Human rights activists report casualties after car bomb detonates at checkpoint near military airport

Egyptian president’s severing of diplomatic ties with Assad regime interpreted as implicit backing of clerics’ calls for jihad to support rebels

Mayor calls event ‘unacceptable’; police say concert doesn’t threaten public order

Dianne Feinstein and Ron Wyden, on opposite ends of security vs. privacy debate , are known for independence

Egyptian opposition accuses president and the Muslim Brotherhood of trying to monopolize power

Health Minister Yael German is pushing legislation that will automatically sign citizens up to the transplant bank upon renewal of driver’s license

Working dinner Monday expected to focus on foreign policy disputes

When he isn’t teaching material science, Dan Shechtman is showing Technion students how to build a successful high-tech operation