Hebrew (עברית, ‘Ivrit) is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than six million people in Israel and by an unknown number of people in Jewish communities around the world. In Israel, it is the de facto language of the state and the people, as well as being one of the two official languages (together with Arabic), and it is spoken by the majority of the population. Hebrew is also spoken as a mother tongue by the Samaritans, though today only a few thousand remain. As a foreign language it is attractive mostly to archaeologists and theology students.The core of the Tanach (the Hebrew Bible תנ"ך) is written in Classical Hebrew, and much of its present form is specifically the dialect of Biblical Hebrew that scholars believe flourished around the 6th century BC, near the Babylonian exile. For this reason, Hebrew has been referred to by Jews as Leshon Ha-Kodesh (לשון הקודש), "The Holy Language", since ancient times.

Severely autistic woman, 23, kept locked in filthy basement, denied food and water

As the people of USA choose their new President, people all over the world have great expectations from their learned brothers and sisters. It is no denying fact that USA has promoted GM food with a great expectation that it will feed the whole world but the technology is ....

While apparently found to have a "legitimate" excuse, Oakland airport denied returning veterans from Iraq access to the terminal on a layover before a long flight to Hawaii. No food. No restrooms. Care of the Oakland (California) Airport.

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- A former priest began a seven-year jail term Wednesday for murdering a young nun during an exorcism ritual when she was bound, chained to a cross and denied food and water for days.

An inmate claims that he and other inmates were denied food and endured sexually charged taunts from officers. The inmate also alleges that the incident was captured on videotape. Read his story. The name of the inmate and the officers involved were withheld for security purposes.