best of vice news 2014
The $5 Million Violin and the Telltale Taser — Inside an Epically Stupid Crime
How did a bumbling ex-con in Wisconsin make one of the world's most expensive Stradivarius violins all but worthless? By stealing it.
War in the Central African Republic (Full Length)
How a fight for power turned into ethnic cleansing in the CAR
‘Everywhere Around Is the Islamic State’: On the Road in Iraq with YPG Fighters
Yazidis in Iraq are unanimous on who saved them from the Islamic State — the Syrian Kurdish fighters of the People's Protection Units.
Inside the Baghdad Brothel Massacre
Avoiding heavy security in the area, we managed to speak to neighbors and eyewitnesses about a recent massacre of 29 suspected prostitutes.
Ice Cream, Corpses, and the Big Bear: Repatriating Dead Russians From Ukraine
We escorted the mutilated bodies of Russian fighters from a makeshift morgue in an ice cream factory to the border.
The All-American Life and Death of Eric Harroun
He was labeled the 'American Jihadi' for his actions in Syria, but Eric Harroun just wanted to fight for freedom — and his right to party.
North Korean Meth, Motorcycle Gangs, Army Snipers, and a Guy Named Rambo
Two DEA busts in 2013 paint a lurid picture of a stranger-than-fiction international underworld that uses North Korea as a haven for meth production.
Why Putin Will Get Everything He Wants in Crimea
Even before a vote in the Crimean parliament, Vladimir Putin had won. The West's only option now is to do some diplomatic clean-up.
Jihad Olympics: Sochi's Terror Problem
VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky traveled to the most dangerous region in Europe to find out how serious the threat to the Olympics actually is.