New England Sun-Times

The Israeli prime minister and six other government officials could face arrest should they enter  Spain , after a judge from the country issued warrants for their arrest. Benjamin Netanyahu  would be detained by police over a a case against him regarding the famed 'Freedom Flotilla' attack that took place in 2010. Spanish judge Jose de la Mata ordered both the  police  and guardía to notify him should Netanyahu or one of six other Israeli officials cross Spain’s border. Others named in the legal battle include former Foreign Minister Avigdor Leiberman, ex-Defence Minister Ehud Barak, former Interior Minister Eli Yishai, former Minister of Strategic Affairs Moshe Yaalon, Minister without Portfolio Benny Begin and Vice-Admiral Maron Eliezer. The case was brought against the men after an attack by  Israeli  Defence Forces on the so-called 'Freedom Flotilla' ships, which were sailing to  Gaza  from Istanbul and Greece in support of Pal...

JOHANNESBURG – In wake of the Paris attacks that have left  at least 129 people dead , questions have been raised about why Facebook hasn’t given other tragedies the same attention as Paris.  Facebook on Saturday set up a  safety check  which enables people to check whether or not their loved ones were in the affected areas. Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post, “My thoughts are with everyone in Paris. Violence like this has no place in any city or country in the world. We’ve activated Safety Check, so if you’re in Paris you can mark yourself safe or check on your friends and family.” In addition to that Facebook also gave users the option of showing their support by adding the French flag colours to their profile picture. At least 129 people, including two gunmen, were killed after attackers stormed the Bataclan Concert Hall in the capital where an American rock band was playing.  The attack was one of at least seven individual incidents, i...