Heads of State & Government

By Ha'aretz In a newly launched Facebook page, Israeli fans of U.S. pop megastar Madonna are pleading to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to hold off any such plans to strike Iran until the...

By Giulio Meotti (Commentary) Historian Niall Ferguson writes in Newsweek that "Israel and Iran are on the eve of destruction in a new Six Day War." Bret Stephens in the Wall Street Journal...

By IsraelNationalNews.com Israel is planning to place military aircraft in Cyprus, according to a Channel 10 News report. It cited Israeli officials who said the issue may be raised during Prime Minister Binyamin...

By IsraelNationalNews.com Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday endorsed a new doctrine explaining why it would be 'legally and morally justified' to commit genocide and wipe Israel off the map. The...

By IsraelNationalNews.com & YnetNews.com Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there is "a strong likelihood" that Israel will strike Iran in April, May or June, according to the Washington Post's David Ignatius. Israel believes...

By DEBKAfile & IsraelNationalNews.com Iran has completed the development of a nuclear weapon and awaits nothing more than a sign from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to start assembling its first nuclear bomb,...

Byline: The New Mexican Days remaining in session: 14 Unemployment fund: The Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation meant to keep New Mexico's unemployment fund solvent. Estimates predict the fund could run out...

Whatever one thinks of Gov. Susana Martinez's Cabinet appointees, the fact is that she deserves -- just as President Barack Obama does -- an up or down vote on any of her choices...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The biggest wave of business bankruptcies may be over (key words here are "may be," pending the economy's trajectory), but that's not to say the courts will be devoid of with...

Historically rich and rooted in tradition, yet distinctly modern. Culturally diverse and still defiantly proud and patriotic. Texas is forged from contradictions, merging seamlessly to create a unique and spirited destination. We invite...

Byline: Trip Jennings Deming Democratic Sen. John Arthur Smith often compares New Mexico's gross-receipts tax to Swiss cheese. He is referring to all the tax breaks -- exemptions, deductions and credits -- that...

Byline: Steve Terrell A bill that would give the governor and local governments more power to restrict fireworks during times of high fire risk won praise from several fire chiefs and mayors from...

Byline: Steve Terrell Noe "Lil Loco" Torres, a fugitive suspect in a fatal 1995 drive-by shooting of a 10-year-old boy in Clovis, thought he might get help from Gov. Susana Martinez. He thought...

It's bad news for consumers that Douglas Howe, just-appointed Public Regulation Commission member for District 3, won't run for election to the seat. After first announcing that he would seek the office, Howe...

HEADNOTE Three top Chinese tech companies-ALIBABA, BAIDU, and YOUKU-are remaking the country's moribund, hierarchical corporate culture with an injection of new ideas from the West. What is the sound of three hands clapping?...

Jamaica's main opposition People's National Party (PNP) has won the country's parliamentary elections, while the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) conceded defeat, reports Caribbean News Now (Dec. 30, 2011). preliminary results indicated late...

As Jamaica celebrates its 50th year of independence, the government intends to begin the process of removing ties with the British monarchy, and become a truly independent nation, reports JIS (Jan. 6, 2012)....

Puerto Rico's governor approved a two-part referendum to help decide the island's political status, but supporters of remaining a U.S. commonwealth criticized the decision to hold both votes on the same day as...

2011 was the year of people power; whether it was the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, recall elections or MF Global customers fighting against the big banks, people demanded to be heard and...