A Palestinian rocket has targeted Tel Aviv on the third day of an Israeli military operation against the Gaza Strip. Museum at heart of Russia's Jewish culture revival
In czarist times, Geda Zimanenko watched her mother offer the local police officer a shot of vodka on a plate and five rubles every Sunday to overlook the fact that their family lived outside the area where Jews were allowed to live. Hague appeal tribunal frees jailed Croatian officers
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – An appeals court overturned on Friday the conviction of the most senior Croatian milita ry officer charged with war crimes during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s, and ordered his immediate release. General Ante Gotovina was cleared of targeting hospitals and other civilian institutions during a 1995 Croatian army operation to retake its Krajina region from rebel ethnic Serbs, who had seized control of it four years earlier. Gotovina, hailed as hero at home but reviled in neighboring Serbia, was freed along with Croatian police commander Mladen Markac. … Growth, U.S. fiscal worries hit shares, but Nikkei gains
LONDON (Reuters) – European shares fell for a third day on Friday as the weak economic outlook, uncertainty over U.S. budget talks and an upsurge of violence in the Middle East weighed on investors. Stock index futures also pointed to a lower open on Wall Street when it resumes trading as investors worry about the outcome of negotiations between U.S. President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders due to begin later in the day. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was down 0.2 percent at 1,076. … Protesters in Jordan capital call for king to quit
AMMAN (Reuters) – Around 2,000 people called for the rem oval Jordan's King Abdullah at a rally in downtown Amman on Friday in protest at fuel price hikes, in a marked escalation of street anger in the third day of demonstrations in the Western-backed kingdom. "Go down Abdullah, go down," the protesters chanted as police, some in riot gear, largely stayed away from crowd, near the main Husseini Mosque. … Migration officials say cholera in Haiti on rise
The world’s largest agency that deals with global migration says cholera is again on the rise in Haiti.
China's commerce minister voted out in rare congress snub: sources
BEIJING (Reuters) – China's commerce minister was surprisingly block ed from a spot on the ruling Communist Party's elite body during a conclave this week, sources said, a rare snub for an official that could raise questions about trade policies during his tenure. The failure of Chen Deming to secure a seat on the 25-member Politburo marks one of the few surprises to emerge from the party's five-yearly congress that wrapped this week with the anointing of a new slate of top leaders who will run the world's second largest economy. … 
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