44 killed in stampede at Jewish religious festival in Israel

In one of the worst peacetime tragedies in Israel, at least 44 people were crushed to death and about 150 others injured in a stampede overnight at an overcrowded Jewish religious gathering in the......

Gandhi's 80-yr-old letter to Jews unveiled in Israel

IMAGE: A short letter handwritten by Mahatma Gandhi was released by the National Library of Israel (NLI), in Jerusalem, on Sunday. Photograph: PTI Photo A short handwritten letter by Mahatma......

Pak must ensure 26/11 perpetrators brought to justice: Israel

Israel has asked Pakistan to 'ensure full justice' to the 26/11 terror attack victims on the 10th anniversary of the carnage in Mumbai carried out by 10 terrorists belonging to Pakistan-based......

'Time heals, but for us the pain has only intensified'

Grandparents of Moshe Holtzberg, who survived the 26/11 carnage at the age of two, talk of how questions by the now 12-year-old boy only add to their grief. IMAGE: Moshe, now 12, earlier in this......

125-member Indian delegation heads for Davos

A 125-member strong Indian delegation will attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting at Davos, Switzerland this week, where they will highlight efforts being undertaken to turn around the......

WEF Davos to host 40 govt heads; India to have strong presence

Hundreds of rich and powerful people across the world will congregate next week at the Swiss skiing resort town of Davos for the World Economic Forum, where India will be represented by an over......

Marc Rich, 'King of Oil', dies at 78

Billionaire Marc Rich, who invented oil trading and was pardoned by President Bill Clinton over tax evasion, racketeering and busting sanctions with Iran, died on Wednesday in Switzerland aged......

Arms bazaar is outsourcing too

The next time you say outsourcing is booming in India, you could be referring to guns and missiles.Foreign defence production firms that have descended here for the defence exposition, DefExpo, say......

Israeli president's wayward pass surprises Messi

Israeli President Shimon Peres inadvertently kicked a ball straight into the midriff of startled Barcelona striker Lionel Messi as he launched a soccer event by the Spanish league champions in Tel......

Israel ready for embattled England

Israel have rolled out the red carpet as they prepare to host England in Saturday's Euro 2008 Group E qualifier which will have a major bearing on both teams' hopes of making the finals in Austria......