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Israeli scientist Dan Shechtman from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology received the Nobel Prize for discovering quasicrystals. He will be receiving 10 million-kronor, or $1.4 million, in monetary rewards. All of Israel celebrates in his accomplishments as this scientific breakthrough brings the small country great pride in their technological innovation.

Atomic structures of crystals were thought to not be able to create the patterns discovered by Shechtman.

Behold, for an unusual outburst of Draconid meteors is about to streak across the sky. The Draconid meteor shower, which was last seen in 2005, is expected to peak with as many as 500 to 1,000 meteors per hour Saturday.

Yom Kippur begins at sundown on Oct. 7, 2011 and celebrations are already underway for the Day of Atonement in Israel.

Given progress to-date, U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan, which in October began its 11th year, will probably have to increase substantially to win the Afghanistan War. Should the U.S. Congress re-start the military draft to provide the increase in troops needed?

Daniel Shechtman, an Israeli scientist, won the 2011 Nobel Prize for chemistry for his work in the discovery of quasicrystals.

ESPN and country music artist Hank Williams Jr. have parted ways, both parties announced on Thursday, following controversial comments in which Williams compared President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler on Monday.

Hank Williams Jr. and ESPN have officially decided to part ways after his controversial comments comparing President Obama to Hitler.

Now the Palestinian spring has arrived, asking for freedom and an end to the [Israeli] occupation. We deserve your support.

ESPN has decided to part ways with long-time collaborator Hank Williams Jr. after the singer controversially compared President Obama to Adolf Hitler.

An Israeli scientist who suffered years of ridicule and even lost a research post for claiming to have found an entirely new class of solid material was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry on Wednesday for his discovery of quasicrystals.

Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani will avoid the hangman in Iran, it appears, as Iran claims that the reports of death penalty that circulated around the world last week were unsubstantiated.

Lars von Trier has been charged for his Nazi comments at the Cannes film festival in May, and has vowed never to speak to the media again.

The country's special Nazi war-crimes investigators are attempting to name and locate Nazi death camp prison guards so they can be held accountable for their crimes.

Country music singer Hank Williams Jr. canceled a Fox News Channel interview on Tuesday and said he was sorry for any offense given by his recent statement comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler.

An Israeli scientist won the 2011 Nobel Prize for chemistry Wednesday for his discovery of crystals that packed in a pattern that never was repeated, research that colleagues ridiculed for years.

Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman has been awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work in the discovery of quasicrystals.

Israel has dismissed its deputy ambassador in Washington over a leak to the media about secret discussions involving the United States, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.

Chipmaker Intel Corp has agreed to acquire mobile navigation software maker Telmap, the chief executive of the Israel-based company said on Sunday.

Hank Williams Jr. says the comparison between Obama and Hitler was misunderstood, and claims the Tea Party gets away with more.

Hank Williams' comments about Obama and Hitler has stirred mostly negative reaction among the public who have read about the controversy.