Today's Gospel turns on an irony -- it is a blind man, Bartimaeus, who becomes the first person outside of the Apostles to recognize Jesus as the Messiah. And his healing is the last miracle Jesus ...
Tens of thousands took part in the Jerusalem Day flag march, seen as a provocation by Palestinians. On a trip to Jerusalem, Sebastian Usher finds that a childhood trait departs without a murmur.
Originally designed for about 150 passengers, the Struma was retrofitted to carry almost 800 people, such that its sleeping quarters lacked space for the passengers to even sit up.