Around the world in 180 characters
Every weekend Paste BN takes a bite-size look in approximately 180 characters per item at the past week's top stories from around the world.
Secession talk in Ukraine
The West scrambled to impose sanctions on Russia as Crimea ordered a referendum that could make the territory part of Russia.
Riveting testimony
At his murder trial Friday, an ex of Oscar Pistorius described the double-amputee and Olympic sprinter as a man with a temper who was fond of guns.
Venezuelan clashes continue
A National Guardsman and a civilian were killed Thursday in a clash between residents of a Caracas neighborhood and armed men who tried to remove a barricade.
Pope Francis raises eyebrows
Oops! The pontiff made a small pronunciation error Tuesday, causing him to say the Italian equivalent of the f-word.
Bitcoin death
The American CEO of a Bitcoin and virtual currency exchange was found dead near her Singapore apartment late last month.
Bringing down a hacker
FBI agents crisscrossed the globe, hacked into computers and posed as cybercrooks to capture lone hacker Sasha Panin.
World's richest named
Bill Gates is back on top as the world's richest person, taking the crown from Carlos Slim Helu, according to Forbes magazine's ranking of billionaires.
Gadhafi son extradited
One of Moammar Gadhafi's sons, al-Saadi, was extradited Thursday to Libya from Niger, where he had taken refuge as his father's regime crumbled in 2011.
World's oldest person gets older
The world's oldest living person celebrated her 116th birthday Wednesday. Misao Okawa, of Japan, has lived in three centuries.
30,000 years later, giant virus found
A giant virus that is still infectious after 30,000 years was found in the frozen soil of the Siberian tundra.