Iraq has traditionally been closer to the Shiite superpower Iran than to the Sunni Saudis • Riyadh courting Baghdad in an attempt to block Iranian influence in the Middle East.

Brooklyn judge sides with municipal health officials who defended order as rare but necessary step to contain surge in highly contagious disease that has infected at least 329 people so far, most of them children from Orthodox Jewish communities.

Though overjoyed at former Sudanese President al-Bashir's ouster, protesters upset over military takeover demand swift handover of power to civilian rule. The military council says it plans to rule for maximum of two years as country prepares for new elections.

In Jerusalem, I saw many people, women and men, religious and secular, young and old, rejoice at the Likud election victory party. Attendees understood that the Blue and White party was an invention of the media, which had 3D-printed the slogan "Anyone but Bibi" to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu."

Jewish congregations in New England advised not to cross picket lines to stock up on Passover essentials at Stop & Shop stores, which carry one of the largest selections of kosher goods.