Rabbi Ovadia Yosef has written a letter to President Hosni Mubarak, in which he wished him health, following the Egyptian president’s recent medical treatment in Germany and reports about his deteriorating health. “We pray to the creator of the universe to send you full and speedy recovery,” he wrote. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hand […]
A teenage Melbourne Victory fan is fighting for his life in a Singapore hospital after a diving accident. Reagan Milstein and his father Kevin were scuba diving in Malaysia on
Con Edison says it has once again lowered voltage in parts of Brooklyn due to power problems. Power is high in demand, but the voltage is lower after Con Ed
The following is from the AP: A grueling heat wave shut down the air conditioning in three high-tech trains in Germany, leaving dozens of passengers near collapse trapped in temperatures
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that Iran was moving closer to having the potential to create nuclear weapons. “Iran is moving closer to possessing the potential which in
An Air France jet flying on a route which claimed hundreds of lives last summer was forced into an emerged landing today following a bomb scare. The jumbo jet had
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro will make his first major public appearance in years Monday when he discusses the Middle East on a government TV program, the state-run Granma newspaper
Anat Hoffman, leader of the Women of the Wall prayer group, was arrested at the Kosel on Monday for holding a Sefer Torah. She is suspected of violating a High
President Obama’s top spokesman admitted Sunday there’s “no doubt” Democrats could lose their grip over the House of Representatives in this fall’s elections. “I think there is no doubt there are enough seats in play – that could cause Republicans to gain control. There’s no doubt about that,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told […]
“This is a humanitarian move necessary for anyone who saves a Jewish life,” Yishai said Sunday. The citizenship process began with an appeal by the Holtzbergs to the Interior Ministry. The extended family of Gavriel Holtzberg, who was murdered along with wife Rivka in the attack on the Chabad center in which they worked, asked […]
US oil giant ExxonMobil has asked Washington for permission to explore a possible acquisition of its troubled British competitor BP Plc, the British weekly Sunday Times reported, quoting sources within the oil industry. “There have been talks at a high level, and Exxon has expressed a serious interest,” one insider said. “It is too early […]
A young child was struck by a bus in Kiryas Yoel on Sunday afternoon on Riminev Court, and is in serious condition. The accident occurred at approximately 5:00PM, and Kiryas
The power problems that impacted thousands of ConEd customers in Brooklyn were finally over Sunday. Late Friday night the utility reduced voltage by 8-percent in the central and southwest parts
Fallsburg, NY - An early morning car crash left one Frum teenager in critical condition, YWN has learned. The accident occurred at approximately 4:00AM, on Route 42 just near the 4 Corners Bakery & bagel store. Arriving Catskills Hatzolah units reported a vehicle overturned with 6 teens injured, with one of them ejected from the vehicle and […]
The NYPD is gearing up to buy cops a new high-tech device for their crime-fighting arsenal—mobile fingerprint scanners that will let them instantly receive a suspect’s criminal history, including mug shots, rap sheets and outstanding warrants. The handheld gadget, about the size of a BlackBerry, can search state and federal databases for a fingerprint match. […]
The federal government will cover half the cost of New York City’s plan to remake 34th Street by 2012 by creating physically separated, dedicated bus lanes. The city is hoping to speed crosstown buses on the busy midtown corridor—where bus speeds average 4.5 miles per hour—by 20% to 40%. The U.S. Department of Transportation said […]
Former President Bill Clinton officiated Saturday at the interfaith wedding of Representative Anthony D. Weiner and his bride, Huma Abedin, a longtime aide to Secretary Of State Hillary Rodham Clinton,
Mayor Bloomberg is headed to primary battleground New Hampshire Friday, fueling speculation he’s planning a 2012 presidential run. The mayor will be the first speaker in a presidential lecture series at Dartmouth College, alma mater of gal pal Diana Taylor. The speech comes as the third-term mayor has been raising his political profile, including making […]
The Charedi leadership is considering a significant reduction in or complete prohibition against holding protests after a trash bin shoved onto Route 1 during a Jerusalem demonstration seriously injured a
Fifteen people were injured today in a collision that involved a city bus, an ambulance and two other vehicles. It happened at 125th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard in
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