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Russia, MH17 and the West: A web of lies

Friday July 25th, 2014 at 11:42 AM 

IN 1991, when Soviet Communism collapsed, it seemed as if the Russian people might at last have the chance to become citizens of a normal Western democracy. Vladimir Putin’s disastrous contribution to Russia’s history has been to set his country on a different path. And yet many around the world, through self-interest or self-deception, have been unwilling to see Mr Putin as he really is.

The shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, the killing of 298 innocent people and the desecration of their bodies in the sunflower fields of eastern Ukraine, is above all a tragedy of lives cut short and of those left behind to mourn. But it is also a measure of the harm Mr Putin has done. Under him Russia has again become a place in which truth and falsehood are no longer distinct and facts are put into the service of the government. Mr Putin sets himself up as a patriot, but he is a threat—to international norms, to his neighbours and to the Russians themselves, who are intoxicated by his hysterical brand of anti-Western propaganda.

The world needs to face the danger Mr Putin poses. If it does not stand up to him today, worse will follow.

Crucifiction and other stories

Mr Putin has blamed the tragedy of MH17 on Ukraine, yet he is the author of its destruction. A high-court’s worth of circumstantial evidence points to the conclusion that pro-Russian separatists fired a surface-to-air missile out of their territory at what they probably thought was a Ukrainian military aircraft. Separatist leaders boasted about it on social media and lamented their error in messages intercepted by Ukrainian intelligence and authenticated by America (see article).

Russia’s president is implicated in their crime twice over. First, it looks as if the missile was supplied by Russia, its crew was trained by Russia, and after the strike the launcher was spirited back to Russia. Second, Mr Putin is implicated in a broader sense because this is his war. The linchpins of the self-styled Donetsk People’s Republic are not Ukrainian separatists but Russian citizens who are, or were, members of the intelligence services. Their former colleague, Mr Putin, has paid for the war and armed them with tanks, personnel carriers, artillery—and batteries of surface-to-air missiles. The separatists pulled the trigger, but Mr Putin pulled the strings.

The enormity of the destruction of flight MH17 should have led Mr Putin to draw back from his policy of fomenting war in eastern Ukraine. Yet he has persevered, for two reasons. First, in the society he has done so much to mould, lying is a first response. The disaster immediately drew forth a torrent of contradictory and implausible theories from his officials and their mouthpieces in the Russian media: Mr Putin’s own plane was the target; Ukrainian missile-launchers were in the vicinity. And the lies got more complex. The Russian fiction that a Ukrainian fighter jet had fired the missile ran into the problem that the jet could not fly at the altitude of MH17, so Russian hackers then changed a Wikipedia entry to say that the jets could briefly do so. That such clumsily Soviet efforts are easily laughed off does not defeat their purpose, for their aim is not to persuade but to cast enough doubt to make the truth a matter of opinion. In a world of liars, might not the West be lying, too?

Second, Mr Putin has become entangled in a web of his own lies, which any homespun moralist could have told him was bound to happen. When his hirelings concocted propaganda about fascists running Kiev and their crucifixion of a three-year-old boy, his approval ratings among Russian voters soared by almost 30 percentage points, to over 80%. Having roused his people with falsehoods, the tsar cannot suddenly wriggle free by telling them that, on consideration, Ukraine’s government is not too bad. Nor can he retreat from the idea that the West is a rival bent on Russia’s destruction, ready to resort to lies, bribery and violence just as readily as he does. In that way, his lies at home feed his abuses abroad.

Stop spinning

In Russia such doublespeak recalls the days of the Soviet Union when Pravda claimed to tell the truth. This mendocracy will end in the same way as that one did: the lies will eventually unravel, especially as it becomes obvious how much money Mr Putin and his friends have stolen from the Russian people, and he will fall. The sad novelty is that the West takes a different attitude this time round. In the old days it was usually prepared to stand up to the Soviet Union, and call out its falsehoods. With Mr Putin it looks the other way.

Take Ukraine. The West imposed fairly minor sanctions on Russia after it annexed Crimea, and threatened tougher ones if Mr Putin invaded eastern Ukraine. To all intents and purposes, he did just that: troops paid for by Russia, albeit not in Russian uniforms, control bits of the country. But the West found it convenient to go along with Mr Putin’s lie, and the sanctions eventually imposed were too light and too late. Similarly, when he continued to supply the rebels, under cover of a ceasefire that he claimed to have organised, Western leaders vacillated.

Since the murders of the passengers of MH17 the responses have been almost as limp. The European Union is threatening far-reaching sanctions—but only if Mr Putin fails to co-operate with the investigation or he fails to stop the flow of arms to the separatists. France has said that it will withhold the delivery of a warship to Mr Putin if necessary, but is proceeding with the first of the two vessels on order. The Germans and Italians claim to want to keep diplomatic avenues open, partly because sanctions would undermine their commercial interests. Britain calls for sanctions, but it is reluctant to harm the City of London’s profitable Russian business. America is talking tough but has done nothing new.

Enough. The West should face the uncomfortable truth that Mr Putin’s Russia is fundamentally antagonistic. Bridge-building and resets will not persuade him to behave as a normal leader. The West should impose tough sanctions now, pursue his corrupt friends and throw him out of every international talking shop that relies on telling the truth. Anything else is appeasement—and an insult to the innocents on MH17.

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» Investigators find 'huge' piece of MH17 jet in Ukraine wood - The Australian
25/07/14 11:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. The Guardian Investigators find 'huge' piece of MH17 jet in Ukraine wood The Australian INVESTIGATORS have stumbled across large, previously undiscovered parts of Malaysia Airlin...

» MH17 investigators find more bodies and parts of passenger jet
25/07/14 11:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Experts scouring the site discovered a large piece of the plane's fuselage in a wooded area near the sprawling crash site in Donetsk Oblast.

» US officials say Russia is firing into Ukraine and supplying pro-Russian rebels ... - New York Daily News
25/07/14 11:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Daily News US officials say Russia is firing into Ukraine and supplying pro-Russian rebels ... New York Daily News U.S. officials on Thursday for the first time accused ...

» Former Venezuelan Intelligence Chief Arrested in Aruba
25/07/14 11:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Aruban officials said they arrested the former Venezuelan general at the request of American authorities, who have accused him of involvement in drug trafficking.

» Washington Post Correspondent Reportedly Detained in Tehran
25/07/14 11:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian, his wife Yeganeh Salehi and two other American citizens appear to have been detained in Iran this week, the newspaper and U.S. off...

» German Tourist Killed on Increasingly Violent Kenyan Coast
25/07/14 11:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A German female tourist was killed in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa on Thursday in the same area where a Russian visitor was murdered earlier in July by a criminal gang, police sources ...

» MH17: the Netherlands to take responsibility for crash investigation - video
25/07/14 11:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. In a joint press conference the foreign ministers of the Netherlands and Australia announced that the Netherlands would take responsibility for the investigation into the...

» Russian military likely reluctant participants in Ukraine: U.S. general
25/07/14 11:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ASPEN Colorado (Reuters) - Russia's military is likely a reluctant participant in Ukraine's conflict, the top U.S. military officer said on Thursday, adding that although he had not sp...

» To mock President Putins pride and test his paranoia is folly
25/07/14 11:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. The downing of flight MH17 was clearly an accident. This tragedy should not be used as an excuse to punish Russia. Continue reading...

» Hackers exploiting Internet Explorer to expose security flaws on a huge scale
25/07/14 11:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Exploits can expose software and security systems, researchers warn, helping hackers attack remote machines undetected Hackers and cybercriminals are using flaws in Microsofts...

» Netherlands to step up efforts to recover MH17 remains in Ukraine
25/07/14 10:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. The Netherlands is stepping up efforts to try to ensure that remains of all the victims of the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 return home from Ukraine, the Dutch prime minist...

» Obama administration: Russia firing artillery at Ukraine military targets - Fox News
25/07/14 10:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Fox News Obama administration: Russia firing artillery at Ukraine military targets Fox News Obama administration officials said Thursday that Russia is firing artillery from its ...

» Australian police head into Ukraine - Daily Mail
25/07/14 10:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Australian police head into Ukraine Daily Mail More human remains have been found and wreckage uncovered during a visit of three Australian officials to the MH17 site in eastern ...

» Israel Keeps Up Offensive; Death Toll Exceeds 800
25/07/14 10:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Israel continued its military offensive against Hamas, bombing several houses in the Gaza Strip on Friday. Palestinian officials said among those killed Friday were an Islamic jihad propa...

» Ukraine reports overnight rebel attacks on border - Businessweek
25/07/14 10:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. MiamiHerald.com BBC News Ukraine reports overnight rebel attacks on border Businessweek MOSCOW (AP) Washington Post MOSCOW — The Ukrainian army has reported rebel attacks overnig...

» Australia to Send 100 More Officers to MH17 Crash Site
25/07/14 10:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Australia is close to finalilzing a plan to send 100 additional police and some defense force personnel to Europe to join a planned Dutch-led international security force to secure the Ma...

» Investigators Examine Shrapnel-Like Holes in MH17 Debris
25/07/14 10:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. More ‘Unreal’ Scenes From MH17 Crash Site Photos: Aftermath of Malaysia Airlines Crash in Ukraine Investigators have found shrapnel-like holes in pieces of the fuselage belong...

» Australia to send troops to Ukraine to secure MH17 crash site: PM Abbott - Zee News
25/07/14 10:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Zee News Australia to send troops to Ukraine to secure MH17 crash site: PM Abbott Zee News Sydney: Australia will send 100 additional police and some defence force personnel to E...

» Border crisis: Central American leaders convening at White House - Fox News
25/07/14 10:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Border crisis: Central American leaders convening at White House Fox News July 24, 2014: House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., center, is seen with Guatemalan President...

» Islamic State tells Iraqi women: wear full veil or face harsh punishment
25/07/14 10:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State, the al-Qaeda offshoot that seized large swathes of northern Iraq last month, has warned women in the city of Mosul to wear full-face veils or risk se...

» US says new evidence shows Russia 'firing artillery into Ukraine' - The Independent
25/07/14 10:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. The Independent US says new evidence shows Russia 'firing artillery into Ukraine' The Independent US officials claim to have evidence that Russia has been firing artillery from w...

» No Survivors of Air Algérie Crash, Hollande Says
25/07/14 10:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. French President François Hollande said there were no survivors found at the site of the Air Algérie crash in Northern Mali, adding that French troops recovered one of the jetliner's b...

» Latin America reacts to Gaza
25/07/14 10:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Latin America reacts to Gaza Latin American countries with large Palestinian populations see anti-Israeli protests. Rafael Romo reports. From: CNNInternational Views: 10 0 0 ra...

» Washington Post's Tehran reporter and three other journalists arrested in Iran
25/07/14 10:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Jason Rezaian, his wife who works for a UAE-based newspaper, and two American photojournalists detained in unknown location The Washington Post's correspondent in Tehran has b...

» Op-Ed Contributor: The E.U. Can’t Let Russia Get Away With Murder
25/07/14 10:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. If America and the E.U. don’t stand up to Russia, they’ll cease to be relevant global players.

» State media promoting China’s leader Xi with intensity unseen since Mao era
25/07/14 10:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. BEIJING — For decades, China has shunned the cult of personality, a result of the tumultuous years when Mao Zedong elevated h...

» U.S. confirms shots fired from Russia
25/07/14 10:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. U.S. confirms shots fired from Russia The U.S. says it now has proof that Russia is actively firing into Ukraine. CNN's Phil Black reports. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 ra...

» How to choose the best value, good-quality party wines
25/07/14 10:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. When throwing a party for your best friend, the moment calls for a delicious wine with volume, value and versatility You're throwing a party at your place to celebrate your be...

» Central American leaders make border plea
25/07/14 10:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Since last October 57,000 children have entered the US illegally, but the US president’s request for funds has fallen victim to divisions in Congress

» ISIS blows up Jonah's tomb
25/07/14 10:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. The site is said to be the burial place of the prophet Jonah, who was swallowed by a whale or fish in the Islamic and Judeo-Christian traditions.

» 'Disintegrated' Air Algerie jet found; official says no survivors so far
25/07/14 10:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Wreckage of an Air Algerie jet was found in a "disintegrated state" in northern Mali, France said Friday, making it the third major international aviation disaster in recent days.

» Obama to Urge 3 Leaders to Slow Tidal Wave of Migrants
25/07/14 10:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The president will meet with Central American presidents as he grapples with Congress for more money and resources along the U.S. border with Mexico.

» SAS Forces On Standby For Trip To Ukraine
25/07/14 10:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Wreckage from the nose section of a Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 plane which was downed on Thursday is seen near the village of Rozsypne

» EU reaches preliminary deal on Russia economic sanctions
25/07/14 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union ambassadors reached a preliminary agreement on Friday to push ahead with hard-hitting economic sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis but ...

» UPDATE 1-EU reaches preliminary deal on Russia economic sanctions - Reuters
25/07/14 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NBCNews.com UPDATE 1-EU reaches preliminary deal on Russia economic sanctions Reuters ... * More talks will be needed next week. * Package will include financial, defence, energy...

» Rutte Eyes Armed Mission to Secure Site
25/07/14 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The Netherlands is working with other countries, including Australia, to send a military mission to eastern Ukraine to secure the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Dutch Prime ...

» Israeli Strike Kills a Leader of Islamic Jihad
25/07/14 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Islamic Jihad said that Salah Abu Hassanein — a spokesman for its militia, Al-Quds Brigades — and his sons, aged 15 and 12, were killed at their home in the southern city of Rafah.

» West Bank Protests Grow as Israel, Hamas Fighting in Gaza Rages
25/07/14 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Palestinian death toll in Gaza reaches 817, and another Israeli soldier is killed as fighting enters 18th day.

» Mass grave found in eastern Ukraine
25/07/14 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. CNN's Ivan Watson speaks with Human Rights Watch researcher Ole Solvang who has filmed a mass grave in Slovyansk.

» Report: 4 journalists held in Tehran, 3 Americans
25/07/14 10:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Concern is growing for the wellbeing of four journalists apparently detained in Iran this week, three of them American citizens, according to the Washington Post.

» Poland says may appeal European court ruling on CIA jail
25/07/14 10:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday Warsaw will probably appeal against a European Court of Human Rights ruling that Poland hosted a secret CIA jail.

» Plane Survivor Crawls Out Of Fiery Wreckage
25/07/14 10:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. After the aircraft slams into homes, the woman drags herself out of the wreckage - then calls her dad to come and collect her.

» DNA Test Clears Convicted Rapist 24 Years On
25/07/14 10:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Michael Phillips pleaded guilty to the 1990 rape of a 16-year-old girl because his attorney advised him to avoid a trial.

» Making the case for federal court intervention in Puerto Rico's debt crisis - Ca...
24/07/14 22:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Economy and Business News Review. Making the case for federal court intervention in Puerto Rico's debt crisis - Caribbean Business www.caribbeanbusinesspr.com investors say restructuring will go be...

» Republican Party Chairman Suggests Plebiscite be on Statehood, Criticizes ‘Commonwealther’ Governor
24/07/14 21:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Report. The Chairman of the Republican National Committee today suggested that the plebiscite in Puerto Rico on the territory’s ultimate political status authorized by a Federal law enact...

» ObamaCare getaway: 5 US territories released from health care law - Fox News
24/07/14 21:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico politics - Google News. Chinatopix ObamaCare getaway: 5 US territories released from health care law Fox News The Obama administration is coming under fire for once again making a unilateral ch...

» Court denies parole for country's most famous inmate - Dominican Today
24/07/14 21:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Geopolitical Aspects PR Political Status. Court denies parole for country's most famous inmate Dominican Today Mery Peláez, who is now the country's best-known inmate after the release of Sobeida Felix, bo...

» Puerto Rico Borrowing Measure Would Repay $2 Billion Owed to GDBwww.bloomberg.c...
24/07/14 21:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Economy and Business News Review. Puerto Rico Borrowing Measure Would Repay $2 Billion Owed to GDB www.bloomberg.com Puerto Rico lawmakers are working on a plan to allow the Infrastructure Financing Aut...

» Cristina Fernández asegura que Argentina no entrará en "default" porque el país ya "pagó"
24/07/14 21:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Videos - Review. Cristina Fernández asegura que Argentina no entrará en "default" porque el país ya "pagó" Visite: http://www.canalntn24.com/- La presiden...

» Sudanese Christian woman meets the Pope
24/07/14 21:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Videos - Review. Sudanese Christian woman meets the Pope Mariam Yehya Ibrahim, the Sudanese Christian woman sentenced to death in Sudan because of her faith, meets Pope Francis. From: CNNInternational V...

» Paul Krugman: la política monetaria favorece a las mayorías en EE.UU.
24/07/14 21:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Videos - Review. Paul Krugman: la política monetaria favorece a las mayorías en EE.UU. El Premio Nobel de Economía 2008, Paul Krugman, aseguró que la usar la política ...

» Meet Puerto Rico Boosts Island's Economy by $110 Million - International Meetings Review
24/07/14 21:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Economy and Business News Review. Meet Puerto Rico Boosts Island's Economy by $110 Million International Meetings Review The organization in Puerto Rico in charge of bringing groups and conventions to t...

» Obama's foreign policy problem
24/07/14 21:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Videos - Review. Obama's foreign policy problem Crossfire's S.E. Cupp compares Obama's foreign policy strategy to that of an indecisive driver. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 01:48 More...

» Feds charge former high-ranking Chavez aides with protecting drug traffickers - MiamiHerald.com
24/07/14 21:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Geopolitical Aspects PR Political Status. Feds charge former high-ranking Chavez aides with protecting drug traffickers MiamiHerald.com The traffickers are accused of paying bribes in exchange for using th...

» Puerto Rico power company's finances spark concern - Sacramento BeeSky News Au...
24/07/14 21:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Economy and Business News Review. Puerto Rico power company's finances spark concern - Sacramento Bee Sky News Australia Puerto Rico power company's finances spark concern Sacramento Bee SAN J...

» Puerto Rico to pay for chikungunya tests, fearing cases being under reported ... - Greenfield Daily Reporter
24/07/14 21:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google News. Puerto Rico to pay for chikungunya tests, fearing cases being under reported ... Greenfield Daily Reporter SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico's health department is paying for l...

» Venezuela says ex-intelligence head arrested in Aruba - TODAYonline
24/07/14 21:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Geopolitical Aspects PR Political Status. Venezuela says ex-intelligence head arrested in Aruba TODAYonline CARACAS - Venezuela's former military intelligence chief, accused of involvement in drug traffick...

» Venezuela rechaza detención ilegal de diplomático en Aruba
24/07/14 21:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Videos - Review. Venezuela rechaza detención ilegal de diplomático en Aruba El gobierno venezolano rechazó a través de un comunicado emitido por la Cancillería, la det...

» Prosecutors: Venezuelan Official Detained in Aruba - ABC News
24/07/14 21:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Geopolitical Aspects PR Political Status. Prosecutors: Venezuelan Official Detained in Aruba ABC News Authorities in Aruba have detained a close confidant of former President Hugo Chavez who had been appoi...

» PR rolls out driver licenses for undocumented immigrants - Caribbean Businesswww...
24/07/14 21:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CARIBBEAN BUSINESS's Facebook Wall. PR rolls out driver licenses for undocumented immigrants - Caribbean Business www.caribbeanbusinesspr.com The cards differ in look from the standard-issue Puerto Ric...

» Retired Venezuelan General Hugo Carvajal Detained on US Petition - Wall Street Journal
24/07/14 21:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Geopolitical Aspects PR Political Status. Retired Venezuelan General Hugo Carvajal Detained on US Petition Wall Street Journal CARACAS, Venezuela—A former chief of Venezuela's military intelligence agency,...

» Border crisis exposes GOP nativism, Dem indifference
24/07/14 21:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Congress Blog. This crisis at the border has hit a nerve in the Latino community. When watching the evening news, you can hear a pin drop and feel the blood boil in the living rooms of millions of Latino h...

» U.S.: Proof Russia firing into Ukraine
24/07/14 21:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Videos - Review. U.S.: Proof Russia firing into Ukraine The State Department tells CNN's Barbara Starr the U.S. has evidence that Russia is firing artillery into Ukraine. From: CNNInternational Views: 0...

» Aruba detains Venezuelan general on US drug trafficking list - BBC News
24/07/14 21:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Geopolitical Aspects PR Political Status. BBC News Aruba detains Venezuelan general on US drug trafficking list BBC News A top Venezuelan official, Gen Hugo Carvajal, has been detained in the Dutch Caribbe...

» Puerto Rico bill would issue debt to repay $2 bln to GDB - Reuters
24/07/14 21:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in usa - Google News. Puerto Rico bill would issue debt to repay $2 bln to GDB Reuters SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico , July 24 (Reuters) - Pending legislation in Puerto Rico could protect th...

» Looming Puerto Rico debt deadlines have investors nervous - Washington Post (blog)
24/07/14 21:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Economy and Business News Review. Looming Puerto Rico debt deadlines have investors nervous Washington Post (blog) Rexford Tugwell, appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, created the government-r...

» Former Venezuelan intelligence chief arrested on US drug charges - Los Angeles Times
24/07/14 21:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Geopolitical Aspects PR Political Status. Former Venezuelan intelligence chief arrested on US drug charges Los Angeles Times Authorities on the Caribbean island of Aruba have arrested the former director o...

» Government of Puerto Rico Tries to Delay Trial Schedule with Doral Financial ... - MarketWatch
24/07/14 21:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in new york - Google News. Government of Puerto Rico Tries to Delay Trial Schedule with Doral Financial ... MarketWatch ... company engaged in banking, mortgage banking and insurance...

» Is anti-Semitism on the rise in Europe?
24/07/14 21:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Videos - Review. Is anti-Semitism on the rise in Europe? Hala Gorani speaks to Israel's ambassador to Germany about concerns that anti-Semitism may be on the rise in Europe. From: CNNInternational Views...

» Journalist: Rebels told me 's*** happens'
24/07/14 21:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Videos - Review. Journalist: Rebels told me 's*** happens' Dutch journalist Olaf Koens wrote about his experience reporting on MH17, including his interaction with the rebels. From: CNNInternational Vie...

» Puerto Rico grants driver's licenses to undocumented migrants - Fox News Latino
24/07/14 21:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico - Google News. Puerto Rico grants driver's licenses to undocumented migrants Fox News Latino The Puerto Rican government on Thursday announced that it will issue driver's licenses to undocument...

» Feds charge former high-ranking Chavez aides with protecting drug traffickers - Bellingham Herald
24/07/14 21:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Geopolitical Aspects PR Political Status. Feds charge former high-ranking Chavez aides with protecting drug traffickers Bellingham Herald He is among three Venezuelans charged in federal drug - trafficking...

» UPDATE 1-Puerto Rico bill would issue debt to repay $2 bln to GDB - Reuters
24/07/14 21:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in usa - Google News. UPDATE 1- Puerto Rico bill would issue debt to repay $2 bln to GDB Reuters (Adds statement from GDB). SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico , July 24 (Reuters) - Pending legisl...

» Zenón explores Puerto Rican culture in Newport - Boston Globe
24/07/14 21:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in new york - Google News. Boston Globe Zenón explores Puerto Rican culture in Newport Boston Globe In “Identities Are Changeable,” he grapples with his own identity as a Puerto Rica...

» Governor defends tax policy
24/07/14 21:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . I Referred to a bill That is still waiting for his signature and contributory grant the people of Between 16 and 26 years commencing in the workplace exemptions.

» Украина не будет останавливать АТО в районе Донецка
24/07/14 13:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ForUm - новости Украины и мира. Последние новости и события. Политика, экономика, происшествия. Фото и видеоновости. for-ua.com. Украинская k...

» Россия усилит военную группировку в Крыму
24/07/14 13:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ForUm - новости Украины и мира. Последние новости и события. Политика, экономика, происшествия. Фото и видеоновости. for-ua.com. В Крыму появ...

» Четвертый самолет с телами погибших пассажиров «Боинга-777» вылетел из Харькова
24/07/14 13:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ForUm - новости Украины и мира. Последние новости и события. Политика, экономика, происшествия. Фото и видеоновости. for-ua.com. Четвертый сk...

» Новая власть повторяет речь Азарова
24/07/14 13:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ForUm - новости Украины и мира. Последние новости и события. Политика, экономика, происшествия. Фото и видеоновости. for-ua.com. В изменении ...

» Правительство США рассматривает предоставление Украине статуса союзника НАТО
24/07/14 13:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ForUm - новости Украины и мира. Последние новости и события. Политика, экономика, происшествия. Фото и видеоновости. for-ua.com. Соединенные...

» Ратификация Ассоциации с Украиной откладывается и в странах ЕС
24/07/14 13:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ForUm - новости Украины и мира. Последние новости и события. Политика, экономика, происшествия. Фото и видеоновости. for-ua.com. Ратификация...

» SELECTORNEWS
24/07/14 13:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . На вопрос, приложил ли опальный гру...

» Платить украинским военным с 1 августа нечем
24/07/14 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ForUm - новости Украины и мира. Последние новости и события. Политика, экономика, происшествия. Фото и видеоновости. for-ua.com. В госбюджетk...

» Russia loses contact with satellite full of geckos | World news
24/07/14 12:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news | The Guardian. Soyuz rockets at a space research centre in Samara, Russia. Photograph: Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images Russian mission control has lost contact with a satellite full of geckos slat...

» Full Episode | Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - YouTube
24/07/14 12:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Jul 23, 2014 Wednesday on the NewsHour, Secretary of State John Kerry shuttled between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, attempting to broker a cease-fire. Also: a look at the Georgia race that wi...

» Full Episode | Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - YouTube
24/07/14 12:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Jul 22, 2014 Tuesday on the NewsHour, Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes discusses U.S. efforts toward a Mideast cease-fire and the MH17 investigation. Also: the EU weighs additional Rus...

» ShowBiz Minute: Comic-Con, Spider-Man, Batman - YouTube
24/07/14 12:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Jul 24, 2014 Comic-Con festival kicks off in San Diego; 'Sinister Six' spinoff to come next for Spider-Man; Batman turns 75. (July 24) Subscribe for more Breaking News:

» U.S. lifts ban on flights to Israel
24/07/14 11:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. U.S. lifts ban on flights to Israel The Federal Aviation Administration removed its ban on U.S. flights to and from Tel Aviv. CNN's Martin Savidge reports. From: CNNInternation...

» Federal appeals court deals blow to health law
24/07/14 11:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Health News At 8:44 a.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal appeals court has delivered a serious setback to President Barack Obama's health care law, potentially derailing billions of dollars in sub...

» US to present intelligence data on plane crash
24/07/14 11:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 9:12 a.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration said Tuesday it would present data from the U.S. intelligence community laying out what's known about the Malaysia Airlines pl...

» Working late in life, directors refuse to say cut
24/07/14 11:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 9:12 a.m. EDT. Visiting a retired Frank Capra at his Sierra Nevada hideaway, Clint Eastwood was baffled....

» Gaza blockade key to any Israel-Hamas truce deal
24/07/14 11:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 9:12 a.m. EDT. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Ibrahim Zain was driven from his home by Israeli tank fire this week, but says he'd rather endure more Israel-Hamas fighting than accept an ...

» Lax security at crash site hampers investigations
24/07/14 11:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 9:12 a.m. EDT. HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) -- When international monitors and Malaysian aviation experts arrived Tuesday at the two main sites where the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 1...

» Agents get subsidized 'Obamacare' using fake IDs
24/07/14 11:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 9:12 a.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Undercover investigators using fake identities were able to secure taxpayer-subsidized health insurance under President Barack Obama's health care law....

» In international flight, volatile conflicts abound
24/07/14 11:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 9:12 a.m. EDT. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- In Libya, militias armed with shoulder-launched missiles are battling for control of the country's main airport. In Africa, the entire...

» New safety rules proposed to curb oil train fires
24/07/14 11:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 9:12 a.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Thousands of older rail tank cars that carry crude oil would be phased out within two years under regulations proposed Wednesday in response to a serie...

» Head of troubled CDC anthrax lab has resigned
24/07/14 11:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 9:12 a.m. EDT. NEW YORK (AP) -- The head of the government lab that potentially exposed workers to live anthrax has resigned, an agency spokesman said Wednesday....

» Nazi war suspect, 89, dies as extradition OK'd
24/07/14 11:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 9:12 a.m. EDT. PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- An 89-year-old Nazi war crimes suspect died in custody hours before a U.S. ruling Wednesday that he should be extradited to Germany to face trial....

» Social Security spent $300M on 'IT boondoggle'
24/07/14 11:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 9:12 a.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Six years ago the Social Security Administration embarked on an aggressive plan to replace outdated computer systems overwhelmed by a growing flood of ...

» Get paid for posts? Social networking's new twist
24/07/14 11:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 9:12 a.m. EDT. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Facebook and most other social networks are built on the premise that just about everything should be shared -except the money those posts produce....

» Childhood traumas more common in military members
24/07/14 11:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Health News At 8:44 a.m. EDT. CHICAGO (AP) -- Childhood traumas are more common among military members and veterans than among civilians, according to a new study. Researchers say the results suppor...

» Cuba looks to mangroves to fend off rising seas
24/07/14 11:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Science News At 8:23 a.m. EDT. HAVANA (AP) -- Many people in this tiny hamlet on the southern coast of Cuba remember when the shore lay about 100 meters (yards) farther out. That was four decades ag...

» France: Air Algerie flight vanishes over N Mali
24/07/14 11:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 9:12 a.m. EDT. ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- An Air Algerie flight carrying 116 people from Burkina Faso to Algeria's capital disappeared from radar early Thursday over northern Mali after h...

» Gazans survey damage after Israeli strikes
24/07/14 11:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Gazans survey damage after Israeli strikes Washington's top diplomat said global efforts to end 17 days of bloodshed in Gaza were progressing as the Palestinian death toll rose ...

» Condemned man's US execution takes nearly two hours
24/07/14 11:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Condemned man's US execution takes nearly two hours America's death penalty debate raged Thursday after it took nearly two hours for Arizona to execute a prisoner who lost a Sup...

» Kenyan girls taken to remote regions to undergo FGM in secret
24/07/14 11:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Perpetrators of female genital mutilation becoming more difficult to catch as hospitals and clinics carry out procedure covertly Parents are taking their daughters to remote r...

» Is it a phone? Is it a drone? No, it's a flone!
24/07/14 11:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. A team of inventors have produced Flone a simple H-frame for smartphones, bringing drone technology to the masses The artist Lot Amorós , and engineers Cristina Navarro...

» Germany to watch U.S. agents after spy scandal
24/07/14 11:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will step up its counter-espionage activity against some of its allies, government sources said on Thursday, after Berlin opened investigations into two men ...

» Letter From Europe: David Cameron Stumbles Over Russia’s Tripwire
24/07/14 11:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. David Cameron is discovering that Russia is not simply, as Winston Churchill put it in 1939, “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.”

» The History of Israel’s Powerful Military
24/07/14 10:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. The men and women who make up the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are some of the most highly-trained in the world. By land, air, and sea, the IDF’s major objective is to pr...

» Journalist working for CNN abducted in Ukraine
24/07/14 10:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. A Ukrainian journalist working as a fixer for CNN remains in detention two days after he was abducted by pro-Russian separatists.

» Israeli Fire Hits U.N. Facility in Gaza, Killing 15
24/07/14 10:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. (GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip) — Gaza health officials say the death toll from an Israeli strike on a compound housing a U.N. school in the northern Gaza Strip has risen to at least ...

» Iraq parliament elects senior Kurdish politician Fouad Masoum as president
24/07/14 10:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament elected senior Kurdish politician Fouad Masoum as president of the country on Thursday, the second step in the process of forming a government.

» Iraqi Christians in Mosul told by Isis to convert to Islam or be executed
24/07/14 10:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Thousands of Christians flee largest city in northern Iraq after Isis gives stark choice: convert, pay a religious tax, or face death Iraqi Christians who were forced to flee ...

» Air Controllers Lose Contact With Algeria-Bound Plane
24/07/14 10:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The jet, carrying 110 passengers, disappeared about 50 minutes after taking off from Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.

» WorldViews: What jihadists are doing in Syria and Iraq while Gaza grabs the headlines
24/07/14 10:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. The world is transfixed by the conflict in Gaza, as the death tolls of both Palestinians and Israelis killed in the fighting ...

» Iraq: Kurdish Politician Massoum Named President
24/07/14 10:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. (BAGHDAD) — Kurdish politician Fouad Massoum has been named the new president of Iraq following a parliamentary vote. Massoum, 76, is one of the founders of current President ...

» Militants order female genital mutilation in Iraq: U.N.
24/07/14 10:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. GENEVA (Reuters) - Militant group Islamic State has ordered all girls and women in and around Iraq's northern city of Mosul to undergo female genital mutilation, the United Nations sai...

» Missing Algerie flight prompts search
24/07/14 10:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Missing Algerie flight prompts search An Air Algerie flight, with 116 people on board, has dropped off the radar, prompting a search for the missing plane. From: CNNInternation...

» Veteran Kurdish politician elected president of Iraq
24/07/14 10:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. BAGHDAD — A veteran Kurdish politician was elected president of Iraq on Thursday, as political leaders moved a step closer to...

» Isis orders all women and girls in Mosul to undergo FGM
24/07/14 10:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. UN says 'fatwa' issued by militant group in and around Iraqi city could affect 4 million The militant group Islamic State (Isis) has ordered all girls and women in and around ...

» More Than 60 Killed in Attack on Iraqi Prison Convoy
24/07/14 10:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Several explosions targeting the convoy north of the capital in the early morning and an ensuing gunfight left more than 60 people dead.

» Rebel commander admits to missile system
24/07/14 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. A top rebel commander in an interview with Reuters, admitted that Russian separatists did have a BUK missile system.

» Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
24/07/14 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. None

» Norway: Terrorism attempt imminent
24/07/14 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Norway says it thinks Islamist terror could strike the country within a few days but does not know what the plot is, the country announced Thursday.

» Russian Opposition Leaders Guilty Over Riots
24/07/14 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Sergei Udaltsov and Leonid Razvozhayev face jail terms after being held responsible for violent protests against Putin in 2012.

» MH17: Eyewitness Accounts of Horror and Confusion at Crash Site
24/07/14 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. Last Thursday, a flowered wheat field in eastern Ukraine became the scene of an unconceivable tragedy when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was brought down by a surface-to-air m...

» Air Algeria Flight Disappears Over Mali With Over 110 Aboard
24/07/14 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. Air Algeria said Thursday it lost contact during the night with an Algiers-bound flight from Burkina Faso carrying more than 110 people. The Algerian national airliner said in...

» Sudanese woman spared death for apostasy meets Pope Francis
24/07/14 10:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Meriam Ibrahim was sentenced to death for apostasy in May, sparking an international campaign to save her life Meriam Ibrahim, a Christian Sudanese woman spared a death senten...

» In Russia, Crime Without Punishment | TIME
24/07/14 09:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The scene was almost too horrible to take in, and yet in a world of bristling threats no scene has been more revealing: under the baking July sun of eastern Ukraine, hundreds of bodies lay rotting as pro-Russ...

» In Russia, Crime Without Punishment
24/07/14 09:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. The scene was almost too horrible to take in, and yet in a world of bristling threats no scene has been more revealing: under the baking July sun of eastern Ukraine, hundreds ...

» China's ageing millions look forward to bleak future
24/07/14 09:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. China's ageing millions look forward to bleak future China's elderly population is expanding so quickly that children struggle to look after them, pushing them to do something u...

» Health Advocates Urge Better Education to Curb China’s AIDS Infections
24/07/14 09:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. China has a relatively low prevalence of HIV positive citizens, with fewer than point-one (0.1) percent of adults infected. But the number of AIDS cases continues to rise, and health advo...

» Poland broke human rights convention on al-Qaida suspects held by the CIA
24/07/14 09:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Abu Zubaydah and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri argued they were flown to a jail in a Polish forest and tortured by US agents Poland became the first EU country held to account for i...

» In The Latest Issue
24/07/14 09:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. In Russia, Crime Without Punishment Vladimir Putin backs the rebels suspected of shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Why each new crisis makes him stronger From Gaza to...

» Chinese police arrest man after nursing home patients castrated
24/07/14 09:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIJING (Reuters) - Police in China have arrested a man on suspicion of castrating or partially castrating four patients at a nursing home, state media said on Thursday, the latest sca...

» Secret Met police unit held information on 17 campaigns for justice
24/07/14 09:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Investigation finds unit had records on campaigns for murder victims and those who died after police contact Information on 17 justice campaigns for murder victims and those w...

» Iraq Prisoner Bus Attack: At Least 60 Killed
24/07/14 09:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Blasts from the attack in Taji, 25km north of Baghdad, are so loud they can be heard in parts of the capital.

» U.N. panel tells Japan to compensate 'comfort women'
24/07/14 09:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. GENEVA (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights agency is calling on Japan to guarantee independent investigations of wartime sex slavery and provide a public apology and compensation...

» Dramatic rescue: Bodyboarder caught in rip current saved by lifeguard
24/07/14 09:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ITN. Dramatic rescue: Bodyboarder caught in rip current saved by lifeguard Young bodyboarder in distress rescued from dangerous rip current in Cornwall by RNLI lifeguard. Report by Claire Mewse....

» EU may increase pressure on Russia
24/07/14 09:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. EU may increase pressure on Russia CNN's Nina Dos Santos talks with former Russian PM, Mikhail Kasyanov, about possible EU sanctions on Russian banks. From: CNNInternational Vi...

» Russia Will Comply With MH17 Probe Led by Dutch
24/07/14 09:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. Russia’s ambassador to Malaysia told Reuters Wednesday that the country will cooperate with an investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 that will be led b...

» Norway faces ‘concrete’ terrorist threat
24/07/14 09:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Reports from US this week said that increased airport security had been due to the threat from a Norwegian fighting in Syria

» 74 more coffins to arrive in Netherlands
24/07/14 09:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. 74 more coffins to arrive in Netherlands Dozens more coffins containing remains of victims of the crash were due to arrive in the Netherlands on Thursday. From: CNNInternationa...

» Russian court finds opposition leaders guilty of inciting mass riots
24/07/14 09:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Moscow court on Thursday found Russian opposition leaders Sergei Udaltsov and Leonid Razvozhayev guilty of inciting mass riots against President Vladimir Putin.

» Op-Ed Contributor: A Chinese Gold Standard?
24/07/14 09:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. With a balanced budget and a gold-backed currency, China's economy could become even more formidable.

» Air Algerie Flight Goes Missing
24/07/14 09:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. An Air Algerie flight carrying 116 people has disappeared has gone missing during a trip from Burkina Faso to Algiers. Spanish airline Swiftair said its plane, which was being operated by...

» Air Algerie Flight Reported Missing
24/07/14 09:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. An Air Algerie airplane traveling from Burkina Faso to Algiers with 110 passengers and 6 crew members on board was reported missing by the Spanish company that operated the plane.

» Two Ukrainian parties leave parliament coalition to trigger election
24/07/14 09:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - Two Ukrainian parties said on Thursday they had left a majority coalition in parliament to allow President Petro Poroshenko to call a new election and clear what one p...

» Fifty-two Catholic priests defrocked in England and Wales since 2001
24/07/14 09:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Figure reveals total number of priests defrocked since new rules to combat clerical sex abuse were put in place More than 50 Catholic priests in England and Wales have been de...

» Rebel commander admits to missle system
24/07/14 09:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Rebel commander admits to missle system A top rebel commander in an interview with Reuters, admitted that Russian separatists did have a BUK missile system. From: CNNInternatio...

» 'We shot down MH17 thinking it was Ukrainian cargo plane': Sensational admission by pro-Russian who says he only realised the mistake when he came across the bodies of children not military crew
24/07/14 09:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. The militant, who has not been identified, reportedly said fighters blasted the Boeing 777 out of the sky - killing all 298 people on board - after mistaking it for a Ukrainian governme...

» Russia says will cooperate with MH17 probe led by Netherlands
24/07/14 08:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Russia will cooperate with the investigation into the downing of a Malaysian airliner a week ago and is satisfied that the Netherlands, rather than Ukraine, is...

» Iraq’s Kurds want U.S. help to hold off Islamic State extremists
24/07/14 08:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. IRBIL, Iraq — Each day, Kurdish security forces­ in northern Iraq skirmish with fearsomely armed Islamic State militants alon...

» Forget selfies - how about 'DRONIES': Remote controlled aircraft spark new craze of aerial self-portraits (because selfies are so 2013)
24/07/14 08:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Photographers have adapted drone technology to to take spectacular pictures of everything from houses to extreme sports from the air.

» More MH17 victims to be flown out of Ukraine for identification in Netherlands
24/07/14 08:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. The Ukrainian government says 51 containers holding the bodies and remains of victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash have been placed on board two military transport planes bound for Ei...

» Algerian airline Air Algerie 'loses contact' with plane after it disappears off radar
24/07/14 08:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Vanished: Algeria's national airline says it has lost contact with a plane (believed to be an Airbus A320 like the one above) carrying 110 passengers and six crew members after it disap...

» Woman with 'toxic dental fillings discovers mercury poisoning is to blame'
24/07/14 08:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Maria Indermuhle, from Inverness, was diagnosed with MS 18 months after having amalgam dental fillings, made of mercury, silver, tin and copper. The fillings have now been removed and t...

» Two Ukrainian fighter jets shot down over rebel-held area
23/07/14 20:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. KHARKIV, Ukraine — Two Ukrainian fighter jets were shot down Wednesday over rebel-held eastern Ukraine in the same vicinity a...

» Is Hamas using human shields in Gaza? UN finds TWO stashes of rockets hidden in empty school next to makeshift housing for 3,000 displaced Palestinians
23/07/14 20:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. The U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said the rockets were found in between two other UNRWA schools that are being used to host displaced people.

» World worries follow Obama on Western fundraising trip - Los Angeles Times
23/07/14 20:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. Politico World worries follow Obama on Western fundraising trip Los Angeles Times It was clear from President Obama's first stop Tuesday that the world headlines would trail him on his...

» Report: Plane Crashes in Taiwan, Killing 51 People
23/07/14 20:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Taiwan's Central News Agency says a plane has crashed in a failed emergency landing, killing 51 people.

» A rival to the World Bank? - CNN (blog)
23/07/14 20:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. A rival to the World Bank? CNN (blog) World leaders came together in Brazil last week to celebrate. And no, this had nothing to do with the World Cup. We're talking about the 6th annua...

» France Criticized for Warships Contract with Moscow
23/07/14 20:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. France's contract to sell a pair of Mistral aircraft carriers to Moscow has come under fire in recent months, as relations between the West and Russia have deteriorated over Ukraine.  Las...

» Ukraine rebels shoot down military plane
23/07/14 20:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. The downing of the two planes is likely to revive questions about what anti-aircraft equipment the rebels possess, and where it came from

» Ukraine: Two military jets shot down
23/07/14 20:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. Ukraine: Two military jets shot down Phil Black talks to Jim Clancy about two Ukrainian fighter jets that were shot down in the eastern part of Ukraine. From: CNNInternational ...

» Kiev: Fighter Jets Shot Down From Russian Territory
23/07/14 20:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Two Ukrainian warplanes were shot down by antiaircraft missiles believed to be fired from Russian territory, a Ukrainian military spokesman said.

» For Arab Christians and secular Arab nationalists, Isis may be the death knell
23/07/14 20:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. In a Middle East rebuilt on intolerant ideologies, there is likely to be little place for beleaguered minorities The past decade has been catastrophic for the Arab world's bel...

» US Ambassador Calls for LGBT Rights
23/07/14 20:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. ambassador to Australia said it should not be a crime to be a member of the LGBT community. Ambassador John Berry told the 20th international AIDS Conference that the fight again...

» Obama pressed to act against Russia
23/07/14 20:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. The US president is under fire for not taking a more aggressive stance in the Ukraine crisis as Europe prevaricates over more sanctions tougher sanctions

» EU Official: Don't Restrict Russian Oil and Gas
23/07/14 20:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The European Union should target energy sanctions against Moscow on the technology needed to unlock arctic resources, but it shouldn't restrict oil or gas imports from Russia, the bloc...

» Column: Ukraine Crisis Could Impact US Elections
23/07/14 20:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Reaction in the United States to the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over rebel-held areas of Ukraine continues to be harshly critical of Russia and the separatist rebels they back...

» Planes carrying MH17 bodies leaves Ukraine
23/07/14 20:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Planes carrying MH17 bodies leaves Ukraine The remains of 40 victims from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 were flown from eastern Ukraine to the Netherlands aboard two plan...

» Exclusive: Ukraine rebel commander acknowledges fighters had BUK missile
23/07/14 20:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - A powerful Ukrainian rebel leader has confirmed that pro-Russian separatists had anti-aircraft missiles of the type Washington says were used to shoot down ...

» WorldViews: Ukraine gets $200 million a year for allowing overflights
23/07/14 20:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. Economically beleaguered Ukraine earns an estimated $200 million a year simply by allowing foreign aircraft to cross its airs...

» Russian Ties, Trade Lie Behind EU Sanctions Rift
23/07/14 20:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Germany and Italy have the most to lose if the European Union makes good on its threat to impose harsher sanctions on Moscow, while Britain's overseas territories are soaking up the lion'...

» Ukrainian Pilots Missing After 2 Jets Shot Down in East
23/07/14 20:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. Pro-Russia separatist rebels shot down two Ukrainian military planes over eastern Ukraine Wednesday, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s National Defense and Security Council told TI...