Gun right supporters insist that many more Jews could have survived Holocaust had they bore arms; ADL says rhetoric is 'absurd,' 'offensive'

During his Easter Sunday message, Pope Francis urges Israelis, Palestinians to resume peace talks, end conflict; pontiff also addresses Syria, N. Korea

President Park Geun-hye says any provocation against should be met with 'strong response in initial combat without any political considerations'; US deploys stealth fighters

Local officials say truckloads of debris recovered from World Trade Center will be sifted for remains for about 10 weeks; initiative met with mixed response from families

Egyptian bride, 17, smuggled into Gaza via tunnel to meet her Palestinian groom after authorities refused to grant her entry permit

Reresentatives of Sounds of the Old City Festival try to prevent three women scheduled to perform from appearing on stage; municipality insists many other women did perform

Journalists who were highly critical of Obama's Mid East tour now full of praise as US president manages to restore Israel-Turkey ties, shows possible breakthrough in Palestinian-Israel conflict

Nobel Laureate joins distinguished list of leaders in global, multi-year effort to recognize Jewish achievement and contribution to humanity