Somaliland leaders want female genitals to be cut

      

HARGEISA, Somalia (AP) - The 30 Somali teenagers - both boys and girls - all agreed: Female genital mutilation is harmful and the practice should be abandoned.

675,000 Ukrainians pour into Russia as ‘humanitarian crisis’ looms

 

Pro-Russian protesters wave a Russian flag and hold a sign (C) reading "Our brothers are in Russia, we are slaves in Europe" during a rally in front of the regional administration building in the industrial Ukrainian city of Donetsk on March 1, 2014. (AFP Photo)

An estimated 675,000 Ukrainians left for Russia in January and February, fearing the “revolutionary chaos” brewing in Ukraine, Russia's Federal Border Guard Service said.

Sen. John McCain Wants To Push The United States Into A Full Scale War With Russia

 

On Saturday, the day after President Obama addressed the nation on the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) made a statement.

Russian Orthodox Monastery of Sergiev Posad

Some sights at the Monastery and the sounds of the bells as they toll each day. It shows normal, everyday people enjoying a religious experience in a place where it was prohibited for 70 years under Communist rule.

Trainee Catholic nun, 26, pleads guilty to smothering her newborn after giving birth in convent so no one would hear him cry

• Sosefina Amoa gave birth in her room at the Little Sisters of the Poor convent in Washington, D.C. on October 10
• The Samoan woman allegedly covered Joseph's mouth so no-one could hear him cry and discover she had a child
• She and another nun took the baby in a black bag to a local hospital
• Amoa accepted a plea agreement for voluntary manslaughter, punishable by up to 30 years in prison

 

A trainee Catholic nun has pleaded guilty to smothering her newborn after giving birth in her room at a Washington, D.C. convent so no-one would hear him cry.

Crimea: No science fiction, no action movie. This is how a Russian airborne invasion looks like - VIDEO

Russian combat helicopters have crossed the border of Ukraine and executed some mission in the Crimea. We can count a dozen of Mi-24 in the video, which is a lot of firepower.

Ukraine leader threatens Russia with nuclear weapons

According to translated news sources within the country, Ukraine interim representative threatened Russia with nuclear weapons, if Russia does not remove their troops from within the Ukrainian borders.

Video: Do Venezuelan Protests Have A Chance?

   

In Venezuela, opposition protesters have taken to the streets and have been met with violence from police and from pro-government groups.

Google: Gmail users can’t expect privacy when sending emails

 

Users of Google’s email service Gmail should have no “legitimate expectation” that their emails will remain private, the company has said in a submission to a US court.

Breaking: Russia Recalling Ambassador From U.S., Sending Troops Into Ukraine

 

As of Saturday morning, the Russian Parliament has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to recall Moscow’s Ambassador from the United States. This, as the Putin has been given authority by the Russian Parliament to use military force in response to government overthrow in Ukraine.

Ukrainian Navy flagship takes Russia’s side – report

 

Ukraine’s Navy flagship, the Hetman Sahaidachny frigate, has reportedly refused to follow orders from Kiev, and come over to Russia’s side and is returning home after taking part in NATO operation in the Gulf of Aden flying the Russian naval flag.

TURKEY: 1500-year-old basilica discovered under Lake Izn

A church which dates back to the year 500 CE was unearthed during excavations conducted under in the depths of Lake Iznik in Turkey’s western province of Bursa.

 

Byzantine experts are still carrying out research to to find out who the church belonged to. They have predicted the ruins to remnants of St. Peters Church, which was mentioned in some Christian books, said Sahin.

At least 28 dead and 113 injured after gang of knife-wielding men attack a train station in China

• WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Distressing photos show bodies and blood
• Police 'shot dead five attackers and were searching for around five others'
• Attack took place at busy Kunming Railway Station in Yunnan province
• Authorities say it was an 'organised, premeditated, violent terrorist attack'
• Online descriptions of the violence were deleted by government censors

 

Not anti-Semitic? Anelka will miss five games after being banned by the FA

 

So why did he do it then? If Nicolas Anelka’s quenelle gesture was so guileless and innocent, why did he introduce it to a goal celebration in front of a worldwide audience?

Iranian Official: 'We are Preparing to Liberate Jerusalem'

  

The Islamist Basij militia force in Tehran ran a special military exercise Thursday and Friday preparing for an Iranian takeover of Jerusalem.

Arseniy Yatsenyuk approved as Ukraine's new prime minister

 

 Arseniy Yatsenyuk

KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's parliament has approved Arseniy Yatsenyuk as the country's new prime minister.

Michigen today.....Just Islam

Syrian Christians sign treaty of submission to Islamists

 

Christian leaders in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, captured by an organization formerly affiliated with al-Qaeda, have signed a submission document this week banning them from practicing Christianity in public in return for protection by their Islamis. 

#HORROR: The Muslim Syrian extremists cut off a man's hand as punishment for stealing - and posted pics LIVE on Twitter

• WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Islamist group live-tweeted punishment of a thief in northern Syria
• Photos were posted online showing a man having his hand chopped off
• Group claimed the man requested the punishment to 'cleanse him of sin' 

A group of Syrian Islamist militants posted a series of photographs of a man having his hand cut off in a live-update on Twitter.

Tokyo Bitcoin Exchange Files for Bankruptcy

 

The Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange in Tokyo filed for bankruptcy protection Friday and its chief executive said 850,000 bitcoins, worth several hundred million dollars, are unaccounted for.