VIA “nypost.com”, New York Post, by Larry Getlen On Feb. 15, in the year 44 BC, Julius Caesar, the all-powerful ruler of Rome, visited a soothsayer named Spurinna, who “predicted the future by examining the internal organs of sacrificial animals,” among other omens. As per the ritual, Caesar “sacrificed a bull,” and Spurinna “made the […]
VIA “uk.reuters.com” By Darya Korsunskaya and Katya Golubkova (Reuters) – Two suspects have been detained over the killing of Boris Nemtsov, Russian officials said, a week after he was shot dead near the Kremlin in the most high-profile killing of an opposition figure in years. The Investigative Committee, the state body leading the investigation, named […]
Above: Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov VIA “newyorker.com” by Joshua Yaffa Just after midnight on Friday, Boris Nemtsov, a fifty-five-year-old Russian opposition politician, was gunned down as he walked across a bridge just outside the Kremlin walls. A car drove past, shots rang out, and Nemtsov was killed by four bullets to the back. His […]
