Israel has asked the United States for advanced “bunker-buster” bombs and refueling planes that could improve its ability to attack Iran’s underground nuclear sites, an Israeli official said on Thursday.

Coca-Cola and Pepsi are changing the recipes for their drinks to avoid being legally obliged to put a cancer warning label on the bottle. The new recipe for caramel colouring

An IDF soldier was stabbed in the neck by an Arab terrorist near Yatah in the Hebron district. The attacker was shot dead. A second terrorist was shot and wounded.

The hacking group Anonymous took down the Vatican website on Wednesday, saying it was targeting the “corrupt” Catholic Church, a day after a high-profile bust of the group’s alleged leaders.

Idan Ofer, director of Ofer Group, leads the list of Israeli billionaires in the 161st spot, with an estimated fortune of $6.2 billion. Beny Steinmetz of Steinmetz Business Group ranked

Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it is recalling more than 681,000 cars and trucks in the U.S. market to address potential problems. The Japanese automaker said it will recall

With the realization that many Nachal Chareidi veterans are unable to return to the previous lives, and that they share many similar problems and issues, including the high cost of

Local officials are reporting the arrest of Indian journalist Sayid Mohamed Kazmi in connection with last month’s attack against the Israeli diplomatic mission in New Delhi. A bomb was attached to the underside of a vehicle driven by the wife of the Defense Ministry’s attachďż˝ to that country. Local police searched the home of the […]

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Former New York Gov. George Pataki, who flirted with his own presidential run last year, endorsed Mitt Romney on Fox News this morning. “This president has been running a general

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The death of a 2-week-old baby boy who contracted herpes following a Bris Milah, is being investigated by the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office. A spokesman for DA Charles Hynes yesterday

Just 24 hours after standing under the chupah, Avraham Binyamin Yosef, a son of HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Yosef escaped tragedy, walking away from a serious vehicular crash. R’ Avraham Binyamin

National Security Advisor Yaakov Amidror told the media that now, following Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s meeting in the White House, the inner circle officials will have to “digest, discuss and

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