagrant” assault. U.S. President Barack Obama said the United States, which has five cruise-missile equipped destroyers in…
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