Intermarriage - when Jews wed non-Jews - has been called a threat to the future survival of the Jewish nation. So what happened when there were reports that the Israeli prime minister's son was dating a Norwegian non-Jew? The Norwegian daily Dagen last week reported that Norwegian Sandra Leikanger and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son Yair are a couple, to which the office of Mr Netanyahu ha
Kirsten Sandberg from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) said a "code of silence" had been imposed on children The UN has said that the Vatican should "immediately remove" all clergy who are known or suspected child abusers. The UN watchdog for children's rights denounced the Holy See for adopting policies which allowed priests to sexually abuse thousands of children. In a report, i
Analysts do not expect there to be significant improvements made to the iPod range Few pieces of technology can genuinely claim to be iconic. But Apple's iPod, first launched in 2001, arguably fits the bill. With its distinctive click-wheel design, and those ubiquitous white bud headphones, the iPod brought good looks to portable audio technology - with a "cool" factor not seen since Sony's Walkma
So here I am, again, on the top of a Swiss mountain, surrounded by the world's wealthiest and most powerful. And, as per normal, I am suffering from mild altitude sickness. Here is a typical (and true) conversation with a random stranger sitting in the partners' lounge of the Davos congress centre. "Where are you from? Your badge says India." "Well, I sit on the board of a big Indian institution,
Saudi Arabia has invested in Pakistani nuclear weapons projects, and believes it could obtain atomic bombs at will, a variety of sources have told BBC Newsnight. While the kingdom's quest has often been set in the context of countering Iran's atomic programme, it is now possible that the Saudis might be able to deploy such devices more quickly than the Islamic republic. Earlier this year, a senior
10 questions on grammar Grammar is in the headlines with the arrival of a new test for primary school children. How much do you know about apostrophes, semi-colons and dangling participles? (Of course, there are no official rules for English. Everything that follows is debatable.) 1.) Multiple Choice Question The man next door has a garden that is being overrun with cats. Which of the following qu
Thirty years ago Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, which had been held by Britain for 150 years, leading to a short but bloody war. In the two months of fighting that followed, 255 British and about 650 Argentine servicemen were killed, along with three Falklands civilians, before Argentine forces surrendered. Argentina still claims sovereignty over the islands, which it calls Las Malvinas.
Farmers who claim more EU subsidies than they should, or who break Common Agricultural Policy rules, are now more likely to be caught out by a camera in the sky than an inspector calling with a clipboard. How do they feel about being watched from above? Imagine a perfect walk in the country, a few years from now - tranquillity, clean air, birdsong in the trees and hedgerows, growing crops swaying
Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests and monks came to blows during preparations for Orthodox Christmas celebrations Scuffles have broken out between rival groups of Greek Orthodox and Armenian clerics in a turf war at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity. Bemused tourists looked on as about 100 priests fought with brooms while cleaning the church in preparation for Orthodox Christmas, on 7 January.
The judge said the soldier had carried out a violent and abnormal assault A US soldier based in South Korea has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping a teenager near his base. The 21-year-old broke into the studio room of the woman and carried out a sexual attack lasting several hours, threatening her with scissors. The judge called it a "violent and abnormal assault". The sentence was o
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