The leader of Russia’s favored nationalist biker gang lands in Crimea amid rumors of a Russian takeover of this autonomous Ukrainian republic
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Signed Copy of Adolf Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ Sells for $64,850
It sold for three times the expected price.
Giraffe-Killing Danes Anger Jews and Muslims With New Animal Cruelty Law
A new Danish law ordering that all animals must be stunned before slaughter effectively bans production of kosher and halal meat
Ukraine Says Russian Military Blocking Airports and Roads
Ukraine official describes act as ‘military invasion’
Ukraine’s New Leaders Struggle to Govern Under the Gun
The political crisis in Ukraine is poised on a knife edge with armed groups pressuring rival rebel governments in Kiev and pro-Russian Crimea
How Ukraine’s Crisis Now Hinges on Crimea
Why does Russia care about the cash-stricken peninsula?
Russia Scrambles Jets Near Ukraine, But Kerry Says Calm Will Prevail
‘Everybody needs to step back and avoid provocations’
Costa Concordia Captain Visits Shipwreck Site
Francesco Schettino went aboard with court-appointed experts as part of his manslaughter trial
Oscar Nominated Documentary ‘The Square’ Takes on Political Life of Its Own
This was probably the only Oscar-nominated film watched behind the barricades in Kiev
Crisis in Crimea: Unrest in Ukraine’s Russian Stronghold
Pro-Russia forces storm government offices in the Crimean Peninsula amid reports that Russia has granted protection to ousted President Viktor Yanukovych
Report: U.K. Spy Agency Stored Millions of Webcam Images
Many of them were sexually explicit in nature
Signed Copies of Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ Hit the Auction Block
Bidding starts at $20,000 for the two rare early copies of the reviled text
Afghan Asylum Seekers Camp Out in Belgium Church
‘We are afraid to die, to go back to die or to join a group of Al-Qaeda that is against humanity’