Alps

36 haredi tourists, including infants, rescued from Austrian Alps

Three families became stranded at 2,300 meters after straying from their route with baby carriages and no mountain equipment, prompting a massive helicopter rescue.

Israeli killed in in fall in the Alps

Alam Fares from Hurfeish dies after falling from a high altitude in the Alps.

Tragedy in Switzerland:

Son of hassidic rebbe killed in paragliding accident

Avrohom Moshe Rabinowitz was the grandson of the Lugano Biala Rebbe, Rabbi Bezalel Simcha Rabinowicz.

Global warming? Record temperatures leave Alps without snow

In the meantime, a large portion of the US and Canada are blanketed by snow in one of the worst blizzards on record.

In Swiss Alps, locals and haredi tourists find ways to get along

After much-publicized incidents between haredi visitors and locals in Swiss vacation town, project launched to foster mutual understanding.

Mother, young girls stabbed for 'immodest dress' in Alps

Moroccan-born man reportedly enraged by children wearing shorts stabs family. Authorities deny the remarks, refuse to speculate on motive.