Naked Russian Activist Pyotr Pavlensky Cuts Off Earlobe With Kitchen Knife In...
Controversial Russian artist and political activist Pyotr Pavlensky made quite a stir on Sunday when he cut off his earlobe in public with a kitchen knife. He was sitting naked atop the roof of...
View ArticleA Child Is Killed By Violence Every 5 Minutes: Unicef UK
Every five minutes, a child is killed by violence, a new report by Unicef UK said. A majority of these deaths occur outside of war zones. The report, published this week by the UK branch of the United...
View ArticleSingapore Named Lonely Planet's Top Country To Visit In 2015
Singapore has clinched the number one spot on Lonely Planet’s list of the top 10 countries to visit in 2015. Praised for its multicultural diversity and wide range of attractions, the southeast Asian...
View ArticleOscar Pistorius Gets 5 Years For Killing Reeva Steenkamp
Oscar Pistorius was sentenced in South Africa today to five years in prison for the 2013 shooting death of his then-girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. He was also given a 3-year suspended sentence for...
View ArticleAyatollah Mohammadreza Mahdavi Kani Dead At 83, Head Of Iran's Most...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A leading Iranian cleric, Ayatollah Mohammadreza Mahdavi Kani, who headed the country's most influential clerical body charged with choosing or dismissing the nation's supreme...
View ArticleBahrain rattled by UK court's opening of door to investigation of torture...
By James M. Dorsey A failed effort by a public relations company representing Bahrain and a UK law firm acting on behalf of Prince Nasser bin Hamad al-Khalifa, the commander of Bahrain's Royal Guard...
View ArticleISIS Is a Cult That Uses Terrorism: A Fresh New Strategy
Who is drawn to join violent terrorist groups and why? Could it be the violence itself? Last week The New York Times suggested that the group calling itself Islamic State has adopted a 'cult of sadism'...
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Google Street View Takes You To Gombe National Park, Home Of Jane Goodall's...
In 1960, when famed primatologist Jane Goodall first stepped foot into what is now Gombe National Park in Tanzania, she was immediately awed by the wonder and beauty of the place. “I found myself...
View ArticleOlder Boxer Knocks Out Young Guy In Sparring Session Caught On Video
Well this fight didn't go as expected. A clip going viral on YouTube shows a young and tough-looking boxer squaring off against an older guy in a sweater -- and as it turns out, the senior citizen has...
View ArticleNelson Bunker Hunt, Texas Oilman Once Considered The World's Richest Man,...
(Adds further background on Hunt) By Bill Trott Oct 21 (Reuters) - Nelson Bunker Hunt, the Texas oilman once considered the world's richest man before his fortunes were undone by Muammar Gaddafi and...
View ArticleElhadj As Sy, Red Cross Head, Says Ebola Travel Bans Are Ineffective, Irrational
BEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Closing borders will not effectively curb Ebola infections, the head of the Red Cross said on Wednesday, amid debate over whether bans on travel from hardest-hit African...
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Nazi U-Boat, Freighter Found Off North Carolina Coast
Scientists have found the wrecks of a Nazi submarine and a Nicaraguan-flagged freighter involved in the World War II Battle of the Atlantic just 30 miles off the coast of North Carolina. “Most people...
View ArticleAn Encounter with an Oligarch
My "Marshall Plan for Ukraine," continued. But, this time, a few words about the figure at the origin of the Forum in Vienna where I proposed the idea: Firtash, Dmytro Firtash, the man I referred to in...
View ArticleObama's Inversion Crackdown Not Enough To Keep Chiquita In America
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times for companies to dodge taxes by moving to Ireland. So far, results have been mixed for new Treasury Department rules designed to thwart deals known...
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The State Of Drug Use In America, In 9 Maps
America just doesn't do drugs like it used to. From opiates to alcohol, American substance use has shifted drastically in recent decades. 1. Cigarette smoking has plummeted. 2. Alcohol consumption has,...
View ArticleGay Jamaicans Victims Of Violence, Human Rights Watch's 'Not Safe At Home'...
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are the targets of unchecked violence and discrimination in Jamaica, frequently refused housing or employment in the Caribbean...
View Article7 Takeaways From Vatican's Synod On The Family
(RNS) Pope Francis and senior Catholic leaders wrapped up their two-week Vatican summit on the challenges of modern family life on Sunday (Oct. 19) without reaching a consensus on a number of...
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Brazil's Wildly Popular Virgin Mary Procession, Cirio, Draws More Than 2 Million
BELEM, Brazil (RNS) More than 2 million worshippers, pilgrims and onlookers poured around an 11-inch wooden figure of the Virgin Mary as it made its way through the streets. A crush of the faithful...
View ArticleConversions Performed By Barry Freundel, Rabbi Arrested For Voyeurism, Still...
JERUSALEM (RNS) A major crisis between American and Israeli rabbis was averted Tuesday (Oct. 21) when Israel’s Chief Rabbinate said it will not question the validity of conversions performed under the...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Archbishop Chaput On Synod: 'Confusion Is Of The Devil'
NEW YORK (RNS) Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput, a leading culture warrior in the U.S. hierarchy, says he was “very disturbed” by the debate over church teachings on gays and remarried Catholics...
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