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Brent crude fell for a second day on Thursday, shedding as much as 0.4 percent toward $115, after the resignation of Portugal's prime minister rekindled euro-zone concerns, prompting oil traders to unwind long positions and take profits.

Brent crude fell for a second day on Thursday, shedding as much as 0.4 percent toward $115, after the resignation of Portugal's prime minister rekindled euro-zone concerns, prompting oil traders to unwind long positions and take profits.

Brent crude fell for a second day on Thursday, shedding as much as 0.5 percent toward $115, after the resignation of Portugal's prime minister rekindled euro-zone concerns, prompting oil traders to unwind long positions and take profits.

U.S. crude ended at a 2-1/2 year high on Wednesday as Palestinian rocket strikes on Israel escalated Middle East geopolitical risks and U.S. gasoline inventories posted the biggest seasonal decline on record.

A bomb exploded in Jerusalem, Israel today, injuring 39 people and killing a 60-year-old woman. The incident happened near a bus stop outside the Jerusalem Conference Center.

A 59-year old woman was killed and dozens were injured on Wednesday afternoon in Jerusalem after a bomb exploded near a bus stop.

Oil rose on Wednesday as unrest in the Middle East and North Africa continued to flare and as a report showed U.S. gasoline inventories fell more than expected.

At least twenty-five people have been injured, some seriously, after an explosion struck a bus in central Jerusalem.

The Judeo-Christian God may have been married, according to a British theologian, who says the Almighty, also known as 'Yahweh', had a wife - a goddess named 'Asherah'.

At least five Palestinians, including two children, have been killed by Israeli artillery strikes in the northern Gaza strip, according to various media reports, in retaliation for rockets fired into Israel on Saturday.

The president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, has written a lengthy a column in The New Vision newspaper of Uganda in which he condemned the western alliance’s military strikes on Libya. He also proposes a resolution to the Libyan crisis through the auspices of the African Union.

A Tel Aviv court sentenced former Israeli president Moshe Katsav to seven years in prison for rape and sexual harassment.

Turkey has intercepted an Iranian cargo plane flying to Syria, ordering it to land southeastern Turkey on suspicions the aircraft might have been carrying military supplies.

The mastermind behind the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1981, who has been released from prison since the fall of Hosni Mubarak regime, has plans to take part in post-Mubarak political future of Egypt, according to reports.

The Internet giant will be sponsoring around 20 projects focusing on the fundamentals of online auctions across three Israeli universities.

Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc struck a deal to buy lubricants maker Lubrizol Corp for $9 billion, betting on a global economic recovery.

A famous documentary about the Nazi Holocaust, Shoah, will be broadcast on a Satellite TV channel which shows programs in Iran.

Men in plain clothes armed with swords and petrol bombs attacked protesters in Cairo on Sunday night during a demonstration demanding reform of security services with a reputation for brutality, witnesses said.

Men in plain clothes armed with swords and petrol bombs attacked protesters in Cairo on Sunday night during a demonstration demanding reform of security services with a reputation for brutality, witnesses said.

Foreign banks have not gotten the message when it comes to helping American clients avoid paying taxes, a top U.S. tax prosecutor said on Thursday.

Foreign banks have not gotten the message when it comes to helping American clients avoid paying taxes, a top U.S. tax prosecutor said on Thursday.