10:15AM EST: A magnitude 7.2 quake hit Chile during President Pinera’s inauguration ceremonies. The quake occurred approximately 30 minutes prior to this first YWN report. There is no word on
London, England – A British Airways employee appeared in court Thursday on charges of preparing to commit terrorism and funding it. Rajib Karim, 30, is charged with two counts of
The following is a translation from an article in the BaKehilla newspaper: As students in talmidei torah around Eretz Yisrael begin testing for entry to yeshiva ketana, HaGaon HaRav Chaim
Chareidi mosdos appear to have become the preferred target of local vandals in Haifa. On Wednesday night, a Vishnitz shul at 1 Michal Street was broken into as well as
With the White House and State Department constantly calling on Israel to exhibit good-will to PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), the Knesset has turned to the White House in
Earlier in the week, Jerusalem Kosher News reported the Eida Chareidis removed its supervision from two Jerusalem pizza shops, Pizza Lahit (44 Yirmiyahu Street) and Pizza Shai (1 Amos Street),
South Lanarkshire, UK – A group of stunned primary schoolchildren began crying when their teacher told them during a bizarre Holocaust game that they were to be taken away from
At least five firefighters were injured in a fire at a private residence in downtown Brooklyn. Fire officials say none of the injuries are life-threatening. Two of the firefighters were
Asra Kadisha and the Eida Chareidis will be holding a levaya in Yerushalayim on Thursday (25 Nissan) for the bones exhumed by archeologists in Tzipori. According to a HaMevaser report,
The national foreclosure rate fell 2% in February from a month earlier, according to an industry report released Thursday, the latest sign that the pace of foreclosures is slowing. In
Following a late-night Arab League meeting addressing Israel’s announced plans to continue building in Yerushalayim, league Secretary-General Amr Moussa announced that the PA (Palestinian Authority) will not agree to the
After much suffering, the bachur Yosef Banda, one of the three youths imprisoned in Japan for drug smuggling, landing in Eretz Yisrael close to midnight, meeting with his parents and
When US Vice President Joe Biden is guilty of an occasional faux pas the media is right there to achieve maximum benefit. As we know, when a politician blunders the
An Iranian destroyer successfully test fired a “powerful and intelligent missile” named ‘Nour’ (light), commander of the Iranian Navy announced on Wednesday, the FARS agency reports. “Jamaran has test-fired its
Brooklyn – New York City Council candidate and education advocate, David G. Greenfield is working with NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan to solve the Shabbos parking meter
[VIDEO & PHOTO LINKS OF PERES AT PONOVEZH BELOW] As reported earlier, most Bnei Brak residents were less than pleased with the pashkavilim appearing on Wednesday morning protesting the day’s
Despite intense lobbying efforts from Jewish groups and attempts by the Christian-Democrats to prevent a vote, the European Parliament adopted Wednesday in Strasbourg a joint resolution urging “both sides” to
There can be no argument, Defense Minister Ehud Barak is more than committed to enforcing the 10-month construction freeze throughout Yehuda and Shomron, but the Labor Party leader seems to
In what is a most embarrassing and worrisome case, it is permitted to report that a northern Israel Police weapons storage facility was robbed. Akko Magistrate’s Court Justice Rachamim Tzemach
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