None of the apparent candidates stand out as an obvious frontrunner. Each of these 14 men and one woman faces serious obstacles on their way to the top of the greasy pole.

'The normalization of our relations with Turkey does not mean that we will remain silent in the face of its baseless condemnations,' Foreign Ministry spokesperson says.

Washington conditioning more assistance on eliminating allocations for Israeli firms.

The powers-that-be in Brazil organized a well-run Olympics in near-perfect venues, despite skeptics' predictions. Meanwhile, I've become a total sports junkie.

Beak makeover at Ramat Gan Safari Park saves giant bird starving to death after it suffered a blow to the mouth.

'The Russian president has informed me that he has invited Palestinian President Abbas and Prime Minister Netanyahu for a meeting in Moscow,' Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi says.

Despite the magnitude of the assault, Israel clearly made an effort to avoid hitting civilians. Both sides would apparently still prefer to avoid another large-scale conflict.

Bill stipulates a $1,300 fine for event organizers who won't comply. 'We'll soon reach the point that if people don't kiss the flag every morning, they'll be punished,' says MK Zouheir Bahloul.