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» Report: Turkey presses ahead with cross-border shelling
19/02/16 09:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Turkey’s state-run news agency says the Turkish military is pushing ahead with its cross-border artillery shelling campaign against U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish militia positions in Syria.

» U.S. and Russia hold talks on Syria ceasefire ahead of U.N. meeting
19/02/16 09:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. and Russian military officials have held talks in Geneva ahead of a wider U.N. meeting on Friday aimed at trying to secure a cessation of hostilities in Syria, ...

» Finnish Court OKs Extradition Of Russian Opposition Figure
19/02/16 09:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Supreme Court of Finland has ruled that Russian opposition activist Vasily Popov can be extradited to Russia.

» US and Russia hold talks on Syria ceasefire ahead of UN meeting - Reuters
19/02/16 09:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Reuters US and Russia hold talks on Syria ceasefire ahead of UN meeting Reuters GENEVA U.S. and Russian military officials have held talks in Geneva ahead of a wider meeting on Friday ...

» Chechen Separatist Leader: Kadyrov Is Here To Stay
19/02/16 09:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The exiled head of the Chechen separatist government says strongman Ramzan Kadyrov is now so powerful that the Kremlin may have difficulty removing him. Akhmed Zakayev ac...

» Walesa Denies he Informed Regime on Others or Took Money
19/02/16 09:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Lech Walesa, Poland's legendary anti-communist leader and former president, denies he informed on people to the communist regime or took money from the secret security service. He was rea...

» US Strikes ISIS Camp in Libya, Killing More Than 30 - New York Times
19/02/16 09:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. NBCNews.com US Strikes ISIS Camp in Libya, Killing More Than 30 New York Times WASHINGTON — American warplanes struck an Islamic State camp in Libya early Friday, targeting a senior Tu...

» Israeli military leaders warn troops not to be 'trigger happy' as Palestinian attacks continue
19/02/16 09:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot and defence minister Moshe Ya'alon caution about lethal force against Palestinian teenagers armed with knives or scissors

» Russia warns Assad against trying to achieve total victory
19/02/16 09:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Moscow's UN envoy criticises Syrian leader for claiming he can retake the whole country and says he has to 'follow Russia's leadership'

» McAfee offers to unlock iPhone for FBI
19/02/16 09:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Anti-virus creator John McAfee has claimed he can break the encryption on an iPhone that belonged to San Bernardino killer Syed Farook.

» Moscow Stores Evacuated Following Bomb Threats
19/02/16 09:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. More than 20,000 people were evacuated from the stores of the Auchan supermarket chain in Moscow, after several bomb threats were received.

» U.S. Warplanes Hit Multiple ISIS Targets in Libya
19/02/16 09:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. More (WASHINGTON)—American warplanes struck multiple targets in Libya overnight, hitting what was apparently an ISIS training camp and a senior extremist leader, a U.S. official said Friday. ...

» Officials: US Warplanes Strike IS Facility in Libya - ABC News
19/02/16 09:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CBS News Officials: US Warplanes Strike IS Facility in Libya ABC News American warplanes struck multiple targets in Libya overnight, hitting an Islamic State training camp and a ...

» Turkey's Erdogan says saddened by U.S. arming of Syrian Kurdish militia
19/02/16 09:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he was saddened by the West's refusal to call the Syrian Kurdish PYD a terrorist group and would speak with U.S. President Ba...

» UN Envoy: Syrian Peace Talks Will Not Resume Next Week - New York Times
19/02/16 09:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Washington Post seattlepi.com UN Envoy: Syrian Peace Talks Will Not Resume Next Week New York Times BEIRUT — The U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said that peace talks w...

» Saudi Arabia says suspends $3 billion package to Lebanese army, aid to security forces
19/02/16 09:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has suspended a $3 billion aid package for the Lebanese army to buy French weapons, state news agency SPA reported on Friday.

» Palestinian Shot and Killed After Stabbing Israeli Officers
19/02/16 09:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A Palestinian stabbed two Israeli police officers before he was shot and killed at a main entrance to Jerusalem's Old City, police said Friday.   Spokeswoman Luba Samri said the 20-year-o...

» Saudi Arabia halts $3B Lebanese arms deal amid Iran dispute
19/02/16 09:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Saudi Arabia’s state-run news agency says kingdom is halting $3 billion arms deal with Lebanon over the Mediterranean country’s recent diplomatic positions — a veiled reference to the kingdom’s spat...

» European Divisions Drive Munich Conference, While Russia Circles
18/02/16 22:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . By Matthew Bodner, Defense News 8:38 p.m. EST February 18, 2016 US Secretary of State John Kerry, right, talks to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko at the Security Conference in Munich. (Photo: Matthias Sc...

» U.S. quietly tells Russia where American troops are located inside Syria
18/02/16 22:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . By Andrew Tilghman, Military Times 4:45 p.m. EST February 18, 2016 A Russian bomber lands at Hemeimeem Air Base in Syria on Jan. 20. The U.S. military told the Russians where American special forces troops ar...

» Russia seizes upper hand as US flounders in Syria - News
18/02/16 22:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from [Untitled]. STUTTGART, Germany — Unity between air and ground forces and a clear objective have enabled the Russians to turn the tide of the Syrian civil war, reverse the fortunes of their longtime a...

» [Analysis] Russia's Syria tactics imperil EU-Turkey migrant plan - EUobserver
18/02/16 22:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. EUobserver [Analysis] Russia's Syria tactics imperil EU-Turkey migrant plan EUobserver Events in Syria raise doubts as to whether the EU-Turkey migrant plan is still relevant. They sh...

» Russia seizes upper hand as US flounders in Syria - Stars and Stripes
18/02/16 22:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Stars and Stripes Russia seizes upper hand as US flounders in Syria Stars and Stripes Russia has promised to protect Kurdish fighters in Syria in case of a ground offensive by Turkey,...

» U.S. quietly tells Russia where American troops are located inside Syria - Military Times
18/02/16 22:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Military Times U.S. quietly tells Russia where American troops are located inside Syria Military Times The Pentagon told the Russian military where U.S. Special Forces are located in ...

» European Divisions Drive Munich Conference, While Russia Circles - DefenseNews.com
18/02/16 22:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. DefenseNews.com European Divisions Drive Munich Conference, While Russia Circles DefenseNews.com MUNICH — In the best of times, the annual Munich Security Conference serves as an alta...

» Donald Trump Fires Back at Sharp Rebuke by Pope Francis
18/02/16 22:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Mr. Trump’s attack on Francis reflected a political calculation that criticizing the pope will not hurt him with conservatives — and might even improve his standing in South Carolina.

» World Briefing: Ukraine: Governing Coalition Splinters
18/02/16 22:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. The governing coalition lost its majority in Parliament after a second faction bailed out.

» Agreement Clears the Way for Airdrops of Humanitarian Aid in Syria
18/02/16 22:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Russia. The United Nations World Food Program will start its first airdrops in Syria in coming days, using aircraft provided by a Russian contractor.

» North Korea satellite tumbling in orbit again: U.S. sources
18/02/16 22:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea’s recently launched satellite is once again tumbling in orbit, after stabilizing briefly, according to a U.S. official and other sources.

» Russian arms sale to Iran without approval would violate ban: U.S
18/02/16 22:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A reported sale of Russian combat aircraft to Iran would violate a U.N. arms embargo if it occurred without advance U.N. Security Council approval, the U.S. Stat...

» US, Russia Launch Effort for Long-Term Syria Cease-fire
18/02/16 22:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. and Russia will launch an effort Friday that could bring long-term stability to efforts to get humanitarian aid to besieged areas of Syria. The two countries, under the auspices ...

» As Drones Explode in Popularity, Potential Benefits, Dangers Emerge
18/02/16 22:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. An estimated 1 million drones were sold over the 2015 Christmas holiday period in the United States alone. The explosion in their popularity - and their plummeting price tag - has prompte...

» The Syrian Refugees Trapped Between an Angry Turkey and a Vengeful Assad
18/02/16 22:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. More Syrian With Kurdish Links Behind Deadly Ankara Car Bomb, Turkey Says Germany Revives Calls for No-Fly Zone in Northern Syria Exclusive: Russia’s Prime Minister on Syria, Sanctions ...

» New West Bank Violence as Palestinian Boys Stab 2 Israelis
18/02/16 22:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Israeli security forces at a supermarket in the occupied West Bank after two Palestinians stabbed two Israeli men on Thursday. One of the victims, an off-duty soldier, was killed.

» Biden welcomes passage of Ukraine reforms in call with Poroshenko: White House
18/02/16 22:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, in a telephone call on Thursday, commended Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko on the passage of anti-corruption legislation soug...

» Pentagon Asks Russia to Avoid Parts of Syria to Protect US Forces
18/02/16 21:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Pentagon has asked Russia to stay away from parts of northern Syria to protect U.S. Special Operations Forces there, according to military officials. The acknowledgment shows a level ...

» Police Seek Suspect After Fatal Brooklyn Shooting
18/02/16 19:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > N.Y. / Region. The victim was shot during an argument outside an apartment building that has a history of drug activity, the authorities said.

» MSF stops sharing Syria hospital locations after 'deliberate' attacks
18/02/16 16:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Médecins Sans Frontières believes giving GPS coordinates of its facilities to Assad and Russian forces increases chance of direct targeting Hospitals in opposition-held parts of Syri...

» Грани Времени. Спасет ли Орбан Путина от санкций? - 18 февраля, 2016
18/02/16 16:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Радиопрограммы и подкасты - Радио Свобода. В Москве прошли традиционная ежегодная встреча президента России Владимира Путина и премьер-министра Венгрии Виктора Орбана. Что стоит за этим многолетним путинск...

» Pentagon: US has told Russia where US special forces are in Syria - Washington Post
18/02/16 16:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Washington Post Pentagon: US has told Russia where US special forces are in Syria Washington Post In October, roughly a month after Russia started airstrikes in Syria, the Pentagon an...

» Barclays Hints That Russia's Economy May Have Finally Bottomed - Forbes
18/02/16 16:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Forbes Barclays Hints That Russia's Economy May Have Finally Bottomed Forbes It's as close to a bottom call on Russia's two-year economic crisis as any. London-based Daniel Hewitt of ...

» The Guardian view on Turkey’s Kurdish policies: compounding the region’s troubles | Editorial
18/02/16 16:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. This week’s bombings in Turkey show that the country must radically realign its policies around the pursuit of peace with its own Kurds Turkey’s misguided policies have been taking t...

» Poland to change its street names in bid to 'de-communise' the country
18/02/16 16:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Experts say there are around 1,500 street names across the country which could be changed due to a ban on the promotion of totalitarian systems such a...

» Спасет ли Орбан Путина?
18/02/16 16:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from SvobodaRadio's YouTube Videos. From: SvobodaRadio Duration: 53:52 В Москве прошли традиционная ежегодная встреча президента России Владимира Путина и премьер-министра Венгрии Виктора Орбана. По итогам ...

» Unanswered Questions: FBI Hasn't Ruled Out 3rd Militant in San Bernardino Killings - ABC News
18/02/16 16:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Unanswered Questions: FBI Hasn't Ruled Out 3rd Militant in San Bernardino Killings ABC News More than two months after a jihadi couple opened fire at a holiday party at the Inland Region...

» Scottish teen accused of hacking FBI computers: reports
18/02/16 16:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. A Scottish teenager was arrested in Glasgow on Tuesday and is being investigated for allegedly hacking into a computer system used by the FBI. Local police appreh...

» Radioactive material missing from Iraq
18/02/16 16:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. A Texas-based oil well firm said Thursday it was not at fault after radioactive material was reported missing from a storage bunker in southern Iraq.

» Have a slumber party with penguins in San Francisco
18/02/16 16:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Nearly once a month, the natural history museum in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park transforms into a sleepover science camp. The Penguins + Pajamas event, now in its sixth year, starts ...

» NY testing water near former Long Island plant contamination
18/02/16 16:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. Long Island: An underground toxic groundwater plume is believed to be spreading, potentially posing a risk to the drinking water of nearby communities.

» U.S. Told Russia Location of Special Forces in Syria
18/02/16 16:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Russia knows where U.S. special forces are operating in Syria because the United States informed the Russians of their general location. The  Washington Post   reported that Air For...

» Venezuela Says Inflation Rose to 180.9% in 2015
18/02/16 16:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Venezuela’s central bank said inflation last year surged to 180.9% and the economy contracted by 5.7%, reflecting the country’s deep economic crisis.

» US Airstrikes Destroy More Than $500 Million in ISIS Cash Reserves - ABC News
18/02/16 16:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. The Sun US Airstrikes Destroy More Than $500 Million in ISIS Cash Reserves ABC News The U.S. believes that airstrikes in Iraq and Syria have destroyed more than $500 million in cash th...

» Iran Proposes Nuclear Cooperation With Hungary
18/02/16 16:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Iran has proposed a project with Hungary to design and develop a small nuclear reactor that could be sold across Asia and Africa and built in the Islamic republic.

» OPEC Oil Production Freezes Could Impact Global Markets
18/02/16 16:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. More How a Little-Known Federal Agency Has Slowed New Oil and Gas Drilling Traditional Energy Industry Declares War on Solar Energy Defying skepticism that their countries could agree on any ...

» Colombian media’s airing of secret sex tape stirs debate
18/02/16 16:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The broadcast of a secretly shot video in which a prominent Colombian politician discusses sexual encounters with other men is prompting a debate about homophobia and journalistic ethics in the Sout...

» Israeli stabbed to death in West Bank
18/02/16 16:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. An Israeli man has been stabbed to death by two Palestinian teenagers in the occupied West Bank, officials say.

» Informant claims unlikely to alter Polish view of Walesa
18/02/16 16:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Poles unlikely to change minds over Lech Walesa

» Boutros Boutros-Ghali’s Secret Career as KGB Double Spy and Agent | Israel
18/02/16 15:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Boutros Boutros-Ghali was never caught out in his clandestine role as a faithful Russian double spy and agent, during which he surreptitiously subverted US interests in one international crisis after another.

» Preparing To Watch the Saudi Monarchy Get Flushed Into the Septic Tank of History
18/02/16 15:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ThereAreNoSunglasses. Start Preparing for the Collapse of the Saudi Kingdom By Sarah Chayes, Alex de Waal Saudi Arabia is no state at all. It’s an unstable business so corrupt to resemble a criminal ...

» Obama Admin Could Halt New Iran-Russia Weapons Deals
18/02/16 15:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The United States has the authority to block new multi-billion dollar arms deals between Iran and Russia though the administration is not expected to exercise this authority, which ...

» UN chief warns military action risks derailing Syria talks
18/02/16 14:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is warning that escalating military activity in Syria and threats of further use of force risk derailing efforts to reconvene peace talks and finding a political soluti...

» Official: Evidence shows former Polish president Lech Walesa was communist-era informant
18/02/16 14:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Official: Evidence shows former Polish president Lech Walesa was communist-era informant.

» Pope Francis Joins the 2016 Race at Key Time
18/02/16 14:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. More See Presidential Candidates Say Whether Scalia Should Be Replaced Artist Behind Obama ‘Hope’ Poster Makes a Bernie Sanders Design The feud between Pope Francis and Donald Tru...

» Severed Human Legs Found In Oz Rubbish Dump
18/02/16 14:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. New South Wales police said the legs had been surgically removed but it was not clear if they belonged to the same person.

» Ankara Blast: Turkey Retaliates With Airstrikes
18/02/16 14:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Turkish warplanes have bombed Kurdish militant camps in northern Iraq - as an explosion hit a military convoy in southeast Turkey.

» Islamic State Twitter Reach Is 'Declining'
18/02/16 14:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The social network has suspended thousands of accounts associated with the terrorist group, limiting their growth, a report says.

» Wreckage of military convoy after bomb attack in south-east Turkey – video
18/02/16 14:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Footage shows the aftermath of a bomb attack on a military convoy in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish south-east on Thursday , which killed six Turkish security force members and ...

» Baby dolphin dies after being paraded on beach for photographs
18/02/16 14:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Wildlife group warns holidaymakers that the vulnerable mammals should be returned to sea if they get too close to shore after animal dies at Argentine resort

» Trial begins of woman accused of cutting unborn baby from womb
18/02/16 14:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Colorado woman Michelle Wilkins tells court she tried to fight back in assault after responding to Craigslist ad, as details emerge about attacker's obsession with pregnancy

» Average Mohamed: The cartoon character fighting Islamic State
18/02/16 14:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Somali-American Mohamed Ahmed creates cartoon character to fight radicalisation

» Grace Kelly: her amazing life in pictures
18/02/16 14:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. In pictures: the extraordinary life and career of Grace Kelly, film star and princess

» Spanish writer could face charges over 'vagina poem' based on Lord's Prayer
18/02/16 14:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Dolors Miquel reported to Spanish prosecutors for reading out a 'blasphemous' version of the Lord's Prayer written in praise of the vagina at an awards ceremony

» Boutros Boutros-Ghali remembered for tumultuous term as UN head (+video) - Christian Science Monitor
18/02/16 14:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Christian Science Monitor Boutros Boutros-Ghali remembered for tumultuous term as UN head (+video) Christian Science Monitor He worked to establish the UN's independence, particularly ...

» Another faction quits Ukraine's governing coalition - Washington Post
18/02/16 14:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Washington Post Another faction quits Ukraine's governing coalition Washington Post MINSK, Belarus — Ukraine sank deeper into political turmoil Thursday as the governing coalition lost...

» Cruz tops GOP field for first time in new national poll; voters split over Supreme Court vote - CNN
18/02/16 14:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CNN Cruz tops GOP field for first time in new national poll; voters split over Supreme Court vote CNN Washington (CNN) Ted Cruz has inched ahead of Donald Trump in a new national...

» UN: Nearly 50 civilians killed in Syria by airstrikes on hospitals, schools - THV11.com
18/02/16 14:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. THV11.com UN: Nearly 50 civilians killed in Syria by airstrikes on hospitals, schools THV11.com The United Nations said nearly 50 civilians were killed Monday in missile strikes ...

» Lech Walesa Was Paid Informant to Communist Regime: Documents - NBCNews.com
18/02/16 14:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NBCNews.com Lech Walesa Was Paid Informant to Communist Regime: Documents NBCNews.com Seized documents show that Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa was a paid informant for Pol...

» Islamic State finds 'diminishing returns' on Twitter: report
18/02/16 14:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Islamic State's English-language reach on Twitter has stalled in recent months amid a stepped-up crackdown against the extremist group's army of digital pros...

» Turkish army bombs Kurdish militant PKK camps in northern Iraq: sources
18/02/16 14:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes bombed camps belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq late on Wednesday, security sources said, following a car...

» Syrian army says it captured strategic town in coastal area
18/02/16 14:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian army backed by heavy Russian aerial bombing said on Thursday it had captured the town of Kansaba in the northern countryside of the coastal province of Lat...

» Poland's Walesa says will defend himself in court against new communist spy allegations
18/02/16 14:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's Lech Walesa, who shot to world fame for his role in the collapse of communism, promised on Thursday to defend himself in court against new allegations that ...

» Moscow expects explanation from Saudis over participation in Syria operation: TASS
18/02/16 14:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow expects an explanation from Saudi Arabia over plans to participate in the "anti-terrorist" operation against Islamic State in Syria, Russia's Deputy Foreign M...

» Russia warns Assad not to snub Syria ceasefire plan
18/02/16 14:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad was out of step with the views of his main ally, Russia, when he said he planned to fight on until he re-established control over all of Sy...

» Palestinian teens stab, kill Israeli in West Bank supermarket
18/02/16 14:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Two Palestinian 14-year-olds stabbed and killed an Israeli in a packed supermarket in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Israeli and Palestinian officials said, ...

» Turkey Bombs Kurdish Positions In Iraq After Ankara Blast
18/02/16 14:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Turkey says its warplanes have bombed Kurdish positions across the border in northern Iraq, following a deadly bomb attack in the Turkish capital.

» Car bomb kills 28 in Turkish capital
18/02/16 14:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 01:47 A car bomb was detonated near parliament in the Turkish capital of Ankara. . Report by Lydia Batham.

» Turkey vows revenge after deadly blast
18/02/16 14:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Turkey vows to retaliate against the perpetrators of a powerful blast in the capital Ankara that left at least 28 people dead and 61 injured.

» Orthodox patriarch walks with penguins
18/02/16 14:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The head of Russia's Orthodox Church follows his historic talks with Pope Francis by meeting a rookery of penguins in Antarctica.

» Iran proposes nuclear power cooperation with Hungary
18/02/16 14:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Iran has proposed a project with Hungary to design and develop a small nuclear reactor that could be sold across Asia and Africa and also built in the Islamic repu...

» Drone harassment legislation passes judiciary committee - messenger-inquirer
18/02/16 14:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from house judiciary committee - Google News. Drone harassment legislation passes judiciary committee messenger-inquirer On a partisan vote, the Democratic majority of the House judiciary committee approved Hou...

» Iraq to shrink paramilitary forces due to shortage of funds
18/02/16 14:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. The Iraqi government has decided to cut the number of state-financed paramilitary forces due to a shortage of funds as the international oil price declines, a spokesman for a leading pre...

» Netanyahu's envoy Gold, Russian FM discuss S. Syria situation
18/02/16 14:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. February 18, 2016, 5:38 PM (IDT) Dore Gold, director-general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Thursday afternoon to discuss the situa...

» A nervous Saudi Arabia just launched a massive military exercise - Business Insider
18/02/16 14:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Business Insider A nervous Saudi Arabia just launched a massive military exercise Business Insider Saudi Arabia military parade Ahmad Masood/REUTERSMembers of Saudi security fo...

» US: Russian fighter jet sale to Iran would violate arms ban
18/02/16 14:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. says Russia's proposed sale of fighter jets to Iran would violate a U.N. arms embargo extended as part of the nuclear accord with Tehra...

» Hollywood hospital pays nearly $17K ransom after hackers seize computer files
18/02/16 14:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles paid a ransom of nearly $17,000 in order to regain control of a computer system that had been compromised in ...

» So-called 'Islamic rape of Europe' part of a long, racist history
18/02/16 14:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. A popular right-wing Polish newsweekly, wSieci or "The Network," published a deeply provocative magazine cover this week. It shows a young blonde woman, garbed loosely in the flag of the...

» US asked Russia not to bomb near US commandos in Syria
18/02/16 14:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. defense officials say the U.S. has asked Russia to avoid airstrikes in an area of northern Syria where American special operations forces h...

» Obama to Meet with Black Lives Matter Leader, Rev. Al Sharpton at the White House - PJ Media
18/02/16 14:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. PJ Media Obama to Meet with Black Lives Matter Leader, Rev. Al Sharpton at the White House PJ Media President Barack Obama will be meeting Thursday with DeRay McKesson, a Blac...

» More Russian T-90 Tanks & MRLS Bring Extra Punch to Aleppo Offensive
18/02/16 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. February 18, 2016, 7:37 PM (IDT) A massive Russian air and sea lift is under way with large numbers of T-90 tanks and MRLS added to the northern Syrian front to speed the offensive for retaking ...

» Putin Snubs Iran on Advanced Tungsten for Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile
18/02/16 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. February 18, 2016, 7:37 PM (IDT) The Iranian defense minister’s temper tantrum over Putin’s refusal to sell advanced tungsten for Iranian nuclear-capable ICBMs ended in Russia delayi...

» US & Israel Scale Down Air Exercise over Russian Electronic Surveillance from Syria
18/02/16 14:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. February 18, 2016, 7:37 PM (IDT) Obama used the pretext of Russian Syria-based electronic surveillance to cut back both on the joint exercise and defense assistance to Israel.

» Turkey and Saudi Arabia Talk Big, But Are Peripheral to Syrian Crisis
18/02/16 14:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. February 18, 2016, 7:37 PM (IDT) Obama and Putin have no intention of cutting Turkey and Saudi Arabia into their joint plans for the Syrian military conflict or future. Erdogan, while bitterly o...

» Boutros Boutros-Ghali’s Secret Career as KGB Double Spy and Agent
18/02/16 14:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. February 18, 2016, 7:37 PM (IDT) Boutros Boutros-Ghali was never caught out in his clandestine role as a faithful Russian double spy and agent, during which he surreptitiously subverted US inter...

» Iran Sees Oil Freeze Pact As Not Enough To Help Market
18/02/16 14:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Iran believes a global agreement to freeze oil output will not be enough to help prop up prices as the world is producing too much crude, Iranian oil sources told Reuters. Iranian Oil Min...

» Most Americans Still View Russia Unfavorably Amid Conflicts In Syria, Ukraine, Poll Finds - International Business Times
18/02/16 14:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. International Business Times Most Americans Still View Russia Unfavorably Amid Conflicts In Syria, Ukraine, Poll Finds International Business Times Russia People wave U.S. flags durin...

» Kurds Warn Turkey of 'Big War' With Russia If Troops Enter Syria - Bloomberg
18/02/16 14:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Bloomberg Kurds Warn Turkey of 'Big `Big War' With Russia If Troops Enter Invades Syria Bloomberg Russia has promised to protect Kurdish fighters in Syria in case of a ground offensiv...

» The Problem With ISIS
18/02/16 14:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest From the Wilson Center. The recent Congressional testimony of Director of National Intelligence James Clapper  sharply frames the conundrum the United States  faces when countering the Islamic State...

» МИД РФ: По итогам Мюнхенской встречи решено, что операция российских ВКС в Сирии будет продолжена - Росбалт.RU
18/02/16 14:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Росбалт.RU МИД РФ: По итогам Мюнхенской встречи решено, что операция российских ВКС в Сирии будет продолжена Росбалт.RU Россия намерена продолжить операцию ВКС в Сирии по борьбе с ...

» Ukraine Seeks to Prove $3Bln Russian Debt Was Bribe
18/02/16 14:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Ukraine is set to prove in court that the $3 billion Russian loan Kiev failed to repay was a bribe, the Ukrinform news agency reported Thursday, citing Ukrainian Foreign Minis...

» Russia's Future Lies With Europe and the West - Huffington Post
18/02/16 14:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Huffington Post Russia's Future Lies With Europe and the West Huffington Post Like many high officials, the Polish foreign minister is now calling for NATO troops to deploy to the bor...

» Taliban Militants Kill 9 Pakistani Security Personnel
18/02/16 14:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Taliban militants have claimed responsibility for killing nine Pakistani security troops in two overnight attacks in a restive tribal territory bordering Afghanistan. Officials in the sem...

» Owner of Moscow's Domodedovo Airport Arrested
18/02/16 14:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Dmitry Kamenshik, the owner of Moscow's Domodedovo Airport, was arrested on Thursday as part of the investigation into the 2011 terrorist attack on the airport.

» U.S. Criticizes Proposed Russian Sale Of Warplanes To Iran
18/02/16 14:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The United States says Russia's proposed sale of fighter jets to Iran would violate a UN arms embargo extended as part of the nuclear accord with Tehran.

» Russia warns Assad not to snub Syria ceasefire plan - Reuters
18/02/16 14:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Reuters Russia warns Assad not to snub Syria ceasefire plan Reuters MOSCOW President Bashar al-Assad was out of step with the views of his main ally, Russia , when he said he planned ...

» Pentagon Sets Date for Change of Command in Afghanistan
18/02/16 14:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The change of command for U.S. Gen. John Campbell, the leading American general in Afghanistan, and his replacement, Lt. Gen. John "Mick" Nicholson, is set for March 2, Campbell's top spo...

» Russia to Israel: Reservations About Rapprochement Deal With Turkey - Haaretz
18/02/16 14:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Haaretz Russia to Israel: Reservations About Rapprochement Deal With Turkey Haaretz Russia to Israel: Reservations About Rapprochement Deal With Turkey. Since the downing of a Russian...

» Brutal Prison Torture Videos Spark Russian Investigation
18/02/16 14:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian authorities say they are investigating the alleged torture of a prison inmate in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg after a local news portal published disturbing fo...

» Teen jailed for murder of gay man in which he 'wrapped a snake' around victim's neck
18/02/16 14:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. The young man has been sentenced to four years and will be deported from the country once he has served his time

» Чечня становится «теплицей» для ИГИЛ
18/02/16 14:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from golosamerikius's YouTube Videos. From: golosamerikius Duration: 02:49 Эксперты: «Фаворитизм Кремля по отношению к режиму Кадырова способствует проникновению т. н. «Исламского государства» в Россию» Ori...

» В Ираке потеряли чемоданчик с радиоактивным материалом
18/02/16 13:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from golosamerikius's YouTube Videos. From: golosamerikius Duration: 01:45 Власти опасаются, что он может быть использован террористами для изготовления «грязной бомбы» Originally published at - http://www....

» INTELLIGENCE: Do You Want That With Lies?
18/02/16 09:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from StrategyPage.com. None

» ISRAEL: Threats And Deceptions
18/02/16 09:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from StrategyPage.com. None

» Navy: Controlling seas is paramount amid threats
18/02/16 09:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. The U.S. Navy will have to get used to working in oceans where other nations challenge American control of the sea — a change of focus after more than a decade of desert warfare in ...

» Dispute erupts between Russia, Iran over S-300 missile batteries
18/02/16 09:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. February 18, 2016, 8:29 AM (IDT) A ceremony marking the first transfer of Russian S-300 ground-to-air missile batteries to Iran, which was scheduled to be held Thursday at a Russian naval base i...

» Ex-NSA, CIA chief Michael Hayden sides with Apple in FBI iPhone encryption fight - The Week Magazine
18/02/16 09:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. The Week Magazine Ex-NSA, CIA chief Michael Hayden sides with Apple in FBI iPhone encryption fight The Week Magazine Apple and the U.S. government are gearing up for a public and legal b...

» Radioactive material stolen in Iraq, sparking ISIS 'dirty bomb' fears
18/02/16 09:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. February 18, 2016, 10:38 AM (IDT) Islamic State may be in possession of 10 grams of the dangerous radioactive isotope "Ir-192" that were stolen from an Iraqi laboratory last year, and ...

» Kurdish underground carried out Ankara bombing, Turkish PM says
18/02/16 09:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. February 18, 2016, 11:42 AM (IDT) Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Thursday morning that the Syria-based Kurdish YPG militia was responsible for the deadly bombing in Ankara the ...

» Marine: New U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Threw Us Under the Bus
18/02/16 09:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. A Marine wrongfully accused of killing civilians says that President Obama’s new Afghanistan war commander is unqualified to lead coalition forces. In January President Obama tapped...

» Netanyahu praises Britain's ban on boycotts of Israel
18/02/16 09:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. February 18, 2016, 11:22 AM (IDT) Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu met UK Cabinet Office Minister Matthew Hancock on Wednesday and expressed his gratitude for the British government's b...

» One Man's Syrian Resistance
18/02/16 09:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The West has capitulated. Syria is a land of the dead and the dying, in need of heroes to redeem humanity.

» Israeli missile attack reported on Syrian army outposts on the Damascus-Daraa road
18/02/16 09:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. February 18, 2016, 3:36 AM (IDT) The IDF has declined comment on the report that three Israeli missiles struck Syrian military outposts on the road between Damascus and the southern Syrian town ...

» ISIS fake passport network broken up in Russia
18/02/16 09:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. February 18, 2016, 1:59 PM (IDT) Russia's FSB intelligence service announced Thursday that it had arrested 14 people suspected of belonging to an international network that produced fake passpor...

» News Roundup and Notes: February 18, 2016
18/02/16 09:46 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. ANKARA BOMB ATTACK A bomb atta...

» Israel's defense chiefs urges restraint amid attacks
18/02/16 09:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's defense minister on Thursday said Israeli forces "cannot be trigger happy" in the face of relentless attacks by Palestinians, echoing si...

» Netanyahu's envoy Gold, Russian FM to discuss S. Syria situation
18/02/16 09:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. February 18, 2016, 3:06 PM (IDT) Dore Gold, director-general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Thursday afternoon to discuss the...

» The US vs. Apple: Does the FBI Have a Case? - Fortune
18/02/16 09:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Fortune The US vs. Apple: Does the FBI Have a Case? Fortune The government is frustrated with new iPhone security features that make it near impossible for the FBI or Apple or anyone els...

» Russia warns Turks: We might bomb your troops - WND.com
18/02/16 09:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. WND.com Russia warns Turks: We might bomb your troops WND.com WASHINGTON – Turkey's bombardment of a Syrian airbase recently recaptured by the Syrian Kurds from Islamic jihadists coul...

» The One Shock Sidestepped by Russia Is Catching Up With Putin - Bloomberg
18/02/16 09:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Bloomberg The One Shock Sidestepped by Russia Is Catching Up With Putin Bloomberg Russia's longest recession in two decades is proving a test too far for the labor market. After defle...

» Russia’s Post-Crimea Enthusiasm Wearing Off
18/02/16 09:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Institute of Modern Russia. Russia’s Post-Crimea Enthusiasm Wearing Off 16 February 2016 Sergei Aleksashenko Sergei Aleksashenko, nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and former deputy ch...

» Officials: Obama to Visit Cuba Next Month
18/02/16 09:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. officials say President Barack Obama will visit Cuba next month, in what would be a major, symbolic step in the warming of ties between the two countries. The White House is expected...

» US Rapprochement With Cuba
18/02/16 09:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. US Rapprochement With Cuba

» Russia Deploys Advanced Spy Plane TU-214R In Syria's Hmeimim Military Base - International Business Times
18/02/16 09:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. International Business Times Russia Deploys Advanced Spy Plane TU-214R In Syria's Hmeimim Military Base International Business Times It said that the advanced Russian aircraft is capa...

» В Подмосковье задержаны изготовители поддельных паспортов для ДАИШ - Российская Газета
18/02/16 09:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Российская Газета В Подмосковье задержаны изготовители поддельных паспортов для ДАИШ Российская Газета Сотрудники ФСБ совместно с полицейскими разоблачили международную группу, кот...

» Turkey launches air strikes on Kurdish positions after Ankara bombing
18/02/16 09:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. At least 28 people were killed in the car bomb attack and 61 injured.

» What Russia and Saudi Arabia's new deal means for the oil market - MoneyWeek
18/02/16 09:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. MoneyWeek What Russia and Saudi Arabia's new deal means for the oil market MoneyWeek In short, there's no reason to expect Russia and Saudi Arabia's pact to do much to the actual oil ...

» Turkey Blames Syrian Kurdish Militant for Deadly Car Bombing
18/02/16 09:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. The assailant, who struck a military convoy in the heart of Ankara during the evening rush, was identified by the prime minister as Salih Necar.

» Russia Nabs Group Forging Documents For IS
18/02/16 09:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Russian state security service says it has dismantled an "international criminal group" suspected of forging documents for people wanting to fight with the Islamic St...

» Documents Show Poland's Walesa 'Collaborated With Communist Regime'
18/02/16 09:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A Polish history institute says newly found documents show former President Lech Walesa was a communist secret agent.

» UN Court To Announce Karadzic Verdicts Next Month
18/02/16 09:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The UN war crimes court in The Hague will hand down on March 24 its long-awaited verdicts on wartime Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic.

» Swine flu outbreak kills more than 300 people in Ukraine as virus reaches epidemic levels in some regions
18/02/16 09:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. Authorities in Kiev have brought in infection control procedures to slow its spread

» Пентагон: в Сирии победят США - Аргументы и факты
18/02/16 09:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Аргументы и факты Пентагон: в Сирии победят США Аргументы и факты Глава Пентагона Эштон Картер заявил CBS news, что поддержка Россией сирийского президента Башара Асада ведет к зат...

» Patriarch Kirill meets penguins at Russian base as he becomes first Orthodox leader to visit Antarctica
18/02/16 09:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Patriarch Kirill has become the first Orthodox leader to visit Antarctica just a week after meeting Pope Francis

» Kurdish Forces Say Islamic State Group Used Chemical Shells
18/02/16 09:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A Kurdish military officer and a medical official say Islamic State militants Friday fired mortar shells believed to have been filled with a chemical substance, possibly chlorine, at Kurd...

» Head of Russian Orthodox church quizzes penguin on Antarctica visit
18/02/16 09:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Patriarch Kirill meets scientists – and converses with flightless bird – on visit to Russia’s Bellingshausen Station on King George’s Island Fresh from his historic meeting in Cuba w...

» 'Russia a major military': President Obama backtracks on Moscow's defense capabilities - RT
18/02/16 09:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT ' Russia a major military': President Obama backtracks on Moscow's defense capabilities RT Russia's military campaign in Syria seems to have changed President Barack Obama's opinio...

» Turkey warns Russia over Ankara attack - Financial Times
18/02/16 09:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Financial Times Turkey warns Russia over Ankara attack Financial Times Turkey has warned Russia it will hold Moscow responsible for terror attacks on its own soil in the wake of a dea...

» US merely creates impression it perceives Russia as threat – FM spox Zakharova to Anissa Naouai - RT
17/02/16 21:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT US merely creates impression it perceives Russia as threat – FM spox Zakharova to Anissa Naouai RT Anissa Naouai wanted to know if Russian media outlets are following a Kremlin nar...

» US Extremist Groups Surged in 2015, Researchers Say
17/02/16 21:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Extremist groups proliferated in the United States in 2015, a U.S. research group said Wednesday, as ideologically driven violence and incendiary political rhetoric created fertile condit...

» Ten Reasons Putin System May Not be as ‘Sustainable’ as Many Now Think
17/02/16 21:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter.

» Cutting a Deal with Russia - Forbes
17/02/16 21:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Forbes Cutting a Deal with Russia Forbes I've been working with the Gaidar Institute in Moscow for the last three years helping their fine economists research Russia's fiscal policy. ...

» Iraq Reports Theft Of Deadly Radioactive Device
17/02/16 21:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Iraq informed an international watchdog agency of the theft last November of an industrial radiography device that carries potentially fatal radioactive substances.

» Munich Security Conference Debates Russia’s War in Ukraine (Part Two)
17/02/16 21:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. *To read Part One, please click here.   During the Munich Security Conference, the Barack Obama administration’s messages about Ukraine were inevitabl...

» Moscow Once Again Trying to Put the Kurds in Play Against Turkey
17/02/16 21:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. The Kremlin is once again seeking to use the Kurds, the largest stateless national group in the world, for Moscow’s own purposes. In particular, Russia has...

» Russia’s Moves to Gain Dominance in the Black Sea
17/02/16 21:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. Russia’s primary objectives in the Black Sea region are to maximize its strategic and maritime influence there, isolate Ukraine and Georgia, weaken the coh...

» LAPD officers accused of sexually assaulting women while on duty - CBS News
17/02/16 21:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CBS News LAPD officers accused of sexually assaulting women while on duty CBS News LOS ANGELES --Two Los Angeles Police Department officers have been charged with repeatedly sexu...

» Study finds testosterone gel is no fountain of youth
17/02/16 21:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 8:09 p.m. EST. CHICAGO (AP) -- A landmark study suggests that testosterone treatment is no fountain of youth, finding mostly modest improvement in the sex lives, walking strength and mood of...

» Former priest in Puerto Rico faces new abuse charges
17/02/16 21:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Police in Puerto Rico say a former Roman Catholic priest faces new abuse charges.

» U.S. Official: Russian Air Strikes In Syria Increasing Despite Truce
17/02/16 17:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A U.S. military spokesman said Russia has not decreased the tempo of its air campaign in Syria, despite a cease-fire agreement due to take effect this week.

» Today's Headlines and Commentary
17/02/16 17:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. Months after the attack in San Bernardino, a U.S. District Court judge ordered Apple to provide the FBI with “reasonable technical assistance” to help investigator...

» Ankara Bombing the Latest in Turkey’s Deadly Cycle of Violence
17/02/16 17:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. More At Least 28 Dead in Suspected Car Bomb in Ankara Turkey Pushes Case for Ground Operations in Syria as Kurds Advance See the Dramatic Rescue of a Syrian Refugee From a Sinking Boat At lea...

» Erdogan Continues Effort to Hold on to Power in Turkey
17/02/16 17:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's aspiration to change Turkey's parliamentary system of government to an executive presidency is being blamed for the collapse of talks to create a ...

» Aid Deliveries Begin to 5 Besieged Syrian Towns
17/02/16 17:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Rebel fighters on Wednesday escorted a Syrian Arab Red Crescent aid convoy heading toward the villages of Fouaa and Kfarya in Idlib Province.

» Laser Beam Pointed at Pope’s Plane at Start of Mexico Visit, Airline Says
17/02/16 17:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A laser beam was pointed at Pope Francis’ plane as he landed in Mexico City last week but there was no harm to those aboard, Italian airline Alitalia said in a statement Wednesday. The ai...

» Nuclear materials in Iraq 'stolen'
17/02/16 17:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. The material, stored in a protective case the size of a laptop computer, went missing in November from a storage facility near the southern city of Basra

» Son of Turkish president accused of money laundering in Italy
17/02/16 17:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Bilal Erdogan, moved to Bologna in the autumn to study for a doctorate, denies allegations

» Florida Teen Accused of Posing as Doctor
17/02/16 17:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A Florida teenager has been arrested and accused of pretending to be a doctor. Malachi A. Love-Robinson, 18, went so far as to open medical offices, called New Birth New Life Medical Cent...

» Ukraine's Government Faces Fresh Problems, at Home, Abroad
17/02/16 17:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukraine's government faced fresh challenges at home and abroad Wednesday, when a major political party withdrew from the governing coalition and Russia filed suit against the country over...

» Ankara governor raises death toll in explosion to 18, says at least 45 others wounded
17/02/16 17:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Ankara governor raises death toll in explosion to 18, says at least 45 others wounded.

» Hundreds of millions of Islamic State funds destroyed in air strikes: U.S.
17/02/16 17:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led air strikes on Islamic State cash storage sites have cost the militant group hundreds of millions of dollars, a U.S. military spokesman said on Wednesday.

» White House: Obama Will Not Attend Justice Scalia's Funeral - NBCNews.com
17/02/16 17:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NBCNews.com White House: Obama Will Not Attend Justice Scalia's Funeral NBCNews.com President Barack Obama will not attend Justice Antonin Scalia's funeral Saturday, the White Ho...

» Kurdistan Agrees to Baghdad's Tentative Plan on Budget Relief
17/02/16 17:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government said it agrees with a proposal to funnel all of its oil production through the central government in exchange for Baghdad paying the salaries of th...

» 'Russia And Me' -- Lessons From Those Who Know Russia Best
17/02/16 17:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. WASHINGTON - As the world wrestles with a warring Russia, twelve former presidents of post-Soviet states say that Moscow’s resurgence is no surprise. An interview project...

» Scores of dismembered bodies found in Colombian jails
17/02/16 17:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BOGOTA (Reuters) - Remains of at least 100 dismembered prisoners and visitors have been found in drain pipes at a jail in Colombia's capital that houses drug traffickers, Marxist rebel...

» Nobel Peace Prize winner accused of being informant for Poland's secret police
17/02/16 17:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Lech Walesa, the former Solidarity leader, faces fresh allegations that he worked as an informant under the Communist regime

» Iraqi officials: IS downs military helicopter, 2 killed
17/02/16 17:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Iraqi officials say Islamic State militants shot down a military helicopter west of Baghdad, killing both crew members.

» Teen accused of impersonating doctor, stealing from patient
17/02/16 16:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 4:41 p.m. EST. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Malachi Love-Robinson had all the trappings of a medical practice - an office, a lab coat and stethoscope....

» Iran Voices Support On Raising Oil Prices, But Won't Cut Own Output
17/02/16 16:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Iran has voiced support for a plan by four oil producers to cap production if others do the same, but gave no indication it had any plans to follow suit itself.

» 2 Los Angeles Officers Charged With Raping Women on Duty - ABC News
17/02/16 16:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Daily News 2 Los Angeles Officers Charged With Raping Women on Duty ABC News Two Los Angeles police officers have been arrested and charged with repeatedly raping four w...

» Defender of Putin, Detained in Russia: American Activist Deemed U.S. 'Agent'
17/02/16 16:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U.S. activist Sharon Tennison has promoted closer ties between Moscow and the West for decades and become a vocal supporter of Vladimir Putin. But after Russian authoriti...

» Europe wants Britain to stay in the E.U., but not at any cost
17/02/16 16:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. As negotiations near a climax, Europeans take a hard line — even with the threat of Brexit looming.

» The Latest: Governor Raises Death Toll in Ankara Blast to 18
17/02/16 13:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . ANKARA, Turkey — The Latest on the large explosion in the Turkish capital Ankara (all times local): 8:35 p.m. The governor of Ankara has raised the death toll in the attack in the Turkish capital to 18....

» ankara - Google Search
17/02/16 13:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . At least 18 dead in Ankara car bomb targeting military personnel The Guardian - 1 hour ago Mehmet Kiliçer, the Ankara governor, said the explosion was aimed at a convoy of military vehicles as it passed ...

» Власти Турции признали взрыв с почти 20 погибшими в Анкаре терактом - Росбалт.RU
17/02/16 13:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Росбалт.RU Власти Турции признали взрыв с почти 20 погибшими в Анкаре терактом Росбалт.RU Власти Турции уточнили данные о погибших и пострадавших в результате мощного взрыва у воен...

» Ankara car bomb aftermath – video
17/02/16 13:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. The aftermath of a blast in Ankara on Wednesday. Several people have reportedly been killed in the explosion close to military buildings in the Turkish capital. Turkish t...

» Jeb Bush's Gun Tweet Backfires
17/02/16 13:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush got a lot of attention for tweeting a picture of a gun engraved with his name, but it was likely not the kind of attention he wanted. The former F...

» Businessmen Protest Against Russia Corruption
17/02/16 13:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A farm director tells Sky News that bribe-seeking officials are making it extremely difficult to do business in Russia.

» News Roundup and Notes: February 17, 2016
17/02/16 13:49 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 Syrian Kurds. U...

» There's no real link between immigration and terrorism, study finds
17/02/16 13:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. A new study "Does Immigration Induce Terrorism?" was published this week in the University of Chicago's Journal of Politics.

» British defense secretary visits contested Falklands Islands
17/02/16 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Britain's defense secretary paid tribute to fallen British veterans on a visit Tuesday to the contested Falkland Islands and said the election of a new government in Argentina could...

» FBI’s Push to “Fix a Typo” Would Really Expand Its Surveillance Authority
17/02/16 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Robyn Greene At last week’s Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Worldwide Threats , FBI Director James Comey reiterated his call for a major expansion of the FBI’s surveillance authorit...

» 10 Times The CIA Used Secret Armies To Overthrow Foreign Governments - Mintpress News (blog)
17/02/16 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Mintpress News (blog) 10 Times The CIA Used Secret Armies To Overthrow Foreign Governments Mintpress News (blog) If that seems out of the question, remember the CIA once started a war ov...

» ‘Senior Official’ of Iran-Russia-Syria Alliance Brags About Subverting U.S. Diplomacy
17/02/16 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. A “senior official” of the military alliance between Iran, Russia, and Syria that is currently waging a ground offensive in Aleppo boasted about subverting U.S. diplomac...

» NYC officials denounce possible anti-terror funding cuts
17/02/16 13:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. NEW YORK (AP) - Several of New York City's top officials are joining Senator Charles Schumer in criticizing a plan that would cut federal counterterrorism funding...

» Radioactive Material Stolen in Iraq Raises Security Fears
17/02/16 13:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. By Ahmed Rasheed, Aref Mohammed and Stephen Kalin BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq is searching for “highly dangerous” radioactive material stolen last year, according to ...

» Hezbollah Leader Warns His Militia Can Inflict Casualties on Israel
17/02/16 13:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. JERUSALEM—Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warned this week that his militia has the capability of inflicting casualties on Israel, comparable in numbers to those from an atomic bo...

» 5 killed, 10 injured in explosion in Ankara
17/02/16 13:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. At least five people died and 10 others were injured in a large explosion in the Turkish capital on Wednesday, believed to have been caused by a car bomb, Ankara's governor said.

» Clinton email chain discussed Afghan national's CIA ties, official says - Fox News
17/02/16 13:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Fox News Clinton email chain discussed Afghan national's CIA ties, official says Fox News EXCLUSIVE: One of the classified email chains discovered on Hillary Clinton's personal unsecured...

» Apple Chief Calls Court Order to Unlock iPhone ‘Unprecedented Step’
17/02/16 13:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation. Timothy D. Cook said that bypassing security on a phone used by a gunman in the San Bernardino, Calif., attack had “implications far beyond the legal case at hand.”

» Deadly Blast Rocks Ankara
17/02/16 13:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. At least five people have been killed and at least 10 others injured in a suspected car bomb attack Reports says a large explosion, believed to have been caused by a bomb...

» VIDEO: Obama: 'Trump will not be president'
17/02/16 13:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. US President Barack Obama says Republican hopeful Donald Trump would not win the presidency because it is a "serious job".

» Editorial: A Tale of Horror at the United Nations
17/02/16 13:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The organization is failing some of the world’s most vulnerable children by not cracking down on sexually abusive peacekeeping troops.

» Iran snubs Doha proposal, won’t freeze on oil output level
17/02/16 13:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. A senior Iranian Oil Ministry official says his country won’t freeze its oil output but will keep increasing crude exports until it reaches levels attained before international sanctions were impose...

» Donald Trump won't be president, says Barack Obama – video
17/02/16 13:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. President Barack Obama says on Tuesday he still believes that Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump will not be elected to the White House. Obama was asked about t...

» What are the alternatives if Britain leaves the EU?
17/02/16 13:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. If Britain votes to leave the EU, what would the options be for our political and trade relationship with Europe?

» Syria aid convoys prepare to head to besieged areas
17/02/16 13:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Trucks destined for besieged areas in Syria are being loaded with humanitarian aid, part of an agreement between the Syrian government and the U.N.’s Syria envoy.

» Russia, U.S. military to meet on Syria ceasefire this week: Interfax
17/02/16 13:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian foreign ministry said Russian and U.S. military officials will take part in the first meeting on Friday of a working group to discuss implementation of a...

» The Latest: Russia Rejects Idea of No-Fly Zone in Syria - New York Times
17/02/16 13:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Reuters The Latest: Russia Rejects Idea of No-Fly Zone in Syria New York Times DAMASCUS, Syria — The Latest on the civil war in Syria (all times local): 1 p.m.. A senior Russian diplom...

» US Accused Of Plotting Cyberattack On Iran
17/02/16 13:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A new film describes how the US developed a plan to launch a major cyberattack on Iran if military conflict broke out.

» Turkey's Erdogan: No intent to stop retaliatory shelling against Syrian Kurds
17/02/16 13:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey does not intend to stop shelling Syrian Kurdish YPG militia in response to cross-border fire, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, adding the United ...

» Old documents revive Poland’s debate over Walesa’s past
17/02/16 13:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Allegations that former president Lech Walesa was a communist-era secret informer have resurfaced after prosecutors seized documents illegally held by a communist-era official’s family.

» Turkey’s president: Ankara has no intention to halt shelling of Syrian Kurdish positions
17/02/16 13:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Turkey’s president: Ankara has no intention to halt shelling of Syrian Kurdish positions.

» United States wants NATO to step up fight against Islamic State
17/02/16 13:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States is pressing NATO to play a bigger role against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, putting Washington at odds with Germany and France which fear the...

» AP EXPLAINS: What’s behind Britain’s wrangling with the EU?
17/02/16 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. European Union leaders are holding a summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to hammer out a deal designed to keep Britain in the 28-nation bloc. With the stakes high and the issues complex, the A...

» Russian Patriarch Makes 'Historic' Antarctica Visit
17/02/16 13:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian media report that Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has flown to Antarctica to say Mass at a scientific research station.

» Colombia police chief Palomino resigns
17/02/16 13:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Colombia's chief of police, Gen Rodolfo Palomino, resigns a day after a probe is launched into claims he created a prostitution ring within the force.

» Colombia’s police chief resigns amid sexual misconduct probe
17/02/16 13:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The head of Colombia’s police is resigning amid accusations of illegal enrichment and sexual misconduct with young cadets.

» 'Medecins Sans Frontieres run by French intelligence', says Assad regime
17/02/16 13:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Accusation levelled by Syria's representative to the UN after regime and Russia accused of bombing MSF hospital on Monday

» Commentary: Petro Poroshenko's House Of Cards
17/02/16 12:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The failure to dismiss Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk followed a prearranged script, The failure of the vote for Ukrainian President Arseniy Yatsenyuk's dismi...

» Why Pope Francis Is on the Mexican Side of the Border
17/02/16 12:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. More Pope Francis Urges Mexican Clergy to Fight Violence and Corruption Pope Francis Makes History by Meeting With Russian Orthodox Church’s Leader Pope Francis will celebrate a historic mass...

» Old Documents Revive Poland's Debate over Walesa's Past
17/02/16 12:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Allegations that former president Lech Walesa was a communist-era secret informer have resurfaced after prosecutors seized documents illegally held by a former official's family.    Nobel...

» Pope’s Plane Hit With Laser Beam While Landing in Mexico City
17/02/16 12:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. A laser light shone on the plane with Pope Francis on board when it prepared to land in Mexico City on Friday. Alitalia confirmed on Wednesday that Captain Massimiliano Marselli alerted the c...

» Russia Detains U.S. NGO Activists Over Visa Status
17/02/16 12:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian authorities have detained and fined a veteran U.S. activist who for more than three decades has promoted closer ties between Moscow and the West, saying she viola...

» Russia sues Ukraine over $3bn debt
17/02/16 12:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Russia has filed a lawsuit against Ukraine at London's High Court over a $3bn (£2.1bn) debt.

» Syrian terrorist list produces 163 names and no agreement
17/02/16 12:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. GENEVA/PARIS (Reuters) - Major powers trying to forge a Syrian peace plan have made almost no progress on overcoming one of the main obstacles to ending the war: deciding who is a terr...

» Puerto Rico mulls debt moratorium, other options amid crisis
17/02/16 12:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Puerto Rico officials say they are considering new emergency measures to confront an economic crisis. Those could include a debt moratorium and having independent agencies take over some public oper...

» Putin says EU-Russia ties will return to normal 'sooner or later' - Reuters
17/02/16 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Reuters Putin says EU- Russia ties will return to normal 'sooner or later' Reuters Relations between Russia and the European Union will be normalized," Putin said after talks at ...

» Yatsenyuk Ouster Fails in Ukraine
17/02/16 12:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and his government have survived a no confidence vote in parliament despite being asked by the country's president hours earlier to ...

» Derbent as Russia’s Oldest City? Think Again, Moscow Says
17/02/16 12:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Russia. Not so long ago, Derbent buzzed with plans to celebrate its 5,000th anniversary. Then Moscow entered the picture and knocked 3,000 years off its age.

» Scalia died at a remote resort. Who pays for these trips and what do justices have to disclose?
17/02/16 10:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The inside track on Washington politics. Be the first to know about new stories from PowerPost. Sign up to follow, and we’ll e-mail you free updates as they’re published. You’ll receive free...

» Eliot Spitzer’s Accuser in Sex Scandal had "Emotional Difficulties" • Council Chronicle
17/02/16 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Council Chronicle. Eliot Spitzer was accused by a luxury prostitute that he assaulted after an argument. Apparently, New York’s former governor Eliot Spitzer is involved in another prostitution scand...

» Pope Francis will finish his Mexico tour looking straight at the U.S. border
17/02/16 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The inside track on Washington politics. Be the first to know about new stories from PowerPost. Sign up to follow, and we’ll e-mail you free updates as they’re published. You’ll receive free...

» Here's why the FBI forcing Apple to break into an iPhone is a big deal
17/02/16 09:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . A California judge says Apple must help federal investigators crack the password protection on the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. Video provided by Newsy Newslook Apple's iPhone 4S (Photo: Kimi...

» Spitzer’s ex urged to get tested in wake of hooker scandal
17/02/16 09:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Carl Campanile – New York Post. Eliot Spitzer’s Russian-hooker scandal has horrified the ex-girlfriend he claims “is the love of my life” — and friends are urging her to get tested ...

» Judge Orders Apple to Help FBI Break Into San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone
17/02/16 09:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Re/code. A U.S. judge today ordered Apple to help federal investigators extract information locked on an iPhone belonging to one of the suspected shooters in the San Bernardino, Calif., mass murd...

» Mr. Obama’s defense budget reflects a new age of military deterrence
17/02/16 08:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . To keep reading, please enter your email address. You’ll also receive from The Washington Post: A free 6-week digital subscription Our daily newsletter in your inbox Please enter a valid email address T...

» The Latest: Merkel pushes again for no-fly zone in Syria
17/02/16 08:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The inside track on Washington politics. Be the first to know about new stories from PowerPost. Sign up to follow, and we’ll e-mail you free updates as they’re published. You’ll receive free...

» Scalia's death and lack of an autopsy bring out the conspiracy theorists
17/02/16 08:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . He was 79 with high blood pressure, and his health was deemed too precarious for shoulder surgery. Yet the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is getting the full conspiracy theory treatment. For th...

» Tim Cook Opposes Order for Apple to Unlock iPhone, Setting Up Showdown
17/02/16 08:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . SAN FRANCISCO — Apple said on Wednesday that it would oppose and challenge a federal court order to help the F.B.I. unlock an iPhone used by one of the two attackers who killed 14 people in San Bernardi...

» Pentagon: Syria Accord Tests Russia's Will to De-escalate War - Voice of America
16/02/16 23:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Voice of America Pentagon: Syria Accord Tests Russia's Will to De-escalate War Voice of America The Pentagon on Tuesday called the cessation-of-hostilities agreement in Syria a “test”...

» 8 inmates injured in fight at northern Mexico prison
16/02/16 23:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. A fight among inmates at a prison in northern Mexico injured eight prisoners one day before Pope Francis is scheduled to visit another Mexican prison on the U.S. border.