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» In Russia, Economic Recovery Remains Elusive - STRATFOR
01/05/15 16:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from stratfor russia - Google News. STRATFOR In Russia , Economic Recovery Remains Elusive STRATFOR On April 30, Russia's Central Bank lowered its benchmark interest rate from 14 percent to 12.5 percent. Earlie...

» Iran swings behind escalated Syrian-Hizballah anti-Israel terror offensive on the Golan
01/05/15 16:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. The Syrian and Hizballah military delegations visiting Tehran this week achieved their purpose: debka file reports that in three days of talks, up until April 30, Syrian Defense Minister Gen. Fa...

» The FBI is fighting a losing battle over phone snooping - CNNMoney
01/05/15 16:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. CNNMoney The FBI is fighting a losing battle over phone snooping CNNMoney A top FBI official, Amy S. Hess, said at a House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday that encryption of pho...

» F.B.I. Tells Cops to be Vigilant on Social Media | Digital Trends
01/05/15 16:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google Blog Search. Following Freddie Gray's death earlier this month while in Baltimore police custody, police are being warned by the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( F.B.I. ) to be alert when the...

» Ex-FBI agent pleads not guilty to lying during 'Whitey' Bulger trial - Chicago Tribune
01/05/15 16:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. Chicago Tribune Ex- FBI agent pleads not guilty to lying during 'Whitey' Bulger trial Chicago Tribune "I was the first FBI agent at the scene, and I found a rifle coming...

» FBI Probes Suspected Bribery in Russian Uranium Sales to US - Wall Street Journal
01/05/15 16:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Wall Street Journal FBI Probes Suspected Bribery in Russian Uranium Sales to US Wall Street Journal The FBI began investigating Mr. Mikerin in 2007 as part of a classified intelligence i...

» White House Says FBI Help on Warren Weinstein Ransom Not a Policy Violation - Wall Street Journal
01/05/15 16:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Wall Street Journal White House Says FBI Help on Warren Weinstein Ransom Not a Policy Violation Wall Street Journal To the family and senior U.S. officials, the FBI's actions encouraged ...

» FBI has exemption to arrange payments to hostage-takers: US sources - Reuters
01/05/15 16:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. CNN FBI has exemption to arrange payments to hostage-takers: US sources Reuters Under a directive issued by President George W. Bush in 2002, the FBI can engage with suspected kidnappers...

» FBI director makes first visit to South Texas - KSAT San Antonio
01/05/15 16:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. KSAT San Antonio FBI director makes first visit to South Texas KSAT San Antonio MCALLEN, Texas - Two years into his 10-year tenure as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,...

» Gov't Charges Ex-FBI Agent With Perjury In Bulger Case, Claiming He Is A Liar ... - WBUR
01/05/15 16:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. WBUR Gov't Charges Ex- FBI Agent With Perjury In Bulger Case, Claiming He Is A Liar ... WBUR Robert Fitzpatrick walks from federal court in Boston Thursday, accompanied by his wife, Jane...

» USA Freedom Act passes House Judiciary Committee - SC Magazine
01/05/15 16:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from house judiciary committee - Google News. Reason (blog) USA Freedom Act passes House Judiciary Committee SC Magazine The USA Freedom Act, a bill to end bulk collection of Americans' telephone data, passed t...

» Thomas M. Menino had a clean record, FBI says - Boston Globe (subscription)
01/05/15 16:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Boston Globe (subscription) Thomas M. Menino had a clean record, FBI says Boston Globe (subscription) Menino's FBI file numbered 28 pages and included one perfunctory corruption investig...

» FBI dumps 5000 redacted pages on its cellphone-tracking device - Engadget
01/05/15 16:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Engadget FBI dumps 5000 redacted pages on its cellphone-tracking device Engadget It's no secret that local law enforcement offices around the US are using a tool called Stingray to track...

» Ex-Goldman Programmer Found Guilty
01/05/15 16:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation. Sergey Aleynikov was convicted on a charge of stealing confidential computer trading code from his former employer.

» European Jews are fleeing Putin, not Islamist terror - Haaretz
01/05/15 16:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Haaretz European Jews are fleeing Putin , not Islamist terror Haaretz European Jews are fleeing Putin , not Islamist terror. A larger number of Jews left Europe in the first three mont...

» Apollinariya Yakubova: The face of the woman Vladimir Lenin loved most is revealed
01/05/15 16:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - Europe RSS Feed. She was described admiringly by Vladimir Lenin’s wife as the “primeval force of the Black Earth”, a revolutionary firebrand with sparkling brown eyes whose natural aroma was of “fresh me...

» Conflicts in Russia, Post-Soviet Countries Result of Stalin’s Actions
01/05/15 16:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. Conflicts in Russia, Post-Soviet Countries Result of Stalin’s Actions and Decisions Decades Ago, Byurchiyev Says Staunton, April 30 – The conflicts within the Russian Federation and across...

» Special Forces soldiers praised, challenged by Gen. Odierno
01/05/15 16:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Army Chief of Staff, told the nation's newest Special Forces soldiers they are needed now more than ever.

» US Navy accompanies 4 ships through Strait of Hormuz
01/05/15 16:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. The U.S. Navy has accompanied four American-flagged ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, and may expand that aid to other nations to ensure they ge...

» Russia Conducts Nuclear Bomber Flight Near Alaska - Washington Free Beacon
01/05/15 16:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Washington Free Beacon Russia Conducts Nuclear Bomber Flight Near Alaska Washington Free Beacon Two Russian nuclear-capable bombers intruded into the U.S. air defense zone near Alaska...

» US, other Western leaders to snub Russia's Victory Day parade - USA TODAY
01/05/15 16:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. USA TODAY US, other Western leaders to snub Russia's Victory Day parade USA TODAY MOSCOW — A decade ago, when Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrated the 60th anniversary of defea...

» Kim Jong Un snubs Russia to avoid 'freak show' - CNBC
01/05/15 16:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CNBC Kim Jong Un snubs Russia to avoid 'freak show' CNBC North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has snubbed his first overseas visit to Russia , fearing that it would turn him into a "freak ...

» Sheriff: Baltimore Police Ordered to “Stand Down” Amid Riots
01/05/15 16:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from rss. Baltimore police received an order to “stand down” amid the recent violence and unrest surrounding the death of Freddie Gray that swept the city, according to a Maryland sheriff who was there to help ...

» Questions About Baathists’ Role in the Islamic State
01/05/15 16:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. John Reed A fascinating article in Der Spiegel  on April 18 details the supposed inner workings of an Islamic State that is less a caliphate and more a power being established by Saddam Huss...

» Bali Nine: Indonesia rejects international pleas and executes eight ...
01/05/15 16:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from international drug trafficking organizations - Google Blog Search. INDONESIA executed eight of the nine drug traffickers held on death row last night, defying intense pressure from the international commun...

» Russia: Massive Capital Flight Continues
01/05/15 15:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. The net outflow of capital from Russia reached $32.6 billion during the first quarter of 2015, according to the Central Bank, and analysts predict capital flight will not stab...

» Дроны в США
01/05/15 15:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from golosamerikius's YouTube Videos. Какими будут правила использования беспилотников в гражданских целях? Originally published at - http://www.golos-ameriki.ru/media/video/usa-drones/2744355.html

» The Italian army has grown its first successful crop of marijuana
01/05/15 15:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - Europe RSS Feed. The Italian army has unveiled its first cannabis farm, which has been established to drive down the cost of medical marijuana in the country.

» Sanoma sells Vedomosti stake amid concerns over Russian media laws
01/05/15 15:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Finnish group’s sale of financial newspaper, plus the Moscow Times, prompts speculation fellow owners the FT Group and News Corp may follow suit Finland’s Sanoma has sold its stake i...

» Merkel embarrassed by spying scandal
01/05/15 15:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News. Claims of espionage against European allies have piled pressure on Berlin

» U.S. Lawmakers Press Iran to Free Jailed Americans
01/05/15 15:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Congressional lawmakers, already conflicted about an impending nuclear deal with Iran, are increasingly angry over the incarceration of American citizens in that country, where at least thr...

» US to continue close strategic ties with S. Arabia - DAWN.com
01/05/15 15:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. The New Yorker Wall Street Journal US to continue close strategic ties with S. Arabia DAWN.com WASHINGTON: The US State Department has said that changes in the Saudi court will not aff...

» New Owner for The Moscow Times and Vedomosti
01/05/15 15:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A Finnish media company said it would sell its stake in Vedomosti, Russia’s most influential business newspaper, as well as ownership of The Moscow Times.

» The Vietnam War
01/05/15 15:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. A timeline of the Vietnam War in words and pictures.

» White House Says FBI Help on Ransom Not a Policy Violation
01/05/15 15:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The White House said that it is not a violation of the government’s strict no-ransom policy for federal agents to facilitate ransom payments for hostages.

» Jeb Bush accidentally refers to Obama 'regime' at summit - New York Daily News
01/05/15 15:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Daily News Jeb Bush accidentally refers to Obama 'regime' at summit New York Daily News Maybe Jeb Bush really is for regime change — right here at home. The ex-Florida g...

» NASA tested an 'impossible' engine that travels faster than the speed of light
01/05/15 15:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. The system, reportedly tested by Nasa at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, is based on electromagnetic drive which converts electrical energy into thrust without the need for rocket ...

» Berlin Accused of Spying for NSA
01/05/15 15:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Accusations that Germany’s intelligence service helped the U.S. spy on European allies have ensnared Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government in an espionage controversy.

» Visiting Marine Dies at Camp Pendleton Barracks - Patch.com
01/05/15 15:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Patch.com Visiting Marine Dies at Camp Pendleton Barracks Patch.com A Hawaii-based Marine who was attending a military education academy in California was pronounced dead Thursda...

» Freddie Gray protests: second prisoner in Baltimore police van comes forward
01/05/15 15:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. City Baltimore braces for more demonstrations as Donta Allen dismisses reports he told police Freddie police claims he told them Gray caused his own injuries A man identifying...

» Russia strikes fatal blow at Caucasus Emirate
01/05/15 15:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. On Sunday April 19th Russian security forces inflicted a fatal blow to the Caucasus Emirate by eliminating the organization’s leader Aliaskhab Ke...

» All Eyes On Vegas For 'Fight Of The Century'
01/05/15 15:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao weigh-in later ahead of their record-breaking clash in Las Vegas.

» Ferguson Cops to Use “Skunk” Chemical Weapon On Protesters
01/05/15 15:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. IDF developed chemical said to be very effective in discouraging protests. A weapon developed by the Israelis to discourage protesting Palestinians wil...

» Second prisoner in Baltimore police van comes forward - video
01/05/15 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. A man identifying himself as Donta Allen speaks to CBS Baltimore , saying that his was the second prisoner in the police van with Freddie Gray on 12 April. Allen dismisse...

» George Washington Bridge Scandal: What You Need to Know - New York Times
01/05/15 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Times George Washington Bridge Scandal: What You Need to Know New York Times Q. What actually happened? A. Workers at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey shut ...

» ISIS Has Gone But Kobani Is Still a Ghost Town
01/05/15 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. SURUC, Turkey — The battle for the Syrian border town of Kobani was a watershed in the war against the Islamic State group — Syrian Kurdish forces fought the militants in rubble-strewn st...

» Iranian foreign minister angers supporters with human rights claim
01/05/15 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Mohammad Javad Zarif is accused of lying after saying during a Charlie Rose interview in the US that Iran does not jail citizens for their opinions Iran’s foreign minister is ...

» Isis leader incapacitated with suspected spinal injuries after air strike - The Guardian
01/05/15 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. The Guardian Isis leader incapacitated with suspected spinal injuries after air strike The Guardian The leader of the Islamic State (Isis), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi remains incapacitated d...

» Keep U.S. Military Home: Washington is Bigger Threat than Iran to Mideast Stability - Huffington Post
01/05/15 15:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Huffington Post Keep U.S. Military Home: Washington is Bigger Threat than Iran to Mideast Stability Huffington Post The Obama administration's decision to negotiate with Tehran trigger...

» ISIS emir Baghdadi incapacitated by spinal injury? - The Hindu
01/05/15 15:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Washington Times ISIS emir Baghdadi incapacitated by spinal injury? The Hindu Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State (ISIS), has been incapacitated due to suspected spin...

» Germany needs to quickly clear up spy charges: Steinmeier
01/05/15 15:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - The German government needs to quickly clear up accusations that its BND foreign intelligence agency helped the United States spy on government officials and firm...

» President Clinton and daughter Chelsea urge for equal opportunities for girls in ... - Fox News
01/05/15 15:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. President Clinton and daughter Chelsea urge for equal opportunities for girls in ... Fox News Former President Bill Clinton, center, smiles and laughs while children perform a dance to...

» First Draft | Marco Rubio Courts Right on Iran and Immigration - New York Times
01/05/15 15:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Times First Draft | Marco Rubio Courts Right on Iran and Immigration New York Times WASHINGTON — Senator Marco Rubio, who described the possibility of his becoming presi...

» List of Charges Against Baltimore Officers
01/05/15 15:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Charges Against Six Members of the Baltimore Police Department: Officer Caesar R. Goodson, Jr. 1) Second degree depraved heart murder (30 yrs.) 2) Manslaughter (10 yrs.) 3) Assault/second...

» U.S. Navy might accompany other nations' ships in Strait of Hormuz
01/05/15 15:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military signaled on Friday it may allow warships to accompany other nations' vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran's seizure of a container ...

» US decommissions its Ebola treatment unit is Liberia
01/05/15 15:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. Keep up-to-date with the latest news, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/AFP-subscribe The United States has decommissioned its treatment unit Thursday for Liberian healthcare workers ...

» Sexual assault in US military has fallen: pentagon survey - Reuters
01/05/15 15:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Daily News & Analysis Sexual assault in US military has fallen: pentagon survey Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sexual assault in the U.S. military declined over the past two year...

» Iran’s Gulf rivals seek US security vow
01/05/15 15:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Arabs at Camp David summit will ask for more arms and containment of Tehran after nuclear deal

» Obama: 'Vital' to Seek Truth in Freddie Gray Death
01/05/15 15:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Following the announcement of charges against six Baltimore police officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray, U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday "it is absolutely vital that th...

» Graffiti artist uses drone to vandalize billboard in New York City – video
01/05/15 15:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. In what could be the first use of a drone for public vandalism, graffiti artist Katsu attached a spray can to a quadcopter and painted a large billboard in New York City ...

» Obama on Freddie Gray's death: 'The people of Baltimore want the truth' – video
01/05/15 15:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. President Obama says his administration wants to get to the bottom of what happened in the death of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old black man who died from injuries sustain...

» White House no longer sees anything special in UK relations
01/05/15 14:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Britain’s nail-biting election , and the fragile coalition government it seems likely to produce, are confirming many of Washington’s worst fears about the country’s dwindling influence in t...

» US sees nothing special in UK relationship
01/05/15 14:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Election confirms Washington’s fears about its ally’s waning influence

» The Appalling Mr. Zarif | Washington Free Beacon
01/05/15 14:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Javad Zarif / Patricia De Melo Moreira / Getty Images BY: Matthew Continetti Not since Baryshnikov has a foreigner so captivated a New York audience.  “ A Conversation wi...

» iranian influence in latin america - Google Search
01/05/15 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Search Results Iran's Influence in Latin America | The Iran Primer iran primer.usip.org/.../ iran s- influence - lati ... Cached United States Institute of Peace Loading... Mar 18, 2015 - The committees discu...

» iran's involvement with latin america - Google Search
01/05/15 14:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Search Results Iran's Influence in Latin America | The Iran Primer iran primer.usip.org/.../ irans -influence- lati ... Cached United States Institute of Peace Loading... Mar 18, 2015 - “ Iran and Hezbo...

» Iran and Latin America - Google Search
01/05/15 14:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Search Results In the news Lawmakers: Iran a Growing Power Across Latin America Newsmax ‎ - 5 hours ago Iran's growing presence and influence in Latin America is sparking security concerns across ....

» Iran Steps Up Covert Action in Latin America
01/05/15 14:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. President Hassan Rouhani of Iran / AP BY: Adam Kredo MIAMI—The Iranian government is significantly boosting its presence and resources in Latin America, posing a national secu...

» В НАТО недовольны темпами реформ украинской армии
01/05/15 14:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Новости Украины 24 часа в сутки : ЛІГАБізнесІнформ. По словам спецпредстави ...

» Putin Thrives on Russian Passivity
01/05/15 14:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Newsweek. ADVERTISEMENT How will the Russian middle class react to the effects of low oil prices, Western sanctions and deep-set economic problems, a state of affairs that some economists have dubbed the &...

» Фарид Закария: путинизм становится модным трендом
01/05/15 13:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Insider. The Insider публикует перевод колонки зн&#...

» Убийство Бориса Немцова — Новый путинизм — Старый дебилизм: 04 марта 2015 года 19:00 Мск Прямой эфир | Свободная Россия
01/05/15 13:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Свободная Россия | Freedom Russia. Лицом к событию Лидер в той и ...

» Путин и Кабаева: версия WikiLeaks - Google Search
01/05/15 13:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Wikileaks: Путин и Кабаева: версия WikiLeaks rusrep.ru/article/2011/02/09/kabaeva/ Cached Simi...

» Wikileaks: Путин и Кабаева: версия WikiLeaks
01/05/15 13:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Поскольку бывший посол в Москве Уи...

» NSA scandal rekindles in Germany, with an ironic twist
01/05/15 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . A July 16, 2013 photo shows a sign reading "video surveillance" fixed to a lamp post in front of radomes of the former monitoring base of the US National Security Agency (NSA) in Bad Aibling, southern Germany...

» Austrian Court Denies U.S. Request to Extradite Dmytro Firtash
01/05/15 13:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . In a rebuke to Washington, an Austrian court refused Thursday to extradite a Ukrainian billionaire to the U.S., ruling that the federal bribery case against him was politically motivated. Dmytro Firtash, who ...

» What we know, don't know about Freddie Gray's arrest
01/05/15 13:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Story highlights Freddie Gray died in police custody a week after he was arrested A transport van carrying Gray made several stops before arriving at a police station A previously unknown stop was revealed to...

» Baltimore protests: Who was Freddie Gray?
01/05/15 13:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Story highlights Gray died on April 19 after suffering a spinal injury while in police custody a week before "He could have been a comedian," a neighbor says Baltimore (CNN) Before the world heard his name ch...

» Prosecutor in Freddie Gray case has talked of need to 'repair' trust
01/05/15 12:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . By Ray Sanchez and Dana Ford CNN (CNN) -- Shortly after being elected chief prosecutor, Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said prosecutors in the hardscrabble town had the "toughest job in America...

» 2,721,9882,721,9882015-05-01China-Russia alliance challenges U.S., Western-dominated world order
01/05/15 12:42 from Mike Nova - Google+
2,721,988 2,721,988 2015-05-01 China-Russia alliance challenges U.S., Western-dominated world order - Washington Times China-Russia alliance challenges U.S., Western-dominated world order - Washington Times Russia launches its third 'wor...

» Six Baltimore Police Officers to Be Charged in Freddie Gray Death
01/05/15 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . BALTIMORE—Six city police officers were to be charged Friday in the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old man who died last month after suffering a severe spinal injury in police custody, the city’...

» 6 officers charged in Freddie Gray’s police-custody death
01/05/15 12:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The state attorney of Baltimore, in a unexpected announcement, said Friday that she had probable cause to file homicide, manslaughter and misconduct charges against the police officers in the death of Freddie...

» Charges Against Officers In Freddie Gray's Death Range From Murder To Assault : The Two-Way : NPR
01/05/15 12:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Law. People protesting the death of Freddie Gray and demanding police accountability took to the streets in Baltimore's Sandtown neighborhood again Thursday night. Andrew Burton/Getty Images hide caption i...

» Six Baltimore officers charged in Gray’s death
01/05/15 12:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Events leading to Gray’s arrest and hospitalization BALTIMORE — Six Baltimore police officers have been charged with several counts, including one who was charged with second-degree murder, in the...

» Six Baltimore police officers face murder, other charges in death of black man
01/05/15 12:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Six Baltimore police officers will face criminal charges, including second-degree murder and manslaughter, in the death of a black man who was arrested and suffered fatal injuries while ...

» Homicide Charges Against Police in Freddie Gray Case - Google Search
01/05/15 12:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Search Results In the news Prosecutors Plan Homicide Charges Against Police in Freddie Gray Case New York Times ‎ - 15 mins ago BALTIMORE — Baltimore prosecutors, in an unexpected announcement, sa...

» Prosecutors Plan Homicide Charges Against Police in Freddie Gray Case
01/05/15 12:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . BALTIMORE — Baltimore prosecutors, in an unexpected announcement, said Friday they had probable cause to file homicide, manslaughter and misconduct charges against police officers in the death of Freddi...

» fbi breaking news - Google Search
01/05/15 12:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Search Results In the news Ex-FBI agent accused of lying for Bulger Boston Globe ‎ - 9 hours ago Former FBI agent Robert Fitzpatrick has long cast himself as a whistle-blower who urged ... Ex-FBI a...

» How the F.B.I. Cracked a Chinese Spy Ring
01/05/15 12:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . In the magazine earlier this month, I wrote about Greg Chung , a Chinese-American engineer at Boeing who worked on NASA ’s space-shuttle program. In 2009, Chung became the first American to be convicted...

» Visit the Wrong Website, and the FBI Could End Up in Your Computer
01/05/15 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WIRED. Security experts call it a “drive-by download”: a hacker infiltrates a high-traffic website and then subverts it to deliver malware to every single visitor. It’s one of the most po...

» Russia beefs up anti-piracy laws - BBC News
01/05/15 11:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. BBC News Russia beefs up anti-piracy laws BBC News Russia is beefing up the law it uses to tackle online piracy. The law was introduced in mid-2013 and gave the authorities the power ...

» Boeing, SpaceX seek to end ISS reliance on Russia - USA TODAY
01/05/15 11:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. USA TODAY Boeing, SpaceX seek to end ISS reliance on Russia USA TODAY CAPE CANAVERAL — A failed resupply mission this week has again highlighted the International Space Station relian...

» American billionaire: Why I'm investing in Russia - CNNMoney
01/05/15 11:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CNNMoney American billionaire: Why I'm investing in Russia CNNMoney Despite all that, billionaire David Bonderman believes there's lots to like about Russia , a market that his privat...

» ​China, Russia to hold first-ever Mediterranean naval exercise - RT
01/05/15 11:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT ​China, Russia to hold first-ever Mediterranean naval exercise RT Russia and China have previously held joint naval exercises in the Pacific in waters they both have direct access ...

» Kim Jong-un snubs Russia after being refused 'special treatment' - Telegraph.co.uk
01/05/15 11:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk Kim Jong-un snubs Russia after being refused 'special treatment' Telegraph.co.uk The North Korean leader's snub to Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, apparently ca...

» Great patriotic war, again - The Economist
01/05/15 11:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. BBC News Great patriotic war, again The Economist ON MAY 9th 150 Russian military aircraft will streak across the Moscow sky, 16,000 troops will march through Red Square and three int...

» Kim Jong Un cancels Russia trip - USA TODAY
01/05/15 11:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. USA TODAY Kim Jong Un cancels Russia trip USA TODAY Kim Jong Un canceled plans to visit Russia in the coming weeks, citing internal issues in North Korea, according to a statement fro...

» Chinese and Russian Navies to Hold Joint Drills in Mediterranean - New York Times
01/05/15 11:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Reuters Chinese and Russian Navies to Hold Joint Drills in Mediterranean New York Times With Russia's isolation from the West over the crisis in Ukraine, and with China's concern abou...

» U.S. Commander: Russia Seems Set for New Offensive in Ukraine - U.S. News & World Report
01/05/15 11:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Globe and Mail U.S. Commander: Russia Seems Set for New Offensive in Ukraine U.S. News & World Report WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. commander for NATO said Thursday that America ...

» Russia may be readying for new Ukraine offensive: NATO commander - Reuters
01/05/15 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Reuters Russia may be readying for new Ukraine offensive: NATO commander Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia's military may be taking advantage of a recent lull in fighting in easte...

» Philip Breedlove: Russia exploiting Ukraine cease-fire - Washington Times
01/05/15 11:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Washington Times Reuters Philip Breedlove: Russia exploiting Ukraine cease-fire Washington Times Russia -backed rebels take positions on the outskirts of Donetsk, Ukraine in April. Ai...

» Russia launches its third 'world's quietest' submarine - Engadget
01/05/15 11:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Engadget Russia launches its third 'world's quietest' submarine Engadget Russian defense contractor Admiralty Shipyards launched the latest of its ultra-modern Varshavyanka-class dies...

» China-Russia alliance challenges U.S., Western-dominated world order - Washington Times
01/05/15 11:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Washington Times China- Russia alliance challenges U.S., Western-dominated world order Washington Times Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are said to h...

» Svetlana Lokhova wins £3m pay out for sexual harassment in 'hollow victory'
01/05/15 02:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Svetlana Lokhova, 34, says gruelling legal battle was 'waste of three years' Won case against bank Sberbank - where she won aggravated damages as judge found drug allegations were false...

» FBI director makes first visit to South Texas
01/05/15 01:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . NEWS James Comey: No evidence of terrorist movements on border MCALLEN, Texas - Two years into his 10-year tenure as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, James B. Comey  paid his first vi...

» Police Foil 'Cycling Race Terror Attack'
01/05/15 00:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . German police have stopped an Islamist terror attack, possibly targeting a cycling race attended by thousands every year in Frankfurt. Officers arrested a couple with suspected militant links after the husban...

» Former FBI Agent Bob Fitzpatrick Arrested for Perjury in Bulger Trial - Local news
01/05/15 00:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Boston.com Top Stories. Retired FBI supervisor Robert Fitzpatrick was arraigned Thursday at John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse for lying under oath during the 2013 James J. “Whitey” Bulger ...

» 2015-04-30Ted Cruz charges Obama has 'inflamed racial tensions' - USA TODAY
01/05/15 00:27 from Mike Nova - Google+
2015-04-30 Ted Cruz charges Obama has 'inflamed racial tensions' - USA TODAY | FBI helped Weinstein's family make ransom payment: report - The Express Tribune | France investigates accusations that soldiers raped children | France confir...

» France confirms investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse by troops in Central Africa
30/04/15 23:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just In. Posted The French government says it is investigating claims that its peacekeepers sexually abused children in the Central African Republic. It said the abuse was alleged by around 10 children and...

» FBI helped Weinstein's family make ransom payment: report
30/04/15 23:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from [Untitled]. FBI's role, previo­usly undisc­losed, runs counte­r to US longst­anding public opposi­tion to paying ransom­s A still of American doctor Warren Weinstein from a De...

» Ted Cruz charges Obama has ‘inflamed racial tensions’
30/04/15 23:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from OnPolitics. GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz answers questions posed by Javier Palomarez, president and CEO of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. (Cliff Owen, AP) After days of tensions in Balt...

» Cruz Walks a Careful Line on Immigration Reform - TIME
30/04/15 22:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. TIME Cruz Walks a Careful Line on Immigration Reform TIME Texas Senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz cast himself as a supporter of immigration reform on Wednes...

» Ted Cruz charges Obama has 'inflamed racial tensions' - USA TODAY
30/04/15 22:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. USA TODAY Ted Cruz charges Obama has 'inflamed racial tensions' USA TODAY GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz answers questions posed by Javier Palomarez, president and CEO ...

» The Clearly Embarrassed Baltimore Protester Who Got Smacked by ...
30/04/15 22:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world news - Google Blog Search. Graham said yesterday that she doesn't want her son to be another Freddie Gray, and today she appeared on ABC World News Tonight with her incredibly embarrassed son. He sai...

» Mayor in Turkey Berates State Department’s Marie Harf for Silence on Baltimore Unrest
30/04/15 22:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Melih Gokcek’s Twitter posts were an effort to highlight what he saw as hypocrisy shown by the United States government and media in taking other countries to task for their human rights la...

» France investigates accusations that soldiers raped children
30/04/15 22:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 9 p.m. EDT. PARIS (AP) -- French prosecutors and military authorities are investigating accusations that French soldiers in Central African Republic sexually abused children they were s...

» France confirms investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse by troops in ... - ABC Online
30/04/15 22:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. ABC Online France confirms investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse by troops in ... ABC Online The French government says it is investigating claims that its peaceke...

» Muslim vote could decide 25% of General Election seats
30/04/15 22:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. In 159 seats, the number of Muslims is greater than the margin of victory in 2010. Alan Mendoza, from the Henry Jackson Society, said minority religions could have huge influence on the...

» Images show North Korea nuclear reactor may be operating again: experts
30/04/15 22:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Satellite images taken between January and this month show a North Korean nuclear reactor that can yield material for atomic bombs may be operating again at low ...

» Images show North Korea nuclear reactor may be operating again: experts - Reuters
30/04/15 22:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Reuters Images show North Korea nuclear reactor may be operating again: experts Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Satellite images taken between January and this month show a North Korean...

» Hardcore porn and online dating are what teens really get up to on laptops
30/04/15 22:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Do you know what your teenager looks at on their laptop or smart phone? Former teacher Chloe Combi spent two years finding out, and the truth will no doubt terrify parents everywhere.

» Russian space cargo ship to crash to Earth - Irish Examiner
30/04/15 22:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Irish Examiner Russian space cargo ship to crash to Earth Irish Examiner Russia's Mission Control has failed to stabilise a cargo ship spinning out of control in orbit and it is ...

» Iran harassed a US-flagged cargo ship last week: US - The News International
30/04/15 22:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. The News International Iran harassed a US-flagged cargo ship last week: US The News International WASHINGTON: Iran´s Revolutionary Guards "harassed" a US-flagged commer...

» Dramatic Video Shows Protestor Joseph Kent's Arrest For Breaking Baltimore ... - Huffington Post
30/04/15 22:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Huffington Post Dramatic Video Shows Protestor Joseph Kent's Arrest For Breaking Baltimore ... Huffington Post A Baltimore protester who vanished as a CNN camera captured his cur...

» Dementia could be prevented by having a challenging job
30/04/15 22:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. According to a study by researchers at the University of Leipzig, those with challenging jobs such as being a doctor or nurse, had half the rate of decline in memory and thinking in lat...

» World Briefing: Iran: Ship’s Seizure Tied to Court Case
30/04/15 22:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Iranian officials on Wednesday sought to play down the significance of Iran’s seizure of a cargo ship a day earlier in the Strait of Hormuz.

» Iran: Ship's Seizure Tied to Court Case - New York Times
30/04/15 22:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Iran: Ship's Seizure Tied to Court Case New York Times Iranian officials on Wednesday sought to play down the significance of Iran's seizure of a cargo ship a day earlier in the ...

» Washington Post Executive: Charges Against Jailed Journalist 'Ludicrous'
30/04/15 22:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The executive editor of The Washington Post says espionage and other charges against a correspondent of the paper imprisoned in Iran are "ludicrous" and "preposterous." In an exclusive in...

» Despite calm in Baltimore, reminders of unrest linger - Washington Post
30/04/15 22:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Mashable Despite calm in Baltimore, reminders of unrest linger Washington Post BALTIMORE — Shaken by riot and riven by strife, this city struggled to regain its feet Wednesday as...

» On the Scene: Baltimore Protest March
30/04/15 22:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. More than a thousand demonstrators marched through downtown Baltimore Wednesday in what the police commissioner called an "extremely peaceful" protest demanding more justice for Americans.

» Washington Post: Imprisonment of US-Iranian Journalist 'Preposterous'
30/04/15 22:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The executive editor of The Washington Post says espionage and other charges against a correspondent of the paper imprisoned in Iran are 'preposterous and ludicrous.'

» Kentucky federal judge who overturned state's gay marriage ban dies - Reuters
30/04/15 22:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Chron.com Kentucky federal judge who overturned state's gay marriage ban dies Reuters (Reuters) - U.S. District Court Judge John G. Heyburn, whose ruling last year striking down ...

» Explosive! Behind the internet's fascination with pimple popping, zit zapping and squeezing cysts
30/04/15 22:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Millions are watching videos of cyst extractions, botfly removals and blackhead treatments. But what’s fuelling the explosive growth of the online community? • Warning: graphi...

» Freddie Gray: protests across US as Baltimore is forced to free 100 suspects
30/04/15 22:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Marches in New York, Boston, Ferguson and Washington, while authorities in Baltimore back down after holding people for days without charge Protests over the death in Baltimor...

» FBI helped Weinstein's family make ransom payment: report - The Express Tribune
30/04/15 22:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. The Express Tribune FBI helped Weinstein's family make ransom payment: report The Express Tribune WASHINGTON: The FBI facilitated a 2012 ransom payment of $250,000 to al Qaeda fr...

» Le Corbusier, the man, the modernist, the nudist – in pictures
30/04/15 22:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. He redefined architecture for the 20th century, pioneered modernity, made radical urban utopias for the masses – and spent his last years nearly nude in a cabin inspired by hu...

» Anonymous Messaging App Secret Is Shut Down
30/04/15 22:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The app went public just a year ago promising users a place for them to anonymously share their secrets.

» NIS: Kim Jong-un executed 15 officials in a 'reign of terror' - The Hankyoreh
30/04/15 22:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NIS: Kim Jong-un executed 15 officials in a 'reign of terror' The Hankyoreh North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has already executed 15 senior officials this year as part of his 'rei...

» Baltimore Death Sparks Protests Across America
30/04/15 22:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A protester is detained by New York police during a demonstration calling for social, economic and racial justice, in the Manhattan boroug...

» Baltimore officials: No immediate decision in Gray case
30/04/15 22:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 7:50 p.m. EDT. BALTIMORE (AP) -- Having weathered two all-night curfews with no major disturbances, Baltimore officials are now trying to manage growing expectations they will immediate...

» US Lowers Fluoride Levels In Drinking Water For First Time in 50 Years
30/04/15 22:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. The United States government has finally lowered fluoride levels in drinking water for the first time in 50 years following research by Harvard and oth...

» UK tells UN of Iranian attempts to buy nuclear technology - report
30/04/15 22:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. If confirmed, efforts to procure uranium enrichment equipment would violate security council resolutions at crucial time in nuclear negotiations Britain has informed the Unite...

» New cover for Chernobyl
30/04/15 22:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. Keep up-to-date with the latest news, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/AFP-subscribe International donors agreed to pay an extra 180 million euros ($201 million) to fund a new cover ...

» Massive Protest in Heart of Baltimore
30/04/15 22:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A massive student protest carved through the heart of Baltimore Wednesday evening. VOA's Victoria Macchi reports from the city’s downtown area, where residents have been staging demonstra...

» Baltimore officials try to dampen expectations of an immediate resolution to Gray ... - Fox News
30/04/15 22:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Fox News Baltimore officials try to dampen expectations of an immediate resolution to Gray ... Fox News Police in riot gear walk past boarded up row homes after a 10 p.m. curfew ...

» Britain’s political system explained
30/04/15 22:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. Keep up-to-date with the latest news, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/AFP-subscribe The United Kingdom is a parliamentary democracy: government is voted into power by the people, to...

» National Guard in Baltimore: Armored vehicles, military gear
30/04/15 22:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. Riots in Baltimore, Maryland have largely subsided since protests there, in the wake of Freddie Gray’s death, turned violent earlier this week, albeit ...

» Moody’s downgrades Greece credit rating over debt uncertainty
30/04/15 21:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. Moody’s rating agency downgrades Greece’s debt to junk. Moody’s rating agency has downgraded Greece’s credit rating further into junk terri...

» Naked paranoids begging police to save them? That's flakka!
30/04/15 21:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 7:50 p.m. EDT. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- One man ran naked through a Florida neighborhood, tried to have sex with a tree and told police he was the mythical god Thor. Another ran nu...

» JP Morgan prepares for global war, Unprecedented silver accumulation
30/04/15 21:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. Silver stockpile of the largest US bank and major provider of financial services JPMorgan Chase has increased drastically for the last three years. In ...

» IDF soldiers assault press in West Bank
30/04/15 21:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. A video has emerged showing Israeli forces assaulting photojournalists near the West Bank town of Nabi Saleh. Despite being clearly marked as members o...

» Maersk insists on release of vessel and crew from Iran
30/04/15 21:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's Maersk said on Thursday it insists on the release of the crew of the Maersk Tigris vessel, being held by Iranian authorities, and said it now assumed i...

» French leader vows punishment for any child rapes in Africa - U.S. News & World Report
30/04/15 21:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. U.S. News & World Report French leader vows punishment for any child rapes in Africa U.S. News & World Report French President Francois Hollande listens to U.N. Secretary-General...

» China says worried by new U.S. cyber strategy
30/04/15 21:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Defence Ministry expressed concern on Thursday at the Pentagon's updated cyber strategy that stresses the U.S. military's ability to retaliate with cyber we...

» French leader vows tough punishment if any soldiers found guilty of child sex ... - Fox News
30/04/15 21:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Fox News French leader vows tough punishment if any soldiers found guilty of child sex ... Fox News French President Francois Hollande listens to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon dur...

» Latest on police-custody death: More protests in Ferguson
30/04/15 21:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 7:50 p.m. EDT. 5:30 a.m....

» The Saudi leadership shuffle
30/04/15 21:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. With the announcement Interior Minister Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef becomes next in line to the Saudi throne, and the King's own son Defense Minister Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in line after...

» Queen Mother shot Palace rats to practise her aim in case of Nazi raid during WWII
30/04/15 21:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Margaret Rhodes, 89, has told how the Queen Mother prepared to protect her family from a possible Nazi raid by learning to shoot a pistol in the grounds of Buckingham Palace.

» Germans no longer see WWII as a defeat as they think of themselves as Nazi victims
30/04/15 21:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Nearly 70 years after the end of the Second World War, the number of Germans who considered the conflict a defeat has fallen to just nine per cent - a 25 per cent drop in the last decade.

» What Do You Have To DO To Become THE World Power? - Forbes
30/04/15 21:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. Forbes What Do You Have To DO To Become THE World Power? Forbes China now has the largest manufacturing base in the world , including super-large forges. China is only the third countr...

» Death Row Convict Asked: 'Am I Being Executed?'
30/04/15 21:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A drug smuggler killed by an Indonesian firing squad was delusional and oblivious to what awaited him, it is claimed.

» Nicaragua Lawmakers Approve Russian Satellite Station
30/04/15 21:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Nicaragua's parliament has authorized the establishment of a ground station in the Central American country nation for a Russian satellite network.

» Georgia woman used social media to threaten to kill police, authorities say - Fox News
30/04/15 21:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Fox News Georgia woman used social media to threaten to kill police, authorities say Fox News A Georgia woman was arrested Wednesday by police and federal agents after making thr...

» Why you are three times more likely to have your identity stolen in London than anywhere else: Britain's ID fraud hotspots revealed
30/04/15 21:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. People living in London are far more likely to be targeted by criminals who steal identities in order to open financial products in their name, research has shown.

» Russia looks set to extend import ban on Western food
30/04/15 21:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia looks likely to extend a ban on Western food imports beyond an Aug. 7 deadline, with a lack of incentive to lift its embargo due to the prospect of extended E...

» Man Executed in Indonesia Did Not Know He Was About to Die
30/04/15 21:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. Indonesia executed eight people Wednesday for drug smuggling, but one of them, a paranoid schizophrenic who also suffered from bipolar disorder, wasn’t aware he was about to be killed. The prie...

» Erdogan say new political system would be taste of Turkish honey
30/04/15 21:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday the strong executive presidency he seeks would bear no resemblance to Asian or African dictatorships but would be "lik...

» Female genital mutilation increase in England 'only tip of iceberg'
30/04/15 21:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Number of girls being treated for FGM rises rose to 578 in March, as campaigners warn month-on-month increase looks set to continue A total of 578 girls were The number of gir...

» Indonesia reacts to execution of seven foreign drug convicts
30/04/15 21:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. Indonesia reacts to execution of seven foreign drug convicts Keep up-to-date with the latest news, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/AFP-subscribe Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesma...

» Reclusive North Korean leader not coming to Moscow for Victory Day celebrations - The Globe and Mail
30/04/15 21:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. The Globe and Mail Reclusive North Korean leader not coming to Moscow for Victory Day celebrations The Globe and Mail The reclusive leader of North Korea won't be coming to Mosco...

» Ed Miliband opens family photo album to improve his image with voters
30/04/15 21:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. The Labour leader is using a speech to focus on the impact of cuts on family budgets, claiming voters have 'seven days to take your chance to make Britain run for working people once ag...

» Turkey Detains 12 Policemen Probing Jihadist Activity
30/04/15 21:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A Turkish court has ordered the detention of a dozen policemen who participated in probes against jihadists operating in the country in a move being seen here as the latest by the governm...

» US data and Fed caution keep pressure on world stocks, dollar - Reuters
30/04/15 21:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Reuters US data and Fed caution keep pressure on world stocks, dollar Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - World stock markets and the dollar remained in sharp sell-off mode on Thursday, h...

» Factory workers praise Francois Michelin, who died at 88
30/04/15 21:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. Keep up-to-date with the latest news, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/AFP-subscribe Francois Michelin, who led France's famed tyre company for nearly half a century, was praised by ...

» France's Hollande vows no mercy to soldiers if African child abuse proven
30/04/15 21:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. PARIS (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande vowed on Thursday to make an example of any French troops found guilty of child sex abuse in Central African Republic as a judicial source...

» How the World Learned of Hitler's Death - TIME
30/04/15 21:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. TIME How the World Learned of Hitler's Death TIME It wasn't immediately clear what had happened on April 30, 1945. This much the world knew: Adolf Hitler was gone, one way or another. ...

» French troops identified in CAR abuse claims - RTE.ie
30/04/15 21:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. RTE.ie French troops identified in CAR abuse claims RTE.ie French authorities have identified some of their troops accused of sexually abusing children in Central African Republi...

» Last US Marines to leave Saigon describe chaos of war's end
30/04/15 21:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 7:50 p.m. EDT. HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) -- As the Marines scrambled to the roof of the U.S. Embassy, they locked a chain-link gate on every other floor to slow the throng of panic...

» Consumer Spending Ends Sluggish U.S. Quarter on Better Note - Bloomberg
30/04/15 20:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Bloomberg Consumer Spending Ends Sluggish U.S. Quarter on Better Note Bloomberg Consumer spending climbed in March, capping a lackluster first-quarter performance that was enough...

» Dollar Strengthens on Robust US Jobless Claims Report - Wall Street Journal
30/04/15 20:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Wall Street Journal Dollar Strengthens on Robust US Jobless Claims Report Wall Street Journal The dollar pared losses against the euro and strengthened against the yen Thursday a...

» Iran Seizure of Maersk Container Ship Tied to Old Cargo Dispute
30/04/15 20:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Iranian officials pointed to a ruling against the Danish shipping giant over 10 containers that were sent to the United Arab Emirates in 2005.

» The Clinton Blind Spot - TIME
30/04/15 20:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. TIME The Clinton Blind Spot TIME “You're singing my song!” Hillary Clinton told students and educators at Kirkwood Community College in Monticello, Iowa, near the end of her firs...

» Forensic Team Completes Search of MH17 Crash Site
30/04/15 20:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Forensic experts have completed their search for the remains of the 298 people who died on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine more than nine months after the plane was downed.

» Coverup claims over revelation that Germany spied on EU partners for US
30/04/15 20:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Embarrassment for Berlin after reports about inquiry into NSA surveillance say German spies monitored French president’s office president and EU institutions for USA Germany h...

» Survey: Islam Will Become World's Largest Religion in 2070 - Voice of America
30/04/15 20:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. Voice of America Survey: Islam Will Become World's Largest Religion in 2070 Voice of America At a youthful 1,400 years, Islam is the youngest of the world's major religions — and it's ...

» Report Claims American Psychological Association Secretly Supported Torture ... - TIME
30/04/15 20:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. TIME Report Claims American Psychological Association Secretly Supported Torture ... TIME The American Psychological Association secretly worked with the George W. Bush administr...

» Cover-up claims over revelation that Germany spied on EU partners for US - The Guardian
30/04/15 20:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. The Guardian Cover-up claims over revelation that Germany spied on EU partners for US The Guardian Germany has been spying and eavesdropping on its closest partners in the EU and passi...

» Scotland’s Nationalist Surge
30/04/15 20:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. Scots have had an unexpected response to their own decision in September to vote, by a margin of 10%, to keep Scotland in the U.K.: they have flocked to the Scottish National Party, which spearheaded...

» VOA Q&A: Ben Carson Discusses Race Relations in Baltimore
30/04/15 20:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ben Carson, who reports say has intentions to announce a run for President, is a neurosurgeon and long-time Baltimore resident. He is the former chief of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns H...

» What to Do in Honolulu, Hawaii | 36 Hours Travel Videos | The New York Times
30/04/15 20:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TheNewYorkTimes's YouTube Videos. The fragrance of an orchid lei; the taste of perfect sushi; grand island residences and the blue-green sea: This is Honolulu. Produced by: Fritzie Andrade, Erik Braund...

» Europe’s Crisis of Conscience
30/04/15 20:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. Abu Mohammed was in the living room of the apartment he had rented for himself and his family in the Egyptian city of Agami on April 19 when news broke on the television of a tragedy on the Mediterra...

» VIDEO: Jon Stewart Eviscerates Judith Miller's Iraq Reporting on The Daily Show - Taunton Daily Gazette
30/04/15 20:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Taunton Daily Gazette VIDEO: Jon Stewart Eviscerates Judith Miller's Iraq Reporting on The Daily Show Taunton Daily Gazette Jon Stewart is not going quietly as he prepares to lea...

» Election 2015: Finally, the gloves are off
30/04/15 20:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. It’s taken a while, but now Labour, the Lib Dems and the Tories are socking it to each other. Voters can no longer say they’re all the same With a week to go in the longest el...

» Did peacekeepers sexually abuse children?
30/04/15 20:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Hungry, homeless young boys in the Central African Republic were forced by French soldiers to perform sex acts on them in return for food or money, the director of an advocacy group said T...

» House committee approves defense bill
30/04/15 20:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 6:47 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House Armed Services Committee passed a nearly $612 billion defense policy bill early Thursday that seeks to change military retirement benefits, c...

» IMF says to visit Kiev May 12 to review bailout program
30/04/15 20:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund is set to go to Ukraine on May 12 to review Kiev's progress with conditions of its $17.5 billion bailout program, an IMF spokesma...

» 40 years since Saigon's fall, napalm attack haunts woman in iconic image
30/04/15 20:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Nick Ut’s image of a screaming girl fleeing naked is credited with turning public opinion against the Vietnam war, but for one person in the picture, the nightmares go on On 8...

» £500m of cocaine seized from ship in UK’s biggest ever class A drug haul
30/04/15 20:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. More than three tonnes of substance the drug found on MV Hamal in North Sea after joint operation by National Crime Agency, Border Force and Royal Navy Cocaine that which coul...

» Prince Charles takes part in spin class at Scotland sports centre
30/04/15 20:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by YouTube Help. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/ODNsubs The Prince of Wales has proved he is definitely fit enough to become a grandfather for the second time, by taking part in a spinning class. Re...

» Spot the difference: Internet Explorer is dead, long live Microsoft Edge
30/04/15 20:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Microsoft Edge - formerly known as ‘Project Spartan’ - will be the default browser for Windows 10 and promises to be faster and leaner than the hated IE It’s official, Microso...

» German officials say they foiled imminent terror attack
30/04/15 19:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 6:47 p.m. EDT. BERLIN (AP) -- German security officials say they have foiled what they believe was an imminent Boston Marathon-style attack after raiding the home of a suspected Islamic...

» Long-shot Miliband now the favorite to become Britain’s prime minister
30/04/15 19:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. STOCKTON-ON-TEES, ENGLAND — Even before the election campaign began, the verdict was in on Ed Miliband: He was too weak and t...

» More Than 90 Writers Join Protest Of Free Speech Award For 'Charlie Hebdo' - NPR (blog)
30/04/15 19:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. More Than 90 Writers Join Protest Of Free Speech Award For 'Charlie Hebdo' NPR (blog) The protest over a free speech award to Charlie Hebdo continues to grow. Related NPR Stories. Step...

» Iranian Foreign Minister, U.S. Senator In Twitter Spat
30/04/15 19:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and U.S. Senator Tom Cotton have had a forthright exchange of views on Twitter in a new war of words between the two men ove...

» 10 sentenced to life for attack on Malala
30/04/15 19:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Ten people have been sentenced to life in prison for their roles in the 2012 attack on Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Malala Yousafzai, a judge announced Thursday.

» Meet Marilyn Mosby, the Woman Overseeing the Freddie Gray Investigation - NBCNews.com
30/04/15 19:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NBCNews.com Meet Marilyn Mosby, the Woman Overseeing the Freddie Gray Investigation NBCNews.com Baltimore's state's attorney probably did not expect to be thrust into the nationa...

» US Jobless Claims at 15-year Low
30/04/15 19:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. jobless claims fell to a 15-year low last week, as the number of Americans signing up for unemployment aid fell 34,000 to a nationwide total of 262,000. Thursday's report from the La...

» Pakistan Sentences 10 Men to Life in Attack on Malala Yousafzai
30/04/15 19:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A Pakistani court sentenced 10 men to life in prison for their involvement in a 2012 assassination attempt on teenage education activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, lawyers an...

» Witnesses: French soldiers raped African children in camp - Washington Post
30/04/15 19:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Witnesses: French soldiers raped African children in camp Washington Post BANGUI, Central African Republic — Witnesses in a refugee camp in Central African Republic's capital say...

» German Anti-Terror Police Seize Explosives - Sky News
30/04/15 19:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. German Anti-Terror Police Seize Explosives Sky News Officers arrest a couple and find an automatic assault weapon and bomb-making chemicals in their home near Frankfurt. 17:05, U...

» Ukrainian oligarch Firtash denies graft as he fights extradition to U.S.
30/04/15 19:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. VIENNA (Reuters) - Billionaire Ukrainian industrialist Dmytro Firtash declared he was innocent of bribery and money-laundering as an Austrian court began deliberating on Thursday wheth...

» General election 2015: a campaign full of women but not about them
30/04/15 19:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. While female politicians feature more heavily than ever before, the air war between the main parties shows this election battle is run by men, for men This is a curious electi...

» Former FBI Agent Bob Fitzpatrick Arrested for Perjury - Boston.com
30/04/15 19:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CBS Local Former FBI Agent Bob Fitzpatrick Arrested for Perjury Boston.com Retired FBI supervisor Robert Fitzpatrick is due to be arraigned Thursday at John Joseph Moakley Federa...

» US commander: Russia seems set for new offensive in Ukraine
30/04/15 19:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 6:47 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top U.S. commander for NATO said Thursday that America needs better intelligence on the ground in Ukraine, but that it appears Russian forces have ...

» Memories of the last US Marines out before Saigon fell - Washington Post
30/04/15 19:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Chron.com Memories of the last US Marines out before Saigon fell Washington Post HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Snapshots of the Vietnam War, from three U.S. Marines who were among the la...

» UN accused of 'reckless disregard' for allegations of peacekeeper child abuse
30/04/15 19:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. US diplomat James Wasserstrom says case of Anders Kompass, who exposed allegations of sex abuse by French forces, shows UN turns on whistleblowers The United Nations is guilty...

» Germanwings pilot was briefly refused medical certificate in U.S.
30/04/15 19:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities temporarily refused a private pilot's medical certificate in 2010 for Andreas Lubitz, the pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a Germ...

» Russian Media Play Up WWII Victory, Lash Out at 'V-Day Snubs'
30/04/15 19:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian state media are ramping up nationalism ahead of the 70th anniversary of “Victory Day” on May 9, preparing to air films and TV programs dedicated to the glory of Soviet heroes who ...

» Chinese and Russian Navies to Hold Joint Drills in Mediterranean
30/04/15 19:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The announcement of joint military exercises was a further sign of deepening ties between China and Russia, and of the Chinese Navy’s increasing ambitions.

» Police Foil 'Cycling Race' Terror Attack - Sky News
30/04/15 19:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Police Foil 'Cycling Race' Terror Attack Sky News Officers arrest a man who bought bomb-making chemicals and was spotted studying the route of Frankfurt's May Day cycling race. 1...

» Obama to Nominate Gayle Smith to Lead U.S.A.I.D.
30/04/15 19:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Ms. Smith, who is well-known in Washington development circles, would lead the government’s response to humanitarian disasters and manage the agency’s $20 billion budget.

» Baltimore police send Freddie Gray investigation to state's attorney – video
30/04/15 19:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Baltimore police commissioner Anthony Batts said on Thursday, 30 April, the results of the investigation into the death of Freddie Gray following his arrest by police hav...

» Should Googling in exams be allowed?
30/04/15 19:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. A vital skill or further dumbing down? Lola Okolosie and Chris McGovern debate whether Google searches should be permitted during GCSE and A-level exams Continue reading...

» Freddie Gray Police Wagon Made Mystery Stop
30/04/15 19:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Police reveal their investigation has uncovered a previously unknown stop by the wagon which took Freddie Gray into custody.

» Western leaders agree ceasefire in Ukraine needs to stabilize: Germany
30/04/15 19:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande held a telephone conversation with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine on Thursday to discuss th...

» Teenager found not guilty of raping his mother after she said it was just a dream
30/04/15 19:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Mum retracted her rape allegation and blamed episode on her mental health issues and the stress of caring for her ‘difficult’ son A teenager teenage boy has been found not gui...

» S.African man dies naturally on same day as winning right to die - Daily Mail
30/04/15 19:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Daily Mail S.African man dies naturally on same day as winning right to die Daily Mail A terminally-ill South African man died of natural causes Thursday on the same day that a court g...

» Women Face Unique Challenges in US Politics
30/04/15 19:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The number of women in the U.S. Congress has reached a record high.  Women make up 20 percent of the House of Representatives and Senate, but the number is not reflective of the U.S. popu...

» Social Media Plays Mixed Role in Baltimore Unrest
30/04/15 19:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The unrest in Baltimore once again demonstrated that social media is a double-edged sword, serving as a fast medium to spread both helpful information and potentially destructive misinfor...

» Puerto Rico seizes on 2016 election to push its case with candidates
30/04/15 19:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Jeb Bush backs statehood and softened stance on immigration Puerto Rico has no votes in general election but can sway primary vote For a small Caribbean island barely half the...

» Soccer player dies after collapsing on the field
30/04/15 19:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Belgian footballer Gregory Mertens, who collapsed on the pitch during a game on Monday, has died aged 24, with his club describing his passing away as having left "everyone in despair."

» Liberia Burials Key in Ebola Fight
30/04/15 19:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The World Health Organization is set to declare Liberia Ebola free. It will make that declaration on May 9th if no new cases are reported. In a sign of how the situation has improved, the...

» Podcast: The Lukashenka Shuffle
30/04/15 19:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Alyaksandr Lukashenka's little dance between Russia and the West has suddenly become more consequential.

» Question Time: Cameron, Miliband and Clegg interviews - live
30/04/15 19:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Rolling coverage of the Question Time interviews with David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg, with comment and analysis and the results of our snap poll of who won. All tod...

» Miliband has yet to articulate a role for Britain in the world
30/04/15 19:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. The Labour leader has at least signalled he wants to keep Britain in Europe. But that is not enough Picture a country heading for elections in the midst of an existential deba...

» Miliband has yet to articulate a role for Britain in the world - The Guardian
30/04/15 19:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. The Guardian Miliband has yet to articulate a role for Britain in the world The Guardian Picture a country heading for elections in the midst of an existential debate about its role in...

» Saudi border guard killed on Yemen frontier: SPA
30/04/15 19:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. RIYADH (Reuters) - A mortar shell killed a Saudi Arabian border guard patrolling on the frontier with Yemen on Thursday, the Interior Ministry said, bringing to 11 the number of Saudi ...

» Saudi Arabia burns through foreign reserves
30/04/15 19:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. New king funds public-sector salaries and large development projects

» Ex-FBI agent charged with lying during 'Whitey' Bulger trial
30/04/15 19:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 5:41 p.m. EDT. BOSTON (AP) -- A former FBI agent lied to jurors during mobster James "Whitey" Bulger's trial and overstated his professional accomplishments, including falsely claiming ...

» Ohio State band instructor charged with kidnapping, rape - Fox News
30/04/15 19:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Fox News Ohio State band instructor charged with kidnapping, rape Fox News A drum major instructor for Ohio State University's marching band who is accused of sexually assaulting...

» U.S. coalition target Islamic State with 21 air strikes: statement
30/04/15 19:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its partner nations conducted 21 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq since early on Wednesday, the Combined Joint...

» Hispanic courtship shapes Bush's early campaign steps
30/04/15 19:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 5:41 p.m. EDT. HOUSTON (AP) -- The man at the microphone spoke in a language most Republican presidential primary voters do not understand....

» Documentary on T-rex discovery leads to pardon request
30/04/15 19:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 5:41 p.m. EDT. PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Pete Larson has discovered thousands of fossils around the world, co-authored three books and led the team that unearthed the largest and most comple...

» Islamic State group film shows Yemen killings: SITE
30/04/15 19:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. RIYADH (Reuters) - A new branch of the Islamic State group in Yemen on Thursday issued a video showing what it said was the beheading of four Yemeni soldiers and the shooting of 10 oth...

» North Korean diplomats storm out of UN human rights event
30/04/15 19:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Diplomats denounced ‘ungrounded allegations’ of UN inquiry into North Korean rights abuses before walking out, as defectors stood and shouted insults at them A US-organized ev...

» Russia Says Western Leaders Note Progress In Cease-Fire In Ukraine
30/04/15 19:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko have...

» Germany Foils Suspected Boston-Style Terror Attack, Officials Say
30/04/15 19:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. (BERLIN) — German authorities foiled what they believe may have been an imminent Boston Marathon-style attack on a professional cycling race planned for Friday, seizing a cache of weapons, incl...

» Judge reduces sentences in APS case - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
30/04/15 19:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Judge reduces sentences in APS case Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter on Thursday reduced the sentences of three former educator...

» Colombia's ex-spy chief sentenced to 14 years in prison
30/04/15 19:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BOGOTA (Reuters) - The former head of Colombia's intelligence service was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Thursday for spying on opposition lawmakers, judges and journalists in one ...

» Russia may be readying for new Ukraine offensive: NATO commander
30/04/15 19:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia's military may be taking advantage of a recent lull in fighting in eastern Ukraine to lay the groundwork for a new military offensive, NATO's top commande...