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» Pakistan says cannot kill Taliban while inviting them to peace talks
23/10/15 19:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Friday he had told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that Pakistan was prepared to help revive stalled Afghan peace tal...

» New Scrutiny on Vote Buying as Argentine Elections Near
23/10/15 19:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A campaign poster for the front-runner in Sunday's presidential election, Daniel Scioli, in Buenos Aires. The practice of offering goods and services in exchange for votes, though legal, ha...

» Russian airstrike hits Syrian hospital, aid group says - CNN
23/10/15 19:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. CNN Russian airstrike hits Syrian hospital, aid group says CNN Gaziantep, Turkey (CNN) After the first airstrike hit near a hospital in eastern Idlib, Syria, no one was injured, accord...

» Why do Norwegians use 'texas' to mean 'crazy'?
23/10/15 19:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Why do Norwegians use 'texas' to mean crazy?

» This Week’s Foreign Policy Must Reads
23/10/15 19:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. The smartest things written about the world this week. You’re Not Supposed to Understand the Federal Reserve — Adam Davidson, New York Times Magazine When the Fed eventually does raise ra...

» 'The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin': He does it his way - News & Observer
23/10/15 18:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. The Diplomat 'The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin ': He does it his way News & Observer What could be more timely and relevant than a new, thorough biography of Russian ...

» When he bombs Syria, Putin is sending these four messages to the world - Washington Post
23/10/15 18:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Washington Post When he bombs Syria, Putin is sending these four messages to the world Washington Post Rather, it is attacking the Free Syrian forces fighting against Syria's president...

» I'll Fight Putin Any Time, Any Place He Can't Have Me Arrested - Lawfare (blog)
23/10/15 18:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Lawfare (blog) I'll Fight Putin Any Time, Any Place He Can't Have Me Arrested Lawfare (blog) My campaign to call Putin's bluff has some high-profile support. Former ambassador to Russi...

» Putin's Bipolar Disorder - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
23/10/15 18:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Putin's Bipolar Disorder RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty The Syrian blockbuster may be the main show on Russian television screens, but the main theater of Vl...

» Gates: Come Up With A Syria Strategy, Then Tell Putin 'Stay Out of the Way' - Defense One
23/10/15 18:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Defense One Gates: Come Up With A Syria Strategy, Then Tell Putin 'Stay Out of the Way' Defense One Putin has deployed troops, fighter jets, and other weapons to Syria, where U.S. offi...

» Putin's aggression is baffling NATO - Business Insider
23/10/15 18:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Business Insider Putin's aggression is baffling NATO Business Insider I don't think they anticipated what (Russian President Vladimir) Putin would get up to," said Nick Witney, a ...

» At the UN, Beijing Begins to Shift Away From Putin - Foreign Policy
23/10/15 18:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Foreign Policy At the UN, Beijing Begins to Shift Away From Putin Foreign Policy Still, the United States and its Western allies have been encouraging China to distance itself from Rus...

» Gates says Putin might be 'doing us a favor,' urges more defense spending - Fox News
23/10/15 18:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Fox News Gates says Putin might be 'doing us a favor,' urges more defense spending Fox News And he suggested that Putin annexing Ukraine's Crimean peninsula, sending in his military to...

» David Ignatius: Putin could alter balance of power - Omaha World-Herald
23/10/15 18:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Omaha World-Herald David Ignatius: Putin could alter balance of power Omaha World-Herald David Ignatius: Putin could alter balance of power. ( Putin ) has begun to restore Primakov's d...

» Путин скорректирует Стратегию нацбезопасности РФ - Российская Газета
23/10/15 18:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. Российская Газета Путин скорректирует Стратегию нацбезопасности РФ Российская Газета Стратегия национальной безопасности России будет скорректирована. Такое поручение силовикам огла...

» Путин откорректирует стратегию нацбезопасности России - Газета.Ru
23/10/15 18:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. Вести.Ru Российская Газета Путин откорректирует стратегию нацбезопасности России Газета.Ru Президент России Владимир Путин принял решение относительно корректировки стратегии национ...

» Выступление Путина на «Валдае» - Газета.Ru
23/10/15 18:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. Газета.Ru Выступление Путина на «Валдае» Газета.Ru Ежегодно клуб приглашает ученых, политиков, экономистов, журналистов и политологов со всего мира поучаствовать в заседании клуба, ...

» Is Russia set to spark WW3? Putin builds huge ARCTIC military bases just 300 ... - Express.co.uk
23/10/15 18:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Express.co.uk Is Russia set to spark WW3? Putin builds huge ARCTIC military bases just 300 ... Express.co.uk Mr Putin has promised not to militarise the Arctic, but officials have made...

» Выступление Владимира Путина на "Валдае" - РИА Новости
23/10/15 18:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. РИА Новости Выступление Владимира Путина на "Валдае" РИА Новости Выступление Владимира Путина на "Валдае". 19:44 22.10.2015. Президент России Владимир Путин выст...

» The main problem with understanding Putin? The language barrier - The Guardian
23/10/15 18:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. The Guardian The main problem with understanding Putin ? The language barrier The Guardian It is notoriously difficult to understand Vladimir Putin . When he says: “We have no troops i...

» Владимир Путин: причин для дальнейшего развития системы ПРО США нет - Коммерсантъ
23/10/15 18:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. Русская Служба Новостей Владимир Путин : причин для дальнейшего развития системы ПРО США нет Коммерсантъ Президент России Владимир Путин посетил итоговую пленарную сессию 12-го ежег...

» Vladimir Putin accuses US of backing terrorism in Middle East - The Guardian
23/10/15 18:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. The Guardian Vladimir Putin accuses US of backing terrorism in Middle East The Guardian The Russian president, Vladimir Putin , has launched a stinging attack on US policy in the Middl...

» Vladimir Putin: U.S. backing terrorists in the Middle East - Washington Times
23/10/15 18:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Washington Times Vladimir Putin : U.S. backing terrorists in the Middle East Washington Times Mr. Assad traveled to Moscow on Tuesday to meet with Mr. Putin . After that meeting, the R...

» Putin Decides to Amend National Security Strategy by End of 2015 - The Moscow Times (registration)
23/10/15 18:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. The Moscow Times (registration) Putin Decides to Amend National Security Strategy by End of 2015 The Moscow Times (registration) President Vladimir Putin has decided to make unspecifie...

» Путин отметил усиление конфронтации в мире из-за США - Вести Экономика
23/10/15 18:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. Вести Экономика Путин отметил усиление конфронтации в мире из-за США Вести Экономика Кроме того, Путин заявил о приверженности России к борьбе с терроризмом, отметив, что граждане Р...

» Vladimir Putin Says America Is Lying - Observer
23/10/15 18:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Observer Vladimir Putin Says America Is Lying Observer At the 12 th annual Valdai Discussion Club meeting in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed — to over 900 representat...

» Путин назвал цель США в Сирии - Lenta.ru
23/10/15 18:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. Lenta.ru Путин назвал цель США в Сирии Lenta.ru «Наносят удары по тем бандитам и их формированиям, которые представляют угрозу для нашей страны», — сказал Путин , назвав военнослужа...

» Putin, Citing Key Moment, Prods West to Cooperate on Syria - New York Times
23/10/15 18:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. New York Times Putin , Citing Key Moment, Prods West to Cooperate on Syria New York Times Speaking before a gathering of global experts on Russia, Mr. Putin also released a few details...

» Russia is 'VERY DANGEROUS' Now Saudi Arabia blasts Putin's bid to wipe out ... - Express.co.uk
23/10/15 18:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Express.co.uk Russia is 'VERY DANGEROUS' Now Saudi Arabia blasts Putin's bid to wipe out ... Express.co.uk He said: "We believe that the Russian interference in Syria is very dang...

» Путин в Сочи откровенно высказался об экономике, оппозиции и войнах - НТВ.ru
23/10/15 18:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. НТВ.ru Путин в Сочи откровенно высказался об экономике, оппозиции и войнах НТВ.ru Владимир Путин во время общения с участниками дискуссионного клуба «Валдай» в Сочи заявил, что Росс...

» Did a Russian Journalist Just Out Vladimir Putin's Secret Daughter By Accident? - Global Voices Online
23/10/15 18:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Global Voices Online Did a Russian Journalist Just Out Vladimir Putin's Secret Daughter By Accident? Global Voices Online There's a woman in Moscow who goes by the name Katerina Tikhon...

» Путин учит бить первым - Радио Свобода
23/10/15 18:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. Радио Свобода Путин учит бить первым Радио Свобода В прошлом году валдайская речь Путина запомнилась своей антиамериканской направленностью. Без "жесткой критики" в адрес ...

» Thanks To Putin, The Battle For Aleppo Is Raging Again - Huffington Post
23/10/15 18:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Huffington Post Thanks To Putin , The Battle For Aleppo Is Raging Again Huffington Post <span class='image-component__caption' itemprop="caption">Fighting Anadolu Agency/Getty Im...

» Putin Up a Fight? - The Weekly Standard (blog)
23/10/15 18:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. The Weekly Standard (blog) Putin Up a Fight? The Weekly Standard (blog) These photos don't deter Benjamin Wittes, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and editor-in-chief of its ...

» «Путин никогда не разговаривает по незащищенным каналам связи» - Forbes Россия
23/10/15 18:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. Forbes Россия « Путин никогда не разговаривает по незащищенным каналам связи» Forbes Россия Книга Зыгаря «Вся кремлевская рать» вышла в издательстве «Интеллектуальная литература». О...

» 'Have you any Common Sense?' – Putin Crushes BBC Journalist's Stupid Questions - Center for Research on Globalization
23/10/15 18:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Center for Research on Globalization 'Have you any Common Sense?' – Putin Crushes BBC Journalist's Stupid Questions Center for Research on Globalization Putin contends that Russia is “...

» Путин представил свой план по Сирии из пяти пунктов - Московский комсомолец
23/10/15 18:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. Московский комсомолец Путин представил свой план по Сирии из пяти пунктов Московский комсомолец «Еще 50 лет назад ленинградская улица меня научила одному правилу: если драка неизбеж...

» Straight Outta Leningrad: Putin Says Streetfights Taught Him How to Tackle ISIS - Newsweek
23/10/15 18:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Newsweek Straight Outta Leningrad: Putin Says Streetfights Taught Him How to Tackle ISIS Newsweek The Russian leader, who turned 63 earlier this month, didn't come from a wealthy backg...

» Time to co-operate? Putin tries to build bridges with the West at Valdai - RT
23/10/15 18:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. RT Time to co-operate? Putin tries to build bridges with the West at Valdai RT Bryan MacDonald is a journalist. He began his career in journalism aged 15 in his home town of Carlow, Ir...

» Russian Mercenaries Sign up for Combat Operations in Syria
23/10/15 18:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from North Caucasus Analysis - The Jamestown Foundation. On October 11, in an interview with Russia’s Rossiya 1TV channel, President Vladimir Putin reassured his audience that he did not intend to send Russian ...

» New Russian Book Says Only Ideological Approach Can Defeat Islamic State
23/10/15 18:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from North Caucasus Analysis - The Jamestown Foundation. A new 226-page book written by a group of scholars widely reputed to be close to the Russian security services argues that Islamic State (IS) is, first a...

» Gap between minorities and police widening, FBI boss says in Chicago - Chicago Tribune
23/10/15 18:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Gap between minorities and police widening, FBI boss says in Chicago Chicago Tribune The gap between communities of color and the police that are assigned to protect them has ...

» Putin’s Foreign Legion, Pensioners’ Plight, and the Eurasianist Folly
23/10/15 18:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - Institute of Modern Russia. In this week’s media highlights, Paul R. Gregory writes in Politco about the Kremlin’s novel tactic of relying on mercenaries in its incursions into Ukraine and Syria. Al...

» Russia in Review
23/10/15 18:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs - US-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism. October 23, 2015 Russia in Review: a digest of useful news from U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nu...

» Sweden: "knife attack was a racially motivated hatecrime" by killer "fan of Adolf Hitler"
23/10/15 15:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from france24english's YouTube Videos. From: france24english Duration: 01:49 Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN W...

» Lenin turned into Darth Vader to radiate Dark side & free Wi-Fi in Odessa
23/10/15 15:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RussiaToday's YouTube Videos. From: RussiaToday Duration: 01:07 The respect Ukrainians hold for the Dark Lord from the Star Wars films has taken a new turn, as an artist from Odessa has transformed a s...

» Беженцы из Сирии скупают велосипеды в России - BBC Russian
23/10/15 15:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBCRussian's YouTube Videos. From: BBCRussian Duration: 02:36 Сотни мигрантов пересекают российско-норвежскую границу на велосипедах - они нашли новый путь, который позволяет им попасть в Европу, избег...

» Russian planes bomb bridge over Euphrates, cut off ISIS supply lines
23/10/15 15:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RussiaToday's YouTube Videos. From: RussiaToday Duration: 00:22 Russia’s airplanes cut off routes used by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) to deliver supplies to Syria from Iraq by bombing a brid...

» Several Iranian Fighters 'Killed In Syria'
23/10/15 14:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Two members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard, including an ex-bodyguard for Iran's former president have been killed in Syria, Iranian media reported on October 23.

» Pentagon chief says expects more raids similar to Iraq rescue
23/10/15 14:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S.-backed military operation that freed 70 Islamic State hostages in Iraq also produced a big cache of intelligence, and U.S. forces supporting Iraqi troops ...

» Spy vs. Spy: Inside the Fraying U.S.-Israel Ties
23/10/15 14:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Distrust set the allies to snoop on each other after they split over the Iran nuclear deal. Each kept secrets.

» A Penguin Finds His Human Soul Mate
23/10/15 14:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Jinjing, a penguin native to chilly Patagonia, keeps returning to a warm stretch of Brazilian sand to live and frolic with his 71-year-old widower friend.

» Scores Killed in French Bus Crash
23/10/15 14:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A collision between a truck and a bus in southwestern France left 42 people dead and several seriously injured in the country’s worst traffic accident in years, French officials said.

» With Videos, Islamic State Enters Israel Fighting
23/10/15 14:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Sunni Muslim extremist group releases video featuring Hebrew-speaking fighter threatening more attacks on Jews in Israel.

» Peru arrests army officer for drug trafficking
23/10/15 14:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Peruvian authorities have arrested an army lieutenant who they allege regularly collected bribes from drug traffickers for letting small planes ferry cocaine out of the world’s No. 1 coca-producing ...

» Kerry tries to broker way out of grinding Syrian civil war
23/10/15 14:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The secretary of state is in Vienna for meetings with fellow diplomats to discuss the war in Syria.

» Islamic State video features Hebrew-speaking militant for the first time
23/10/15 14:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. A video shows a masked militant speaking impeccable Hebrew as he praises a wave of Palestinian attacks on Israelis and threatens to eradicate Jews from the Holy Land.

» Teenager Shot Dead 'Over Dice Game' In Nashville
23/10/15 14:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A 19-year-old is killed and three passing students are wounded in the shooting apparently triggered by a fight over a dice game.

» Drone Reveals Destruction In Syrian Capital
23/10/15 14:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Aerial footage shows the devastation in a war-torn suburb of Damascus where Syrian troops are battling opposition forces.

» Barack Obama praises Black Lives Matter movement – video
23/10/15 14:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. The US president says the Black Lives Matter movement is drawing attention to a specific problem that’s happening only in African American communities. Obama made the com...

» Tennessee shooting purportedly due to dispute over dice game – video
23/10/15 14:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Police say the shooting at Tennessee State University was confined to a dispute over a dice game, and did not bear the hallmarks of a mass shooting. The unknown gunman al...

» Analyst: Expect Little From Kerry-Lavrov Talks
23/10/15 14:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting this week with leaders from several Middle Eastern countries and Russia about how to revive the political process in war-torn Syria. But at l...

» Clinton Offers Forceful Defense at Benghazi Hearing
23/10/15 14:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from VOAvideo's YouTube Videos. From: VOAvideo Duration: 03:06 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton gave a forceful defense Thursday of her handling of the 2012 terrorist attacks on the U.S. co...

» Obama, Sharif Talk Afghan Reconciliation, Counterterrorism
23/10/15 14:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from VOAvideo's YouTube Videos. From: VOAvideo Duration: 02:00 In their second Oval Office meeting in as many years, President Barack Obama and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif vowed to deepen countert...

» Kerry Discusses Syria With Russian, Turkish, Saudi Officials
23/10/15 14:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from VOAvideo's YouTube Videos. From: VOAvideo Duration: 02:16 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Vienna for talks with his Russian, Saudi and Turkish counterparts on a political solution in Syria. Th...

» Watch the Benghazi Hearing in 3 Minutes | The New York Times
23/10/15 14:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TheNewYorkTimes's YouTube Videos. From: TheNewYorkTimes Duration: 03:11 Watch highlights from the House hearing about an attack in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012, when Hillary Rodham Clinton was secretary of...

» Turkey says new wave of Syrian refugees will head for Europe
23/10/15 14:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is preparing for tens of thousands more refugees from Syria as government forces and Russian warplanes pound opposition-held areas, and officials sai...

» Russia, Jordan agree on military coordination on Syria
23/10/15 14:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian and Jordanian militaries have agreed to coordinate actions on Syria via a special working mechanism in Amman, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was ...

» U.S., Russia, Turkey, Saudi explore political solution on Syria
23/10/15 14:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States, Russia, Turkey and Saudi Arabia met on Friday to explore a political solution to the Syrian civil war despite the basic U.S.-Russian disagreement ...

» Russia To Open $5 Billion Credit Line For Iran To Finance Projects
23/10/15 14:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia plans to open a $5 billion credit line for Iran to help finance joint infrastructure projects in the country, officials said October 22 .

» Tensions Soar Amid Protests Over Press Freedom In Georgia
23/10/15 14:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Hundreds of protesters rallied in Tbilisi October 22 against the Georgian government's alleged attempts to silence the country's biggest and most popular television chann...

» Putin, Citing Key Moment, Prods West to Cooperate on Syria
23/10/15 14:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The Russian president said Damascus was willing to make common cause with the armed opposition as long as they were willing to fight the Islamic State. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia...

» Op-Ed Contributor: The Myth­ of Putin’s Strategic Genius
23/10/15 14:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The West should see Russia’s intervention in Syria as a desperate gamble, not a brilliant gambit.

» Obama’s Anti-ISIS Point Man Leaving Just as Russia Steps In
23/10/15 14:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Gen. John R. Allen, who departs next month, created an international coalition to fight the Islamic State, but his plan did not foresee Russian intervention.

» U.S. and Russia Find Common Goals on Syria, if Not on Assad
23/10/15 14:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Secretary of State John Kerry and Sergey V. Lavrov, his Russian counterpart, said they agreed that the Islamic State must be defeated and that talks were a positive sign.

» Brett McGurk appointed as Washington's new ISIS war czar
23/10/15 14:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. October 23, 2015, 8:06 PM (IDT) The White House said Friday that Brett McGurk has been named as US President Barack Obama's new envoy to the coalition against ISIS. He will replace Gen. John All...

» The FBI’s headquarters is falling apart. Why is it so hard for America to build a new one?
23/10/15 14:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. Beneath the headquarters of America’s premier crime-fighting organization, one of the parking ramps has been condemned because corroded pieces of the ceiling were falling on car...

» The FBI's headquarters is falling apart. Why is it so hard for America to ... - In Homeland Security
23/10/15 14:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. In Homeland Security The FBI's headquarters is falling apart. Why is it so hard for America to ... In Homeland Security The netting on Ninth Street catches falling pieces of c...

» Obama appoints Brett McGurk as new envoy to lead coalition against Islamic State
23/10/15 14:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. President Obama tapped State Department official Brett McGurk Friday as special envoy to the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State, replacing the retiring...

» Appeals court says American can't sue FBI over abuse claims
23/10/15 14:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. citizen who claims American officials falsely imprisoned and tortured him for several months in Africa can't sue the FBI agents involved ...

» Top Iranian Commander Killed in Syria
23/10/15 14:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Iran confirmed Iran confirmed on Friday that one of its generals was killed late Thursday during clashes in central Syria, bringing the total number of Iranian killed in action in t...

» Игорь Конашенков вышел на связь с журналистами с аэродрома Хмеймим - Российская Газета
23/10/15 14:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Российская Газета Игорь Конашенков вышел на связь с журналистами с аэродрома Хмеймим Российская Газета Вчера официальный представитель Минобороны России генерал-майор Игорь Конашен...

» Obama, Police Join in Call to Cut Incarcerations
23/10/15 14:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Pushing to reduce the U.S. prison population, President Barack Obama hosted a forum Thursday that drew met with more than 100 police chiefs, prosecutors prosecutors, and criminal justice ...

» Russia Update: In Belligerent Valdai Speech, Putin Antagonizes Even Supporters
23/10/15 14:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. President Vladimir Putin gave a belligerent keynote speech at the prestigious annual Valdai Conference, ringing all the chimes of Kremlin propaganda even more vigorously than usual. Welcom...

» Darth Vader Sculpture Replaces Soviet Leader Lenin in Ukraine's Odessa
23/10/15 14:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. A statue of Bolshevik revolutionary Vladimir Lenin in Ukraine's Odessa has been converted into a monument to Darth Vader - the city's response to a law requiring the eradicati...

» French President: Assad is Problem, Not Solution in Syria
23/10/15 14:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is the problem and not the solution where the crisis in Syria is concerned, French President Francois Hollande said on Friday. "We need to work to find a ...

» Iran marches, Russia rules, Obama watches
23/10/15 14:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Barack Obama has washed his hands of Syria - which means that Russia and Iran will have their way

» Germany''s Merkel: No Quick End to Sanctions Against Russia--Update - Nasdaq
23/10/15 14:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Yahoo News UK Germany''s Merkel: No Quick End to Sanctions Against Russia --Update Nasdaq BERLIN--German Chancellor Angela Merkel indicated Friday that there won't be a quick end to e...

» The fading of an ageing world order
23/10/15 14:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News. As western nations retire stand back from the global stage, Russia Russia, Iran and China step up, writes Michael Fullilove

» Hackers Demand Ransom From TalkTalk, British Telecom Firm
23/10/15 14:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Hackers may have gained access to the personal data of some of the British telecommunications company’s four million customers, but it was unclear who had committed the breach.

» Some Experts Hopeful About Syria's Chances
23/10/15 14:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting this week with leaders from several Middle Eastern countries and Russia about how to revive the political process in war-torn Syria. That dip...

» Тела красногорского стрелка нашли в доме его соседа - РБК
23/10/15 14:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Тела красногорского стрелка нашли в доме его соседа РБК Подозреваемый в совершении четырех убийств в Красногорске Амиран Георгадзе обнаружен мертвым. Тело нашли в деревне Тимош...

» News Roundup and Notes: October 23, 2015
23/10/15 09:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. IRAQ and SYRIA A US service member was killed during a joint mission by US special forces and Kurdish fighters yesterday while rescuing captives of the Islamic State in Iraq, the Pentagon ha...

» President Obama Vetoes NDAA
22/10/15 18:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. President Barack Obama has followed up on his promise to veto the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act , an annual defense policy bill.  Defense One reports  th...

» Today's Headlines and Commentary
22/10/15 18:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. An American soldier has been killed in action during a raid while attempting to free hostages held at an Islamic State compound in Iraq . The New York Times report...

» Испанский военный вертолет рухнул в Атлантическом океане - РБК
22/10/15 18:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Московский комсомолец Испанский военный вертолет рухнул в Атлантическом океане РБК Вертолет ВВС Испании, направлявшийся из Мавритании на Канары, потерпел крушение в Атлантическом о...

» Islamist Rebel Fighters Unite in Damascus Suburb
22/10/15 18:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Three major Islamist rebel groups have launched a joint operations center in an eastern suburb of the Syrian capital in a concerted effort to fight the Syrian government and its allied Ru...

» Obama Vetoes $612 Billion Defense Bill
22/10/15 18:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 01:44 President Barack Obama vetoed a sweeping $612 billion defense policy bill Thursday in a rebuke to congressional Republicans, and ...

» Israelis Up In Arms Against Palestinian Attackers
22/10/15 18:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. In a recent episode of the popular Israeli parody show Eretz Nehederet, “Wonderful Land,” an actor posing as a hardware shop owner laments the current shortage of pepper spray on store sh...

» Mexico police find US drugs tunnel
22/10/15 18:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Mexican police find an 800m-long tunnel used to smuggle drugs into the US city of San Diego, authorities say.

» VIDEO: China's human rights record questioned
22/10/15 18:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. China's President Xi Jinping has been dining at David Cameron's country home this evening.

» Refugee Surge Forces Spending Cuts, More Borrowing by Sweden
22/10/15 18:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Sweden will make across-the-board spending cuts and raise borrowing to cope with as many as 190,000 refugees fleeing war in countries such as Syria and Iraq this year, the government said...

» Обама официально наложил вето на оборонный бюджет США на 2016 год - Газета.Ru
22/10/15 18:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Вести.Ru Обама официально наложил вето на оборонный бюджет США на 2016 год Газета.Ru Президент США Барак Обама официально наложил вето на проект оборонного бюджета страны на 2016 г...

» Working Enigma machine fetches world record price at New York auction
22/10/15 18:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Fully operational device which was eventually cracked by Bletchley Park codebreakers sold to private collector for $365,000

» Bickering at Benghazi hearing
22/10/15 18:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ReutersVideo's YouTube Videos. From: ReutersVideo Duration: 01:45 Fireworks comes from panel at Benghazi hearing as Congressmen Gowdy and Cummings bicker. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Subscribe: ...

» Hillary Clinton's Benghazi Opening Statement
22/10/15 18:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJDigitalNetwork's YouTube Videos. From: WSJDigitalNetwork Duration: 02:48 Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton opened her testimony before the House Select Committee on Benghazi saying "we need ...

» Russian fighter jet has close encounter with drone
22/10/15 18:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 01:01 The Russian Defense Ministry released video showing one of its military jets flying close to an unidentified drone over Syria.

» James Bond Tells Sky News There Is Too Much Surveillance
22/10/15 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from skynews's YouTube Videos. From: skynews Duration: 04:25 Daniel Craig has told Sky News he thinks there is "too much surveillance and too much information gathering" in the world. Read more: http://news...

» Two killed, two injured in sword attack on Sweden school
22/10/15 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. From: AFP Duration: 00:45 A masked man brandishing a sword killed a teacher and a student and seriously wounded two other people at a school in Sweden before being shot and killed

» Hillary Clinton: I don't think it's a relevant ...
22/10/15 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 01:52 Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answers questions on Capitol Hill in the Benghazi hearings.

» Clinton Recalls Night Of Benghazi Attack
22/10/15 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 02:11 Former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton described the night of the Benghazi attack...

» AP Top Stories 22 p
22/10/15 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 00:56 Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Here are the top stories for Thursday, October 22nd: Clinton...

» Hillary Clinton testifies on Benghazi
22/10/15 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 02:18 Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before a special committee investigating the Benghazi attacks. CNN's Jeff Zeleny reports on the latest.

» Hillary Clinton recalls the night of Benghazi attacks
22/10/15 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 06:14 Addressing the Congressional panel, Hillary Clinton details what happened the night of the Benghazi attacks.

» Raw: Drone Footage of Damascus Fighting
22/10/15 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 01:15 Video of a Damascus neighborhood filmed by a Russian drone has provided a rare glimpse into the staggering scale of destruction t...

» Obama Defends Black Lives Matter Movement
22/10/15 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 01:05 Obama Defends Black Lives Matter Movement Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Get updates and mo...

» Clinton Defends Response to Request for More Security
22/10/15 18:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com Video - News. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Amb. Chris Stevens, killed in the Benghazi attack, never raised concerns with her staff about security in Libya, instead taking concerns...

» Police find drug tunnel under U.S.-Mexico border
22/10/15 18:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ReutersVideo's YouTube Videos. From: ReutersVideo Duration: 00:45 Mexico's federal police discover a tunnel from which drugs were transported into the U.S. from northern Mexico, and seize 10 tons of ma...

» Putin: Not worried about democracy coming to our borders, but about NATO coming to our borders
22/10/15 18:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RussiaToday's YouTube Videos. From: RussiaToday Duration: 05:12 FULL SPEECH https://youtu.be/-W923PAexwU The 12th annual Valdai Discussion Club meeting in Russia's Sochi has focused on international ar...

» US Prosecutor to Drop Insider Trading Cases Against Seven - New York Times
22/10/15 18:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Times US Prosecutor to Drop Insider Trading Cases Against Seven New York Times The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan moved on Thursday to dismiss insider trading charg...

» Photos of the Day: Oct. 22
22/10/15 18:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. In photos chosen Thursday by Wall Street Journal editors, police escort migrants in Slovenia, Hillary Clinton takes a break from Benghazi testimony, and more.

» British trainee bankers at JP Morgan sacked after cheating at 'basic' maths test
22/10/15 18:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Nearly a dozen junior bankers, some of them British graduates, told to pay for their own flights home from New York after cheating discovery

» Years after CBS scandal, answers to Bush questions elusive
22/10/15 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News At 5:11 p.m. EDT. NEW YORK (AP) -- Rushing to meet a deadline proved to be the downfall of Dan Rather and his CBS News team when their story questioning former President George W. Bush&apos...

» Egypt arrests senior Muslim Brotherhood figure
22/10/15 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces have arrested Hassan Malik, a leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, security officials said, part of a sustained crackdown on Islamists.

» US Senate Takes Initial Step on Cybersecurity Bill
22/10/15 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Senate has taken an initial step toward passing a bill aimed at improving cybersecurity. The bill is intended to encourage the sharing of threat information among companies and the U....

» Michelle Obama to host Britain's Prince Harry next week - Washington Post
22/10/15 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Washington Post Michelle Obama to host Britain's Prince Harry next week Washington Post WASHINGTON — Britain's Prince Harry is joining forces with Michelle Obama and Jill Biden. The Wh...

» Georgian PM blasts main opposition party over sexual abuse video
22/10/15 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian Prime Minister Irakly Garibashvili on Thursday branded the main opposition party a "criminal organization" after the leaking of a video purporting to show ...

» Warplanes bomb Islamic State bastion Raqqa in eastern Syria: residents, group
22/10/15 17:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Warplanes bombed the eastern Syrian city of Raqqa, stronghold of Islamic State insurgents, on Thursday, hitting some of the group's offices, residents and a monitor ...

» David Cameron and Xi Jinping stop for fish and chips – video
22/10/15 17:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. British Prime Minister David Cameron and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at a pub in the village of Ellesborough on Thursday evening. Cameron was treating Xi to a tr...

» After Assad audience, Russia eyes seizing diplomatic initiative on Syria
22/10/15 17:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin believes it has taught Washington an object lesson in how to take on Islamist militants in Syria. Basking in the afterglow of Bashar al-Assad's surprise ...

» Secret Service agents caught sleeping on duty, including one at White House: feds - New York Daily News
22/10/15 17:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Daily News Secret Service agents caught sleeping on duty, including one at White House: feds New York Daily News Two U.S. Secret Service members caught snoozing on the j...

» Spain: Military helicopter crash in Atlantic with 3 aboard
22/10/15 17:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Spain’s Defense Ministry says a military helicopter that was heading from Senegal to the Canary Islands has crashed in the Atlantic Ocean and a search is on for the three crew members aboard.

» Russia shows military might in Syria, also pushes diplomacy
22/10/15 17:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. As Russia unleashed fighter jets Thursday from this air base in western Syria to pound militant targets, President Vladimir Putin pushed diplomatic efforts with the West, stressing the need “to cons...

» Putin Says Assad Backs Russian Support to Rebels Fighting ISIS
22/10/15 17:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The Russian president said he has received permission from the Assad regime to offer support to rebels in Syria who are prepared to ‘really fight’ against Islamic State—even though Rus...

» President Obama: ALL LIVES MATTER - Daily Caller
22/10/15 17:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Washington Times President Obama: ALL LIVES MATTER Daily Caller In a meeting with top law enforcement leaders Thursday, President Obama explained the “All Lives Matter” vs. “Blac...

» Swedish school killer watched Nazi videos before attack
22/10/15 17:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Named as Anton Lundin-Pettersson in Swedish media, he entered school wearing Nazi helmet and Darth Vader mask before stabbing pupils and teachers

» Pentagon confirms US joint operation with Iraq to rescue Kurdish hostages – video
22/10/15 17:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Believing that Islamic State captives held on a compound in northern Iraq faced ‘imminent mass execution,’ dozens of US special operations troops and Iraqi forces raided ...

» Obama calls for Puerto Rico debt help
22/10/15 17:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The White House is calling on Congress to make a plan to help Puerto Rico deal with its crushing debt, in order to avoid a "humanitarian crisis".

» Analysis: Clinton seeks to look presidential in hearing
22/10/15 17:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News At 5:11 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- With a calm demeanor and detailed answers, Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to turn an hours-long congressional grilling on the deadly Benghazi attacks into an...

» AP FACT CHECK: Clinton and critics on Benghazi, emails
22/10/15 17:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News At 5:11 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional investigations, by definition, are about finding facts. But some facts were twisted Thursday in a showdown between Hillary Rodham Clinton and ...

» Carter Center Confirms Former U.S. President Talked with Putin, Gave Syrian Maps to Russian Embassy
22/10/15 17:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The Carter Center, the nonprofit organization founded by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, confirmed on Thursday that Carter corresponded with Russian President Vladimir Putin abo...

» Benghazi Panel Grills Clinton on Talking Points, Blumenthal in First Round
22/10/15 17:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Hillary Clinton told Egypt’s prime minister that the attack on the Benghazi consulate had “nothing to do” with an anti-Islam film just one day after the attack, according to testimo...

» Russian-Speaking Militants Prepare To Fight Assad In Hama
22/10/15 17:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. Two Russian-speaking militant groups, including a battalion within Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate the Al-Nusra Front, claim they are preparing to fight Syrian government forces in the cent...

» Syria warns Qatar against military intervention
22/10/15 17:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. Syria has warned Qatar of a "harsh response" after Doha threatened that it may intervene militarily in the Arab country.

» Obama and Pakistani leader focus on peace talks in Afghanistan
22/10/15 17:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. For President Barack Obama, who had until recently promised to bring home American forces before the end of his presidency, the pledge to extend America's longest war offers a new and po...

» DEA Agents Who Threw ‘Sex Parties’ Rewarded With Bonuses
22/10/15 17:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents involved in the prostitution scandal in Colombia were rewarded with bonuses as high as $32,000, according to a new report by the Office ...

» Vatican meeting reveals growing Catholic divide over divorce and homosexuality
22/10/15 17:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. At one point during a major summit of the Roman Catholic hierarchy that ends this weekend, a senior conservative bishop took the floor inside the Vatican's assembly hall and promptl...

» US plans to capture the Islamic State's capital go awry
22/10/15 17:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. In this abandoned desert town on the front line of the war against the Islamic State in Raqqa, local fighters are fired up by announcements in Washington that the militants' self-pr...

» Some Biden Backers Reluctant to Support Hillary Clinton
22/10/15 17:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Some Joe Biden supporters are reluctant to support Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic primary race even after the vice president officially announced that he will not run for pr...

» Who Is Knocking off High Iranian officers in Syria?
22/10/15 17:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. October 22, 2015, 10:18 PM (IDT) Someone is tipping off Syrian rebels on the whereabouts of Iranian officers targeted for assassination. Eighteen IRGC officers have been murdered, five just in O...

» Russian Military Intervention in Syria Is Short of Top-of-Line Weaponry
22/10/15 17:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. October 22, 2015, 10:19 PM (IDT) Russia’s military expedition to Syria has not got very far. It is held back by a shortage of advanced weapons and outdated aerial warfare tactics.

» The First Bid to Oust the Saudi King and Son Failed - But Intrigue Simmers
22/10/15 17:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. October 22, 2015, 10:19 PM (IDT) The late King Abdullah’s favorite, Prince Muqrin, was shunted aside by his successor and is now the live wire behind an intrigue to topple Salman and his s...

» Obama and Putin in Secret Deals on Assad’s Removal from Power, Collaboration against ISIS
22/10/15 17:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. October 22, 2015, 10:19 PM (IDT) Moscow and Iran agree to Assad’s phased exit after secret collaboration understandings are reached between Obama and Putin to fight ISIS together.

» Obama Vetoes Pay Raise For Troops
22/10/15 17:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Lawmakers are lashing out at the Obama administration for vetoing on Thursday a major defense spending bill that would provide the U.S. military with a pay raise. While the House an...

» Al-Assad Leaves Moscow, Assured of the Kremlin’s Unequivocal Support
22/10/15 17:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. This week (October 20), Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited Moscow for talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in the Kremlin. Russia bega...

» Russian drone films fighting in Damascus – video
22/10/15 17:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Video of a Damascus neighbourhood filmed by a Russian drone has provided a rare glimpse into the staggering scale of destruction that years of fighting has inflicted around the Syria...

» Turkey Facing Isolation in Bid to Designate Kurdish Group as Terrorists
22/10/15 17:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Turkey's National Security Council is increasing pressure on the Syrian Kurdish militia, the YPG, by stepping up its efforts to get the group designated internationally as a terrorist org...

» 70 Years of Russian, Soviet Leaders Making History at the United Nations
22/10/15 17:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Seventy years ago, on Oct. 24, 1945, the United Nations charter came into force, ratified by the five permanent members of the Security Council and the majority of other state...

» Halt of Russia-Ukraine Flights Creates Anger, Market Gap
22/10/15 17:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Russia and Ukraine will close their airspace to each other's airlines on Sunday, ending direct flights between the two countries.

» Putin Says Assad Ready For Talks With Some Armed Opposition Groups
22/10/15 17:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian President Vladimir Putin says Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad told him he was ready to talk to armed opposition groups if they are committed to dialogue and to comb...

» Czech Lawmakers Detained For Hours At Moscow Airport
22/10/15 17:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A delegation of Czech lawmakers has been detained for hours at a Moscow airport and prevented by Russian authorities from boarding their plane.

» ISIS Rising: Overestimating the Threat?
22/10/15 17:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest From the Wilson Center. For obvious reasons, ISIS remains a major focus of security discussions. But is it possible that we are overestimating the threat? A recent Wilson Center panel considered the...

» Cybersecurity Challenges for Manned and Unmanned Systems
22/10/15 14:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. By Cortney L. Bolden, Ph.D. Faculty Member, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math at American Military University Technology advancement is rapidly improving by leaps an...

» Israeli Spy Sats Keep Sharp Eye on Russian Forces in Syria
22/10/15 14:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Israel’s high-resolution eyes in space are keeping close track of Russian efforts to fortify the flailing Syrian regime             

» Putin says Syria's Assad is open to working with some rebels
22/10/15 14:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SOCHI, Russia/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad had told him he was ready to talk to armed opposition groups if they are g...

» Clinton: "I am here to honor those we lost"
22/10/15 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ReutersVideo's YouTube Videos. From: ReutersVideo Duration: 01:25 In her opening remarks, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told the Benghazi Committee, "I am here to honor those we los...

» Benghazi Terror Attack: Hillary Clinton Testifies At Hearing
22/10/15 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from skynews's YouTube Videos. From: skynews Duration: 00:00 Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gives evidence to a committee hearing on the events surrounding the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya. ...

» REPLAY - Former US Secretary of States Hillary Clinton before Congress to address Benghazi attack
22/10/15 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from france24english's YouTube Videos. From: france24english Duration: 15:29 Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN F...

» Clinton: I can do two things at the same time
22/10/15 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 01:10 When Rep. Peter Roskam questioned Clinton, he paused while she looked through her notes and then her mic didn't work. He then later interrupted her.

» Benghazi hearing: Hillary Clinton's entire statement
22/10/15 14:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 16:31 Hillary Clinton gave her opening statement to the House Select Committee investigating the 2012 attacks at the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya.

» US - Hillary Clinton: "I take responsibility for 2012 Benghazi attack"
22/10/15 14:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from france24english's YouTube Videos. From: france24english Duration: 01:42 Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN F...

» Pentagon holds briefing about raid on Islamic State prison
22/10/15 14:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Post's YouTube Videos. From: Washington Post Duration: 00:00 Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook speaks about the recent raid on an Islamic State prison in northern Iraq. The raid left one U...

» Самый большой миф Путина глазами его врага - DW Новости (22.10.2015)
22/10/15 14:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from deutschewellerussian's YouTube Videos. From: deutschewellerussian Duration: 11:52 Когда-то Билл Браудер был крупным инвестором в России. Сегодня он - непримиримый критик Кремля на Западе. Благодаря Бра...

» Cockpit view: Russian SU-27 on sorties targeting ISIS militants in Syria
22/10/15 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RussiaToday's YouTube Videos. From: RussiaToday Duration: 01:49 Seventy-two terrorist targets have been hit in six Syrian provinces over the past 24 hours, Russia's Defense Ministry reports. During ove...

» Hillary Clinton takes responsability for Benghazi attack
22/10/15 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. From: AFP Duration: 00:58 Hillary Clinton tells Congress the US will never be able to prevent every terror attack, but it must continue to accept risks at it pursues diplomacy.

» Hillary Clinton says U.S. diplomats must take risks
22/10/15 14:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ReutersVideo's YouTube Videos. From: ReutersVideo Duration: 01:43 Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton tells Benghazi panel U.S. diplomats must take risks. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Subscribe: http...

» Clinton: "I've lost more sleep than all of you"
22/10/15 14:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ReutersVideo's YouTube Videos. From: ReutersVideo Duration: 01:51 Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton tells panels she "has lost more sleep than all of you" over what happened in Benghazi. Rough Cut...

» This Is Why Border Fences Don’t Work
22/10/15 14:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. The Great Wall of China did little to halt Genghis Khan and his Mongolian army from conquering 13th century China. Constantinople’s ring of fortifications could not stop the Ottomans from takin...

» US: 8 deaths, 98 injuries from exploding air bags - CBS News
22/10/15 14:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CBS News US: 8 deaths, 98 injuries from exploding air bags CBS News Last Updated Oct 22, 2015 11:43 AM EDT. WASHINGTON -U.S. safety regulators say eight people have died and 98 p...

» Russia says hits Islamic State supply route from Iraq to Syria
22/10/15 14:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's military carried out an air strike on a bridge over the Euphrates river in Syria which was being used by Islamic State militants to bring supplies from Iraq...

» US Job, Housing Markets Improve
22/10/15 14:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. job and housing markets are improving, according to economic reports published Thursday, which may make it more likely that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. The num...

» Britain responsible for RAF base migrants, says Cyprus
22/10/15 14:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Michael Fallon, the Defence Secretary, insists Britain will not allow migrants to use RAF Akrotiri as a back door to the UK.

» Putin calls for coalition to defeat IS
22/10/15 14:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Russian President Vladimir Putin calls for a coalition between Kurdish forces and the Syrian and Iraqi governments to fight Islamic State.

» U.S. plans to capture the Islamic State’s capital already go awry
22/10/15 14:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Weapons airdropped for Arab fighters appear to have been claimed by Kurds.

» U.N. council will examine details of Iran's missile test: Russia
22/10/15 14:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia's U.N. envoy on Thursday said the United Nations Security Council will examine the technical details of a ballistic missile test by Iran, which the Un...

» Drone video shows staggering destruction near Damascus
22/10/15 14:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Video of a Damascus neighborhood filmed by a Russian drone has provided a rare glimpse into the staggering scale of destruction that years of fighting has inflicted around the Syrian capital, seat o...

» Inside Russia's Air Base Fighting For Assad
22/10/15 14:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Russia jets take off to pound rebel targets in Syria as President Putin says military action can help to restore peace.

» Nuclear weapons, Taliban in focus as Obama meets Pakistan's Sharif
22/10/15 14:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama met Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the White House on Thursday and was expected to stress U.S. concerns over Pakistan's exp...

» U.S. missile shield a threat to Russia's nuclear capability: Putin
22/10/15 14:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - The expansion of the United States' ballistic missile defense system is a threat to Russia's nuclear capability, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thur...

» Sweden school attack: Sword-wielding man 'posed for pictures with pupils' before killing child and teacher
22/10/15 14:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. The attacker appeared to be dressed in a Darth Vader costume

» Сегодня журналистам иностранных СМИ была предоставлена возможность ознакомиться с повседневной деятельностью
22/10/15 14:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RSS. За прошедшие сутки экипажи самолетов ВКС России Су-34, Су-24М, Су-25СМ совершили 53 боевых вылета по 72 объектам террористических группировок в Сирии.

» Путин обвинил США в обмане после испытания морского компонента ПРО - РБК
22/10/15 14:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Путин обвинил США в обмане после испытания морского компонента ПРО РБК Президент Владимир Путин, выступая на заседании Международного дискуссионного клуба «Валдай», заявил, что...

» Syria conflict will elude Putin’s control
22/10/15 14:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News. President tries to show he has a decisive grip on the war but that already looks like a mirage

» U.N. Accuses Czech Republic of Violating Migrants’ Rights
22/10/15 14:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, the high commissioner for human rights, said “the violations of the human rights of migrants are neither isolated nor coincidental, but systematic.”

» School Attacked by Swordsman in Sweden
22/10/15 14:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. A witness and a police spokesman described the response to a knife-wielding man who killed a student and a teacher in a heavily immigrant and working-class neighborhood of Sweden.

» Vladimir Putin accuses US of backing terrorism in Middle East
22/10/15 13:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Russian president tells The Russian president told a gathering of politicians that Washington is playing a ‘double game’ and acting in self-interest The Russian president, Vladimir P...

» Прощание с полицейским
22/10/15 13:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from golosamerikius's YouTube Videos. From: golosamerikius Duration: 00:45 Гибель нью-йоркского полицейского потрясла жителей Гарлема. Кадры прощания с Рэндолфом Холдером – на это стоит посмотреть.

» Russia's System of Managed Chaos (Op-Ed)
22/10/15 13:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. The Russian System will continue to find places to operate across the world and to project Russian geopolitical and symbolic influence beyond its borders, writes columnist Gle...

» Посольство России в Анкаре запросило у Турции данные о задержании граждан России - Коммерсантъ
22/10/15 13:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Аргументы и факты Посольство России в Анкаре запросило у Турции данные о задержании граждан России Коммерсантъ Пресс-атташе посольства России в Турции Игорь Митяков сообщил, что ро...

» Obama Calls For Deeper U.S. Ties With Pakistan
22/10/15 13:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U.S. President Barack Obama has said he wants to deepen U.S. relations with Pakistan.

» Olympic silver medalist comes out - USA TODAY
22/10/15 12:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Sports Illustrated Olympic silver medalist comes out USA TODAY Gus Kenworthy, a freeskier who won silver at the Sochi Olympics last year, has come out as gay in an interview publ...

» Hillary Clinton's Opening Statement at Benghazi Hearing | The New York Times
22/10/15 12:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TheNewYorkTimes's YouTube Videos. From: TheNewYorkTimes Duration: 01:07 The Democratic presidential candidate delivered her opening statement to a House panel on Thursday during a hearing on an attack ...

» Powerful General Eclipses Pakistan's Civilian Leader
22/10/15 12:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. U.S. officials are increasingly looking to the chief of Pakistan’s army, Gen. Raheel Sharif—rather than the civilian prime minister—as the leader who can deliver on critical security-p...

» Clinton: U.S. Must Accept Risks
22/10/15 12:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Hillary Clinton, in her opening remarks this morning to a House committee investigating a fatal terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, will say the U.S. must accept some risks as it look...

» China’s Xi says goodbye to queen, set for talks with Cameron
22/10/15 12:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. British Prime Minister David Cameron hopes to discuss the fight against extremism with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a state visit hailed as a landmark by both China and Britain.

» Swedish police spokeswoman says a second victim has died in school knife attack
22/10/15 12:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Swedish police spokeswoman says a second victim has died in school knife attack.

» Kerry: Assad the obstacle to agreed principles for Syria
22/10/15 12:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S., Iran, Russia and Europe agree Syria should be united and that Syrians should choose their own future leadership, but he says President Bashar Assad is th...

» The Latest: Second victim dies in Swedish school attack
22/10/15 12:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The latest developments in the attack on a Swedish school by a knife-wielding masked man (all times local).

» US Special Forces In Raid On Iraqi IS Prison
22/10/15 12:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. US media report one American special forces operator was killed in the raid on an Islamic State prison in northern Iraq.

» 'Russian airstrike' targets relief workers – video
22/10/15 12:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Video posted to Twitter from the Syria White Helmets purports to show alleged Russian airstrikes targeting civilian rescue workers in Sarmin in the north-western province...

» Obama Administration Draws Up Economic Rescue Plan for Puerto Rico
22/10/15 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Obama Administration has proposed a plan to rescue the U.S. Caribbean territory of Puerto Rico from $72 billion in debt. The Treasury Department unveiled a plan on Wednesday that woul...

» Reports: US Special Forces in Hostage Rescue Bid in Iraq
22/10/15 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. commandos are reported to have taken part in an operation to free Kurdish hostages in northern Iraq. Details are sketchy, but Iraqi officials quoted by The New York Times said the op...

» Civilians Under the Gun In Syria
22/10/15 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Since Russia launched its first round of airstrikes in Syria three weeks ago, reports have emerged that civilians were making up a shockingly large portion of the casualties. A report by ...

» Hillary Clinton in the Hot Seat | The New York Times
22/10/15 12:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TheNewYorkTimes's YouTube Videos. From: TheNewYorkTimes Duration: 02:20 Hillary Rodham Clinton, who will speak Thursday before a House panel about a Benghazi, Libya, attack in 2012, has been testifying...

» Benghazi Hearing Committee Chairman on Hillary Clinton's Emails | The New York Times
22/10/15 12:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TheNewYorkTimes's YouTube Videos. From: TheNewYorkTimes Duration: 01:23 Representative Trey Gowdy, Republican of South Carolina, said Hillary Rodham Clinton’s “unusual email arrangement” complicated th...

» Albuquerque Police Say Officer Shot Outside a Store - ABC News
22/10/15 12:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Newsweek Albuquerque Police Say Officer Shot Outside a Store ABC News Contingents of law officers searched an Albuquerque area Wednesday night after a police officer was shot out...

» Sword Attack at Kronan School in Trollhattan Injures 4 Students, Adult - NBCNews.com
22/10/15 12:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NDTV Sword Attack at Kronan School in Trollhattan Injures 4 Students, Adult NBCNews.com Four students and one adult were injured by a masked man with a sword at a school in Swede...

» US and Kurdish Commandos Said to Raid ISIS Prison in North Iraq - New York Times
22/10/15 12:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Daily News CNN US and Kurdish Commandos Said to Raid ISIS Prison in North Iraq New York Times BAGHDAD — An American soldier was killed on Thursday morning as American an...

» ISIS Attacks Soared in Past 3 Months, Says IHS Jane’s Database
22/10/15 12:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. The number of average daily attacks carried out by ISIS worldwide jumped 42 percent over the past three months, according to new data published Thursday. IHS Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre re...

» Syria air strikes push Putin's rating to new high: Russian state pollster
22/10/15 12:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's approval rating has hit a record high of almost 90 percent, primarily as a result of his decision to launch air strikes against Is...

» Turkey's Erdogan sees Syrian intelligence, Islamic State, PKK hand in Ankara attack
22/10/15 12:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he believed Islamic State, Kurdish militants, and the Syrian "mukhabarat" secret police had all played a role in ...

» U.S., allies target Islamic State with 22 fresh airstrikes: statement
22/10/15 12:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State targeted the militant group with 22 air strikes in Syria and Iraq on Wednesday, according to the Combined Joint Tas...

» Saudi says Assad must be removed from power to crush Islamic State
22/10/15 12:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Thursday that to eliminate militant group Islamic State, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must be removed from power.

» U.S. Special Forces mount hostage rescue operation in Iraq: CNN
22/10/15 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Forces mounted an operation in northern Iraq to rescue Kurdish hostages, CNN reported on Thursday, citing unidentified U.S. officials.

» Russia says worried about concentration of Islamist terror groups in Afghanistan
22/10/15 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is concerned about the concentration of Islamist terror groups in northern Afghanistan, Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said ...

» Russia denies U.S. claims it used cluster bombs in populated areas in Syria
22/10/15 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian Defence Ministry official, Igor Konashenkov, on Thursday denied U.S. allegations that the Russian military had used cluster bombs in populated areas in Syr...

» Sword attack at Swedish school leaves one person dead
22/10/15 12:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 01:01 One person has died and four are injured after being attacked by a masked man with a sword at a school in Sweden. The suspect has been shot. Repo...

» Suspect in NYC officer's fatal shooting a longtime criminal
22/10/15 11:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News At 11:29 a.m. EDT. NEW YORK (AP) -- A man suspected of gunning down a police officer had been let out of jail and allowed to enter a drug treatment program despite an extensive arrest record th...

» The Latest: Sweden's king: Country 'in shock' after attacks
22/10/15 11:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News At 11:29 a.m. EDT. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- The latest developments in the attack on a Swedish school by a knife-wielding masked man (all times local):...

» Clinton Testifies Before Benghazi Committee
22/10/15 11:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives to testify in front of the House Select Committee on Benghazi on Capitol Hill...

» American Killed in Raid to Rescue Kurd Fighters in Iraq
22/10/15 11:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. American special operations forces troops conducted a raid with Kurdish peshmerga fighters inside Iraq and freed as many as 70 prisoners held by Islamic State in a rare, joint mission ...

» Russia Gives International Media Look at Syrian Operations
22/10/15 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian officials have given international news organizations their first inside look at Russia's air operations in Syria. The Russian Defense Ministry flew Moscow-based reporters to the ...

» Putin says Russia close to swapping data on Syria militant positions with West
22/10/15 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia was close to exchanging data about the positions of Islamist militants in Syria with Western countries, something Mo...

» FBI agent indicted for drug trafficking - CNN International
22/10/15 11:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. FBI agent indicted for drug trafficking CNN International Los Angeles (CNN) For two years, investigators decoded text messages, conducted surveillance and leaned on informants to unravel...

» U.S. special operations make overnight hostage rescue attempt in Iraq; one killed
22/10/15 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. At least one U.S. military member has been killed in Iraq where U.S. special operations forces were involved in an attempt to rescue Kurdish hostages overnight, C...

» Obama to veto defense bill in photo-op
22/10/15 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. In a rare move, President Obama will hold a photo-op in the Oval Office Thursday afternoon to publicize his veto of a defense bill in a dispute with Republican la...

» Russia puts its air operations in Syria on display
22/10/15 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. HEMEIMEEM AIR BASE, Syria (AP) - Russian combat jets streak into the sky from this base in western Syria for yet another day of the heavy bombing runs that have a...

» US defense official: Rescue mission in northern Iraq frees Kurdish hostages; 1 US fatality
22/10/15 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - US defense official: Rescue mission in northern Iraq frees Kurdish hostages; 1 US fatality.

» Turkey Claims Bust of ISIS Cell In Istanbul, Allegedly Training Tajik Children for Uzbek Interests
22/10/15 11:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ThereAreNoSunglasses. They set up camp in Pendik Isidor: 29 arrested Uzbekistan is prepared to go to war in Tajikistan Isidor pure in Istanbul and was captured 24 militants and 29 children. She trains chil...

» Russia gives media a look at Syria air operations
22/10/15 11:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Since early Thursday morning, Russian combat jets have been taking off from an air base in western Syria, heading out for more of the heavy bombing runs. The Russian Defense Ministry fle...

» Clinton meets face-to-face with Benghazi committee
22/10/15 11:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Hillary Rodham Clinton came face-to-face Thursday with the Republican-led special investigation of the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks in Benghazi, Libya, hoping to put to rest the worst episode...

» For Saudis, any countermove against Putin in Syria carries risks
22/10/15 11:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Russia’s entry into the Syrian civil war has tilted the balance in favor of the government side, and there’s no risk-free way for Saudi Arabia — a key backer of the rebels — to tilt it b...

» Jewish Man Stabbed in Israel by Palestinians as Violence Continues
22/10/15 11:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The attack, in which the victim was moderately wounded, was the latest in a wave of assaults that have claimed the lives of eight Israeli Jews and dozens of...

» U.S. and Kurdish Commandos Said to Raid ISIS Prison in North Iraq
22/10/15 11:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Special Operations forces Special operations troops captured militants and freed prisoners in an operation near Hawija involving American helicopters and ai...

» News Roundup and Notes: October 22, 2015
22/10/15 11:46 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 Secretary of St...

» Tech Report: FBI warns about online ransomware - KRON4.com
22/10/15 11:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. KRON4.com Tech Report: FBI warns about online ransomware KRON4.com SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The FBI is warning about the rise in digital extortion, or online ransomware, attacks by cyber c...

» US, Kurdish special forces raid ISIS prison in Iraq, free captives
22/10/15 11:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. October 22, 2015, 5:58 PM (IDT) American and Kurdish commandos carried out a predawn raid on an ISIS prison in Hawija, west of Kirkuk, in northern Iraq on Thursday, freeing dozens of prisoners a...

» Ventured: Cyber Hacking Is The New Global Battlefield - TechCrunch
22/10/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. TechCrunch Ventured: Cyber Hacking Is The New Global Battlefield TechCrunch Kevin Mandia and his security company, Mandiant, are probably most well known for their 2013 report ...

» Xi's Visit to Britain Highlights Broader Shift in Concerns About China - New York Times
22/10/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. New York Times Xi's Visit to Britain Highlights Broader Shift in Concerns About China New York Times Prime Minister David Cameron and his chancellor of the Exchequer, George Os...

» WikiLeaks publishes CIA Director's emails after pot-smoking hackers raid account - New York Daily News
22/10/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. New York Daily News WikiLeaks publishes CIA Director's emails after pot-smoking hackers raid account New York Daily News WikiLeaks published a trove of CIA Director John Brennan's emails...