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» Armed Drones and the Influence of Big Business on Police Surveillance Technology
28/08/15 15:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Rachel Levinson-Waldman On Wednesday, the Daily Beast reported that the North Dakota state legislature recently passed a bill allowing law enforcement drones to carry less-than-lethal weapon...

» Putin woos Mideast: Should West worry?
28/08/15 15:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Story highlights In Moscow this week Putin is hosting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for the third time this year Kremlin seems to be carving out a unique and influential position in a region where i...

» The CIA and the Media: 50 Facts the World Needs to Know | Global Research
28/08/15 14:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Global Research. Since the end of World War Two the Central Intelligence Agency has been a major force in US and foreign news media, exerting considerable influence over what the public sees, hears and rea...

» August 28, 2015
28/08/15 14:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A look at the best news photos from around the world.

» Yemen army recruits 4,800 southern fighters: officer
28/08/15 14:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. From: AFP Duration: 00:51 The Yemeni army has recruited 4,800 southern fighters following a presidential decision to integrate loyalist militiamen who helped push Iran-backed rebe...

» Spain accused of 'provocation' after letting Russian submarine refuel in Gibraltar
28/08/15 14:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - World RSS Feed. The Spanish government has been accused of further provocative behaviour over the contested British territory of Gibraltar after it allowed a Russian submarine to refuel at one of its por...

» U.S. Urges Iran To Release Ex-Marine Hekmati
28/08/15 14:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is urging Iran to free former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati from four years of "unjust detention."

» US and S. Korea troops stage massive live-fire drill
28/08/15 14:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. From: AFP Duration: 00:58 South Korean and US troops stage their biggest-ever joint live-fire drill, including a simulated mechanised assault deep into North Korean territory, jus...

» Russia 'would boost military presence' in response to Georgia Nato membership
28/08/15 14:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Georgian membership of Nato could result in a more deadly re-run of 2008 war, former general warns

» China's Vulnerability Is a Test for US Presidential Candidates - New York Times
28/08/15 14:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. New York Times China's Vulnerability Is a Test for US Presidential Candidates New York Times For two decades, American politicians have been escalating their rhetoric about how...

» FBI demanded Scandinavian countries arrest Edward Snowden should he visit - The Guardian
28/08/15 14:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. The Guardian FBI demanded Scandinavian countries arrest Edward Snowden should he visit The Guardian Suspecting that Snowden might seek asylum in Scandinavia, the FBI wrote from the US em...

» These 5 Facts Explain the Global Impact of China's Impending Slowdown - TIME
28/08/15 14:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. TIME These 5 Facts Explain the Global Impact of China's Impending Slowdown TIME China's up and down summer continues. Despite the blaring headlines warning of a dangerous econo...

» StingRay surveillance prompts Baltimore attorneys to review nearly 2,000 cases
28/08/15 14:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Attorneys in Baltimore are reviewing hundreds of convictions after an investigation revealed that police there have secretly used cell phone surveillance tools in...

» Kenyan National Sentenced to 15 Years for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Foreign Terrorist Organizations
28/08/15 14:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Current. — Miami

» Manassas Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Providing Material Support to ISIL
28/08/15 14:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Current. — Washington

» The CIA and the Media: 50 Facts the World Needs to Know
28/08/15 14:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Global Research. Since the end of World War Two the Central Intelligence Agency has been a major force in US and foreign news media, exerting considerable influence over what the public sees, hears and rea...

» Pentagon: IS hacker killed in US strike also was recruiter
28/08/15 14:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military says the Islamic State group hacker killed in a U.S. airstrike in Syria had been recruiting sympathizers in the West to carry ...

» В Адміністрації Президента представили незаперечні докази збройної агресії Росії проти України
28/08/15 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.president.gov.ua. Заступник Глави Адміністраці...

» Mastermind of Khobar Towers Bombing in Saudi Custody
28/08/15 14:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. By William Tucker Chief Correspondent for In Homeland Security Nearly 20 years after 19 U.S. Airman were killed and another 372 were wounded, the designer of the terrorist plot that t...

» News agency sues after FBI impersonates journalist in sting operation
28/08/15 14:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Accusing the Justice Department of stonewalling, The Associated Press filed a suit Thursday against the FBI for failing to turn over information under the Freedom of Information Act abou...

» Poland to service Bulgaria's Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets
28/08/15 14:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's defense ministry says the country has reached a preliminary agreement with Bulgaria to modernize the Balkan country's Soviet-era fl...

» Appeals court backs NSA phone-snooping, overturns Klayman victory
28/08/15 14:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. A federal appeals court backed the NSA's phone-snooping program Friday in a short but complicated decision that said Larry Klayman, the plaintiff and frequent cou...

» Ali Shukri Amin, Va. teen behind pro-ISIS Twitter account, gets 11 years in prison
28/08/15 14:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. A Virginia teenager who operated a powerful pro-Islamic State Twitter account and helped a friend travel to Syria to join the terrorist group was sentenced Friday...

» Appeals court reverses ruling that found NSA program illegal
28/08/15 14:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Friday ruled in favor of the Obama administration in a dispute over the National Security Agency's bulk collection of...

» Majority of Voters Believe Obama, Kerry Misleading Public on Iran Deal, Poll Says
28/08/15 14:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. A majority of American voters believe that President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry are to some extent misleading the public on the nuclear deal with Iran, a  survey  relea...

» Virginia Teen Gets 11 Years for Supporting Islamic State
28/08/15 14:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Virginia teenager who used social media to support the militant group Islamic State was sentenced to just over 11 years in federal prison on Friday, t...

» Bush-Appointed Federal Judge Blocks Obama Water Rule Citing ‘Risk of Irreparable Harm’
28/08/15 14:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. A federal judge in North Dakota appointed by George W. Bush blocked an Obama administration rule Thursday that would allow the federal government to regulate certain streams and oth...

» Russia’s “Secret” Army in Ukraine
28/08/15 13:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The XX Committee. Today the office of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko released via Twitter important details about the organization and structure of Russia’s occupying army in Southeastern Ukrai...

» Man Admits Killing Elderly Ohio Couple, Gets Life in Prison
28/08/15 13:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Man admits killing elderly Ohio pair and setting them on fire, avoids possible death sentence

» China’s Vulnerability Is a Test for U.S. Presidential Candidates
28/08/15 13:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The faltering Chinese financial markets pose such a threat to American interests that a strategy of chiding Beijing over human rights or cyberattacks seems risky.

» Attack Draws Scrutiny to Railways Linking Europe
28/08/15 13:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Europe's rail system is at the heart of its open borders, a way for passengers to travel on some of the world's fastest and most sophisticated mass transit with no need for passports or e...

» Brazil's Rousseff Faces Growing Impeachment Threat
28/08/15 13:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. If the worst economic crisis in a decade, a massive corruption scandal centered on her ruling party and approval ratings in the single digits weren't rough enough for Brazilian President ...

» US Teen Jailed for 11 Years for Supporting IS
28/08/15 13:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A teenager in the U.S. state of Virginia has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for conspiring to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State group. A U.S. Justice Depar...

» Radar Detects Object Believed to Be Missing Nazi Gold Train
28/08/15 13:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A Polish official said Friday he has seen an image made by ground-penetrating radar that seemed to prove the discovery of an armored Nazi train missing in southwestern Poland since World ...

» Today's Headlines and Commentary
28/08/15 13:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. More news has come in on the discovery, made yesterday, of a truck filled with bodies abandoned east of Vienna. Austrian authorities have now counted 71 ...

» National Security Adviser Meets With Chinese President Before His U.S. Visit
28/08/15 13:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces. Susan E. Rice met with President Xi Jinping and other officials and and the officials, including a senior army general, discussed a number of issues that...

» U.S. Citizen, Once Held in Egypt’s Crackdown, Becomes Voice for Inmates
28/08/15 13:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Mohamed Soltan, who had been arrested at an Islamist protest, has argued to American officials that Egypt’s mass incarcerations are radicalizing youth and d...

» Army Takes Biggest Hit In OPM Hack
28/08/15 11:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense One - All Content. Federal agencies have begun submitting proposals for how they will cover the costs of responding to the hack of background investigation data maintained by the Office of Personne...

» Stream Of Refugees Continues Through Serbia
28/08/15 11:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Thousands of refugees and other migrants were continuing their long journeys through Serbia toward the Hungarian border, where authorities are racing to finish a fence to...

» Rethinking Work - The New York Times
28/08/15 11:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . HOW satisfied are we with our jobs? Gallup regularly polls workers around the world to find out. Its survey last year found that almost 90 percent of workers were either “not engaged” or “ac...

» When ISIS Rapists Win - The New York Times
28/08/15 11:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The ISIS atrocities have descended like distant nightmares upon the numbed conscious of the world. The first beheadings of Americans had the power to shock, but since then there has been a steady barrage of i...

» The Crimes of Palmyra - The New York Times
28/08/15 11:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The Islamic State, the ultrafundamentalist group better known as ISIS , has laid a trail of unspeakable horrors in its march through Syria and Iraq — videotaped beheadings , ritualized rape and all mann...

» Zombie Factories Stalk the Sputtering Chinese Economy
28/08/15 10:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The government is keeping failing factories on life support in an effort to maintain social stability, but the policy may hinder a return to healthy growth.

» Russia Launches First Proton Rocket Since May Accident
28/08/15 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia has successfully launched a rocket carrier with a British satellite in the first such launch since an engine failure in May resulted in a commercialsatellite being...

» British Journalists Detained in Turkey
28/08/15 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. British journalists detained, questioned by anti-terrorism police in southeast Turkey

» Ashley Madison founder steps down
28/08/15 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The founder and CEO of the Ashley Madison extra-marital affair website, Noel Biderman, steps down, Avid Life Media says.

» Drone comes as close as 50 metres to passenger aircraft in 'possibly catastrophic' near miss above London City Airport
28/08/15 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Both the pilot, co-pilot and a passenger on board the twin-engined Dash 8 aircraft (file picture), which can carry up to 78 passengers, spotted the drone near London City Airport in April.

» Ukraine Decisions Loom Large Again for EU
28/08/15 10:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The approach of a one-year deadline of the Minsk accord will force the EU to make weighty decisions over Ukraine.

» Militants Kill Two Senior Iraqi Army Commanders
28/08/15 10:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Islamic State killed two senior Iraqi army commanders, officials and state media said, continuing the extremist group’s tactic of targeting military leaders to deplete morale among fig...

» Russia Shows Off Military Might as Budget Gets Squeezed
28/08/15 10:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Even as the country projects a muscular image, a falling ruble and weaker economy has forced President Vladimir Putin to scale back ambitious plans to modernize the military.

» Ukraine's U.S.-Born Finance Minister Praised for Persistence
28/08/15 10:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Natalie Jaresko led months of tense negotiations with creditors, clocking thousands of air miles to reach a debt-relief deal that should help secure further bailout funds from the Inte...

» Ex-Archbishop Dies Ahead of Vatican Child Abuse Trial
28/08/15 10:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The former papal nuncio to the Dominican Republic, who was under house arrest on charges of child abuse and possession of child pornography, has died, according to the Vatican.

» Washington Governor Calls Fires 'Slow-Motion Disaster'
28/08/15 10:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Firefighters were keeping a wary eye Thursday on big wildfires that Gov. Jay Inslee described as a “slow-motion disaster.” The National Weather Service issued a red-flag warning for the l...

» US Asks Uzbekistan to Join Anti-Islamic State Coalition
28/08/15 10:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The United States said Thursday that it had asked Uzbekistan to join the multinational coalition it leads against Islamic State, saying Central Asia's most populous state was free to choo...

» US National Security Advisor Meets With Top Chinese Officials
28/08/15 10:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. national security advisor has begun holding meetings in Beijing with top Chinese officials on the first day of her two-day trip. Susan Rice met with China's top diplomat Yang Jie...

» US, South Korea Hold Joint Military Drill
28/08/15 10:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. and South Korea have held their largest-ever joint military drill.  The live-fire drill was held Friday near the border town of Pocheon.  The joint military exercises follow days...

» North Korea leader Kim Jong Un hails accord with South as landmark
28/08/15 10:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called this week's accord between the rival Koreas "a landmark occasion" paving the way for defused military tension and improved ties...

» Thousands march in Guatemala to pressure president to resign
28/08/15 10:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Guatemalans took to the streets on Thursday to demand the resignation of President Otto Perez, who has refused to quit in the face of ac...

» Turkish poll shows falling level of support for AK Party
28/08/15 10:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's ruling AK Party is not seen winning enough votes to form a single-party government in a Nov. 1 snap election with 38.9 percent support, down from 40.7 perce...

» U.S., China stress positives ahead of Xi trip
28/08/15 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States stressed the positives in their complex relationship on Friday during meetings between U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice and Chi...

» U.N. chief sets out framework for Syria poison gas investigation
28/08/15 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Success of a new international inquiry aimed at assigning blame for chemical weapons attacks during Syria's four-year-old civil war will require full coopera...

» U.S. asks Uzbekistan to join anti-Islamic State coalition
28/08/15 10:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. TASHKENT (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it had asked Uzbekistan to join the multinational coalition it leads against Islamic State, saying Central Asia's most populous ...

» Higher prices dent Putin's sky-high popularity: paper
28/08/15 10:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russians' concern about rising prices has eroded President Vladimir Putin's approval ratings but these remain extremely high, the daily Vedomosti reported on Friday.

» Former Vatican ambassador accused of child abuse dies
28/08/15 10:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A Catholic former archbishop accused of child sex offences was found dead on Friday, the Vatican said, a month after he was hospitalized on the eve of his trial.

» Two British journalists detained in southeast Turkey
28/08/15 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) - Turkish police have detained two British journalists from Vice News for reporting from the predominantly Kurdish southeast without government accreditation, secu...

» Afghan, Turkmen Leaders Discuss Cooperation In Kabul
28/08/15 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has discussed trade, economic, energy, and transport cooperation with his visiting Turkmen counterpart, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov.

» U.S. Asks Uzbekistan To Join Fight Against Islamic State
28/08/15 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The United States has asked Uzbekistan to join the multinational coalition fighting the Islamic State group.

» 200 feared dead in latest migrant disaster off Libya's coast
28/08/15 10:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Libyan authorities were collecting the bodies of migrants who drowned off the coastal city of Zuwara, with some 200 feared dead on Friday in the latest disaster involving desperate peopl...

» Army vet gets 4 ½ years in prison, $35K fine for stealing military equipment
28/08/15 10:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. A former Fort Carson solider convicted of stealing thousands of dollars in military equipment was sentenced Thursday to 4 ½ years in prison and required to pay a $35,000 fine.

» Legal team of man who landed gyrocopter on Capitol lawn takes aim at security
28/08/15 10:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. The legal team representing Douglas Hughes who landed his gyrocopter on the Capitol’s West Front Lawn plans to“expose the lack of security” in the heavily restricted airspace over W...

» Congressman wants Carter to intervene in removal of Green Beret
28/08/15 10:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. In a letter urging Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to intervene, a congressman said Wednesday that the Army went too far in reprimanding and initiating actions against a Green Beret...

» Obama sees message of resilience on streets of New Orleans
28/08/15 10:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Visiting on tidy porch stoops and dining at a thriving corner eatery, President Barack Obama paid tribute to New Orleans on Thursday as an extraordinary example of renewal and resil...

» 3 arrested in connection with deaths of 71 migrants in truck
28/08/15 09:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Police arrested three people in Hungary overnight in connection with the deaths of 71 migrants found in a refrigerated truck abandoned on Austria's main highway, a police official said F...

» What six years of ‘reset’ have wrought
28/08/15 09:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Charles Krauthammer: Most Recent Articles and Archives. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a statement in the Kremlin on Wednesday. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Associated Press) On September 5, 2014, ...

» News Roundup and Notes: August 28, 2015
28/08/15 09:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Nadia O'Mara Before the start of business,  Just Security  provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. IRAQ and SYRIA An Islamic Stat...

» Ashton Carter: Pentagon funding new high-tech venture
28/08/15 09:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — - Defense Secretary Ash Carter will announce Friday that the Pentagon is funding a new venture to develop cutting-edge electronics an...

» Kirby: Parchin Not a Nuclear Site
28/08/15 09:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. In a briefing Thursday, State Department spokesperson John Kirby said that the Parchin base in Iran is not a nuclear site. “It’s important to remember that when you’re talking about...

» Ex-NATO Chief Leads Push by Retired Military Brass to Kill Iran Deal
28/08/15 09:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . In this file photo dated March 19, 2015, US Secretary of State John Kerry holds a negotiation meeting with Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif over Iran's nuclear program, in Lausanne, Switzerland. (AP Photo/...

» Barack Obama's diplomatic 'reset' has let Vladimir Putin get away with murder
28/08/15 09:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Putin breaks the arms embargo to Iran by lifting the hold on selling it S-300 missiles . Obama responds by excusing him, saying it wasn't technically ...

» Obama’s Politicized Intelligence
28/08/15 08:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The anniversary of the U.S. war against the Islamic State passed with little notice. It was August 7 of last year that President Obama authorized the first airstrikes against ISIS i...

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» » Two-Day ceasefire agreed by warring sides in three Syrian towns
27/08/15 21:12 from Mike Nova - Google+
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» AP Top Stories 27 P - YouTube
27/08/15 17:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Aug 27, 2015 Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Here are your top stories for Thursday, August 27th: WDBJ-TV holds a moment of silence on-air; Police in Austria ...

» Two-Day ceasefire agreed by warring sides in three Syrian towns: sources
27/08/15 17:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian insurgents, the army and Lebanese group Hezbollah agreed on a 48-hour ceasefire in the rebel-held town of Zabadani near Lebanon's border and two Shi'ite villa...

» British hacker for Islamic State killed in U.S. drone strike in Syria: sources
27/08/15 17:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A British hacker who U.S. and European officials said became a top cyber expert for Islamic State in Syria has been killed in a U.S. drone strike, a U.S. source ...

» Hungary scrambles to confront migrant influx, Merkel heckled
27/08/15 17:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ROSZKE, Hungary (Reuters) - Hungary made plans on Wednesday to reinforce its southern border with helicopters, mounted police and dogs, and was also considering using the army as recor...

» Attack in Ramadi kills two senior Iraqi commanders
27/08/15 17:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two senior Iraqi military commanders were killed on Thursday in a car bomb attack north of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province where pro-government forces are bat...

» Italy government puts scandal-hit Rome on tight leash
27/08/15 17:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government said on Thursday it would put Rome city hall under close supervision following allegations it had fallen under the sway of organized crime, but allo...

» Renewed Kurdish conflict angers Turks, overshadows election
27/08/15 17:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Clinging to his brother's coffin, draped in the red Turkish flag, Lieutenant Colonel Mehmet Alkan's outburst was a rare public show of defiance from a serving offi...

» Iran executes Kurdish activist, wary of Kurdish gains in Middle East
27/08/15 17:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran executed a Kurdish activist on Wednesday accused of killing a public prosecutor, the second such case this month, rights groups said, as Iran, unsettled by Kurdi...

» Migrant crisis forcing divided Europe to look ahead
27/08/15 17:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Leaders of the European Union declared this week that it has "failed" in the face of human agony on its frontiers. But the migrant crisis may now be forging a bett...

» A Kurdish Political Star in Turkey Confronts Escalating Violence
27/08/15 17:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Just two months ago, Selahattin Demirtas was basking in the afterglow of his party’s historic election showing. Now, he will have to face the voters again.

» Director at Uzbekistan Museum Is Dismissed and Accused of Crimes
27/08/15 17:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Marinika M. Babanazarova, director of the Savitsky Collection in Nukus, Karakalpakstan, in Uzbekistan, was dismissed after running the museum since 1984.

» Tehran Asks U.S. to Release 19 Iranian Citizens
27/08/15 17:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The request came as the United States is pressing Iran to release three American citizens — including a Washington Post correspondent — and provide information about a fourth missing for ei...

» Traveling in Europe’s River of Migrants
27/08/15 17:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Tens of thousands of people, mostly fleeing unrest, are desperately pushing through the Balkans to reach Hungary before it seals its border. We met up with some of them to document their jo...

» Op-Ed Contributor: America’s Dangerous Bargain With Turkey
27/08/15 17:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. By attacking Kurds, Turkey is undermining the United States’ strongest ally in the fight against the Islamic State.

» Feature: The Lessons of Anwar al-Awlaki
27/08/15 17:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Four years after the United States assassinated the radical cleric in a drone strike, his influence on jihadists is greater than ever. Was there a better way to stop him?

» Beirut Journal: Growing Trash Piles Reflect Lebanon’s Political Gridlock
27/08/15 17:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. To protesters, the garbage piles are one indignity too far, the ultimate manifestation of a failed system that has left the state unable to perform basic functions.

» ISIS Suicide Attack Kills 2 Iraqi Generals Near Ramadi
27/08/15 17:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The generals were killed by two explosives-rigged American-made Humvees, dealing another setback to the faltering campaign to retake Anbar Province.

» Beware manspreading, enjoy wine o'clock: new Oxford words
27/08/15 17:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 4:27 p.m. EDT. LONDON (AP) -- Manspreading is so widespread it's now a word....

» Russia Courts Mideast With Military Hardware
27/08/15 17:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from VOAvideo's YouTube Videos. From: VOAvideo Duration: 02:08 As Russia's economy heads into recession, its defense industry is one of the few that seems to be prospering. And that was made clear at Russia...

» Russia destroys 1.5 tonnes of food meant for BMW car racing team
27/08/15 17:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Food safety watchdog burns supplies ahead of DTM circuit races, as part of programme of destruction of western food in retaliation for sanctions Russia’s food safety watchdog ...

» White supremacist expressed surprise that Kansas victims were not Jewish
27/08/15 17:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Frazier Glenn Cross accused of killing three people at Kansas Jewish sites Call recording: ‘I’ve never felt such exhilaration and overpowering joy’ Prosecutors in Kansas reste...

» Same-Sex Couple Denied Marriage License for 3rd Time
27/08/15 17:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. A same-sex couple from Morehead, Kentucky, were denied a marriage license for a third time at the Rowan County Clerk's Office today -- an emotional event caught on video.

» Trump, Cruz to Hold Joint Event to Blast Iran Deal
27/08/15 17:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Donald Trump, Ted Cruz to hold joint event as protest of Obama's nuclear deal with Iran

» US Strikes Southern Afghan District Seized by Taliban
27/08/15 17:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. US airstrikes hit southern Afghan district seized by Taliban, possible casualties

» Saudi Arabia sees Mers deaths surge
27/08/15 17:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Saudi Arabia announces four more deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers), bringing the number of deaths in the past week to 17.

» Donald Trump on foreign policy: 'I've got no time to travel abroad – America needs my attention now'
27/08/15 17:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - World RSS Feed. Donald Trump says he will forgo the overseas visits to allies in Europe, or even closer to home, usually made by leading Republican presidential hopefuls during their campaigns, insisting...

» Saudi King Salman to meet Obama at White House on September 4 - Reuters
27/08/15 17:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Reuters Saudi King Salman to meet Obama at White House on September 4 Reuters ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE Saudi Arabia's King Salman will meet President Barack Obama at the White House ...

» 3,405,9013,405,9012015-08-27Balkan Leaders to Attend EU Meeting as Migrant Surge Growsby webdesk
27/08/15 17:02 from Mike Nova - Google+
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» A Q&A with Wall Street's top psychiatrist on market turmoil
27/08/15 16:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 4:27 p.m. EDT. NEW YORK (AP) -- When it seems like the stock market has lost its mind, big banks and investment firms often turn to one particular psychiatrist: Richard Peterson, CEO of...

» Mexico Replaces Security Chief and Foreign Relations Head
27/08/15 16:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Mexico replaces foreign relations, head security chief after drug lord escape

» Hillary Clinton on Virginia shooting: we need action on gun control - video
27/08/15 16:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton calls for action on gun control on Wednesday after the fatal shooting of two television journalists in Virginia on live ...

» Republicans line up for potshots at China
27/08/15 16:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Presidential contenders talk tough ahead of Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington

» Trump evicts reporter and the rule book
27/08/15 16:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Billionaire seems unconcerned about alienating Hispanic voters

» Up to 50 migrants die in truck in Austria
27/08/15 16:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News. Discovery comes as German chancellor begins talks in Vienna on fresh response to refugee crisis

» Airlines told to expect 'French 9/11' as Hollande warns of more Islamist violence
27/08/15 16:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Army prepares for civil unrest as Islamist threat grows amid fears of September 11-style attack or missile strike on passenger airliner

» Dozens of migrants found dead in truck on Austria highway, say police
27/08/15 16:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Up to 50 people could be dead after the discovery of the truck on a parking strip off the highway in Burgenland state

» Nazi gold train: a history of gold and art theft in 90 seconds
27/08/15 16:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Following the news that a Nazi gold train may have been found in Poland, The Telegraph examines the history of the Nazi's billion dollar gold and art theft

» Barack Obama visits New Orleans 10 years after Katrina: 'A tragedy that was brewing for decades'
27/08/15 16:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. US president due to visit New Orleans 10 years after Hurricane Katrina amid criticism that not enough has been done to bridge city's divides

» Saudi Arabia holding main suspect in 1996 Khobar Towers bombing: report - Reuters
27/08/15 16:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Reuters Saudi Arabia holding main suspect in 1996 Khobar Towers bombing: report Reuters DUBAI The main suspect in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers residence at a U.S. military bas...

» ISIS Suicide Blast in Ramadi Kills 2 Iraqi Commanders, 3 Iraqi Soliders - NBCNews.com
27/08/15 16:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Daily Times ISIS Suicide Blast in Ramadi Kills 2 Iraqi Commanders, 3 Iraqi Soliders NBCNews.com Two Iraqi army commanders and three Iraqi soldiers were killed early Thursday by an ISIS...

» Merkel Calls on Europe to Act After Dead Refugees Found - Bloomberg
27/08/15 16:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Bloomberg Merkel Calls on Europe to Act After Dead Refugees Found Bloomberg Investigators near an abandoned truck parked along a highway in Austria, on Aug. 27. Photographer: Dieter Na...

» Guatemalan Prosecutors Urge President to Resign Amid Scandal - ABC News
27/08/15 16:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Guatemalan Prosecutors Urge President to Resign Amid Scandal ABC News Pressure grew Thursday on Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina to resign as business and government offices clos...

» The House of Lords: 10 tips to gain entry to this exclusive club - The Guardian
27/08/15 16:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. The Guardian The House of Lords: 10 tips to gain entry to this exclusive club The Guardian The dissolution honours list reveals 45 new peers joining the world's second largest legislat...

» Saudi King Salman to Visit Obama Next Week
27/08/15 16:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Saudi King Salman is visiting Washington next week to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama about several Middle East issues. "His visit underscores the importance of the strategic partne...

» Balkan Leaders to Attend EU Meeting as Migrant Surge Grows
27/08/15 16:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Leaders from the Balkan states will attend a summit Thursday in Vienna on European integration – but the immigration crisis is expected to be high on the agenda. In the past few days a su...

» Saudi Arrested in 1996 Bombing That Killed 19 Americans
27/08/15 16:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A man described as the mastermind of the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing that killed 19 American servicemen in Saudi Arabia has been captured, a U.S. and a Saudi official said Wednesday, endin...

» Is China's Economic Data Accurate?
27/08/15 16:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Some investors say China's wild stock market gyrations have been made worse by worries about the reliability of that nation's economic data. And some critics say the reports can mislead i...

» Colombians Flee Venezuela as Border Crisis Escalates
27/08/15 16:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Hundreds of Colombians have fled Venezuela since last week, amid an escalating border crisis between the two countries. Last week, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the closure ...

» Western Balkan Leaders, Merkel Discuss Migrant Crisis
27/08/15 16:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. As leaders from the western Balkans were meeting Thursday in Vienna to discuss action to stem Europe's migrant crisis, as many as 50 refugees were found dead in a parked truck in eastern ...

» Israeli Military Strikes Target in Gaza After Rocket Attack
27/08/15 16:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Israeli military says it struck a Hamas target in the Gaza Strip after a rocket was fired at Israel. The military says it hit a Hamas weapon manufacturing facility early Thursday. It ...

» Accused Mastermind of 1996 Khobar Towers Bombing Reportedly Arrested
27/08/15 16:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A Saudi-owned newspaper says the man suspected of being the mastermind behind the truck bombing that killed 19 U.S. Air Force personnel in Saudi Arabia nearly 20 years ago has been arrest...

» Islamic State Car Bomb Kills 2 Iraqi Military Commanders
27/08/15 16:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. An Islamic State suicide car bomber has driven into a convoy of Iraqi troops, killing two senior military commanders, according to Iraqi officials. The officials say the attack occurred T...

» US Ex-Generals Urge Congress to Reject Iran Nuclear Deal
27/08/15 16:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A group of nearly 200 retired, high-ranking American military officials is urging U.S. lawmakers to reject the Iran nuclear deal, arguing it will not prevent Iran from developing nuclear ...

» Hundreds of Thousands of Enforced Disappearances Remain Unresolved
27/08/15 16:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. In advance of the International Day of the Disappeared on August 30, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is appealing to governments and civil society to document the fate...

» Unease With Assad Regime on the Rise
27/08/15 16:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A growing number of soldiers and civilians in government-controlled areas of Syria are expressing rare public disaffection with the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Noncombatants al-A...

» Report: Poland to Store US Military Equipment From Mid-2016
27/08/15 16:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The United States will store heavy military equipment at two sites in Poland from mid-2016, Poland's defense minister said, a part of Washington's efforts to reassure allies made uneasy b...

» NATO: Training Center in Georgia Step to Membership
27/08/15 16:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. NATO said a new training center opened in Georgia on Thursday would help the former Soviet republic to move closer to membership in the military alliance, a prospect sharply opposed by ne...

» In Afghanistan's Helmand Province, Taliban Talk War, Not Peace
27/08/15 16:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Soldiers from the U.S.-led NATO coalition have joined combat to stop a Taliban advance in Afghanistan's Helmand province, where battlefield success has given the insurgents' their biggest...

» Pakistan Demands Afghanistan Protect Its Kabul Mission, Staff
27/08/15 16:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Pakistan has demanded Afghanistan ensure protection of its diplomatic staff and premises in Kabul, where officials say Afghan agents are harassing the Pakistani staff, particularly those ...

» Finland Detains Russian Accused of US Malware Crimes
27/08/15 16:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Finland confirmed on Thursday it has detained a Russian citizen, Maxim Senakh, at the request of U.S. federal authorities on computer fraud charges, in a move that Russia calls illegal. T...

» Islamic State Takes New Ground Near Turkish Border
27/08/15 16:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Islamic State has seized new territory from Syrian rebels in northern Syria, advancing in an area where Turkey and the United States are planning to open a new front against the group in ...

» Jewish Settlers Grab Building in Jerusalem's Arab Neighborhood
27/08/15 16:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ultra-nationalist Israelis have taken over a four-story building in the heart of an Arab neighborhood in east Jerusalem, raising fears of fresh violence in the tense area. A small group o...

» Taliban Captures District Center In Afghan Opium Heartland
27/08/15 16:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Afghan Taliban fighters have seized the administrative headquarters of the Musa Qala district in Helmand Province after a week of heavy fighting, the latest in a series o...

» Russian Soldiers Get Lengthy Prison Terms For Killing Tajik
27/08/15 16:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Two Russian soldiers have been found guilty of killing a Tajik taxi driver and sentenced to lengthy prison terms.

» Dirty Jokes: Internet Awash With Memes Mocking Russia's Detergent Ban
27/08/15 16:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. As Russia sweeps Western cleaning products from the shelves, the Internet responds with a wash of mocking memes -- some gentle, others more abrasive.

» Russian Delegation Cancels Visit To UN Over Visa Restrictions
27/08/15 16:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A Russian parliamentary delegation that had planned to attend Inter-Parliamentary Union events in New York next week has canceled the visit because of restrictions on the...

» U.S. Envoy To Visit Moscow, Riyadh This Week On Syrian Conflict
27/08/15 16:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The newly appointed U.S. special envoy for Syria will travel to Moscow, Geneva, and Riyadh this week in an attempt to find a political solution to the four-year old Syria...

» NATO Chief Visits Tbilisi To Open Military Training Center
27/08/15 16:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg arrived August 26 for a two-day visit to Georgia.

» Obama, Merkel Discuss Upsurge In Ukraine Violence, Migrant Crisis
27/08/15 16:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U.S. President Barack Obama spoke by phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel about the recent upsurge in violence in eastern Ukraine, the White House said August 26.

» Ukraine Reaches Debt Restructuring Deal
27/08/15 16:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Yaresko says Kyiv has reached a debt restructuring deal with a group of debt-restructuring deal with international creditors under whic...

» NATO Opens Training Center In Georgia
27/08/15 16:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. NATO says a new training center in Georgia will help the Caucasus country to move closer to membership in the military alliance.

» North Caucasus Men In Syria Face Different Fates On Russia Return
27/08/15 16:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian media published two very different reports this week about Russian citizens who returned home allegedly after fighting alongside the Islamic State (IS) group in S...

» EU, Balkan Leaders Address Refugee Crisis
27/08/15 16:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The leaders of six countries of the Western Balkans met with EU officials at a summit in Vienna on August 27. The influx of refugees into southern Europe was at the top o...

» Arrest Warrant Issued For Ex-Pakistani Prime Minister
27/08/15 16:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A Pakistani court has issued arrest warrants for former Prime Minister Yusaf Raza Gilani and one of his senior ministers, Makhdoom Amin Fahim.

» Daghestani Capital’s Ex-Mayor Jailed For Life
27/08/15 16:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A former mayor of Daghestan’s capital, Makhachkala, has been sentenced to life in prison.

» Iran Executes Kurdish Activist Awaiting Appeal
27/08/15 16:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Amnesty International says Iran has executed a Kurdish activist who was awaiting the outcome of a Supreme Court appeal.

» Minnow FC Astana Splashes Into Champions League, Seeking Attention
27/08/15 16:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Soccer fans burst into the streets of the Kazakh capital to celebrate after FC Astana became the first Central Asian team to advance to the group stage of Europe’s Champi...

» Hundreds Protest in Beirut Over Trash Crisis
27/08/15 15:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Hundreds of people have kept up protests in Beirut as the crisis over garbage collection worsened with fresh piles of trash accumulating in streets of the capital.

» Port of Hamburg Shows Germany Is Vulnerable on China Trade
27/08/15 15:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. China is by far the biggest trading partner for Hamburg, the largest port in the world’s fourth-biggest economy. Now that lucrative traffic is slipping.

» Pentagon Probe Seeks Signs Islamic State Intelligence Was Skewed
27/08/15 15:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A Pentagon investigative office is examining an allegation that the U.S. military may have distorted intelligence data to cast a positive light on the war against Islamic State extremi...

» On Iran Deal, Democrats Don't Lack for Words
27/08/15 15:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Senate Democrats have written unusually long, detailed formal announcements on their position on the Iran nuclear deal, publicly chronicling a wrenching decision-making process.

» U.S. Drone Strike Kills Islamic State Hacker
27/08/15 15:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A fugitive British hacker who had become one of Islamic State’s top online terrorist recruiters was killed by a U.S. drone strike near Raqqa, Syria on Tuesday, two people familiar with...

» China Detains 11 in Tianjin Blasts
27/08/15 15:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Chinese authorities accused the municipal officials and port executives in the city of Tianjin of dereliction of duty in connection with the deadly warehouse explosions this month in t...

» Ukraine Secures Debt-Relief Deal
27/08/15 15:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Ukraine’s government secured a vital debt-relief deal, the country’s finance ministry said, a key step toward unlocking billions of dollars in emergency financing.

» Afghanistan Holds Out Against Taliban So Far
27/08/15 15:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. This year’s fighting season is the first where Afghan security forces have had to battle the Taliban pretty much on their own, writes Yaroslav Trofimov. So far, they are standing their...

» Greece Inch Closer to Formal Election Call
27/08/15 15:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Greece is set to officially begin its second election campaign period this year, after opposition parties, as expected, conceded they can’t assemble a ruling majority in parliament to ...

» Austrian Police Find At Least 20 Migrants Dead
27/08/15 15:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Austrian police said that at least 20 migrants have been found dead in a truck on a highway leading from the Hungarian border.

» Market Turmoil Seen Spurring China Property Purchases Abroad
27/08/15 15:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Instability drives Chinese to seek havens in global real-estate investments, as Australia worries about overheated market.

» U.K. Immigration Reaches Record Level in Year to March
27/08/15 15:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Immigration flows to the U.K. reached a record level during the year ended in March, amid a surge in new arrivals from other European countries as well as from further afield.

» Anger Over Garbage in Lebanon Blossoms into Demands for Reform
27/08/15 15:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Calls for political reform, however, collide with country’s entrenched, sectarian-based political system.

» China's turbulence exposes risks to Europe's growth
27/08/15 15:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The Eurozone’s heavy reliance on exports leaves the region vulnerable as emerging markets stumble

» In Canada, Candidates Choose Between Stimulus and Balanced Budget
27/08/15 15:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The role of fiscal stimulus in spurring Canada’s ailing economy is emerging as a major theme in a national election campaign ahead here, with the ruling Conservative Party sticking to ...

» Iran Renews Support For Hamas Terrorists
27/08/15 15:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Iran’s foreign ministry on Wednesday reiterated its support for Hamas and other anti-Israel terrorist groups and said that aiding those who “stand against the Zionist regime is a pr...

» Maine state police create unit to examine drug trends
27/08/15 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine's top law enforcement and emergency medical officials announced Wednesday that a special state police unit and three working groups wi...

» Saudi Arabia royal family's grasp on power threatened by drop in oil prices
27/08/15 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. The sharp drop in oil prices is starting to bite for the world's longtime top oil-producing nation, Saudi Arabia, and could threaten the seemingly unshakable soci...

» FBI warns art dealers of antiquities looted by Islamic State; stolen art could fund terrorists
27/08/15 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. The FBI on Wednesday urged art dealers in the U.S. to take extra precautions when buying artifacts from the Middle East, saying there is evidence that collectors ...

» Feds: Connecticut ended chronic homelessness among veterans
27/08/15 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. NEWINGTON, Conn. (AP) - The federal government has declared Connecticut the first state in the country to end chronic homelessness among veterans, officials annou...

» 200 Retired Generals, Admirals Write Letter Urging Congress to Reject Iran Nuclear Deal
27/08/15 15:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. A group of nearly 200 retired U.S. generals and flag officers sent a letter to Congressional leadership on Tuesday urging them to reject the Iran nuclear deal. The letter says that ...

» IRAN: So Close Yet So Far
27/08/15 15:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from StrategyPage.com. None

» Political command climate cited in soldier's dismissal of rape conviction - Army
27/08/15 15:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top news - (TEST). WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — A Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., soldier was inspired by the military’s ramped-up campaign against sexual assault when she reported in 2...

» Soldier's rape conviction reversed; Appearance of unlawful command influence cited
27/08/15 15:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. A Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier was inspired by the military’s ramped-up campaign against sexual assault when she reported in 2012 she had been raped several years before. The soldier...

» Did Israel and Palestinian militants commit war crimes in Gaza?
27/08/15 15:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. A series of investigations by the United Nations and human rights groups concluded that violations by the Israeli military and armed Palestinian groups could qualify as war crimes.

» Retired military leaders send letter to Congress urging against Iran nuclear deal
27/08/15 15:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. The signatories include retired generals and flag officers from every branch of service, including a handful who were involved in some public controversies during their careers.

» Iran hostages may finally get compensation for '70s ordeal
27/08/15 15:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Americans held hostage in Iran some 35 years ago are hoping Congress will take up legislation to compensate them at the same time it considers the nuclear deal with Iran next month.

» Obama and German leader discuss violence in Ukraine
27/08/15 15:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. President Barack Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany have discussed the recent rise in violence in eastern Ukraine from increased attacks by combined Russian-separatist forces.

» Finns say Russian citizen detained upon US request
27/08/15 15:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Finnish officials say a Russian citizen has been detained in Finland on an international arrest warrant issued by the United States.

» NATO chief: Too early to say if Georgia joins NATO
27/08/15 15:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said on a visit to Georgia that is it is too early to tell whether the former Soviet republic will be invited to take the final step toward NA...

» As markets fall, nationalistic rhetoric rises
27/08/15 15:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Nationalism is the most potent and effective mechanism for creating governmental legitimacy that’s been tried in the modern era.

» The Global Migration Crisis
27/08/15 15:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. By Brett Daniel Shehadey Special Correspondent for In Homeland Security The 21 st century will be a trying time for geopolitical boundaries and ‘ethno-nationalist’ sentime...

» Edwin Meese, Reagan's AG, joins fight against patent reform - Washington Times
27/08/15 15:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from house judiciary committee - Google News. Washington Times Edwin Meese, Reagan's AG, joins fight against patent reform Washington Times There are currently two patent reform bills circulating in the House a...

» China looms large over Wyoming - Financial Times
27/08/15 15:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Financial Times China looms large over Wyoming Financial Times Now as senior Fed figures gather in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for their annual economic symposium, market gyrations ...

» 'American Exceptionalism' The GOP Refuses To Talk About
27/08/15 15:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from american exceptionalism - Google Blog Search. In stump speeches and lectures given by Republican candidates for several cycles now, we have heard them bat about the term “ American Exceptionalism ...

» Who Was Afraid of Ray Bradbury & Science Fiction? The FBI, It ...
27/08/15 15:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google Blog Search. ray bradbury fbi fb. When you think of the most astute minds of our time, you might well think of Ray Bradbury's — but you probably don't think of him as one of the most astute te...

» Ex FBI agent reveals signs of nervousness - Business Insider
27/08/15 15:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google Blog Search. That's according to Joe Navarro, a former FBI agent and the author of "What Every BODY is saying." Navarro says there are certain universal, nonverbal expressions of nervousness t...

» FBI agent arrested in Hamilton County on drunk driving charge | Fox ...
27/08/15 15:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google Blog Search. HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. (Aug. 25, 2015)– Police arrested an agent from the Indianapolis field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) over the weekend after an a...

» AP files lawsuit against feds for FBI's fake news story - Sun Times National
27/08/15 14:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. AP files lawsuit against feds for FBI's fake news story Sun Times National The Associated Press filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice Thursday in an attempt to force the gove...

» Feds sued over access to FBI records involving fake news story - CBS News
27/08/15 14:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. CBS News Feds sued over access to FBI records involving fake news story CBS News At issue is a 2014 Freedom of Information request seeking documents related to the FBI's decision to send...

» AP sues over FBI ploy involving fake news story - Fox News
27/08/15 14:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Fox News AP sues over FBI ploy involving fake news story Fox News At issue is a 2014 Freedom of Information request seeking documents related to the FBI's decision to send a web link to ...

» AP Sues Over Access to FBI Records Involving Fake News Story - ABC News
27/08/15 14:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. AP Sues Over Access to FBI Records Involving Fake News Story ABC News The Associated Press sued the U.S. Department of Justice Thursday over the FBI's failure to provide public records r...

» AP sues over access to FBI records involving fake news story - U.S. News & World Report
27/08/15 14:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Fox News AP sues over access to FBI records involving fake news story U.S. News & World Report WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press sued the U.S. Department of Justice Thursday over th...

» FBI warns art dealers of antiquities looted by Islamic State; stolen art could ... - Washington Times
27/08/15 14:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Washington Times FBI warns art dealers of antiquities looted by Islamic State; stolen art could ... Washington Times The FBI on Wednesday urged art dealers in the U.S. to take extra prec...

» FBI informant breaks his silence months after Garland, Texas shooting - ABC15 Arizona
27/08/15 14:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. ABC15 Arizona FBI informant breaks his silence months after Garland, Texas shooting ABC15 Arizona PHOENIX - The paid FBI informant linked to a suspected terrorist from Phoenix is breakin...

» Minnesota FBI: Terror arrests haven't stopped travel plots - U.S. News & World Report
27/08/15 14:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. U.S. News & World Report Minnesota FBI : Terror arrests haven't stopped travel plots U.S. News & World Report Richard Thornton, the special agent in charge of the FBI in Minnesot...

» Two Setbacks for Coalition in Afghanistan
27/08/15 14:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces. Two NATO members, whose nationalities were not immediately clear, were shot on a base in the southern province of Helmand, a coalition statement said.

» Op-Photo: Remembering the Ruins of Palmyra
27/08/15 14:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). A photograph taken between 1900 and 1920 shows the ruins where Islamic State militants recently bombed an ancient temple.

» America’s Dangerous Bargain With Turkey
27/08/15 14:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). By attacking Kurds, Turkey is undermining the United States’ strongest ally in the fight against the Islamic State.

» The Lessons of Anwar al-Awlaki
27/08/15 14:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Four years after the United States assassinated the radical cleric in a drone strike, his influence on jihadists is greater than ever. Was there a better wa...

» Junaid Hussain, ISIS Recruiter, Reported Killed in Airstrike
27/08/15 14:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Mr. Hussain, a 21-year-old Briton, hacked into American military networks and was a central figure in the Islamic State’s online recruitment campaign.

» A Tale of Three Backdoors
27/08/15 14:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. Benjamin Wittes recently asked " Is It Really Technically Impossible ?" to build backdoors into security systems.­ The tale of three backdoors: TSA locks, the...

» News Roundup and Notes: August 27, 2015
27/08/15 14:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Nadia O'Mara Before the start of business,  Just Security  provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. IRAQ and SYRIA ISIS has seized...

» Saudis take custody of suspect in '96 bombing that killed 19 US troops - Stars and Stripes
27/08/15 14:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Stars and Stripes Saudis take custody of suspect in '96 bombing that killed 19 US troops Stars and Stripes The Khobar case was investigated by FBI Director James B . Comey whe...

» US Pentagon probing claims of falsely optimistic intel reports on ISIS
27/08/15 14:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from intelNews.org. The United States Department of Defense is investigating claims that some of its officials doctored intelligence reports to give a falsely optimistic account of the campaign against the Isla...

» US Energy Secretary: We Should Worry About Hacked Cars
27/08/15 14:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. (Forbes) United States Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz worries more about cars being hacked than the electric grid being attacked, he said this morning in Las Vegas. The post US Ener...

» ISIL Antiquities Trafficking
27/08/15 14:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Homepage. The FBI is asking for help in preventing looted and stolen art and antiquities from reaching the market and in preventing any transfer of funds from benefiting ISIL.

» Kurds Launch New Offensive Against ISIL Fighters in Iraq
27/08/15 14:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. Kurdish Peshmerga forces, backed by a US-led coalition airstrike campaign, have retaken 10 villages from self-proclaimed Islamic State militants in the Kirkuk province on Wednesday.

» Pentagon Officials at Odds With Top Generals Over F-35 Review
27/08/15 14:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. Now that the beleaguered F-35 fighter is finally somewhat close to being operational, the Pentagon can’t even agree on how many it wants to buy.

» Russia ‘urges Iran to revoke S-300 suit’
27/08/15 14:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. Moscow says it has urged Tehran to revoke a lawsuit previously filed over Russia’s failure to meet contractual commitments to deliver S-300 air defense systems to Iran.

» Report With Tally Of 'Russian War Casualties' Causes Stir
27/08/15 13:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. A Russian-language website has caused a stir with a report asserting that more than 2,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

» Putin Meets Egyptian Leader As Russia Seeks Greater Role In Middle East
27/08/15 13:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his second visit to Moscow in three months.

» Turkey's Election Appears to Be All About Erdogan
27/08/15 13:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s name won’t appear on any of the ballot papers Turks will be presented with on November 1.

» Iran Buys Russian Superjet Passenger Plane Amidst Western Economic Sanctions
27/08/15 13:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Global Research. An official has admitted Iranian aviation companies’ interest in Russia’s Superjet passenger planes amid Tehran’s quest for new aircraft to build up the country’s aging fleet, the Fars new...

» US Army To Choose New Landing Craft Next Year
27/08/15 13:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. In line with the Pentagon's so-called Pacific pivot, the US Army wants to buy a new fleet of boats to replace its Vietnam-era "Mike Boat," the service's first major watercraft procurem...

» Pakistani Success Against Taliban May Be Elusive
27/08/15 13:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. The struggle to clear Pakistani soil of terrorists could continue for some time.             

» Ukraine Conscription Falls Short by Half
27/08/15 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has managed to recruit only about half of the 25,000 conscripts it was hoping for,             

» China contagion: How it ripples across the world - CNNMoney
27/08/15 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. CNNMoney China contagion: How it ripples across the world CNNMoney What's worrisome is the breadth of countries, companies and people that are affected by a China slowdown. Eco...

» Why China Is Rattling the World - New York Times
27/08/15 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Why China Is Rattling the World New York Times China's economy, long a reliable source of growth, is faltering, prompting concerns that are now shaking global stock markets. Co...

» Opinion: US and China 'poison' debate on cybersecurity - CNN International
27/08/15 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. CNN International Opinion: US and China 'poison' debate on cybersecurity CNN International Second, both China and the U.S. seem to agree that cyber means of intelligence-gather...

» Israeli ex-police chiefs group challenges Gal Hirsch appointment
27/08/15 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 27, 2015, 7:10 AM (IDT) A group of 40 ex-police commissioners and former senior officers met in Tel Aviv Wednesday night to protest the Public Security minister’s choice of former I...

» Egypt bids for two advanced French helicopter carriers - counterweight to the Iranian navy
27/08/15 13:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 27, 2015, 7:56 AM (IDT) Egypt is in advanced negotiations with France for two highly advanced French Mistral class assault-cum-helicopter carrier ships originally destined for the Ru...

» Iran Sends Powerful Zelzal Missiles into Iraq to Recover Fallujah and Ramadi
27/08/15 13:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 27, 2015, 7:55 PM (IDT) Tehran is fighting on two Iraqi fronts: It has imported the powerful Zelzal missile to beef up a fresh offensive to recover Ramadi and Faluja from ISIS and contend...

» CIA Plans Huge Release of Top Secret Reports From the 1960s - Newsweek
27/08/15 13:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. CIA Plans Huge Release of Top Secret Reports From the 1960s Newsweek The reports, customarily provided personally to the president each morning by a senior CIA officer, if not the direct...

» CIA Plans Huge Release of Presidential Briefings From the 1960s - Newsweek
27/08/15 13:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. CIA Plans Huge Release of Presidential Briefings From the 1960s Newsweek The reports, customarily provided personally to the president each morning by a senior CIA officer, if not the di...

» Former CIA Chief: Give Israel Bunker-Buster Bombs - Arutz Sheva
27/08/15 13:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Arutz Sheva Former CIA Chief: Give Israel Bunker-Buster Bombs Arutz Sheva Dennis Ross, a former Middle East envoy, and David Petraeus, who directed the CIA after commanding US. forces in...

» 8 things: More on Amazon's 'purposeful Darwinism,' and brilliant social media ... - Washington Business Journal
27/08/15 13:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Washington Business Journal 8 things: More on Amazon's 'purposeful Darwinism,' and brilliant social media ... Washington Business Journal Is it dystopian, a place even the boss wouldn't ...

» CIA Must Cough Up Info on Death Squad - Courthouse News Service
27/08/15 13:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. CIA Must Cough Up Info on Death Squad Courthouse News Service WASHINGTON (CN) - A federal judge ordered the CIA to release more records on its involvement in the killing of Pablo Escobar...

» Isis Hacker and No 3 on CIA 'Kill List', Junaid Hussain Neutralised in US ... - International Business Times, India Edition
27/08/15 13:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. International Business Times, India Edition Isis Hacker and No 3 on CIA 'Kill List', Junaid Hussain Neutralised in US ... International Business Times, India Edition The 21-year-old Isis...

» Declassified CIA documents reveal how disastrous America’s post-9/11 plans really were - Middle East - World
27/08/15 13:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . First, the disastrous failures of US policy in Afghanistan and Iraq have led to an unprecedented programme of declassification of documents (some with significant redactions) as part of the cathartic process ...

» Declassified CIA documents reveal how disastrous America's post-9/11 plans ... - The Independent
27/08/15 13:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. The Independent Declassified CIA documents reveal how disastrous America's post-9/11 plans ... The Independent Scholars working on the contemporary Middle East are living through somethi...

» German spy charged with treason for passing secrets to CIA and ...
27/08/15 13:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google Blog Search. German spy charged with treason for passing secrets to CIA and Russia. 32-year-old, identified as Markus R, accused of offering his services to US and Russian intelligence while w...

» Prosecutors launch case against CIA double agent - The Local
27/08/15 13:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google Blog Search. The 32-year-old former Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) worker is accused of treason, infringing official secrets and corruption after passing secrets to the Central Intelligence Age...

» Talks Between Obama, Saudi King Will Include Iran's Actions
27/08/15 13:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Obama and Saudi King Salman to talk about Iran, conflicts in Yemen, Syria

» Gyrocopter Pilot Raises About $10,000 Toward His Defense
27/08/15 13:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Man who flew gyrocopter on to lawn of US Capitol has raised about $10,000 to help with case

» 4 New York Men Killed When Car Plunges Down Embankment
27/08/15 13:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. 4 upstate New York men killed when car plunges down embankment, hits house; driver survives

» Boat packed with migrants sinks off Libya; many feared dead
27/08/15 13:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A boat packed with migrants sank off the Libyan coastal city of Zuwara on Thursday and officials said hundreds might have died.

» Poll gives Biden edge over Clinton against GOP candidates; VP meets with Trumka - Fox News
27/08/15 13:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Fox News Poll gives Biden edge over Clinton against GOP candidates; VP meets with Trumka Fox News WASHINGTON – A new national poll shows Vice President Biden faring better than H...

» Iran Premiers Muhammad Film
27/08/15 13:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The most expensive movie ever made in Iran, which depicts the Prophet Muhammad’s childhood, opened nationwide on August 27.

» Fears over dozens of 'close military encounters' between Russia and Nato forces
27/08/15 12:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Russia and NATO told 'agree to rules on military exercises to avoid war' There's been 66 'close military encounters' since  Ukraine  crisis last year Large-scale exercises sho...

» The International Anti-ISIS Coalition Needs to Be Repaired | Raghida Dergham
27/08/15 12:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WorldPost Blog on The Huffington Post. There are ideas and calls in the U.S. arena for stronger, firmer, and more decisive measures to implement the policy declared by U.S. President Barack Obama to elimin...