The owner of an Indian store called ''Hitler'' said Tuesday he had agreed to drop the Nazi dictator's name and re-brand his shop following protests from the Jewish community and the government.
80 Jewish and Muslim religious leaders from 18 European countries, will gather this week in Paris to discuss mutual issues of concern, especially the escalating assault on religious practices in Europe.
Germany's main Jewish representative group said Monday it opposed the awarding of a prestigious prize to US philosopher Judith Butler due to her calls for a boycott against Israel.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has assured a Jewish leader that she is “devoting its full attention” to the circumcision issue in her country and “works intensively” in order to achieve an appropriate and fast solution to the German court ban on the religious practice.
Romanian minister Dan Sova said Friday his remarks denying the Holocaust in the Balkan country were ''completely wrong'', after several rights groups called for his resignation.
An Israeli-American journalist was detained by Turkey on Saturday while reporting from the border with Syria in the Kurdistan region, the Israeli press reported.
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney appointed Paul Ryan, a Representative from Wisconsin, Rep. Paul Ryan, an ardent conservative and devoted budget cutter, as his vice presidential running mate on Saturday, and the two men immediately embarked on a tour of campaign battleground states vowing to defeat President Barack Obama and repair the long-ailing U.S. economy.
