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Western Toughness Causing Putin to Pursue De Facto Annexation of Donbas Rather than New Aggression in Ukraine, Piontkovsky Says by paul goble (noreply@blogger.com)
Friday July 10th, 2015 at 4:44 PM

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Staunton, July 10 – Because the Western powers have made it clear that they will react harshly to any further Russian advance into Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has shifted his focus away from that at least for the time being and is concentrating on the de facto annexation of the occupied territories, according to Andrey Piontkovsky.

According to the Russian analyst, Putin’s attempt to use nuclear blackmail against the West backfired. He assumed the West would back down, “but this didn’t happen: the West responded with a display of its military might” in the Baltic countries which are members of NATO and made clear that no further aggression in Ukraine would be tolerated.

The West has given Putin to understand that “any military escalation such as a move toward Mariupol or even more an attempt to create a corridor to the straits will be met with intensified economic sanctions and the sale to Ukraine of lethal weaponry, including anti-tank rockers” (nv.ua/opinion/piontkovskiy/ot-planov-putina-ostalsya-ogryzok-donbassa-58458.html).

The Kremlin, Piontkovsky suggests, “has understood this and thus not taken a decision for military escalation.” Of course, there will be clashes along the border for a certain time, “but there will be ever less sense in them because Moscow is not prepared for an escalation” and Ukraine “is not planning” to recover the occupied lands “by force” lest it provoke Putin into sending in more regular army units and gaining a decisive advantage.

Moscow’s strategy in this situation, the Russian commentator says, “is to deceive the Ukrainians with the illusion of territorial integrity” and try to force Kyiv to take responsibility for the DNR and LNR in order to “disorder Ukraine from the inside.”But Kyiv has made clear that it will not “support these bandit republics and permit them to define its political future.”

That in turn means, he says, that “Putin is gradually moving toward the actual annexation of the occupied territories,” assuming “responsibility for the economy and social sphere of ‘the republics” and not seriously expecting that their demands for Ukrainian support will be successful in Kyiv.

“In the short term,” Piontkovsky argues, “such a scenario” will satisfy Ukraine: “Moscow will take on itself the support of the separatist republics and not engage in further demands.” But only in the short term. “Moscow is not capable of supporting this region even in the middle term,” but Putin will try because this is the only way he can save face in retreat.

Initially, as the Russian commentator says, Putin “spoke about the Russian world which would extend to Estonia, Latvia, and Kazakhstan. Then when it became clear that the Russian world was not going to happen, he began to talk about Novorossiya.” But “the Russian language community of Ukraine did not support this insane idea.”

As a result, Putin has had to satisfy himself with a piece of the Donbas.”

And although Piontkovsky does not address this possibility, the de facto annexation of the Donbas could very well mean that that region will destabilize Russia just as Putin once hoped to have it destabilize Ukraine, yet another example of his counterproductive policies and unintended consequences.

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'Let's just swap Greece for Puerto Rico', suggests German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble
Friday July 10th, 2015 at 4:43 PM

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What's the best way to mend Greece's financial problems? By playing swapsies with the US, at least according to Germany's Wolfgang Schäuble.

Four Ways Ukraine Isn't Greeceby support@pangea-cms.com (RFE/RL)
Friday July 10th, 2015 at 4:42 PM

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The simultaneous debt crises faced by Ukraine and Greece have spawned comparisons between the two countries’ financial situations. But their predicaments differ in several key ways.

Pope Speaks Out Against Greed, Apologizes for Colonialism
Friday July 10th, 2015 at 4:42 PM

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Pope Francis spoke out against corporate greed and apologized for colonialism in the Americas in a speech Thursday in a meeting of groups working for the unemployed, landless and impoverished.

US Personnel Chief Resists Calls to Resign Amid Data Hackby webdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press)
Friday July 10th, 2015 at 4:41 PM

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The head of the U.S. government's personnel office, OPM, is rejecting bipartisan calls for her resignation following revelations that hackers stole the personal information of more than 21 million people on her watch. Katherine Archuleta, director of the federal Office of Personnel Management, said she has no plans to step down and is committed to continuing her work. The White House, which had previously said President Barack Obama was confident in Archuleta's leadership, said there was no change in its position. Although the government declined to name the hackers, officials said the same party was responsible for both hacks. Numerous U.S. lawmakers who have been briefed on the federal investigation have pointed the finger at China. The escalating calls for Archuleta to be replaced came as the Obama administration disclosed on Thursday that the number of people affected by the federal breach — believed to be the biggest in U.S. history — was far higher than previously reported. Hackers downloaded federal Social Security numbers, a key piece of information used to identify Americans, along with health histories or other highly sensitive data from OPM's databases, affecting more than five times the 4.2 million people the government first disclosed this year. Since then, the administration acknowledged a second, related breach of systems housing private data that individuals submit during background investigations to obtain security clearances. Word that the breach was far more severe than previously acknowledged drew indignation from members of Congress who have said the administration has not done enough to protect personal data in their systems, as well as calls for Archuleta and her top deputies to resign. Republican leaders called for Archuleta's resignation, and Boehner said the president must "take a strong stand against incompetence." Even some members of Obama's own party, usually reluctant to criticize the administration, joined the call for Archuleta to go. Democratic Sen. Mark Warner decried Archuleta for a "slow and uneven response" that he said had undermined confidence in her abilities. Among the data the hackers stole: criminal, financial, health, employment and residency histories, as well as information about their families and acquaintances. The second, larger attack affected more than 19 million people who applied for clearances, as well as nearly two million of their spouses, housemates and others.

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Kerry Setting Records with Long Vienna Stayby webdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press)
Friday July 10th, 2015 at 4:40 PM

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been locked in this round of Iran nuclear talks for a longer period than any top American official has devoted to a single international negotiation in more than four decades. With no agreement in sight, he may stay longer. Kerry's trip to Vienna, now in its 15th day, already eclipses his own record for an overseas voyage and is the most extended stay outside the United States for a secretary of state since George Shultz in 1983. He would equal Shultz's mark on Sunday. What makes the current mission unique in recent history is its singularity of purpose and venue: An agreement to curb Iran's nuclear program for a decade in exchange for tens of billions of dollars in relief from international sanctions. Kissinger, Lansing Not since Henry Kissinger's 34-day Middle East peace odyssey in 1974 has the top U.S. diplomat devoted so many days abroad to one particular foreign policy objective. But unlike Kissinger - whose shuttle diplomacy took him between Jerusalem, Damascus, Amman and other destinations - Kerry has spent the entire time in Austria's capital. To find the last time a secretary of state has been stuck for so long in the same place, one would have to go back in the State Department historian's archives to the early 1960s. Much has changed since the days when then-Secretary of State Robert Lansing spent months in Europe assisting President Woodrow Wilson at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, which ended World War I, or when President Harry Truman spent 18 days in Potsdam, Germany, thrashing out Europe's post-World War II future with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin. The advent of the jet age has enabled officials to travel back and forth from the United States, and to jump from place to place. It's a far cry from the days diplomats conducted missions on cruise or battleships and propeller planes. And it was far simpler to focus on a single crisis or conference a century ago, when the world was carved up by a small group of empires and not a collection of almost 200 independent nations. Kerry, still on crutches after breaking his leg last month, hobbled his way to a personal record by surpassing the two-week mark on Friday. Moving deadline He left Washington June 26 hoping the Iran talks would wrap before a June 30 deal deadline. Since then, negotiators have pushed off the deadline twice and will do so for a third time Friday, if the negotiations are to continue. Late Thursday, Kerry took note of the extraordinary length of his trip. "Let me assure you we would not be here continuing to negotiate just for the sake of negotiating,'' he said. " We're here because we believe we are making real progress toward a comprehensive deal.'' Kerry also flashed some impatience, demanding that Iran make the "tough political decisions'' needed for agreement. "This is not open-ended,'' Kerry said outside the 19th-century Viennese palace hosting the negotiations. "We can't wait forever for the decision to be made. If the tough decisions don't get made, we are absolutely prepared to call an end to this process.'' The remarks were met by a stiff rebuke from his Iranian counterpart, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who accused the U.S. and its partners of backtracking on past commitments. The bickering left talks at an impasse. If a deal isn't struck, Iran has said it will continue with its nuclear program. Albright, Clinton While more recent former secretaries of state, like Madeleine Albright and Hillary Rodham Clinton, were inveterate travelers, none topped two weeks on the road in a single trip. And, their longest journeys were generally multi-destination, around-the-world affairs. In September, 1999, Albright undertook a 13-day excursion that started in Morocco and ended in New Zealand with intermediate stops in Egypt, Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt again, Israel again, Turkey and Vietnam. Kerry equaled that mark last year during the waning days of his ill-fated Middle East peace push. He began that trip in the Netherlands and visited Italy, Vatican City, Jordan, France, Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Belgium, Algeria and Morocco before returning home.

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Министр финансов Германии предложил США обменять Грецию на Пуэрто-Рико - РБК
Friday July 10th, 2015 at 4:39 PM

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Putin's China Syndromeby support@pangea-cms.com (Brian Whitmore)
Friday July 10th, 2015 at 4:38 PM

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VOA Video: Pentagon's Warren Discusses Islamic Stateby webdesk@voanews.com (Carla Babb)
Friday July 10th, 2015 at 4:37 PM

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It’s been one year since the Islamic State announced the territory it had seized in Syria and Iraq constituted an Islamic caliphate, and the Pentagon is settling in for a years-long battle. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Carla Babb sat down with Pentagon spokesman Col. Steve Warren to find out what the coalition’s plan is for Syria and how the training of locals is going

High-ranking Vatican official Jozef Wesolowski set to stand trial for child abuse
Friday July 10th, 2015 at 4:36 PM

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FBI: Church Shootings Suspect Got Past Background Checkby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)
Friday July 10th, 2015 at 4:36 PM

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The FBI said Friday that the man accused of shooting nine parishioners at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, last month should not have been allowed to buy a gun. The FBI said Dylann Roof was able to purchase a .45-caliber Glock handgun in April, eight days after he turned 21, because of a breakdown in the agency's background check system. Roof should have been barred from buying the gun because of a previous admission that he was in possession of illegal drugs. The admission should have prevented him from purchasing a gun, according to FBI rules. FBI Director James Comey said that because the information was not properly entered into the database of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, the examiner reviewing Roof’s request to buy a gun never saw it. The gun purchased in April was the one used in the shootings at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Comey said in a meeting with reporters at FBI headquarters in Washington. “We are all sick that this happened," he added. "We wish that we could turn back time.” Roof was arrested at a shopping mall in February and found to be in possession of a controlled substance commonly used to treat heroin addiction. It was at that time he admitted to being in possession of an illegal drug. Comey said he was informed of the lapse Thursday evening and had ordered a review into the FBI’s background check system. “This case rips all of our hearts out, but the thought that an error on our part is connected to a gun this person used to slaughter these people is very painful to us,” he said.

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In Athens, Greeks Muse on Tsipras’s Abrupt Reversalby SUZANNE DALEY
Friday July 10th, 2015 at 4:35 PM

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Greeks were struggling to process the news, gird themselves for further budget cutbacks and assess what they had gotten for their efforts to stand against the European orthodoxy.

Moscow creates taskforce to identify suspected remains of tsar's children by AFP in Moscow
Friday July 10th, 2015 at 4:35 PM

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Remains have been in state archives for nearly a decade, since being discovered by a builder more than 40 miles away from the burial site of their family

Russia has launched a new drive to confirm the identity of and bury remains thought to be those of the last tsar’s daughter and only son, which have been stored in state archives for nearly a decade.

Remains believed to be those of Nicholas II’s heir, Alexei, who suffered from haemophilia, and his sister Maria, lie unburied in state archives amid doubts over their identity.

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» Volcanic Ash Shuts Airports in Bali
10/07/15 12:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Drifting ash from a volcanic eruption in Indonesia shut down airports on Bali and Lombok, stranding passengers and disrupting local businesses at the peak of the summer holiday season.

» Pope Francis' Visit to Bolivian Prison Highlights Abuses Within
10/07/15 12:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Like prisons across Latin America, extortion, drug abuse, gang violence and sexual assault are commonplace in the penitentiary the pontiff will visit

» Sexually abused girls face pipeline to prison in U.S.: report
10/07/15 11:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - What landed Mia Paz in jail was the sexual abuse she had suffered as a child.

» Russia's Putin upbeat on Ukraine crisis solution
10/07/15 11:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. UFA, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that there were more chances for Ukraine crisis to be successfully resolved rather than for it to fail.

» After BRICS, Putin Hosts Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit In Ufa
10/07/15 11:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted regional leaders at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on July 10, a second day of meetings meant to show the...

» Austria Court Acquits Late Kazakh Presidential Son-In-Law's Associates
10/07/15 11:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Two associates of Rakhat Aliev, the deceased ex-son-in-law of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev, have been acquitted of double murder.

» Putin Says Greece Has Not Asked Russia For Aid
10/07/15 11:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian President Vladimir Putin says Greece has not asked Moscow for aid to overcome its debt problems.

» Greek Crisis Threatens To Become Crisis In Georgia, Too
10/07/15 11:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The economic crisis in Greece is sending painful shock waves through Georgia. The flow of as much as $20 million a month in remittances from the tens of thousands of Geor...

» Sinosphere Blog: Kenneth G. Lieberthal on the Political Effects of China’s Stock Market Plunge
10/07/15 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Mr. Lieberthal, an observer of Chinese politics and a former policy maker in Washington, discusses the implications for President Xi Jinping, who until now had benefited from an aura of omn...

» Putin Criticizes U.S. Role in Afghanistan
10/07/15 11:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. At a gathering of regional leaders, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said a decade of Western military intervention had failed to improve security in the war-torn nation.

» Chinese Authorities Appear to Detain 4 Human Rights Lawyers
10/07/15 11:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The reasons for the The reason for moves against the lawyers remained unclear, but several lawyers and activists suspected an effort it could be the start of a campaign to crush China’s “ri...

» 'Cannabis island' found in Crimea
10/07/15 11:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Police find haul of cannabis plants on a manmade island.

» In Bolivian prison visited by pope, money buys survival
10/07/15 11:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 10:48 a.m. EDT. SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia (AP) -- Two years after 36 people died in a fierce battle between rival gangs, not much has changed inside Bolivia's biggest prison: Inmates still ru...

» IS offers a mix of brutality, charity during Ramadan
10/07/15 11:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 10:48 a.m. EDT. BEIRUT (AP) -- During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Islamic State group is showing two faces to the millions who live under its rule in Iraq and Syria - handing ...

» 3,134,0113,134,011New Tensions Emerge in Iran Nuclear Talks Thursday July 9th, 2015 at
10/07/15 03:00 from Mike Nova - Google+
3,134,011 3,134,011 New Tensions Emerge in Iran Nuclear Talks Thursday July 9th, 2015 at 7:18 PM New Tensions Emerge in Iran Nuclear Talks Thursday July 9th, 2015 at 7:18 PM WSJ.Com: World News 1 Share Heated exchanges took place among f...

» Saud al-Faisal, Saudi Foreign Minister for 40 Years, Dies at 75
09/07/15 21:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Former Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal died Thursday, Saudi Arabian sources and media close to the kingdom's ruling family reported, two months after he was replaced followin...

» Russia Makes Veiled Threat To Veto MH17 Tribunal Plan At UN
09/07/15 21:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia said it will oppose a draft United Nations resolution establishing an international tribunal to prosecute those who shot down Malaysian Flight MH17 over Ukraine.

» US hacking breach hit more than 21 million people
09/07/15 21:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Obama administration says scale of cyber attack far bigger than first admitted

» FBI Says ISIS Arrests Helped Prevent July 4th Attacks
09/07/15 21:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. FBI Director James Comey said that the agency arrested more than 10 ISIS related suspects and possibly foiled plots related to July 4.

» Pope calls for new economic order, criticizes capitalism
09/07/15 21:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Thursday urged the downtrodden to change the world economic order, denouncing a "new colonialism" by agencies that impose austerity prog...

» New Tensions Emerge in Iran Nuclear Talks
09/07/15 19:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Heated exchanges took place among foreign ministers as Washington and Tehran struggled to overcome remaining hurdles to a final agreement over Tehran’s nuclear program.

» ECB Forced to Contemplate 'Grexit'
09/07/15 19:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The European Central Bank has insisted since the beginning of the Greek crisis that membership of the currency bloc is irreversible. But recently a change of mood has become palpable a...

» US foiled Fourth of July terrorist attack says FBI
09/07/15 19:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Islamic State-inspired terror plots had been planned around the US for the Fourth of July holiday weekend

» FBI Chief: Agents Stopped Multiple Terror Plots Ahead of July 4
09/07/15 19:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said Thursday that agents broke up a number of terror plots in the weeks leading up to the Independence Day holiday. "I do believe our...

» Greece Offers Up Proposals In Hopes of a $59 Billion Bailout
09/07/15 19:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. ATHENS — Greece finally met a deadline that counted on Thursday and made a series of sweeping proposals that its creditors needed by midnight to set off a mad rush toward a weekend deal to stav...

» Greece seeks bailout totaling $55 billion, offers painful spending cuts - Washington Post
09/07/15 19:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. The Indian Express Greece seeks bailout totaling $55 billion, offers painful spending cuts Washington Post ATHENS — Greece is seeking another bailout totaling at least 50 billion euros...

» The Latest: Greece Seeks 53.5B Euros in New Bailout Package - New York Times
09/07/15 19:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. New York Times The Latest: Greece Seeks 53.5B Euros in New Bailout Package New York Times ATHENS, Greece — The latest from the Greece's financial crisis (all times local): ___. 1:34 a....

» Kim Jong-Un's 'Reign Of Terror': 70 Executed
09/07/15 19:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The killings include the execution of the country's defence chief with an anti-aircraft gun for falling asleep in a meeting.

» Fourth Of July Terror Plots Thwarted In US
09/07/15 19:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Authorities arrest more than 10 people allegedly inspired by Islamic State to carry out attacks close to the Independence holiday.

» Hackers Stole Government Data On 21.5m People
09/07/15 19:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Hackers stole information on 21.5 million people in a June cyber-attack on a US federal government database, it has emerged.

» Prince Saud al-Faisal, Longtime Saudi Foreign Minister, Dies at 75 - New York Times
09/07/15 19:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Times Prince Saud al-Faisal, Longtime Saudi Foreign Minister, Dies at 75 New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Prince Saud al-Faisal, the urbane diplomat who used quiet diplo...

» Russia is greatest threat to the US, says Joint Chiefs chairman nominee Gen ... - Washington Post
09/07/15 19:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. USA TODAY Fox News Russia is greatest threat to the US, says Joint Chiefs chairman nominee Gen ... Washington Post Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, the nominee to serve as the next chairm...

» AP Top News at 5:39 p.m. EDT
09/07/15 19:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TheUnion local.com | TheUnion.com. AP Top News at 5:39 p.m. EDT Hopes for Greek deal rise as creditors open to debt relief ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece finally met a deadline that counted on Thursday and m...

» Thousands of birds leave ‘dead zone’ after abandoning Florida Gulf Coast
09/07/15 19:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. A 150-acre portion of the Florida Gulf Coast is being described as a “dead zone” by scientists after thousands of birds mysteriously abandoned their ty...

» US spies on almost all Latin America
09/07/15 19:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. US National Security Agency (NSA) intercepts nearly all communications in the South American continent, WikiLeaks revealed. Founder of whistleblower we...

» BRICS Economic Agenda: Participants to Discuss Greek Debt Crisis
09/07/15 19:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. The Greek debt crisis, the expected lifting of sanctions on Iran and oil and stock market volatility will dominate the agenda of the BRICS summit which...

» The Hackers Waging Russia's Internal Cyberwarfare
09/07/15 19:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from International News, Opinion and Analysis - Newsweek World. The Hackers Waging Russia's Internal Cyberwarfare Sergei Maksimov, a.k.a. Hacker Hell, had been terrorizing the Russian blogosphere for years—poss...

» BRICS Summit Firms Up Plans for New Development Bank
09/07/15 19:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from International News, Opinion and Analysis - Newsweek World. BRICS Summit Firms Up Plans for New Development Bank Meeting in Russia, the world's emerging economies also discussed Greece and the Chinese stock...

» Baltimore police chief fired as city's homicide rate spikes
09/07/15 19:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. Mayor fires Anthony Batts 2 1/2 months after city broke out into riots following the death of a man injured in police custody

» Whistleblower on how he exposed cancer doc's fraud
09/07/15 19:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. Dr. Soe Maunglay started working for Dr. Farid Fata at his private cancer practice in 2012, and realized something bizarre was going on

» Iran hits out at western negotiators after nuclear talks are pushed back again
09/07/15 19:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Senior Iranian official bitterly accuses west of changing stance and walking back from positions as negotiations in Vienna looks sure to pass US deadline The Iranian delegatio...

» ISIS massacre of 770 in Iraq was so bloody it could be seen from space
09/07/15 19:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Satellite imagery (pictured) and footage of the massacre in Tikrit, Iraq, helped convict 24 ISIS militants behind the mass slaughter of 770 Iraqi soldiers last ...

» Putin, Rohani Discuss Nuclear, Security Cooperation
09/07/15 19:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Kremlin says the presidents of Russia and Iran have discussed military and nuclear cooperation, as well as the fight against the Islamic State group.

» U.S. Joint Chiefs Nominee: Russia Is 'Greatest National Security Threat'
09/07/15 19:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The nominee to become chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff says Russia presents “the greatest threat” to national security and its behavior is "nothing short of ala...

» Tajik State News Agency Takes On IS In 'Information War'
09/07/15 19:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Tajikistan's official news agency has launched an "information war" against Islamic State, pushing back against the group's propaganda by reporting on its gory killings, ...

» Greece plans €2bn energy deal with Russia
09/07/15 19:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Project announced by Panayotis Lafazanis comes as Brussels is seeking to cut EU reliance on Gazprom

» Ex-Kremlin banker flees UK for France
09/07/15 19:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Sergei Pugachev cites harassment and fears for his life

» Isil militants 'kill four children' during destruction of historic Iraq church
09/07/15 19:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Isil militants reportedly kill four children during destruction of an ancient Christian church in the Iraqi city of Mosul

» Genetic Signatures Identify Crop Varieties Best Able to Withstand Stress
09/07/15 18:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Differences in a crop plant's genes can help predict how a particular variety will respond to a drier or hotter climate. Geneticist Geoff Morris of Kansas State University sampled the gen...

» A Conversation With White People On Race | Op-Docs | The New York Times
09/07/15 18:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TheNewYorkTimes's YouTube Videos. From: TheNewYorkTimes Duration: 05:36 This short documentary features interviews with white people on the challenges of talking about race. Produced by: Michèle Stephe...

» US, UAE Launch Center to Counter Islamic State Message
09/07/15 18:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The United States and United Arab Emirates launched a new effort Wednesday to counter the Islamic State group using social media to confront the militants' ideology and present "moderate ...

» Pope Francis Continues South American Tour in Bolivia
09/07/15 18:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Pope Francis was greeted by Bolivian President Evo Morales when he arrived Wednesday on the second leg of his three-nation tour of his home continent of South America. The pontiff told...

» High-level Push Continues for Iran Nuclear Deal
09/07/15 18:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The high-level diplomatic efforts to finally seal a comprehensive international agreement on Iran's nuclear program continued on several fronts Thursday, Thursday in Vienna with one day l...

» BRICS Leaders Gather in Russia for Economic Summit
09/07/15 18:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Representatives of the five BRICS nations -- Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa -- are gathering in the Russian city of Ufa Thursday for their annual summit amid tight securit...

» US Lawmakers' Pessimism Grows on Iran Nuclear Deal
09/07/15 18:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. lawmakers of both parties appear to be souring on the prospects for a nuclear deal with Iran. As another deadline approaches for negotiators in Vienna, even some of President Barac...

» Bush 2016 White House Campaign Rakes in Record $114 Mlillion
09/07/15 18:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A Super PAC backing Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has raked in a record $103 million, the group, Right to Rise, said in a statement today, dispelling rumors that the outside ...

» US: More Than 21 Million Affected by Government Data Breach
09/07/15 18:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Hackers stole Social Security numbers, health histories and other highly sensitive data from more than 21 million people, the Obama administration said Thursday, acknowledging that the br...

» Greece submits economic reform proposal
09/07/15 18:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. Eurozone officials to digest Greek government's plan ahead of crunch talks this weekend over bailout

» Joint Chiefs Chairman Nominee Says Russia Is Top Military Threat
09/07/15 18:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Gen. Joe Dunford, President Barack Obama’s nominee to become the Pentagon’s top military officer, said Thursday he believes Russia poses the biggest threat to U.S. national security.

» Naked man steals police car in New Mexico – video
09/07/15 18:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. A naked man steals a police officer's car in Curry County, New Mexico. In footage shot by police, Jesus Tarango, 37, is seen stumbling along the road without clothes. As ...

» Ukraine crisis needs a political solution to reinforce EU aid efforts | Christos Stylianides
09/07/15 18:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Though the EU has doubled its aid budget for Ukraine, where 1.5 million people have received vital humanitarian assistance, the conflict is blighting their future There is a h...

» The FBI doesn't want to have to force tech companies to weaken encryption | Trevor Timm
09/07/15 18:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. The director just wants every device and software manufacturer to volunteer to create backdoors for the government to snoop on Americans It’s never a good sign when you have t...

» The madness of drinking bottled water shipped halfway round the world
09/07/15 18:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. We can’t get enough of it, but the long-term environmental impacts of bottling and transporting water across countries are doing more damage than we realise Globally, we now d...

» LAPD 'opens investigation' into allegations of sexual abuse by Bill Cosby
09/07/15 18:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Despite Despite the statute of limitations for criminal charges, Los Angeles police tell ABC News they will now investigate the allegations no matter when the crimes took plac...

» Deathwish as lifestyle: why people run with the bulls | Miguel-Anxo Murado
09/07/15 18:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. They know it’s not an ancient tradition, or even typically Spanish. But veterans of Pamplona’s encierro still see it as much more than just another extreme sport In Pamplona, ...

» Former Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal dies
09/07/15 18:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Prince had overseen nation’s emergence as a major diplomatic player, facing successive regional crises and maintaining a focus on relations with the west Saudi Arabia’s Prince...

» Vatican bewildered by Bolivia's 'communist crucifix' gift to Pope Francis
09/07/15 18:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Bolivian president Evo Morales presented pontiff with crucifix depicting Jesus nailed to hammer and sickle, which pope returned after a brief examination Vatican officials app...

» Op-Ed Contributor: Germany’s Failure of Vision
09/07/15 18:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The European project rejects the consolidation of power in one country’s hands. Does Angela Merkel understand that?

» Prince Saud al-Faisal, Longtime Saudi Foreign Minister, Dies at 75
09/07/15 18:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Prince Saud, who served for four decades, was known for his behind-the-scenes, conservative diplomacy in a time of major changes.

» Saud al-Faisal, former Saudi foreign minister, dies
09/07/15 18:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 5:46 p.m. EDT. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's Prince Saud al-Faisal, who was the world's longest-serving foreign minister with 40 years in the post until his retirement thi...

» U.S. spy agency tapped German chancellery for decades: WikiLeaks
09/07/15 18:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency tapped phone calls involving German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her closest advisers for years and spied on the staff of her prede...

» Exclusive: Japan interested in joining NATO missile consortium - sources
09/07/15 18:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is interested in joining a NATO missile building consortium that would give Tokyo its first taste of a multinational defense project, a move the U.S. Navy is en...

» Office of Personnel Management Says Hackers Got Data of Millions of Individuals
09/07/15 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — The Office of Personnel Management revealed on Thursday that “sensitive information” about 21.5 million people was obtained last year by hackers who intruded into its computer n...

» In Iran Nuclear Talks, U.S. ‘Will Not Be Rushed,’ Kerry Says
09/07/15 17:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . VIENNA — Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday that the United States would continue to negotiate on a nuclear agreement with Iran that could endure “for decades,” but cautioned tha...

» Baltimore's Next Police Chief Faces Demoralized Department
09/07/15 17:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. In Baltimore, new police commissioner will face a demoralized department, distrustful public

» Feds: Over 21 million affected by OPM hack
09/07/15 17:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The sensitive information of nearly 22 million Americans was stolen from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), according to the latest investigation by federal officials. The investigation concluded with ...

» Hack of security clearance system affected 21.5 million people, federal authorities say
09/07/15 17:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The massive hack last year of the Office of Personnel Management’s system containing security clearance information affected 21.5 million people, including current and former employees, contractors and ...

» Kerry warns U.S. could walk away from Iran nuclear talks
09/07/15 17:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Kerry: U.S. ‘will not rush’ Iran nuclear deal (1:25) Secretary of State John Kerry said "tough decision" remain, but negotiators are making progress on a nuclear deal with Iran. (Reuters) VIENNA &...

» James Comey, FBI chief, says his own info was hacked in OPM breach; it was 'enormous'
09/07/15 15:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The White House is expected to announce that the cyberhack into the Office of Personnel Management allowed a government adversary to obtain data on “millions and millions” of government background...

» OPM Breach Was Enormous, FBI Director Says
09/07/15 15:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON—Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said Wednesday the White House soon will announce that “millions and millions” of government background investigation records&...

» OPM Hackers Said to Have Access to 19.7 Million Background Clearance Forms
09/07/15 15:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON—Hackers who broke into the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s computer network had access to 19.7 million background investigation forms, people familiar with the matter said, potent...

» Lessons from the OPM Hack
09/07/15 15:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Net Politics. A U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee staff member enters the committee's offices with a secure case on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on July 31, 2014. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters). Brandon Val...

» Congress all but powerless to block Iran deal - Burgess Everett
09/07/15 15:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from POLITICO - TOP Stories. If President Barack Obama announces a nuclear containment deal with Iran this week, an army of critics led by Republican hawks in Congress will leap into action to kill it. ThatR...

» U.S. Senators Deplore Azerbaijan’s “Politically Motivated Arrests,” Call For Ismayilova’s Release
09/07/15 15:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. WASHINGTON -- A group of 16 U.S. Senators, led by Minority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), addressed Azeri President Ilham Aliyev with growing concern about “a systemati...

» Iran-flagged ship targets U.S. Navy with laser
09/07/15 15:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. A U.S. Navy ship and helicopter were repeatedly targeted by a laser device on board an Iranian-flagged merchant ship beginning on Sunday in the Gulf of Aden, according to a U.S. defense of...

» Drone 'kills' senior IS commander
09/07/15 15:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. A third senior Islamic State commander is killed in a drone strike in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan intelligence officials and police say.

» Russia top threat, US general says
09/07/15 15:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. A general in line for the highest US military post says Russia's recent actions are "nothing short of alarming".

» Bad day for geeks: Tech disruptions plague United, NYSE, WSJ
09/07/15 15:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 2:04 p.m. EDT. NEW YORK (AP) -- It was a rough day for tech: The nation's biggest airline, its oldest stock exchange, and its most prominent business newspaper all suffered technology p...

» Joint Chiefs nominee: Russia is top security threat to US
09/07/15 15:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 2:04 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nominee to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Thursday that Russia poses the greatest national security threat to the United St...

» Kremlin critics say 'climate of fear' grows in Russia
09/07/15 15:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin critics say a climate of fear is growing in Russia after the upper house of parliament drew up a list of "undesirable" civil rights organizations and two sim...

» Russia is top U.S. national security threat - U.S. Gen. Dunford
09/07/15 15:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia presents the greatest threat to U.S. national security and its behavior is "nothing short of alarming," Marine General Joseph Dunford, the nominee to beco...

» New Documents Reveal What The IRS, DOJ, And FBI Had In Store For Obama Opponents
09/07/15 14:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Western Journalism. Documents obtained by the government accountability group Judicial Watch reveal that the Lois Lerner IRS scandal is worse than originally believed, extending beyond the walls of the age...

» 3,133,6783,133,6782015-07-09"And they discovered some serious collusion that sounds more like
09/07/15 14:36 from Mike Nova - Google+
3,133,678 3,133,678 2015-07-09 "And they discovered some serious collusion that sounds more like something out of Soviet Russia or Red China than here in the U.S." - Does Seeking to Jail Political Opponents Count as a 'Smidgen of Corrupt...

» Obama IRS Scandal Now IRS-FBI-Justice Department Scandal
09/07/15 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Investors.com. Lois Lerner, who headed the IRS unit that decides whether to grant tax-exempt status to groups, listens during a House Oversight and Government... View Enlarged Image C orrup...

» Emails: Obama Admin. Discussed Prosecuting Nonprofit Orgs
09/07/15 14:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Daily Caller. 4631906 Newly released documents show Department of Justice officials, Internal Revenue Service and Federal Bureau of Investigation officials were discussing prosecuting nonprofit organiz...

» The IRS scandal just got even worse
09/07/15 14:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from | The IRS scandal just got even worseNew York Post. So the Obama IRS wasn’t just persecuting right-leaning nonprofits — it was out to prosecute them, too. And with the help of the Obama Departm...

» IRS Fails to Meet Deadline to Produce Lois Lerner’s Emails
09/07/15 14:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: IRS Fails to Meet Deadline to Produce Lois Lerner’s Emails. Emmet G. Sullivan, United States district judge for the District of Columbia, ordered the IRS last week to begin producing ever...

» BRICS Holds Summit In Russia
09/07/15 13:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. R ussian President Vladimir Putin has met with the leaders of emerging powers in the Russian city of Ufa for a summit widely seen as an attempt by Moscow to show it is no...

» Does Seeking to Jail Political Opponents Count as a 'Smidgen of Corruption'? — The Patriot Post
09/07/15 13:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Patriot Post — Current Articles. Government & Politics By Nate Jackson · Jul. 9, 2015 There was “not even a smidgen of corruption” at the IRS, Barack Obama told us in February 2014...

» opm hack - Google Search
09/07/15 13:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Federal Times OPM hack may have affected 32 million government employees ... MarketWatch - 19 hours ago The hacks at the Office of Personnel Management may have compromised the data of 32 million current, for...

» cyber - Google Search
09/07/15 13:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . In the news Is This What The First World Cyber War Looks Like: Global Real Time Cyber Attack Map Zero Hedge ‎ - 14 hours ago After a series of cyber failures involving first UAL, then this website, then...

» Iran nuclear talks face US deadline
09/07/15 13:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - Home. Pressure is mounting on world powers and Iran to reach a deal on its nuclear programme and avoid the issue becoming bogged down in the US Congress. If a final agreement is not reached by F...

» Keep It Quiet, Aide Tells Shouting Kerry and Iran Minister - Bloomberg Business
09/07/15 13:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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09/07/15 13:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Judicial Watch : Lois Lerner, DOJ Officials, and FBI Met to Plan ... Washington Free Beacon - Jul 7, 2015 Newly obtained documents from the conservative educational foundation Judicial Watch detail an officia...

» House warns White House on Iran deal
09/07/15 13:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . House lawmakers on Thursday issued a stern warning about the White House’s plans for a nuclear deal in Iran, as negotiators sprint towards a final deal half a globe away. The U.S. and five other n...

» iran - Google Search
09/07/15 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Keep It Quiet, Aide Tells Shouting Kerry and Iran Minister - Bloomberg Bloomberg - 5 hours ago On the hottest day of the year in Vienna, emergency air-conditioning units were deployed at the Iran nuclear talk...

» brics - Google Search
09/07/15 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Times of India BRICS vow to coordinate actions to protect their economies | Reuters Reuters - 1 hour ago Russia hosts BRICS summit in Ufa. * Leaders launch development bank, currency pool. * Countries concern...

» obama and democrats - Google Search
09/07/15 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Wall Street Journal (blog) Obama Presses Senate Democrats to Withhold Judgment on Iran ... ABC News - 22 hours ago President Barack Obama downplayed chances for an Iran nuclear deal in a closed-door meeting w...

» Obama Works to Corral Support From Senate Democrats on Several Issues - Washington Wire
09/07/15 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Wire. By Colleen McCain Nelson CONNECT President Barack Obama met with Senate Democrats Tuesday. Saul Loeb/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images President Barack Obama huddled with Senate Democrats ...

» Oil prices are poised to fall further as Iran talks continue
09/07/15 12:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . It’s just a matter of time before sanctions on Iran are lifted. And when they are lifted, oil is likely to tumble further as the Persian Gulf country boosts production and battles swing-producer Saudi A...

» The Long Summer Holiday Can Mean the Threat of Genital Mutilation For Some Girls
09/07/15 11:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. It was a summer vacation she’ll always remember. At the age of seven, Nimco Ali flew back from Manchester, England, to her parents’ home country of Djibouti. Once there, a woman she recal...

» WorldViews: The Syrian war has now created more than 4 million refugees, says U.N.
09/07/15 11:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. As Syria's hideous civil war enters its fifth year, the conflict has now led to more than 4 million Syrians fleeing the count...

» MH17 crash one year on: blame game continues over who shot down plane
09/07/15 11:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. One year on, there is no conclusive proof of who was responsible for shooting down the plane, though most evidence points to Ukraine’s separatist forces Truth no closer for families ...

» Malaysia Readies MH17 Tribunal Measure For UN As Russia Balks
09/07/15 11:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Malaysia July 8 circulated a draft United Nations resolution establishing an international tribunal guaranteeing an independent trial for those behind the downing of flig...

» В Москве, по некоторым данным, задержан один из руководителей вооруженных сил ДНР Дмитрий Лысаковский - Радиостанция ЭХО МОСКВЫ
09/07/15 11:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Кафа В Москве, по некоторым данным, задержан один из руководителей вооруженных сил ДНР Дмитрий Лысаковский Радиостанция ЭХО МОСКВЫ Его обвиняют в попытке рейдерского захвата здания...

» Is Another Bi-National Republic About to Come Apart in the North Caucasus?
09/07/15 11:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble Staunton, July 9 – One of the most cynical methods the Soviet government employed to divide and rule non-Russian nations was the establishment of republics with ...

» Russian Archives Cast Doubt on Legends of Soviet War Heroes
09/07/15 11:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Russia's archive service has published a secret memo by Stalin-era prosecutors arguing that legends credited with having heroically halted Nazi tanks headed for Moscow were in...

» Impasse Persists At Iran Nuclear Talks
09/07/15 11:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Negotiators at the Vienna talks on Iran's nuclear program say they hope for progress on a deal but there is little concrete sign of a breakthrough.

» Russia wants to make India a global hub for submarine upgrade, maintenance ... - Economic Times
09/07/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Russia wants to make India a global hub for submarine upgrade, maintenance ... Economic Times ST PETERSBURG: Russia says that it wants to make India a global hub for the upgrade, main...

» Pentagon Moves Money to Counter Russia - Defense One
09/07/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Defense One Pentagon Moves Money to Counter Russia Defense One Although Russia is not mentioned in either document, one of 74 pages and the other of 21 pages, several of the requested...

» Russia Signals Tighter Ruble Reins as Economy Braces for Shocks - Bloomberg ... - Bloomberg
09/07/15 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Bloomberg Russia Signals Tighter Ruble Reins as Economy Braces for Shocks - Bloomberg ... Bloomberg Russia is succeeding at keeping the ruble within an “acceptable corridor” while mai...

» Suicide Attempts Are Most Common in Newer Soldiers, a Study Says
09/07/15 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces. War-time suicide attempts are most common in newer enlisted soldiers who have not been deployed, according to a study billed as the most comprehensive an...

» Thoughts on Encryption and Going Dark: Part I
09/07/15 11:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. FBI Director James Comey has been on a public offensive of late, arguing against end-to-end encryption that prevents law enforcement access to communications even ...

» Vietnamese Leader Predicts Closer US Military Ties
09/07/15 11:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. One of Vietnam's top leaders believes his country will continue to open up to the international community in coming years

» Lawmakers Blast US Army Force Cuts
09/07/15 11:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Lawmakers are lining up to decry an US Army plan to cut 40,000 and shrink the size of the force from 490,000 to 450,000 by 2017.

» Several big U.S. cities see homicide rates surge
09/07/15 11:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Police collect evidence at the scene of a shooting on in Chicago, Illinois. Several major metros--including Baltimore, Chicago and New York--have experience an increase in homicides during the first half of 2...

» Obama Unveils Stricter Rules Against Segregation in Housing
09/07/15 11:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced an aggressive effort on Wednesday to reduce the racial segregation of residential neighborhoods. It unveiled a new requirement that cities and localities ...

» Voices were raised at the Vienna nuclear talks Wednesday night against obdurate Iran
09/07/15 11:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Voices were raised at the Vienna nuclear talks Wednesday night against obdurate Iran European Union Foreign Executive Federica Mogherini is quoted by debka file ’s intelligence sources as shouting Wedne...

» U.S. and Iran resume talks after acrimonious meetings
09/07/15 11:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . A night view of the Palais Coburg Hotel, where the Iran nuclear talks meetings are being held, in Vienna. Talks toward a historic nuclear deal between Iran and major powers go into overtime after stumbling ov...

» U.S., Ukraine Weigh Expansion of American Training Program
09/07/15 11:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . LVIV, Ukraine—U.S. and Ukrainian officials are making plans to expand the training of Ukrainian military forces at a training base in the western part of the country, officials said Wednesday. The U.S. ...

» The Iranian Nuclear Paradox - WSJ
09/07/15 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The lines are clearly drawn in Washington on President Obama’s plan for a nuclear deal with Iran. As negotiations for a final agreement continue well past their June 30 deadline, most Republicans oppose...

» The NY Times Is Going Bankrupt – LewRockwell.com
09/07/15 08:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from LewRockwell. For the first quarter of 2015, The New York Times Company reported a net loss of $14.4 million. The Times would have been profitable, last quarter, had it not incurred a $40.3 million pension ...

» Online Dating Fuels New Danger for Gays in India
08/07/15 22:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Since India’s Supreme Court recriminalized sodomy in 2013, gays have increasingly become targets of robbery and extortion, a trend fueled by Internet dating, activists say.

» Pope Moves to Warm Ties With Indigenous Bolivians
08/07/15 22:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Community has nursed historical resentment against the church, dating back to its New World legacy of colonial oppression of native peoples.

» Baltimore's Mayor Fires Police Chief
08/07/15 22:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The mayor of Baltimore on Wednesday fired the city’s police commissioner following criticism of his handling of rioting triggered by the death of a black man in police custody, as well as...

» One dead and many migrants missing as boat sinks off Greece
08/07/15 22:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 01:09 Migrant boat sinks in Aegean sea with up to 21 people missing amid rescue operations. Report by Jennifer Cordingley. Current affairs, amazing foo...

» Barack Obama warned by Kenyan leaders to not promote gay rights during his visit
08/07/15 22:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Mandatory Credit: Photo by ddp USA/REX Shutterstock (4849642r).. President Barack Obama looks on.. Investiture ceremony for Attorney General Lynch, Washington DC, America - 17 Jun 2015....

» Silvio Berlusconi is given three-year sentence after being found guilty of corruption charges
08/07/15 22:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. The court in southern Italy sentenced Berlusconi to three years in jail and banned him from holding any public office for five years, a judge said in a ruling shown live on television.

» Berlusconi Is Convicted in Graft Case
08/07/15 22:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The former Italian prime minister was found guilty of bribing a senator to undermine the government of his longtime opponent, Romano Prodi.

» Pope praises Bolivia's reforms, pays tribute to slain priest
08/07/15 22:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. LA PAZ, Bolivia (Reuters) - Pope Francis arrived in Bolivia on Wednesday, praising the government of leftist President Evo Morales, the country's first indigenous leader whose frosty r...

» Iran says makes new proposal in nuclear talks, West unimpressed
08/07/15 22:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has offered "constructive solutions" to resolve disputes in nuclear talks with six major powers, the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported on Wednesday, ...

» » Bad day for geeks: Tech disruptions plague United, NYSE, WSJ - 08/07/15 20:20 from
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» Boko Haram offers to swap kidnapped girls for detainees
08/07/15 21:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 8:34 p.m. EDT. LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Nigeria's Boko Haram extremists are offering to free more than 200 young women and girls kidnapped from a boarding school in the town of Chibok in ...

» Is ISIL winning the information war - Highlights - YouTube
08/07/15 20:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Jul 8, 2015 What are the challenges of countering ISIL’s narrative online? We posed that question to a panel of guests working to fight ISIL’s propaganda online. For the rest of the c...

» FBI: U.S. can't crack secret terror messages from ISIS - YouTube
08/07/15 20:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Jul 8, 2015 Terror groups are using encrypted programs to prevent authorities from accessing their communications. CNN's Jim Sciutto reports.

» PBS NewsHour full episode July 8, 2015 - YouTube
08/07/15 20:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Jul 8, 2015 Wednesday on the NewsHour, technical glitches roil the New York Stock Exchange, United Airlines and The Wall Street Journal. Also: Debating privacy of encrypted communications, aging ...

» U.S. Air Force leader sees Russia as 'biggest threat'
08/07/15 20:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia is the biggest threat to U.S. national security and America must boost its military presence throughout Europe even as NATO allies face budget challenges ...

» Jean-Marie Le Pen Beats Daughter in Court Again
08/07/15 19:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. French court rules Marine Le Pen can’t strip her father of honorary chairmanship of far-right National Front party.

» Islamic State Offshoot Entrenches in Egypt's Sinai
08/07/15 19:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. In the strategic peninsula between Israel and mainland Egypt, Islamic State is exploiting lawlessness and the population’s deep-seated grievances against the government in Cairo.

» Microsoft Axes 7,800 Jobs As Phone Sales Lag
08/07/15 19:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The restructure is in addition to 18,000 job cuts announced last year as the company struggles to take on Apple and Google.

» Obama, Pentagon Send Mixed Messages on Syrian Rebels Training
08/07/15 19:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The president and the Pentagon appear to be on different pages this week concerning the training of Syrian rebels. After meeting with his national security team, U.S. President Barack Oba...

» U.S. Air Force Primed and Ready to Attack Iran’s Nuclear Sites
08/07/15 19:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. U.S. and Iranian negotiators have been scrambling in Vienna to concoct an accord that will stay Tehran’s nuclear ambitions for at least a decade. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has spent the same amou...

» Tunisia Plans to Build Antiterrorism Wall Along Border With Libya
08/07/15 19:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The 100-mile-long barrier is intended to stop Islamist militants from Libya from crossing into Tunisia, according to the prime minister.

» It’s a Stretch, but Putin Will Add Yoga to His Repertoire
08/07/15 19:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The Russian president, known for his skills in judo and macho sports, macho sports like judo, said in a meeting with India’s leader that he will embrace yoga as well.

» Berlusconi convicted of bribery
08/07/15 19:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi is found guilty of bribing a senator in 2006 in an attempt to bring down the then centre-left government.

» In long-predicted shift, California Latinos outnumber whites
08/07/15 19:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 7:18 p.m. EDT. LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The long-expected moment when Latinos surpassed whites as California's largest racial or ethnic group has come and gone....

» Baltimore mayor fires police commissioner amid homicide rise
08/07/15 19:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 7:18 p.m. EDT. BALTIMORE (AP) -- The Baltimore mayor fired the troubled city's police commissioner Wednesday, saying that a recent spike in homicide rates weeks after a black man died o...

» Utah teen convicted in deputy's death going to prison
08/07/15 19:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. 18-year-old Meagan Grunwald was sentenced for a 50-mile crime spree that left one sheriff's deputy dead and another wounded

» Moscow Brings Its Traditional Divide-and-Rule Approach Back to the Three Baltic Countries
08/07/15 19:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. Staunton, July 1 – A call by some Duma members for the Russian government to review and declare illegal the Soviet government’s recognition of Baltic independence in Septemb...

» Reports: US Army to Cut 40,000 Troops
08/07/15 19:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. Army is planning to reduce the size of its force by 40,000 soldiers over the next two years, according to U.S. media reports. The USA Today newspaper reported Tuesday that the Ar...

» New Military Cyber Program Visualizes Invisible Attacks
08/07/15 19:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. There is an old saying that goes, “You can not fight what you can not see.” “One of the things that’s very difficult about cyber space is that it’s invisible ... so the idea of operating ...

» U.S.' Hilary Clinton Sees Hacking Threat From Russia, China
08/07/15 19:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton has said hacking by countries such as China and Russia posed a broad threat to U.S. security and business, and the federal go...

» Russia Can No Longer Afford to Be the Militarist and Expansionist Power It has Always Been, Shevtsova Says
08/07/15 19:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble Staunton, July 8 – After a brief attempt to escape from its past in the 1990s, Russia under Vl...

» Former Georgia president shakes up Odessa
08/07/15 19:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News. The arrival of straight-speaking Mikheil Saakashvili has injected fresh energy into moribund region

» Putin Arrives In Ufa To Host Summits Of BRICS, SCO
08/07/15 19:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 8 arrived in Ufa, the capital of the Russian republic of Bashkortostan, to host summits of the BRICS group and the Shanghai Coope...

» West Can Have a Dialogue with Russia Only If It Doesn’t ‘Indulge Moscow’s Madness,’ Portnikov Says
08/07/15 19:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble Staunton, July 8 – Dialogue with Russia is possible only if the West approaches it as “a norma...

» США предложили Ирану устно договориться о поставках оружия - Российская Газета
08/07/15 19:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Российская Газета США предложили Ирану устно договориться о поставках оружия Российская Газета Насколько справедливы разговоры о том, что соглашение "шестерки" международных посред...

» Russian Lawmakers Target U.S. Groups Under 'Undesirables' Law
08/07/15 19:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian authorities have taken a step toward banning 12 foreign organizations, including several prominent U.S.-based democracy-promotion groups, under a new law meant to...

» Psyops, Mind Games, And Madmen
08/07/15 19:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia's mind games with the Baltics are designed to confuse, distract -- and make us wonder whether Putin has lost his mind.

» After 'Foreign Agent' Label, Beloved Russian Science NGO Shuts Doors
08/07/15 19:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Prominent science foundation Dynasty Dynasty, which has helped finance the research projects of many young academics, decided Sunday to shut its doors, according to a concise ...

» Russia Says Clinton Hacking Remarks 'Unfounded'
08/07/15 19:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Kremlin has accused U.S. presidential contender Hillary Clinton of making “absolutely inappropriate and unfounded” remarks by including Russia among countries she sai...

» Russian science foundation shuts down after being branded 'foreign agent'
08/07/15 19:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Dynasty Foundation, which gave grants to young scientists, announces it is liquidating all activities after it was sanctioned under controversial Kremlin law A Russian foundation tha...

» Breach at Italian Surveillance Vendor Prompts Security Alert
08/07/15 19:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Software maker Adobe says it is fixing a critical flaw revealed by the spectacular attack on Italian surveillance company Hacking Team. Sunday's breach sent hundreds of gigabytes of Hacki...

» Slouching Towards Hysteria
08/07/15 19:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. The late Adam Ulam, one of the giants of Soviet and Russian studies, wrote in his biography of Stalin that while Russian history is tragic and glorious, it also is preposter...

» United Russia to Unveil 'Straight Flag' in Honor of Traditional Family - The Moscow Times (registration)
08/07/15 19:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty United Russia to Unveil 'Straight Flag' in Honor of Traditional Family The Moscow Times (registration) Russia's ruling political party has designed a “het...

» Legacy of Coup Probes Haunt Effectiveness of Turkish Military
08/07/15 19:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Turkish forces remain massed on the Syrian border, with Ankara warning it may intervene to secure the frontier; but, with hundreds of senior military officers jailed or forced into retire...

» Russia's Gazprom 'Failed To Pay' For Turkmen Gas
08/07/15 19:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Turkmenistan has accused Russian state gas company Gazprom of failing to pay for deliveries of Turkmen gas since the start of the year.

» Tajikistan, Uzbekistan Deal With Migrant Laborer Problem
08/07/15 19:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The governments of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are moving to head off a potentially large problem caused by the shrinking market for migrant laborers in Russia.

» U.S. Senators Denounce Azerbaijan's Crackdown On Civil Society
08/07/15 19:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Sixteen U.S. senators have written to Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliev expressing their concern about the “diminishing space” for civil society and press freedom in the...

» Ukraine Banks Seek Compensation From Russia for Crimean Losses
08/07/15 19:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Two of Ukraine's largest banks - Privatbank and state-owned Oschadbank - have asked Moscow to compensate them for losses resulting from Russia's annexation of the Crimea Penin...

» Paris supermarket hostage reveals killer Amedy Coulibaly told him: 'It's nothing personal'
08/07/15 19:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - Europe RSS Feed. One of the hostages taken captive in a Paris supermarket following the Charlie Hebdo massacre in January has spoken of how he made it his “mission” to ensure no one else died.

» Берлускони получил три года тюрьмы по делу о подкупе сенаторов - РБК
08/07/15 19:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Берлускони получил три года тюрьмы по делу о подкупе сенаторов РБК Бывший глава правительства Италии Сильвио Берлускони получил очередной тюремный срок. На этот раз он приговор...

» Georgia Launches Drills With NATO Members
08/07/15 19:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Georgian troops are conducting joint military exercises with NATO countries at an airbase near the capital, Tbilisi.

» Can Russia Learn Lessons From Greece? (Op-Ed)
08/07/15 19:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Russians shouldn't gloat too much over what is happening in Greece as it offers Russians the chance to see what could happen to their own country if it loses the isolationist ...

» Russian Senators Propose Ban of 12 Foreign NGOs, Reining In Civil Society
08/07/15 19:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Russian senators released a list Wednesday of 12 foreign NGOs whose work they believe poses a threat to national security, and who should thus be declared "undesirable."

» US: Prime Suspect Identified in OPM Cybersecurity Breach
08/07/15 17:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. homeland security chief says investigators have collected "strong evidence" leading to a prime suspect in the massive cybersecurity breach of government records that compromised ...

» Ukraine Banks Ask Russia to Compensate for Crimea Losses
08/07/15 17:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Two of Ukraine's largest banks - Privatbank and state-owned Oschadbank - have asked Moscow to compensate them for losses resulting from Russia's annexation of the Crimea peninsula from Uk...

» Is Putin Playing Puppetmaster in Greece?
08/07/15 17:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The XX Committee. The weekend’s stunning repudiation of further European bailouts by a strong majority of Greeks shocked Brussels and beyond. That 61 percent of Greek voters want nothing to do with Europ...

» Russia Vetoes UN Resolution Calling Srebrenica a Genocide - ABC News
08/07/15 17:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. BBC News Russia Vetoes UN Resolution Calling Srebrenica a Genocide ABC News Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned the 1995 massacre of Muslim men at Sreb...

» Putin: Russia and China can overcome any difficulty together - U.S. News & World Report
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mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. U.S. News & World Report Putin: Russia and China can overcome any difficulty together U.S. News & World Report Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President X...

» Russian Belts Tighten, Affecting Tastes for the Finer Things - New York Times
08/07/15 17:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. New York Times Russian Belts Tighten, Affecting Tastes for the Finer Things New York Times The area, Rublovka, has long housed Russia 's elite: Soviet leaders like Leonid I. Brezhnev,...

» Russia may ban Soros charity in NGO crackdown - CNBC
08/07/15 17:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CNBC Russia may ban Soros charity in NGO crackdown CNBC Hedge fund billionaire George Soros's charitable foundation may be kicked out of Russia , as Moscow considers banning foreign n...

» Recession in Russia is hitting Chinese border towns - Business Insider
08/07/15 17:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Business Insider Recession in Russia is hitting Chinese border towns Business Insider Heihe (China) (AFP) - The warmth of the friendship between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russi...

» BRICS/SCO summits in Russian city of Ufa - RT
08/07/15 17:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT BRICS/SCO summits in Russian city of Ufa RT About 10,000 visitors are expected at the two events in Ufa – the BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summits – taking...

» Russia Today Has an Illuminati Correspondent. Really. - Daily Beast
08/07/15 17:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Daily Beast Russia Today Has an Illuminati Correspondent. Really. Daily Beast So it makes perfect sense that RT, Russia's state-run news service aimed primarily at non- Russian audien...

» Greece debt crisis could give Russia opening to expand influence in region - Washington Times
08/07/15 17:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Washington Times Greece debt crisis could give Russia opening to expand influence in region Washington Times The Obama administration is “missing the bigger picture” by not taking a m...

» Greece is quickly becoming a pawn between NATO and Russia - Business Insider
08/07/15 17:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Business Insider Greece is quickly becoming a pawn between NATO and Russia Business Insider putin tsipras Reuters/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) sh...

» Greece Can Easily Get Funding From BRICS Bank: Russia - International Business Times
08/07/15 17:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. International Business Times Greece Can Easily Get Funding From BRICS Bank: Russia International Business Times Russia said Greece could get financing from the New Development Bank op...

» Testing Encryption Insecurity: A Modest Proposal
08/07/15 17:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. Co-blogger Susan Landau has yet another thoughtful post on the insecurity of back door encryption requirements -- what she calls mandating insecurity. She calls ...

» Senate Hearings on "Going Dark"
08/07/15 17:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. Both the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee will hold hearings today on strong encrpytion, privacy, and the threat of "Going Dark." ...

» Senator Wyden on FBI Director Comey and "Going Dark"
08/07/15 17:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. Awesome, and apropos of an ongoing congressional hearing : Senator Ron Wyden's office has, with the use of Genius, responded to FBI Director James Comey's earlier ...

» Today's Headlines and Commentary
08/07/15 17:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. The U.S. strategy in Iraq and Syria continues to underperform , at least when it comes to training moderate Syrian rebels to take on the Islamic State. Yesterday, ...

» KGB spy shares details of his escape to Britain in 1985
08/07/15 17:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from intelNews.org. A Soviet double spy, who secretly defected to Britain 30 years ago this month, has revealed for the first time the details of his exfiltration by British intelligence in 1985. Oleg Gordievsk...

» Analysis: New Dutch spy bill proposes changes in approval, oversight
08/07/15 17:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from intelNews.org. On July 2, 2015, the Dutch government released for public consultation a long-awaited bill that overhauls the Dutch Intelligence and Security Act of 2002. Known also as Wiv2002, the Act is t...

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