Nearly-complete fossil foot found in Ethiopia shows young Australopithecus afarensis retained ape-like ability to grip branches

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At one stage, Israeli officials raised the possibility that either Reshet or Channel 10 might produce next year’s Eurovision contest, but the EBU’s bylaws require that member broadcasters operate as a public service

Firings almost certain, especially for former Channel 10 employees

Erdogan can now crush Turkey's democracy – but not the deepening dissent with his rule. His only real means of assuring his pre-eminence is the further imposition of punitive and oppressive measures on civil society

The military courts don’t treat Palestinian children as minors deserving protection: They sweepingly recommend that the children be detained until the conclusion of proceedings against them

Sgt. N, of the elite Duvdevan unit, was convicted of manslaughter, after admitting that the shooting occurred while he was playing with his weapon in the unit barracks

In a Knesset debate on the egalitarian prayer space in the Western Wall, Lawmaker Yinon Azoulay suggests Reform Jews take the money they invest in Israel and 'build a Kotel in the U.S.'