Crimea, Anschluss and the Enduring Quest for Autonomy
The upcoming Crimea referendum is both ordinary and extraordinary.Ordinary because more than 100 times since World War II geographically concentrated ethnic or linguistic groups have voted on the...
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Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight May Be Visible On Chinese Satellite Images
A Chinese government agency reportedly released satellite images that could possibly show parts of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, CNN reported on Wednesday. Satellite Images aired on CNN could...
View ArticleIdentifying A Fake ID May Be Harder Than Realized
Face-matching -- employed at places like airports, where TSA and customs agents check IDs and passports -- is not a foolproof system, a new study shows. In fact, the error rate is anywhere from 10 to...
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Arrest, Hang, Repeat: Executions in Iran
One night last month, the flashing lights and sounds of a mass rush of emails, texts and social hits woke me from my sleep. The volume alarmed me. In recent years, I have come to know that a flood of...
View ArticleObama: Russia Faces 'Cost' Over Ukraine Intervention
By Steve Holland and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama warned Russia on Wednesday the West would be forced to apply a cost to Moscow if it fails to change course...
View ArticleVenezuela Protests: 3 Shot Dead
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A university student, a National Guard captain and a third man were shot to death in separate incidents Wednesday as anti-government protests roiled the central Venezuelan...
View ArticleSenate Committee Approves Ukraine Aid Package As New Snarl Looms
WASHINGTON -- A bill that would provide Ukraine with up to $1 billion in loan guarantees and levy sanctions against Russian officials cleared a Senate committee Wednesday amid the political crisis in...
View ArticleUS Judge Dismisses Charges In Indian Diplomat Case
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors suggest they plan to seek another indictment against an Indian diplomat who was arrested and strip-searched but had charges against her dismissed by a judge. The...
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10 Crucial Days That Shaped Pope Francis' First Year
When the final votes were counted in the Sistine Chapel on March 13, 2013, and the Jesuit Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio from Argentina had been elected, the Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes said to his...
View ArticleFather Deported After Trying To Reunite With Daughters At Border-Crossing...
U.S. immigration authorities have deported one of the undocumented immigrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border this week as part of a protest against the family separation caused by President Barack...
View ArticleGeneral 'Jerry' Boykin Jokes That Jews Are The Cause Of 'All The Problems In...
General "Jerry" Boykin is in the news again, this time for 'joking' that Jews are responsible for literally all of the world's problems. The retired general and executive vice president of the...
View ArticleThe Commission in Romania
The Romanian revolution in December 1989 was simultaneously the most violent of the transformations of 1989 and the most ambiguous. It was not a simple divide between regime and anti-regime protesters....
View ArticleWhy Pakistan Is Embarrassed to Talk About Balochistan
Roshan Ghimire, a contributor to Story South Asia, a website dedicated to all things South Asia, interviewed me about the conflict in Balochistan. Renowned Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid recently...
View ArticlePope Francis Broke All The Rules In His Landmark First Year, But How Far Will...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — From his simple sound bites to his breaking of Vatican rules, Pope Francis has made being Catholic cool in his first year. He might not like his superstar status, but he certainly...
View ArticleVatican Curia And Employees Apprehensive About Pope Francis' Reforms
VATICAN CITY (RNS) So what’s it like to come to work every day when your boss is the pope? At the one-year mark of Pope Francis’ election, the answer probably depends on whether you are an old-timer or...
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Paris Makes Public Transport Free As Pollution Veils City Of Light
Paris authorities said Thursday they would make public transport free for three days to encourage drivers to leave their vehicles behind due to severe pollution.Jean-Paul Huchon, head of the...
View ArticleSocial Experiment Gets Complete Strangers To Hold Hands To Heat Up A Bus Shelter
In an effort to bring back old-school human interaction, Duracell created a social experiment that challenged strangers to unite. Earlier this winter, the battery company set up a bus shelter in...
View ArticleTo Be or Not to Be Veiled
The standard reaction of all those who heard that we were shifting to Dubai was, "Wow, that's a beautiful place, and so much more civilized. Now you need not wear an abaya." Whether it was my teenage...
View ArticlePurim 2014: Dates, History, And Traditions Of The Festive Jewish Celebration
Purim is a spring holiday that commemorates the Jewish community's narrow escape from collective destruction in the ancient Persian Empire. The word itself, purim, comes from the Persian word for...
View ArticleThe First Year Of The Pope's Revolution
A year ago -- March 13, 2013 - Pope Francis officially became Pope. Since then he has fascinated the world. He didn't don the snazzy red shoes and fancy papal attire. He chose a humble apartment rather...
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