Iran's Nuclear Reactor Targeted for Attach

DEBKAfile Iranian sources report Iran's leaders are utterly convienced that a US and/or Israeli attack will be launched against its nuclear installations and Revolutionary Gards bases before Barack Obama's January 20th inauguration as U.S. President.  Israli...

Monday, Dec. 10: Most stressful day of the year, U.K. survey finds

I'm feeling pretty relaxed. Must be the lack of sweets, treats, and overeats. Ask me again in a couple of weeks."Overstuffed with holiday sweets? Christmas lists growing by the second? End-of-year work deadlines looming large? A U.K. survey suggests Monday, Dec. 10, is the...

Today in history - Dec. 31

"Today is Sunday, Dec. 31, the 365th and final day of 2006. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 31, 1879, Thomas Edison first publicly demonstrated his electric incandescent light in Menlo Park, N.J. On this date: In 1775, the British repulsed an attack by Continental Army...

Today in history - Dec. 29

Today is Friday, Dec. 29, the 363rd day of 2006. There are two days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 29, 1916 (according to the New Style calendar; Dec. 16th by the Old Style), Grigory Rasputin, the so-called "Mad Monk" who had wielded great influence...

Today in History - Dec. 28

Today is Thursday, Dec. 28, the 362nd day of 2006. There are three days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: One hundred and fifty years ago, on Dec. 28, 1856, the 28th president of the United States, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, was born in Staunton, Va. On this...

Today in History - Dec. 27

"Today is Wednesday, Dec. 27, the 361st day of 2006. There are four days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 27, 1831, naturalist Charles Darwin set out on a round-the-world voyage aboard the HMS Beagle. (Darwin's discoveries during the almost...

Today in history - Dec. 16

"Today is Saturday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2006. There are 15 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea...

Today in history - Dec. 16

"Today is Saturday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2006. There are 15 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea...

Today in history - Dec. 16

"Today is Saturday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2006. There are 15 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea...

Today in history - Dec. 13

"Today is Wednesday, Dec. 13, the 347th day of 2006. There are 18 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 13, 1862, Union forces suffered a major defeat to the Confederates at the Battle of Fredericksburg. On this date: In 1642, Dutch navigator Abel...