Lugano, Switzerland – World’s Oldest Jew Dies at 112
Lugano, Switzerland - Switzerland’s oldest resident died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, a few weeks before her 113th birthday.
A spokeswoman for the old people’s home near Italian-speaking Luga...
Brussels, Belgium – Head-On Collision Between Two Passenger Trains 20 Feared Dead
Brussels, Belgium - Reports from Belgium say at least 20 people have been killed in a head-on collision between two trains outside the capital, Brussels.
Railway officials said the two trains colli...
Pune, India – Did the Terrorists Call Chabad House?
Pune, India - A threat call was reportedly made more than three months ago to the residents of the Jewish centre by some terror group, warning of a blast.
Pune police sources told MiD DAY that the ...
Barcelona, Spain – Samsung Unveils New Smart Phone with Own Software
Barcelona, Spain - Samsung Electronics Co., the largest maker of cell phones for the U.S. market, on Sunday revealed the first phone running Samsung's own "smart" software system, bada.
With bada, ...
New York, NY – Migraine May Double Heart Attack Risk
New York, NY - Researchers found migraine sufferers were twice as likely as others to have heart attacks.
The researchers at New York's Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University als...
Caribbean Islands – Jewish Music Festival at Sea Attracts 700 Guests, Singing Az Yashir
Caribbean Islands - The Jewish Music Festival at Sea which sailed around the Caribbean attracted over 700 guests from around the world, including over 60 from Israel. The seven day excursion featured ...
London – Uncovered Documents Reveal Britain Had Spy in Heart of Hitler’s High Command
London - British intelligence agency MI6 obtained vital secrets from a spy operating at the very heart of Hitler’s high command during the most crucial years of the war, newly discovered intelligence ...
Pune, India – Five Detained as Probe Centers on Blast of German Bakery
Pune, India - Acting swiftly a day after a blast that killed nine people in Pune on Saturday, Indian security agencies picked up five persons from a hotel in Koregaon Park area, leading to speculation...
Brooklyn, NY – Be Considerate: Help A Child Trying To Cross The Street
Brooklyn, NY - During the cold weeks, many children are at the corner of the street waiting for someone to cross them, please take a moment and do it even if you have to stop and get out of your car, ...
New York City – The NYPD’s Newest Weapon: Hand Sanitizer
New York City - Gun? Check.
Nightstick? Check.
Hand sanitizer? Huh?
New York's Finest have been given a new weapon to combat criminal scum -- "mobile hand sanitizers."
The NYPD has begun d...
Savannah, GA – Jewish Community Packs Mishloach Manos for Troops
Savannah, GA - Families and friends with the Bnai Brith Jacob Synagogue in Savannah got together today for a good cause.
The Jewish holiday of Purim is quickly approaching and Jewish people are giv...
New York – Experts Say Sen. Schumer Will Win Reelection Despite Slipping Polls
New York - This has not been an easy winter for Sen. Chuck Schumer, a politician who crafts his public image as obsessively as Michelangelo did the Sistine Chapel.
His job approval rating shows sig...
Israel – Nearly 1/3 of Hareidim Purchased ‘Kosher’ Cellphones
Israel - One of the biggest campaigns ever undertaken by the Hareidi religious establishment – the campaign against cellphones with internet access and advanced services – has been a flop, according t...
Brooklyn, NY – Maimonides Medical Center Maternity Ward Continues To Be Busiest in NY State
Brooklyn, NY - Welcome to the city that really never sleeps.
Maimonides Medical Center's bustling obstetrics unit is the busiest in New York State - with a record 7,746 New Yorkers born at the Broo...
London – UK Lawmaker Fired for Saying Israel Harvests Organs In Haiti
London - A British lawmaker has been fired from her job as her party's health spokeswoman after she said that there should be a probe into claims that Israeli relief workers were harvesting organs in ...
Jerusalem – Report: Mossad Waging Covert War Across the Middle East
Jerusalem - Israel is waging a covert assassination campaign across the Middle East in an effort to stop its key enemies co-ordinating their activities.
Israeli agents have been targeting meetings ...
New York City – How The MTA Keeps Subway Tracks Clean In Blizzard: Ultra Snow-Blowing Train
New York City - As swirling snow shrouded eastern Queens, a yellow-and-black diesel train rumbled on the A subway line towards the Rockaways, lights flashing, sirens sounding.
It was the peak of th...
Brooklyn, NY – Fake Holocaust Claims Discovered at Claims Conference
Brooklyn, NY - The Claims Conference fired three employees last week who allegedly approved more than 100 fraudulent Holocaust-era claims — filed primarily by Russians now living in Brooklyn — that bi...
Washington – Obama’s War on Terror: Fewer Captures, More Killings
Washington - When a window of opportunity opened to strike the leader of al-Qaeda in East Africa last September, U.S. Special Operations forces prepared several options. They could obliterate his vehi...
Haifa, Israel – 17th Century Megillahs Esther On Sale for $21,400
Haifa, Israel - How much would you pay to celebrate Purim in style? If the answer is 'a lot', then you may be interested in a Scroll of Esther written in 17th-century Spain which is now up for sale on...