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Ukraine Parliament Issues Crimea Ultimatum Over Referendum

Ukraine Parliament Issues Crimea Ultimatum Over Referendum

Ukraine’s parliament told the new Crimea parliament to cancel the referendum on March 16 or face dissolution. This action comes after Crimea’s parliament voted for independence from Ukraine, which clears the path to join the Russian Federation if the people

Venezuela Government Tortures, Disfigures Protesters' Faces

Venezuela Government Tortures, Disfigures Protesters' Faces

The Venezuelan National Guard actively aims to disfigure the faces of protesters as their repressive acts torture, injure, and kill dozens of anti-socialist student protesters. Survivors of government attacks tell Latin American news outlets that police shoot for their faces,

Crimea Votes for Independence Ahead of Referendum

Crimea Votes for Independence Ahead of Referendum

On Tuesday, Crimea’s parliament voted for independence from Ukraine if the people pass a referendum on March 16 to join the Russian Federation. With the support of 78 of its 81 members, the chamber passed a “declaration of independence of the

The 7 Greatest Plane Mysteries

The 7 Greatest Plane Mysteries

From Politico: 1. Air France Flight 447 (2009) If the Malaysian jet has crashed, this incident could be most similar to a deadly 2009 accident involving an Air France Airbus A330 that disappeared over the Atlantic en route from Rio

France's Sarkozy: Secret Recordings Cloud Future

France's Sarkozy: Secret Recordings Cloud Future

PARIS (AP) — Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his pop-star-supermodel wife have always thrived under the public gaze. But recent scrutiny has given even this French glamour couple reason to squirm. A playful conversation between Sarkozy and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy

Crimean Tatars Fear Return of Russian Rule

Crimean Tatars Fear Return of Russian Rule

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — The arrival of Russian troops in Crimea has opened old wounds among the Crimean Tatars, who were deported during World War II. Fearing that once again they will be unwelcome in their homeland, some are organizing

NATO Sending Surveillance Planes to Ukraine Border

NATO Sending Surveillance Planes to Ukraine Border

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO says it is dispatching surveillance aircraft to fly over Poland and Romania to monitor the crisis unfolding in neighboring Ukraine. The military alliance says the decision to send AWACS reconnaissance planes was taken by the ambassadors

9 Odd Facts About Malaysian Flight MH370

9 Odd Facts About Malaysian Flight MH370

With the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the world holds its collective breath. Where is the plane? What happened to its 239 passengers? Was this terrorism? Mechanical failure? Or something else entirely? The flight simply vanished sometime late Friday

New Documentary Blames Iran for Lockerbie Bombing

New Documentary Blames Iran for Lockerbie Bombing

As investigators search the western Pacific Ocean for signs of Malaysia Airlines flight 370, a new documentary is set to air Tuesday evening on Al-Jazeera in which an Iranian defector blames Iran for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103

Swedish Journalist Shot to Death in Afghan Capital

Swedish Journalist Shot to Death in Afghan Capital

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Swedish journalist was shot to death while he was talking to a translator Tuesday on a street in Kabul, according to officials and witnesses. Nils Horner, 51, who also had British citizenship, had worked for

The Timeless Tension of the Cruz-Paul Debate

The Timeless Tension of the Cruz-Paul Debate

Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Rand Paul (R-KY) have launched a national debate right here at Breitbart News, one that may mark the first shots of the 2016 Republican presidential primary campaign. The topic is foreign policy, oddly, an issue

Mexico Cartel Leader Thrived by Playing Dead

Mexico Cartel Leader Thrived by Playing Dead

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Cartel kingpin Nazario Moreno Gonzalez played dead for more than three years, putting on one of the greatest performances in drug-trafficking history. The Mexican government had delivered him the perfect alibi: The head of the vicious

Shoe-Bomb Witness Testifies from UK at NY Trial

Shoe-Bomb Witness Testifies from UK at NY Trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors at the terrorism trial of Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law watched him threaten there would be no end to the “storm of airplanes” on videotapes made in the days after the Sept. 11 attacks Monday just

Workplace Accident? Hamas Commander Blows Himself Up

Workplace Accident? Hamas Commander Blows Himself Up

Thirty-year old Ibrahim Nagib al-Ghoul, a commander in Hamas, (a terrorist group that controls the Gaza Strip) for all intents and purposes self-destructed. The event that appears to be a major misfortune was attributed as a “workplace accident.” According to

Israel: 40 Rockets in Alleged Iranian Shipment

Israel: 40 Rockets in Alleged Iranian Shipment

EILAT, Israel (AP) — Israel’s military said Sunday that a cargo ship it intercepted in the Red Sea last week carried 40 rockets with a range of up to 160 kilometers (100 miles). Israel has alleged the shipment was orchestrated