Jews

Analysis of a non-verbal gesture in a video of a now-deceased eyewitness led to the discovery of the remains of dozens of Jews believed to have been massacred in 1941 in a forest in north-eastern Romania.

A Jerusalem magistrate court on June 16 sentenced Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to pay a fine of more than $15,000 for misusing state funds. The sentencing comes after she agreed to a plea bargain that ended the years-long saga of just one of the high-profile corruption cases involving the prime minister's family.

Israel embarked on May 30 on an unprecedented snap election campaign - the second this year - after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a governing coalition and instead dissolved parliament.

Israelis faced the growing possibility on May 27of a new national poll despite a general election last month, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition talks remain deadlocked ahead of a looming deadline.

Thousands of Israelis protested in Tel Aviv against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned coalition agreements, which according to opposition leaders will represent the end of democracy in the country, AFP reports.

Four European countries and Egypt sent aircraft to help Israel battle wildfires that have forced the evacuation of some small towns, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, as a record heatwave looked set to worsen conditions.

Prime Minister Boyko Borissov spoke on the phone with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu.

Turkey's top officials on April 7 slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks on annexing Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank if re-elected.

One of the most prominent figures of the French intelligentsia for a good four decades, French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy will be in Athens to stage his work "Looking for Europe" - a monologue about the future of the European idea which is threatened by the rise of nationalism - at the Pallas Theater on Monday, April 1, at 8 p.m..

It was the first time a serving Israeli prime minister has been put on official notice of planned prosecution, and deepened uncertainty over how Netanyahu, a veteran right-wing leader, will fare against a coalition of upstart centrist rivals.