Assassination
Fleeing to Rwanda: Burundi On The Brink (Dispatch 1)
VICE News stops through Rwanda en route to Burundi to hear testimony of what life is like in Bujumbura amidst the current political crisis.
Assassination of Opposition Figure in Burundi Derails Talks Between Protesters and Government
The head of a small opposition party in Burundi was gunned down along with a bodyguard on Saturday in a drive-by shooting in the country’s capital.
Can 'Good Kill' Make the Public Care About Drone Warfare?
Ethan Hawke and director Andrew Niccol—and a real drone pilot—discuss the new military drone movie "Good Kill."
The Sale of US Reaper Drones to Australia Could Provoke Regional Tensions
Australia plans to purchase eight armed drones from the US, according to reports, but the history of the technology could create fear that cross border-raids will begin in Southeast Asia.
Blame Game Begins as Caucasus Men Are Charged with Boris Nemtsov's Murder
The arrest of two Chechens has given rise to a theory that they had acted out of anger over Nemtsov's support of 'Charlie Hebdo,' though it has also raised the possibility that Ramzan Kadyrov could be connected to the murder.
Pro-Kremlin Activists Claim Boris Nemtsov Killed by 'American Curators'
Leaders of Russia's "Anti-Maidan" movement say US intelligence agencies orchestrated the Russian opposition leader’s death to prompt a regime change.
Thousands of Russians Queue Up to Say Goodbye to Murdered Opposition Leader Boris Nemtsov
Government critics said they feared that the era of democratic reforms had died along with Nemstov, who was gunned down near the Kremlin on Friday.
Russia Says Security Cameras Weren't Pointing at Nemtsov Shooting — But Blogger's Photo Suggests They Were
An image released by a well-known writer and activist shows a Kremlin camera apparently pointing at the bridge where the opposition leader was gunned down on Friday, contradicting official claims.
Prominent Putin Foe Boris Nemtsov Fatally Shot in Moscow
Nemstov was reportedly walking with a woman when he was shot four times from a passing vehicle on the Zamoskvoretskiy bridge.
The Bizarre and Deadly Political Scandal Consuming Argentina
Why did a prosecutor investigating a 1994 terrorist attack turn up dead—with the draft of a warrant for the president's arrest in his apartment?
How to Protect the Pope in the Philippines: A New Popemobile, Tons of Security, and Adult Diapers
Assassins targeted two previous popes who visited the Philippines, so the country is pulling out all the stops to keep Pope Francis safe when he arrives on Thursday in Manila.
Let's Please Not Have an Anti-Anti-Cop Backlash
The execution-style murder of two Brooklyn cops this weekend is an outrageous tragedy, but it shouldn't detract from the broader fight to reform America's police.