Murder and mayhem thrive under brutal rule of Chechen warlord - FT | EU, NATO try to counter Russian propaganda: "In Russia, the EU is described as though it is a conspiracy of homosexuals ... the old myths of the Cold War are back," Robert Pszczel, spokesman in Moscow for NATO, told AFP. "Propaganda is so pervasive. About 90 percent of Russians get news from national television and the segment of Russians who are critical don't watch the news at all," Pszczel said. "It is a relentless narrative which portrays the outside world as basically a threat to Russia." - » Iraqi Lawmaker Says IS Killed Dozens Of Captive Yazidis 03/05/15 11:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks | » France investigates accusations that soldiers raped children 30/04/15 22:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks

“Kadyrov has total carte blanche to do inside the republic whatever he wants. Everything is allowed,” says Sergei Babinets, a member of a joint mobile group of Russian human rights organisations which rotates activists through Chechnya. “If he wants to burn houses, he burns houses. If he wants to conduct mass cleansings, he conducts mass cleansings. If he wants to kill someone, he kills someone.”

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"In Russia, the EU is described as though it is a conspiracy of homosexuals ... the old myths of the Cold War are back," Robert Pszczel, spokesman in Moscow for NATO, told AFP.

"Propaganda is so pervasive. About 90 percent of Russians get news from national television and the segment of Russians who are critical don't watch the news at all," Pszczel said.

"It is a relentless narrative which portrays the outside world as basically a threat to Russia."

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EU, NATO try to counter Russian propaganda Yahoo News "In Russia, the EU is described as though it is a conspiracy of homosexuals ... the old myths of the Cold War are back," Robert Pszczel, spokesman in Moscow for NATO, told AFP. "Propaganda is so pervasive. About 90 percent of Russians get news from ... Analysis: US experts on Russia fear escalation over Ukraine crisis, see a ...Minneapolis Star Tribune Philip Breedlove: Russia exploiting Ukraine cease-fireWashington Times Ukraine Attacks Donetsk People's Republic With Tanks, Grenade Launchers: Is ...International Business Times Department of Defense all 138 news articles »

Russian police chase away anti-gay crusader from Labor Day pride march - RT

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Russian police chase away anti-gay crusader from Labor Day pride march RT An LGBT activists' column was part of Friday's massive rally, which marched along Nevsky Prospect, the city's main street. More than 90,000 people from all ranges of the political spectrum participated, from the ruling United Russia party to Communists ... 90000 attended Gay Pride Parade in St. Petersburg, RussiaeTurboNews all 2 news articles »

Campaign Raises Money to 'Uncuff' Journalistsby webdesk@voanews.com (Deborah Block)

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More than 220 journalists around the world are imprisoned for covering news and reporting information their governments may not like, such as stories on official corruption, political uprisings and pro-democracy rallies. Beginning Sunday – World Press Freedom Day – the Committee to Protect Journalists, a private U.S. group, is launching a campaign to bring attention to their plight and encourage efforts to free them.   The campaign is called Press Uncuffed. It is selling clear, plastic bracelets, to represent the importance of the transparency of information. Each is etched with the name of one of nine imprisoned journalists: – Yusuf Ruzimuradov, a reporter for an opposition newspaper in Uzbekistan, who has been imprisoned for more than 15 years – Ilham Tohti, a minority Uighur economist and writer in China – Bheki Makhubu, a magazine editor in Swaziland – Mahmoud Abou Zeid (Shawkan), a photographer in Egypt – Ta Phong Tan, an online blogger in Vietnam   – Khadija Ismayilova of Azerbaijan, an investigative reporter and a radio host for the Azeri service of Radio Free Europe – Reeyot Alemu, a columnist for the leading independent weekly newspaper in Ethiopia – Ammar Adbulrasool, a photographer from Bahrain – U.S. citizen Jason Rezaian, a reporter for The Washington Post, who has been imprisoned for nine months in Iran, and just recently was charged with espionage   The idea for the bracelets originated with University of Maryland journalism students in a class focusing on imprisoned reporters overseas. Leija Sarcevic, who graduated with a master’s degree in journalism, is now the project’s campaign director. “Imprisoned journalists around the world are often abused and tortured,” Sarcevic said. “I really want people to have a conversation about it and to raise awareness of it.” Courtney Radsch, the advocacy director for the Committee to Protect Journalists, said most of those named on the bracelets were incarcerated on anti-state or retaliatory charges.   “These journalists are primarily being jailed because they are critical, they are looking into the abuses of those in power, or simply trying to report on things that are happening in their countries," Radsch said. According to award-winning Washington Post reporter Dana Priest, “That includes pieces on the Internet, where governments are increasingly scrutinizing articles and other information. And then they're using those against social media journalists, bloggers and citizen journalists to stop them, to put them in prison, to exile them, to threaten them. That's happening in places like Ethiopia, Vietnam, places in Central America, China for sure.” Priest is teaching the journalism class that developed the campaign. The Committee to Protect Journalists said, over the past decade, the number of journalists being jailed has risen, especially in the past three years. “Not just imprisoning but there are more journalists killed,” Priest said, adding that China holds the most, followed by Iran. Press Uncuffed hopes its efforts will increase pressure on governments to release imprisoned journalists. The bracelets can be purchased online for $10. The money is being put into an emergency assistance fund to help journalists in dire situations.

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2 Russian nuclear bombers entered Alaska airspace, report says - Fox News

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2 Russian nuclear bombers entered Alaska airspace, report says Fox News Northern Command commander Adm. William Gortney told reporters earlier this month thatRussia is developing a more capable military than the former Soviet Union. Both flight missions and numbers of locations for the flights “have gone up,” Gortney said. Report: Russian nuclear bombers intruded U.S. defense airspace zoneUPI.com all 10 news articles »

Russian Court Sentences Four Tajiks On Terrorism Charges

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A Russian court has sentenced four Tajik nationals -- suspected members of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir extremist organization -- to at least eight years in prison on terrorism and extremism charges.

Fighting Reported In Lugansk Region by Editorial Desk

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Censor.NET reports that the press office of the governor of the Lugansk region, Hennadiy Moskal, announced at 15:20 (12:20 GMT) that Russian-backed fighters were attacking Ukrainian defensive positions in Krymskoye, on the southern banks of the Seversky Donets river.

СМИ сообщили о ликвидации в Ираке команидира ИГ Абу Ибрагима Чеченца - РБК

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СМИ сообщили о ликвидации в Ираке команидира ИГ Абу Ибрагима Чеченца РБК Появилась информация об уничтожении в Ираке одного из главарей «Исламское государство» Абу Ибрагима Чеченца. Боевик также известен под именем аш-Шишани, грозившем вторжением в Россию. Военная операция армии Ирака. Фото: AFP. Об уничтожении в Ираке одного из ... Иракские ВС ликвидировали одного из лидеров "Исламского государства"РИА Новости В Ираке, по некоторым данным, убит один из лидеров террористической группировки «Исламское государство» чеченец Абу Ибрагим аш-ШишаниРадиостанция ЭХО МОСКВЫ В Ираке убит один из главарей ИГ Ибрагим ЧеченецNEWSru.com Все похожие статьи: 45 »

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Latvia, with a large minority of Russians, worries about Putin's goals - Los Angeles Times

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Latvia, with a large minority of Russians, worries about Putin's goals Los Angeles Times When the People's Republic of Latgale was proclaimed on the Internet in late January, security officials in this small former Soviet republic took notice. Until the furtive creators of the website declared independence on behalf of the country's ... and more »

Путин ратифицировал соглашение о поставках газа Китаю - BBC Russian

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Путин ратифицировал соглашение о поставках газа Китаю BBC Russian Президент России Владимир Путин ратифицировал соглашение с Китаем о поставках газа по восточному маршруту. Общая цена контракта - 400 млрд долларов на 30 лет, объем сделки - 38 млрд кубометров в год. Соглашение между правительствами России и Китая было подписано ... Владимир Путин ратифицировал соглашение о поставках газа в КитайКоммерсантъ Путин ратифицировал соглашение о поставках газа в КитайРБК РФ утвердила договор о поставках газа в КНР по "восточному" маршрутуРИА Новости Радиостанция ЭХО МОСКВЫ Все похожие статьи: 36 »

Путин ужесточил наказание за экстремистские призывы в СМИ - Комсомольская правда

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Путин ужесточил наказание за экстремистские призывы в СМИ Комсомольская правда В субботу, 2 мая, президент РФ Владимир Путин подписал закон, ужесточающий наказание за призывы к экстремизму в средствах массовой информации. Так, теперь за публикации статей, призывающих к терроризму или оправдывающих его, грозит штраф до одного миллиона рублей. Путин увеличил штраф за призывы к терроризму в СМИ до миллиона рублейИА REGNUM Путин подписал закон о штрафах за экстремистские призывы в СМИРИА Новости - Путин подписал изменения в закон о митингах33LIVE.RU Все похожие статьи: 122 »

Maya Plisetskaya, Ballerina Who Embodied Bolshoi, Dies at 89

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MOSCOW — Maya Plisetskaya, one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century and virtually theembodiment of the Bolshoi Theater for decades, died on Saturday in Munich. She was 89.

Katerina Novikova, the Bolshoi’s press secretary, said the cause was a heart attack. Ms. Plisetskaya and her husband and sometime collaborator, the Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin, had lived in Munich since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Ms. Plisetskaya, renowned for her fluidity of movement, expressive acting and willful personality, danced on the Bolshoi stage well into her 60s. Vadim Gayevsky, a dance historian and critic, once said she “began by creating her own style and ended up creating her own theater.”

Ms. Plisetskaya was born in Moscow on Nov. 20, 1925. Her mother, Rakhil Messerer, was a silent-film actress. Her father, Mikhail Plisetsky, was a Soviet mining and diplomatic official who was posted to Spitzbergen, Norway, where Ms. Plisetskaya spent part of her childhood.

Her father was shot to death in 1938 in Stalin’s purges. (Ms. Plisetskaya learned the date of his death only in 1989.) Her mother was arrested and sent to a labor camp with her infant son, then exiled to Kazakhstan. Her parents’ ordeals embittered Ms. Plisetskaya, whose enduring anti-Soviet sentiments would border on dissidence in later years.

As a young dancer Ms. Plisetskaya came under the influence of her maternal aunt and uncle, Sulamith and Asaf Messerer, who were famous soloists at the Bolshoi and who later taught at the theater’s ballet school.

In her autobiography, “I, Maya Plisetskaya,” published in 1994 and written “by myself,” as she stressed, she describes tension with her aunt, who took her in after her mother’s arrest and saved her from being sent to the orphanages to which children of “enemies of the people” were usually relegated.

She remained close to her uncle, who still taught at the Bolshoi and accompanied her on tour to the United States when Ms. Plisetskaya was in her 60s and he in his 80s. But her aunt, known in the family as Mita, exacted a wrenching emotional cost for her kindness, Ms. Plisetskaya wrote; over the years their relations soured and then broke off.

Ms. Messerer was infuriated when Ms. Plisetskaya refused to take her son, Mikhail, newly graduated from the ballet school, as her partner in “Swan Lake” — as Siegfried to her already classic Odette/Odile.

Ms. Plisetskaya wrote: “She cut off my embarrassed and meek objections: ‘You owe me everything. Was it in vain that I petitioned for your mother and resisted when they came to take you to the orphanage?’ ”

It was Mita who had brought 8-year-old Maya to the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, where her innate talent shone and her stubbornness stood out. From early childhood she was known for her endless reserves of energy and headstrong daring. In her autobiography, Ms. Plisetskaya recalled breaking into dance, and gathering an admiring crowd, while walking with her nanny along a Moscow boulevard.

Ms. Plisetskaya undertook the grueling whirl of Bolshoi training. The grim realities of Stalinist rule, however, formed an overwhelming backdrop that would color her memories. “I would like to talk about ‘Sleeping Beauty’ and ‘Swan Lake,’ about my battements and my handsome partners,” she wrote. “But whichever way I look at my childhood, it all revolves around politics and Stalin’s terror.”

As an adolescent, she was already a rising star at the school and assigned the leading role in the divertissement from “Paquita,” to be performed before an elite audience: officials of the NKVD, Stalin’s secret police. In 1949, she danced at Stalin’s 70th birthday celebration. Mao Zedong was among the guests.

“Years later, I admit it, I was simply afraid of meeting Stalin’s gaze,” she wrote in her autobiography, saying she avoided looking the Soviet dictator’s way during her bows. She also admitted to pleasure and relief at seeing her name in the report of TASS, the official Soviet news agency, on the birthday celebration. It was a sign of approval and would give her some modicum of artistic freedom, she hoped.

But in “I, Maya Plisetskaya,” she went on to chronicle the various indignities to which the system subjected dancers. Until 1959, she was not allowed to tour abroad. That year, she was allowed to go to the United States with the Bolshoi.

After finally being permitted to travel, she said the Soviet bureaucracy confiscated almost all of a dancer’s tour earnings, and she claimed that many dancers on tour subsisted on dog and cat food — “cheap and full of vitamins,” she wrote. (Others who have studied the Bolshoi of that era have disputed that claim as an exaggeration.)

Ms. Plisetskaya was equally restricted by the Bolshoi’s rigid Soviet guidelines on choreography, which viewed the very movement of dance through the prism of ideology, yet she was able to infuse stultified, literal movements with much deeper meaning.

Reviewing the 62-year-old Ms. Plisetskaya’s performances at an American-Soviet dance festival in Boston in 1988, Anna Kisselgoff of The New York Times wrote: “These ballets are strictly vehicles for her talent. Without her presence, their poverty of movement invention would make them untenable in performance. It is a tragedy of Soviet ballet that a dancer of her singular genius was never extended creatively.”

Speaking to reporters during her 80th-birthday festivities, Ms. Plisetskaya acknowledged her regret at the lost opportunities and the bitter struggle for each breath of artistic freedom, including being granted permission to work, though just briefly, with Roland Petit and Maurice Béjart in the 1970s.

“I danced all of classical ballet and dreamed of something new,” she said. “In my time, it was impossible.”

In the 1960s, ideology played a trick in her favor, at least at first. The Cuban choreographer Alberto Alonso’s friendship with Fidel Castro got him a bureaucratic green light by the Soviet authorities to stage “Carmen Suite,” which he created for Ms. Plisetskaya. But officials, unnerved by its eroticism, tried to scuttle the production.

Ms. Plisetskaya became director of the Spanish National Ballet in 1988 and traveled extensively, giving master classes around the world, as the Soviet system eased and then collapsed.

Her most tender and enduring partnership was with Mr. Shchedrin, her husband since 1958. He arranged “Carmen Suite” and other ballets, like “Anna Karenina” and “The Seagull,” which she choreographed and in which she starred.

Ms. Plisetskaya is survived by Mr. Shchedrin and a brother, Azari Plisetsky, who was also a dancer and is known as a choreographer as well. He lives in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he teaches at the Béjart Ballet Lausanne. Her cousin Mikhail Messerer is the ballet master in chief of St. Petersburg’s Mikhailovsky Theater. Another cousin, Boris Messerer, is a well-known artist who has designed sets for Bolshoi ballets.

While living in Germany, Ms. Plisetskaya and Mr. Shchedrin established a foundation in Mainz to create a public archive of their work and to support artistic endeavors in ballet and music.

It was her powerful physical relationship with the Bolshoi that gripped the dance world’s imagination and, as she described it, kept her from leaving the Soviet Union.

“The theater itself is incredibly constructed, the size of the stage, the incline of the floor,” Ms. Plisetskaya said. “I don’t know what kind of wood it’s made of, but it’s a spring. At other theaters, the floor is either flat or the incline is too big. I’ve danced on all the big stages of the world, and I can say for sure that the Bolshoi was the very best.”

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Russian Ballerina Maya Plisetskaya Dies at 89by The Moscow Times

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В ДНР заявили, что украинские военные ведут огонь из артиллерии «натовского» калибра - Газета.Ru

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Russia ballet legend Maya Plisetskaya dies aged 89 - BBC News

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Russia ballet legend Maya Plisetskaya dies aged 89 BBC News Russian ballet legend Maya Plisetskaya has died in Germany aged 89, the director of the Bolshoi Theatre says. Vladimir Urin says she died of a heart attack. "The doctors tried everything, but there was nothing they could do," he is quoted as saying by ... ​Legendary Bolshoi ballerina Maya Plisetskaya dies at 89RT Russia's most celebrated ballerina has diedSlipped Disc

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expert: Russia creating end-times 'beast' - WND.com

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expert: Russia creating end-times 'beast' WND.com The United States and Russia are engaged in a geopolitical contest over the Islamic Republic of Iran – but both sides are losing, according to documentary filmmaker and New York Times bestselling author Joel Richardson, who warns President Obama that ...

Iraqi Lawmaker Says IS Killed Dozens Of Captive Yazidis

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in Iraq has said that Islamic State (IS) militants killed at least 25 captive Yazidis at a prison camp in northern Iraq.

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Russian ballet dancer Maya Plisetskaya dies at 89by Agence France-Presse

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Star of the Bolshoi, whose career spanned five decades, was still dancing for the public at an age when most dancers would have retired

Maya Plisetskaya, considered one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century, has died at the age of 89 in Germany.

Plisetskaya – who made her name in her native Russia – danced for half a century and her modern choreography and performances charged with eroticism flouted Soviet convention.

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​Legendary Bolshoi ballerina Maya Plisetskaya dies at 89 RT One of Russian ballet's most iconic dancers, Maya Plisetskaya, has died of a heart attack in Germany at the age of 89. “Her husband, [the composer] Rodion Shchedrin has just called me. She died from a massive heart attack – the German doctors did their ... Russia ballet legend Maya Plisetskaya dies aged 89BBC News Russian Ballerina Maya Plisetskaya Dies at 89Voice of America Russia's most celebrated ballerina has diedSlipped Disc all 98 news articles »

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Maya Plisetskaya obituary by Judith Cruickshank

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Russian ballerina regarded as one of the greatest dancers of the 20th century who was for many years prevented from appearing in the west

Maya Plisetskaya, who has died aged 89, was one of the most important ballerinas of the Soviet era, becoming, on the retirement of Galina Ulanova, the leading ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet. Slender, with long legs and blazing red hair, she had a dazzling technique, a huge, almost masculine, jump and remarkably flexible back and arms. She claimed that she inherited her striking and expressive looks from her father, whom she describes as having a “sinewy, slender physique”. Among her contemporaries she stood out, and even today films of her dancing look remarkably modern.

Western audiences first saw her mainly in dramatic roles, such as the dual heroine of Swan Lake or the title role of Carmen Suite, a ballet created around her personality and particular gifts, but she could also be deliciously funny and feminine as the Tsar Maiden in The Little Humpbacked Horse or, most notably, as Kitri in Don Quixote; Rudolf Nureyev said her performance was “like champagne”. But despite her undoubted gifts her life was anything but smooth. She waited 16 years before she was allowed to tour in the west, labelled by the KGB as “politically immature”. And later in her long career there was an open breach between Plisetskaya and the Bolshoi’s all-powerful director Yuri Grigorovich.

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Chechnya terorised by warlord’s brutal rule

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There are frequent disappearances and killings in Ramzan Kadyrov’s republic

Ukraine Crisis Opens Up Wiggle Room For Lukashenkaby noreply@rferl.org (Robert Coalson)

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The Belarusian president first criticized those in Moscow who view his country as "a northwestern province" of Russia, then did an about-face by flatly declaring that "we have been and always will be with Russia." The war in Ukraine has put a sharp new spin on the dizzying relations between Minsk and Moscow.

Global Jewish immigration to Israel jumps by 40% this yearby Mairav Zonszein in Tel Aviv

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Ukrainians and Russians account for surge as numbers leaving western Europe in first three months remains steady despite Paris attacks in January, report shows

Jewish immigration into Israel has surged more than 40% this year, but it is Ukrainians and Russians who are responsible for the rise, not western Europeans fleeing after the Paris attacks.

Between January and March, 6,499 Jews arrived in Israel, the vast majority from Europe. But the figures produced in an interim report by the Jewish Agency for Israel, an NGO, reveal that the only substantial increase came from eastern Europe with numbers from western Europe remaining more or less steady.

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Murder and mayhem thrive under brutal rule of Chechen warlord

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When Chechnya’s strongman ruler Ramzan Kadyrov ordered his security forces last week to open fire on any Russian policeman who appeared on his territory without prior approval, he openly stated a rule that many of his subjects have suffered under for several years: inside the North Caucasus republic, he, and he alone, is master.

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Even though war officially ended six years ago, the Chechen republic continues to be one of the most violent places in Russia.

Local residents and human rights advocates accuse the former warlord of imposing a brutal rule. There are frequent disappearances and killings and no avenues for redress. “This is a kind of island which lies outside of the reach of Russian law. It will be done as Kadyrov or those close to him say,” says a Chechen human rights activist who asked to remain anonymous because his group has been the target of attacks. He added that Russian president Vladimir Putin had “given our republic as a fiefdom to Ramzan. He is now the only lord and father. He submits to nobody but Putin, and Putin doesn’t want chaos here.”

The conflict in Chechnya began when the republic tried to secede from Russia after the Soviet Union fell apart in 1991. Over the course of two brutal wars which ended with the suppression of this secessionist cause, the insurgency has morphed into a jihadist uprising and spread all over the North Caucasus.

Since a group of Islamist insurgents launched an armed attack in downtown Grozny last December, the regime is cracking down even harder. In the Naursky district north of Grozny, seven young men were abducted in December. Family members of two of them say they know who took them and which police station they were taken to, but their lawyer was told that they had been taken elsewhere. Several more disappeared from Groznensky, a rural district surrounding the regional capital. They have yet to be found.

Ramzan Kadyrov

Born October 1976, his father was Akhmad Kadyrov, who as chief mufti declared jihad against Russia during first Chechen war.

In the first Chechen war of 1994-96, Mr Kadyrov fought against Russia together with his father.

At the beginning of the second Chechen war in 1999 he and his father sided with Moscow. After restoration of federal government in 2000, Mr Kadyrov became chief bodyguard for his father, who became head of the Chechen republic.

After his father’s assassination in 2004, Mr Kadyrov became deputy prime minister and in 2006 prime minister.

In February 2007, Russian president Vladimir Putin installed Mr Kadyrov as head of the Chechen Republic, replacing Alu Alkhanov.

Other small groups of young men have been abducted from areas all over the country. Separately, security forces rounded up the relatives of those involved in the December 4 attack, burnt down their houses and expelled them from the country. In February, three people were killed in an explosion in an industrial area of Grozny. According to two local human rights activists, the authorities declared the three suicide bombers, arrested their relatives, held them for two days and on the third day expelled them from the republic as well.

The police have also gone after anyone whose contact was found on the phones of the alleged suicide bombers. Five are still unaccounted for, and two died while under arrest. They were buried in secret and their families have been forbidden from talking about their deaths. But according to local human rights workers, the two died from torture during questioning.

“Kadyrov has total carte blanche to do inside the republic whatever he wants. Everything is allowed,” says Sergei Babinets, a member of a joint mobile group of Russian human rights organisations which rotates activists through Chechnya. “If he wants to burn houses, he burns houses. If he wants to conduct mass cleansings, he conducts mass cleansings. If he wants to kill someone, he kills someone.”

Those who speak up almost always pay a high price. After the Joint Mobile Group criticised violence against the families of suspected insurgents, their office in Grozny was torched. A month later, masked men stormed the office of Memorial, another rights group in the Chechen town of Gudermes and intimidated staff there.

The climate of fear further undermines the constitutional and legal institutions of the Russian state in Chechnya.

“There is a huge number of torture cases where people know who took the victim away and where the victim is being held. But the investigator in charge of the case does not call the perpetrators for questioning, does not detain them, and does not pass the case on to the prosecution. Judges never call these perpetrators as witnesses,” says Mr Babinets. “They have told us directly: if I call this [policeman] for questioning today, they’ll come for me tomorrow. The judges, prosecutors, investigators are just afraid.”

According to Mr Babinets, not a single case of torture or abduction on which his group filed a complaint has been taken up by a Chechen court since the group started work in 2009.

The dysfunctionality of the legal system has encouraged many Chechens to seek help abroad. There is a rising tide of complaints about torture and disappearances to the European Court of Human Rights. While the court often struggles to find enough evidence of torture, it has awarded damages to Chechens whose family members disappeared in the hands of the security apparatus.

In this context, Moscow tidies up after Mr Kadyrov.

Mr Babinets says the fines included in the Strasbourg court’s rulings against the Grozny authorities are always paid — by the federal government in Moscow. “But the remaining parts of the verdicts, which often call for a proper investigation, are never implemented,” he adds.

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Six years after the war, the capital city may have been rebuilt but the Chechen republic remains one of the most violent places in Russia

Increasingly Chechens consider emigration. The republic records a net outflow of its people, according to official migration statistics, which are believed to under-report outward migration. Those who fear the Chechen authorities try to leave Russia altogether because they don’t feel safe in Moscow either.

There are no reliable statistics on how many have left, but a Chechen refugee wave that hit Germany in 2013 is seen by most experts as a good indicator. Berlin received more than 15,000 applications for political asylum from Russia that year, more than four times the amount a year earlier. According to German officials, more than 90 per cent were from Chechnya.

“Of course we want to live where our ancestors lived, and die where our ancestors died,” says one man from the Chechen village of Alkhazurovo who applied for foreign passports for his entire family last year. “But there is a point where it is better to leave.”

Chechnya’s economic recovery	Grozny warlords
Grozny has been rebuilt with massive cash injections from Russia’s federal government since the worst of the fighting ended in Russia’s prolonged war in Chechnya.	Men with guns are everywhere in Grozny. They stand on street corners, hang out in hotel lobbies and swagger through shopping malls, Uzis hanging from the waist.

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mikenova shared this story from police - Google News. New York Times 6 Baltimore Police Officers Charged in Freddie Gray Death New York Times BALTIMORE — Baltimore's chief prosecutor charged six police officers on Friday with crimes incl...

» How the response to protests over police force changed betwen Ferguson and ... - Washington Post
02/05/15 11:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from police - Google News. Miami Herald How the response to protests over police force changed betwen Ferguson and ... Washington Post This speed spoke to the incredible public scrutiny facing Baltimore, which ...

» A Funeral, Protests, Riots and Rebuilding: Chronicling Unrest in Baltimore
02/05/15 11:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings. When Sheryl Gay Stolberg became mid-Atlantic bureau chief in March, Baltimore became her territory. She describes reporting on the unrest and unanswered...

» Lawmakers fuming over report Capitol police left guns in bathrooms - Fox News
02/05/15 11:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from police - Google News. Fox News Lawmakers fuming over report Capitol police left guns in bathrooms Fox News Lawmakers are fuming over claims that Capitol Police officers left their service weapons in bathro...

» In swift move, six police officers charged in Freddie Grays death - Politico
02/05/15 11:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from police - Google News. Politico In swift move, six police officers charged in Freddie Grays death Politico Marilyn Mosby spoke forcefully at a Friday press conference, saying officers acted without probable...

» UPDATED: Baltimore police union's online fundraiser seeking $600000 taken ... - Raw Story
02/05/15 11:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from police - Google News. Raw Story UPDATED: Baltimore police union's online fundraiser seeking $600000 taken ... Raw Story The union representing Baltimore police officers set up an online fundraiser on Frida...

» Georgia: Police Say Woman Slipped Cuffs and Fired
02/05/15 11:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Police. A woman in police custody who was killed by officers in downtown Atlanta had escaped from her handcuffs and fired gunshots at the officers from a patrol car’s back seat, the police said Fr...

» Hundreds Protest in Manhattan Against Police Brutality and Income Inequality
02/05/15 11:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings. The protests were organized for May Day. Hundreds of protesters marched south from Union Square, and another rally was held near the home of a Walmart f...

» Marilyn Mosby, Prosecutor in Freddie Gray Case, Seen as Tough on Police Misconduct
02/05/15 11:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings. Ms. Mosby, who on Friday announced criminal charges against six police officers in Mr. Gray’s death, took office only four months ago, elected with the ...

» Prosecutor Plans Homicide Charges Against Police in Freddie Gray Case
02/05/15 11:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Police. The statement by Marilyn J. Mosby, the chief prosecutor, came after her office received an autopsy report.

» Baltimore’s Mood Shifts From Grim to Elated After Charges Are Announced
02/05/15 11:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Police. Baltimore, gripped for days by anger over Freddie Gray’s death, was a scene of celebration over the prosecution of police officers, but some cautioned that charges do not guarantee a...

» May Day Demonstrators Clash With Police in Pacific Northwest - ABC News
02/05/15 11:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from police - Google News. Washington Times May Day Demonstrators Clash With Police in Pacific Northwest ABC News Demonstrators clashed with police in two cities in the Pacific Northwest late Friday, with march...

» Police call Seattle May Day rally a riot; 3 officers hurt, 15 protesters arrested - Los Angeles Times
02/05/15 11:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from police - Google News. Los Angeles Times Police call Seattle May Day rally a riot; 3 officers hurt, 15 protesters arrested Los Angeles Times May Day demonstrations turned violent in Seattle on Friday night ...

» May Day Mayhem: 3 SPD officers hurt as rioters march through Seattle - KOMO News
02/05/15 11:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from police - Google News. Los Angeles Times May Day Mayhem: 3 SPD officers hurt as rioters march through Seattle KOMO News May Day Mayhem: 3 SPD officers hurt as rioters march through Seattle »Play Video Polic...

» In Baltimore and other cities, police have used 'rough rides' as payback in ... - Los Angeles Times
02/05/15 11:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from police - Google News. Los Angeles Times In Baltimore and other cities, police have used 'rough rides' as payback in ... Los Angeles Times For about 44 minutes, a police wagon carrying a handcuffed Freddie ...

» Baltimore Braces for More Protests
02/05/15 11:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Police. Thousands of people are expected at a march organized by Malik Shabazz, president of the Washington-based Black Lawyers for Justice and a former chairman of the New Black Panther Party.

» No Sharp Rise Seen in Police Killings, Though Increased Focus May Suggest Otherwise
02/05/15 09:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings. The use of police force against minorities and whites alike is poorly tracked, but what data does exist suggests the number of law-enforcement homicides...

» New York Officials Defend Aggressive Response to Freddie Gray Protests
02/05/15 09:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings. A day after 143 people in Manhattan were arrested during demonstrations, city officials said any escalation on the part of the police was provoked by pr...

» Black Culture Is Not the Problem
02/05/15 09:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings. Baltimore’s troubles stem from the continued profitability of racism.

» Source: Baltimore Police Officers Want To Oust The Mayor [VIDEO] - Daily Caller
02/05/15 09:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from police - Google News. USA TODAY Source: Baltimore Police Officers Want To Oust The Mayor [VIDEO] Daily Caller During a Baltimore-based radio talk show on Thursday, a man who identified himself as a Baltimo...

» Atlanta Police Shooting: Suspect Dead After Firing on Cops From Inside Patrol Car - NBCNews.com
02/05/15 09:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from police - Google News. NBCNews.com Atlanta Police Shooting: Suspect Dead After Firing on Cops From Inside Patrol Car NBCNews.com A female suspect was fatally shot by Atlanta police after exchanging gunfire ...

» Cops: Man shot after charging at police officer - Chicago Tribune
02/05/15 09:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from police - Google News. Chicago Tribune Cops: Man shot after charging at police officer Chicago Tribune The man was among three who had robbed a man at gunpoint near Cermak Road and State Street in the South...

» Six Baltimore police officers face murder, other charges in Freddie Gray's death - Reuters
02/05/15 09:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from police - Google News. Reuters Six Baltimore police officers face murder, other charges in Freddie Gray's death Reuters BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Six Baltimore police officers will face criminal charges, includ...

» Latest on Police-Custody Death: Officers Expected at Jail - ABC News
02/05/15 09:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from police - Google News. Fox News Latest on Police -Custody Death: Officers Expected at Jail ABC News 12:45 p.m.. The sheriff's office says it expects the six police officers charged in Freddie Gray's death t...

» Readers Respond On Unrest in Baltimore
02/05/15 09:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings. Two op-ed articles following the death of Freddie Gray elicited compassion and anguish, but also criticism.

» Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police Says Charges Are Rush to Judgment - U.S. News & World Report
02/05/15 09:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from police - Google News. U.S. News & World Report Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police Says Charges Are Rush to Judgment U.S. News & World Report Rabbi Yerachmiel Shapiro, left, and Meach Johnson celebrate on ...

» Officers Facing Charges Find Themselves on an Unfamiliar Side of the Law
02/05/15 09:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Police. The six suspended Baltimore police officers charged Friday once lived lives of anonymous uniformed service, but now they have been thrust into the center of one of the nation’s most volati...

» Across Country, Police Scrutinized After Baltimore Arrests - ABC News
02/05/15 09:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from police - Google News. Across Country, Police Scrutinized After Baltimore Arrests ABC News National outrage over the death of a black man while in police custody and the speed with which a prosecutor decide...

» DOD: Number of sex assaults reported up 11 percent; concerns about retaliation remain
02/05/15 09:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. More than 6,100 sexual assaults were reported to the Department of Defense in fiscal 2014, up 11 percent from the previous year and 70 percent from fiscal 2012, according to its annual r...

» US commander says loss of military toehold in Yemen is worrisome
02/05/15 09:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. The top commander of U.S. special operations forces is expressing "very great concern" about losing a presence on the ground in Yemen, where his forces had been working with Yemeni force...

» Police have used ‘rough rides’ as payback in past
02/05/15 09:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. For about 44 minutes, a police wagon carrying a handcuffed Freddie Gray traveled the city’s streets. By the time it arrived at a police booking station, Gray had stopped breathing, suffe...

» Russia gives up on Progress supply ship docking - Spaceflight Now
02/05/15 09:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Spaceflight Now Russia gives up on Progress supply ship docking Spaceflight Now Russian flight controllers have given up attempting to salvage a Progress cargo ship loaded with 3 tons...

» L. TODD WOOD: Russia is hoarding gold; you should worry - Washington Times
02/05/15 09:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Washington Times L. TODD WOOD: Russia is hoarding gold; you should worry Washington Times Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, greets former U.S. president Jimmy Carter and former ...

» Russia-Called UN Urgent Meeting on Yemen Ends Without Action - ABC News
02/05/15 09:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Russia -Called UN Urgent Meeting on Yemen Ends Without Action ABC News An emergency meeting on Yemen by the U.N. Security Council ended Friday with the 15 members unable to agree on a...

» Russia Assails West Over Yemen - New York Times
02/05/15 09:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. International Business Times Russia Assails West Over Yemen New York Times In an outburst of diplomatic finger-pointing, Russia on Friday blamed the West for blocking a Security Counc...

» Analysis: US experts on Russia fear escalation over Ukraine - Yahoo News
02/05/15 09:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Yahoo News Analysis: US experts on Russia fear escalation over Ukraine Yahoo News WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. experts on Russia see a growing danger that the crisis in Ukraine that has alr...

» Women in Military Cite Retaliation After Assault Complaints
02/05/15 09:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces. Two-thirds of women said they faced retribution for reporting the sexual attacks, though two studies indicated a decline in such episodes over all.

» Strait of Hormuz Once Again at Center of U.S.-Iran Strife
02/05/15 09:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces. After Iran seized a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz this week, the United States Navy has accompanied American-flagged vessels to protect against hara...

» The Last Line of Defense?
02/05/15 09:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from rss. Two TSA screeners were fired in April after developing and implementing a scheme to grope attractive men at Denver International Airport. And recent and repeated mishaps with the Secret Service have r...

» Sanctioned Eurasian Ideologist Speaks to Students at Texas A&M
02/05/15 09:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from rss. Aleksandr Dugin sought to inspire university students to support his Eurasianist “fourth political theory,” but despite the controversy, almost no one showed up to hear him.

» Drug Dealer Freddie Gray’s Business Was Hurting Black Kids
02/05/15 09:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from rss. While Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake infamously has said “We don’t have thugs in Baltimore,” they certainly did have at least one: Freddie Gray.

» US, Ukraine Urge Russia to Pursue Political Solution to Ukraine Conflict
02/05/15 08:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk have urged Russia to fulfill its commitments under the Minsk agreement, which calls for a political solution...

» Analysts: Saudi Leadership Changes Signal Bold New Views
02/05/15 08:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. As regional and global alliances shift, Saudi Arabia is shaking up its leadership - ensuring a clear line of succession with younger, more aggressive men hoping to expand the kingdom's ...

» Navy Escorting US-Flagged Merchants In Strait
02/05/15 08:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Navy ships in the Persian Gulf are escorting U.S.-flagged vessels in the Strait of Hormuz in light of recent tensions in the region, a defense official has confirmed to Navy Times. ...

» Signs Point to Dunford as Next JCS Chairman
02/05/15 08:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. There are growing indications that the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will be Gen. Joseph Dunford, the commandant of the Marine Corps.           &n...

» Georgia PM Appoints Pro-West Defense Chief
02/05/15 08:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Georgia's acting prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday appointed a staunchly pro-Western politician as his new defenSe minister in a move aimed at boosting the country's efforts...

» Defense Department Briefing with General Philip Breedlove
02/05/15 07:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from C-SPAN.org | National Politics | History | Nonfiction Books. Defense Department Briefing with General Philip Breedlove U.S. European Commander General Phillip Breedlove briefs reporters and answers their q...

» Dershowitz: Charges Against Baltimore Cops a ‘Sad Day for Justice’
02/05/15 07:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Dershowitz: Charges Against Baltimore Cops a ‘Sad Day for Justice’. by Pam Key 1 May 2015 348 Friday on Newsmax TV’s  “The Steve Malzberg Show,” former Harvard Law Schoo...

» Live Updates–Baltimore Curfew, Night 4: Freddie Gray's Arresting Officers Indicted
02/05/15 07:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Live Updates–Baltimore Curfew, Night 4: Freddie Gray’s Arresting Officers Indicted. 1:41 AM EST:  Dan Fleuette’s report on the ground level: The organic uprising led by members of t...

» Kasparov: We're Already Back to the Cold War With Russia
02/05/15 07:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Kasparov: We’re Already Back to the Cold War With Russia. Chairman of the Human Rights Foundation and former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov argued that the US is already back in the Cold ...

» ISIS on the Move: Russia's Deadly Islamist Problem
02/05/15 07:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs - The US-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism. Killings of leaders of the ongoing insurgency in Russia’s North Caucasus no longer make front pa...

» ‘The Life of Saul Bellow: To Fame and Fortune, 1915-1964,’ by Zachary Leader
02/05/15 07:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The very long first volume of Zachary Leader’s biography of Saul Bellow — a second book will cover the later years — ends in 1964, with the publication of “Herzog,” the novel tha...

» ‘There Is Simply Too Much to Think About,’ Saul Bellow’s Nonfiction
02/05/15 07:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . “The flies wait hungrily in the air,” writes Saul Bellow (in a description of Shawneetown in southern Illinois), “sheets of flies that make a noise like the tearing of tissue paper.” G...

» Patriot Act Faces Revisions Backed by Both Parties
02/05/15 07:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — After more than a decade of wrenching national debate over the intrusiveness of government intelligence agencies, a bipartisan wave of support has gathered to sharply limit the federal gove...

» Mixed Verdicts in Second Trial of Aleynikov, Ex-Goldman Sachs Programmer
02/05/15 07:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . For the second time in five years, prosecutors have prevailed over Sergey Aleynikov, the former Goldman Sachs programmer accused of stealing confidential computer trading code from the bank. The first time it...

» Mike Vickers, longtime senior intelligence official and former CIA strategist, to leave Pentagon
02/05/15 06:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Michael G. Vickers, a former Green Beret and CIA operative who ascended to become the Pentagon’s top intelligence official, plans to step down from his post, the Defense Department said Thursday. V...

» A Secret Warrior Leaves the Pentagon as Quietly as He Entered
02/05/15 06:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — ASKED what he is looking forward to, Michael G. Vickers, who retired this week as under secretary of defense for intelligence, answered without hesitation: “Sleeping.” Having pa...

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» 2015-05-01» In Russia, Economic Recovery Remains Elusive - STRATFOR 01/05/15 16:19 from Mike
01/05/15 16:52 from Mike Nova - Google+
2015-05-01 » In Russia, Economic Recovery Remains Elusive - STRATFOR 01/05/15 16:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks | » Russia may be readying for new Ukraine offensive: NATO commander 30/04/15 19:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks M...

» INFORMATION WARFARE: The Troll Works
01/05/15 16:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from StrategyPage.com. None

» 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...