Strike would have thrown a wrench into the country's economic gears, shutting down schools, transportation, ports, and government services.

Hamas in Gaza behind "increased attempt to orchestrate mass casualty attacks in Israel, West Bank" that would have led to a security escalation.

The origins of "Nittel Nacht" customs are murky, and even the name itself is a matter of some debate.

Israel’s ambassador in Washington Ron Dermer says boycott movement is promoted by “fanatics and fools” who are “promoting a new anti-Semitism.”

Since early October, nearly 100 Revolutionary Guard fighters or military advisers, including at least four senior commanders, have reportedly been killed in embattled Syria.

Former businessman and oil tycoon has accused Putin of leading Russia into a 1970s Soviet-style period of stagnation that could eventually trigger its collapse.

Germany publishing Nazi leader's political treatise for first time since Hitler's death.