Bitcoin exchange CEO arrested for money laundering

 

 Charlie Shrem, at center, is the CEO of BitInstant. He was arrested by federal authorities on Sunday.

U.S. government agents have arrested Charlie Shrem, the CEO of Bitcoin exchange BitInstant, charging him with laundering money for customers of online drug bazaar Silk Road.   

Harvard Bible edX Course 'Early Christianity: The Letters Of Paul' Draws 22,000 Students From 180 Countries-- And Counting

Harvard professor Laura Nasrallah's edX online course "Early Christianity: The Letters of Paul," has been called the largest and most concentrated scholarly discussion of Biblical studies in history, according to edX.

SHAME – 2014 Orthodox Calendar Protests Russian Church's Stance Against Gay Marriage (NSFW PHOTOS)

  

 On the eve of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, a group of Eastern Orthodox Christians is protesting Russia’s anti-gay laws in a calendar featuring naughty nude drawings of gay men.

In Kiev, Protests Bring Orthodox Priests To Pray On The Frontline Despite Government Warnings PHOTO

 

Pope John Paul II relic stolen from church in Italy

   

Italian police are searching for a stolen relic that contains the blood of Pope John Paul II, which was taken from the church of San Pietro della Ienca in the mountains of the central Abruzzo region over the weekend, reports the BBC.

'Major' Byzantine-Era Church With Stunning Mosaic Unearthed In Israel (PHOTO)

 

 An ancient Christian church complete with stunning 1,500-year-old mosaics has been found in Israel. | Israel Antiquities Authority

Excavations prior to the construction of a new neighborhood in Israel have turned up the ruins of a 1,500-year-old Christian church with a beautiful mosaic.

Swedish Marines Lip-Sync 'Greased Lightning' And Change Your Life VIDEO

       

You've seen U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan perform "Call Me Maybe" and "Telephone," but you ain't seen nothing until you've seen these Swedish marines' lip-syncing "Grease's" systematic, hydromatic, ultramatic show-stopper "Greased Lightning."

Doves Released by Pope Francis Brutally Attacked by Crows, Seagulls VIDEO

 

• Tens of thousands of people were watching in St Peter's Square

The media needs to perk up and pay attention to the Walk for Life West Coast!

 

 

Students for Life of America

The media needs to perk up and pay attention to the Walk for Life West Coast!

 

Turkey's Deputy PM signals conversion of Hagia Sophia to mosque

Thousands marched through Paris against President Francois Hollande's policies, including his decision to legalise gay marriage

 

PARIS: Thousands marched through Paris on Sunday in a "Day of Anger" against embattled President Francois Hollande's policies, including his decision to legalise gay marriage.

Nearly 500 Syrian refugees granted asylum in Moscow

         

The stream of refugees from Syria who hope to receive asylum in Russia is growing, reported head of the Federal Migration Service's Moscow department Olga Kirillova.
"In connection with aggravation of the socio-political situation in Syria, the stream of citizens seeking asylum on the territory of the Russian Federation has considerably increased," she said.

Wanted dead by US officials, Snowden tells German TV

   

German TV issued a further snippet ahead of a broadcast late Sunday in Europe of an exclusive interview with Snowden in which the intelligence whistleblower claims that US officials wanted him killed.

In Utah, fight breaks out at Greek Orthodox church

   

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A melee erupted Sunday at a Greek Orthodox church near Salt Lake City after longstanding financial tensions flared toward the end of a service, police say.

Monks from the Kiev-Caves Lavra stand between police and demonstrators in Kiev

            

Monks from the Kiev-Caves Lavra Fr. Gabriel, Fr. Melchisedek, and Fr. Ephraim stood on Grushevsky Street in Kiev with a cross and icons, between the demonstrators and the Ukrainian special police force “Berkut”, and stopped the conflict. They entered the arena as peace-makers, and not in support of one side or the other.

Far-Right Ukrainian Opposition Group Vows 'Guerrilla' War' LIVE TV

Street Guerrilla' War In Ukraine - Live TV From Ukraine

The Borgias (TV Series 2011) - Season 1 Episode 9 - Nessuno (Nobody) - Watch FREE Online

Nessuno (Nobody)
Plot: Abandoned by even his cardinals, Alexander meets King Charles with humility and saves his throne, even eliciting a confession from the conqueror he crowns as the new "King of France and Naples;"

The Borgias (TV Series 2011) - Season 1 Episode 8 - The Art of War - Watch FREE Online

The Art of War
Plot: The invaders capture a fleeing and pregnant Lucrezia as they march on Rome, but she charms King Charles and is allowed to persuade her brother Juan to withdraw his hopelessly outmatched defensive troops;

Snowden says Russian-spy story ‘absurd’

 

American whistleblower Edward J. Snowden, who exposed US government spying programs last summer, has denied allegations that he was a spy for Russia. 

Vatican cleric Scarano charged with aundering millions through the Vatican bank

    

Monsignor Nunzio Scarano is already on trial and under house arrest on separate charges of plotting to smuggle 20m euros ($26m; £17m) into Italy.