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Russia Wins First Gold Medal at Sochi Winter Olympics

Russia Wins First Gold Medal at Sochi Winter Olympics

Russia is once again dominant in figure skating. They won their first gold medal in the inaugural team figure skating event on Sunday with President Vladimir Putin in the audience. The United States won the bronze with 60 points. Eighteen-year-old

Iran May Be the Nuclear Hegemon in the Middle East

Iran May Be the Nuclear Hegemon in the Middle East

In response to Iran: The Real ‘Linkage’: We have to realize that with complex strategy and multiple partners Iran has a laser focus on becoming a nuclear hegemon in the Middle East. As the world’s biggest state sponsor of radical

Gunman Kills Nun, Parishioner in Russian Cathedral

Gunman Kills Nun, Parishioner in Russian Cathedral

MOSCOW (AP) — A man employed as a private security guard opened fire Sunday in a cathedral on Russia’s Sakhalin Island in the Pacific, killing a nun and a parishioner and wounding six others, investigators said. Law enforcement officers detained

Kiev Warns of Terrorism Threat amid Protests

Kiev Warns of Terrorism Threat amid Protests

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s security agency is warning of a heightened risk of terrorism amid nearly three months of anti-government protests. The agency said in a statement Sunday that it was putting its counter-terrorism units on alert, after receiving

NBC Trivializes Communism's Evil, Calls It 'Pivotal Experiment'

NBC Trivializes Communism's Evil, Calls It 'Pivotal Experiment'

With images of a hammer and sickle moving across the screen, opening coverage of the Sochi Olympic Games included NBC’s description of communism as “one of modern history’s pivotal experiments.” NBC’s opening video paid tribute to Russia: Russia transcends. Through

NBC does a solid for the commies

Speaking of suppressed ideas and sloppy discourse, NBC is really going out of its way to make the Russians happy in its Sochi Olympics coverage.  Did you catch the powerful statement International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach delivered against discrimination

Sochi Hijack Attempt over Ukrainian Prisoners

Sochi Hijack Attempt over Ukrainian Prisoners

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Ukrainian man who allegedly tried to hijack a Turkey-bound commercial flight and divert it to Sochi on the day of the Winter Olympics’ opening ceremony wanted to press for the release of anti-government protesters in

**Live Updates** Sochi Olympics 2014: Opening Ceremony Broadcast

**Live Updates** Sochi Olympics 2014: Opening Ceremony Broadcast

Breitbart News will provide live updates on NBC’s broadcast of the opening ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Olympics held in Sochi, Russia. 11:31 PM EST: EZRA DULIS–The Sochi Winter Olympics opening ceremony rates the Sochi Winter Olympics opening ceremony: FOUR

Israel, India Announce Co-Operative Anti-Missile System

Israel, India Announce Co-Operative Anti-Missile System

Israel and India will collaborate on a new, integrated anti-missile system to be deployed against Chinese nuclear and conventional missiles, reports Defense News. The co-operative effort – of which details are to be finalized over the next six months – marks

Russian TV Shows Doctored Video of Olympic Rings

Russian TV Shows Doctored Video of Olympic Rings

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Smoke and mirrors? Russian state television aired footage Friday of five floating snowflakes turning into the Olympic rings and bursting into pyrotechnics at the Sochi Games opening ceremony. Problem is, that didn’t happen. The opening ceremony

2014 Winter Olympics in Subtropic Sochi

2014 Winter Olympics in Subtropic Sochi

People had to bundle up when the Winter Olympics were in Utah and Vancouver, but there is not much cold in Sochi, Russia for the 2014 games. Sochi is where many Russian leaders escape to enjoy the sun and where