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The moment of capture as Abdeslam is snared by armed officers following a tense siege in the Molenbeek neighbourhood of Brussels
The moment of capture as Abdeslam is snared by armed officers following a tense siege in the Molenbeek neighbourhood of Brussels - Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam says he will SUE the French prosecutor | Daily Mail Online


The American flag and Cuban flag fly side-by-side in Havana, Cuba, as officials in the city and country prepare for Obama's visit.

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» Today's Headlines
20/03/16 13:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News Reviews and Opinions. The moment of capture as Abdeslam is snared by armed officers following a tense siege in the Molenbeek neighbourhood of Brussels Syria death toll from Russian airstrikes rises, s...
» A View of ISIS’s Evolution in New Details of Paris Attacks
19/03/16 20:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A wounded man was evacuated at the Bataclan concert hall during the Paris attacks in November. Investigators hope the arrest of Salah Abdeslam will shed new light on the assaults.
» Love life of Air Force colonel accused of rape on display in hearing
19/03/16 20:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. The complex love life of a top officer at Schriever Air Force Base was on display at a Friday hearing to determine if the colonel will face court-martial on charges including rape, ...
» Obama's Visit to Cuba: Changing Everything? Or Nothing?
19/03/16 20:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from VOAvideo's YouTube Videos. From: VOAvideo Duration: 02:25 On Monday, President Obama will speak directly to the Cuban people from Havana in a speech that the Cuban government reportedly says will be br...
» As NY demands paperless prescribing, doctors are mixed
19/03/16 20:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 7:41 p.m. EDT. NEW YORK (AP) -- The scribbled, cryptic doctor's prescription is headed toward eradication in New York, where the nation's toughest paperless-prescribing req...
» Argentine church says working to release dirty-war archives
19/03/16 20:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. A representative for Argentina’s Catholic bishops says church authorities are working to declassify their archives from the time of the country’s 1976-83 military dictatorship.
» EU-Turkey deal: officials in the dark as deadline looms
19/03/16 20:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. No new staff, no instructions... "we don't know anything" say government officials and aid workers on island of Lesbos
» Cuba: Is Obama Legitimising A Dictatorship?
19/03/16 20:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Cuba's President Raul Castro stands with his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama before the inauguration of the VII Summit of the Americas in Pa...
» Republican Presidential Front-runner Trump Cheered at Arizona Rally
19/03/16 20:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump held a campaign rally Saturday in Fountain Hills, Arizona, near the Mexican border, where he told backers he was "winning by massive land...
» Highway blocked by anti-Trump protest
19/03/16 20:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. An Arizona highway is blocked by protesters before a Donald Trump rally in Arizona, as demonstrations take place in New York.
» Germany learns how to send back migrants — pay them
19/03/16 20:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. As Europe slams the door shut to new arrivals, one country tries financial incentives to persuade those already there to go home, for good.
» Obama Hopes Cuba Visit Can Be Harbinger of Political Change
19/03/16 20:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Mr. Obama’s trip represents the start of a new era of engagement between the United States and Cuba, but it also underscores the countries’ deep disagreements.
» Anti-Trump protesters rally in New York, block Arizona road
19/03/16 20:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Tempers flare as demonstrators gather in New York and Arizona to protest against Republican front-runner, Donald Trump.
» As Havana Awaits, Obama Readies a Trip Departing From the Past
19/03/16 20:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Economic goals will overshadow political objectives on President Barack Obama’s agenda, a major departure from decades of an unflinching U.S. emphasis on regime change in Cuba.
» EU-Turkey migrant deal comes into force
19/03/16 20:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The EU's deal with Turkey to tackle the migrant crisis comes into effect, with most migrants arriving in Greece expected to be returned to Turkey.
» Syrian refugees 'drag paedophile to police' after he was allegedly found attacking 7-year-old at refugee camp
19/03/16 20:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. 'We all heard the screams. People wanted to kill him but we said no, it's not our job to kill him'
» Raw: Video appears to show plane crash in Russia - USA TODAY
19/03/16 20:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. USA TODAY Raw: Video appears to show plane crash in Russia USA TODAY Raw: Video appears to show plane crash in Russia . A Dubai airliner with 62 people on board nosedived and exploded...
» Pilot Error or Mechanical Failure Most Likely Caused Plane Crash in Russia, Investigators Say - ABC News
19/03/16 20:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Pilot Error or Mechanical Failure Most Likely Caused Plane Crash in Russia , Investigators Say ABC News Investigators are looking at pilot error or mechanical failure as possible caus...
» FlyDubai crash: Aerials show devastation of plane crash in Russia
19/03/16 20:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Footage shows an aerial view of the FlyDubai crash in Russia's southern city of Rostov-on-Don
» Бизнесмена Чигиринского арестовали в США за связь с несовершеннолетней - РИА Новости
19/03/16 20:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости Бизнесмена Чигиринского арестовали в США за связь с несовершеннолетней РИА Новости Бизнесмена отпустили после выплаты залога в 50 тысяч долларов. Адвокат Чигиринского з...
» How politicians duck the blame for terrorism
19/03/16 20:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. The French and British governments enabled Isis to grow, but the media lets them off the hook
» Russia plane crash: Terrorism ruled out as cause of airline disaster
19/03/16 20:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. It was the second time in less than six months that a passenger jet flying Russian holidaymakers home has crashed with the loss of all on board
» Russia Says U.S. Must Do More On Syria Cease-Fire
19/03/16 15:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Moscow says Washington must do more to ensure the cessation of hostilities continues in Syria. Russia's Defense Ministry said in a statement on March 19 that "on the whol...
» U.S. soldier in Iraq becomes the second combat death in war against Islamic State
19/03/16 15:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The service member was killed in a rocket attack near the front line, the U.S. military said.
» Q. And A.: The Culture of Rape Within ISIS, and the Questions That Arise
19/03/16 15:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Excerpts from a live discussion concerning the systematic rape and sexual slavery of Yazidi women and young girls held captive by the Islamic State.
» Protesters block main road to Trump rally
19/03/16 15:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 3:13 p.m. EDT. PHOENIX (AP) -- Protesters blocked a main highway leading into the Phoenix suburb Saturday where Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump was preparing to hold a camp...
» US Navy submarines arrive in Arctic for training exercises
19/03/16 15:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Two U.S. Navy submarines have arrived in the Arctic for regular exercises intended to train crews how to operate in extreme, frigid conditions.
» Obama keeps pursuing change in Cuba
19/03/16 15:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Cuba has stood for decades in U.S. politics as a bitter symbol of the Cold War, but the recent diplomatic thaw is changing that as Americans increasingly see the Caribbean island na...
» Does Russia's Faux Withdrawal Mean a New Crisis is Coming? - Forbes
19/03/16 14:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Forbes Does Russia's Faux Withdrawal Mean a New Crisis is Coming? Forbes On March 14, as peace talks on Syria began in Geneva, Russian President Vladimir Putin took the West by surpri...
» Muslim Americans Pushing Back Against Election Year Islamophobia
19/03/16 14:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Rising Islamophobia in the United States fueled by comments on the presidential campaign trail has put Muslim Americans in the spotlight. In Illinois, which has one of the largest populat...
» Migrants Lament as Deal With Turkey Closes Door to Europe
19/03/16 14:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. For Europe, a new deal with Turkey offers its best chance to contain a crisis, but for migrants there is a sense that Europe, so welcoming last summer, is betraying them, and that Turkey i...
» Will the GOP really keep trying to Stop Trump for four more months? It’ll be tough.
19/03/16 14:18 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...
» Puerto Rico Braces for Its Own Zika Epidemic
19/03/16 14:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The governor’s office recently announced detailed plans to attack mosquito hot spots: cemeteries, abandoned houses, auto junkyards, unsealed septic tanks and piles of old tires. Each of the island’...
» Obama visit an 'opening act' for Rolling Stones concert in Cuba
19/03/16 14:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . <iframe src="//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-W9SLGS" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe&amp...
» Obama’s Efforts to Ease US Restrictions on Cuba
19/03/16 12:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. President Barack Obama aims to use his historic trip to Cuba starting Sunday to further his bid to restore ties after a half-century of acrimony. Though his visit will be one of the most ...
» Putin Leaves All Options on the Table In Syria
19/03/16 12:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Russian air force pilots salute upon their arrival from Syria March 16 at an airbase in the southern Russia's Krasnodar region. (Photo: Sergei Venyavsky/AFP/Getty) MOSCOW — The first wing of Sukhoi...
» 'Agents of Destruction': How CIA Helped Create Islamist Frankenstein - Sputnik International
19/03/16 12:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Sputnik International 'Agents of Destruction': How CIA Helped Create Islamist Frankenstein Sputnik International "According to the official version of history, CIA aid to the Mujahe...
» US soldier killed in Islamic State rocket attack in northern Iraq, military says - Washington Post
19/03/16 12:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Washington Post US soldier killed in Islamic State rocket attack in northern Iraq, military says Washington Post A U.S. soldier has been killed in a rocket attack in northern Iraq duri...
» Park Forest officer critically injured in shootout; suspect killed - Chicago Tribune
19/03/16 12:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Chicago Sun-Times Park Forest officer critically injured in shootout; suspect killed Chicago Tribune A Park Forest officer was critically injured Saturday morning in an exchange ...
» Calvin Coolidge was the last president to visit Havana — on a battleship - USA TODAY
19/03/16 12:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. USA TODAY Calvin Coolidge was the last president to visit Havana — on a battleship USA TODAY HAVANA — The arrival of Air Force One at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana o...
» Brazil's Rousseff knew about bribery scheme, senator says: magazine
19/03/16 12:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A senator accused of involvement in Brazil's biggest corruption scandal said President Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor Lula were both aware of it and tried to ...
» U.S. supports Moroccan autonomy plan for Western Sahara
19/03/16 12:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States supports Morocco's autonomy plan for the disputed territory of Western Sahara, considering it both credible and realistic, the U.S. mission...
» A hollow superpower | The Economist
19/03/16 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . JUBILANT crowds waved Russian flags; homecoming pilots were given fresh-baked bread by women in traditional dress. Judging by the pictures on television, Vladimir Putin won a famous victory in Syria this week...
» Istanbul Bombing Kills at Least 4 and Wounds Dozens
19/03/16 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A suicide bomber on Saturday struck a street popular with tourists, officials said. Tensions were already high in Turkey after two bombings in Ankara.
» Europe’s No. 1 fugitive managed to elude capture for months
19/03/16 11:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. As the net closed around Salah Abdeslam, Europe’s No. 1 fugitive was holed up, apparently anonymous, in an apartment in the place he knows best, the Brussels neighborhood of Molenbeek, a locale favo...
» The Royal Family reflect on the Queen turning 90
19/03/16 11:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 01:04 Members of the Royal Family share their thoughts on the Queen turning 90. 'Our Queen at Ninety' airs on ITV at 9pm on March 27th. Report by Jonny...
» Salah Abdeslam cooperating with authorities, says lawyer – video
19/03/16 11:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. The lawyer for Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam on Saturday says his client would fight efforts to extradite him to France. Lawyer Sven Mary spoke to journalists afte...
» The Apple Fight Is About All of Us - Truthdig
19/03/16 11:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. Truthdig The Apple Fight Is About All of Us Truthdig That's exactly why we're supporting Apple in the battle against the FBI . The fight is not about just one iPhone—it impli...
» US servicemember killed by enemy fire in Iraq
19/03/16 11:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. The Pentagon says a coalition service member was killed Saturday by enemy fire in northern Iraq. The last U.S. servicemember killed in Iraq was in October.
» Plane From Dubai Crashes at Russian Airport, Killing 62
19/03/16 11:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. All 55 passengers and seven crew members died when a United Arab Emirates plane crashed in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, Russian officials said.
» Путин передумaл выводить армию из Сирии - Ghhauto: главные новости России
19/03/16 11:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Ghhauto: главные новости России Путин передумaл выводить армию из Сирии Ghhauto: главные новости России Несмотря на приказ, Верховного главнокомандующего российская авиация продолж...
» 18 Cuban Migrants Rescued Off Florida Coast
19/03/16 11:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A cruise ship rescued 18 Cuban migrants off the Florida coast on Friday, ending a dangerous voyage in which the migrants said nine other travelers died, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The mig...
» Air Strikes Kill Dozens In IS Stronghold City
19/03/16 11:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Air strikes against the Islamic State (IS) extremist group's stronghold of Raqqa in eastern Syria have killed dozens of people.
» Putin’s Syrian Surprise, A Hollow Superpower, and the Kremlin’s Changing Course
19/03/16 11:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - Institute of Modern Russia. In this week’s Western media highlights, writing for the National Interest, Nicolas Gvosdev offers several explanations for Vladimir Putin’s sudden decision to withdraw R...
» Turkey deal: EU leaders finalise 'historic' agreement to stem flow of refugees
19/03/16 11:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. Landmark deal contains new assurances asylum claims made by those sent back to Turkey will be assesed by Greece
» Syria conflict: Russia 'steps up strikes on IS at Palmyra' - BBC News
19/03/16 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. BBC News Syria conflict: Russia 'steps up strikes on IS at Palmyra' BBC News Russia says its warplanes are carrying out up to 25 air strikes a day around the Syrian city of Palmyra in...
» Vladimir Putin: 'Black Sea bridge builders are working on historic mission'
19/03/16 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. President made statement to workers on bridge between Crimea and Russia on anniversary of annexation Vladimir Putin, marking the anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, has exh...
» Canada Imposes More Sanctions Over Russia's Handling Of Ukraine - Huffington Post Canada
19/03/16 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Huffington Post Canada Canada Imposes More Sanctions Over Russia's Handling Of Ukraine Huffington Post Canada Dion says Canada has no intention of lifting sanctions until Russia meets...
» Putin’s Syrian Surprise, A Hollow Superpower, and the Kremlin’s
19/03/16 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Institute of Modern Russia. Putin’s Syrian Surprise, A Hollow Superpower, and the Kremlin’s Changing Course 12–18 March 18 March 2016 In this week’s Western media highlights, writing for the National Inter...
» Dubai Airliner Crashes While Trying to Land at Russian Airport
19/03/16 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Russian news reports cited unnamed sources as saying that about 60 people were aboard when the plane crashed at the airport in Rostov-on-Don.
» Flydubai plane crashes in Russia; 62 aboard reported dead - CNN
19/03/16 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CNN Flydubai plane crashes in Russia ; 62 aboard reported dead CNN "The nationalities of the deceased passengers include 44 Russians , eight Ukrainians, two Indians and one Uzbek...
» Plane Crashes in Russia, All 61 People on Board Killed
19/03/16 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Russian officials said on Saturday that all 61 people on board a passenger jet flying from Dubai to southern Russia were killed when their plane crashed on its second attempt to land at Ro...
» Plane crashes in Russia, all 62 people on board killed - Reuters
19/03/16 11:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Reuters Plane crashes in Russia , all 62 people on board killed Reuters Russia's emergencies ministry said the aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 operated by Dubai-based budget carrier Flydub...
» МИД России уточнил сроки визита Керри в Москву - РБК
19/03/16 11:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК МИД России уточнил сроки визита Керри в Москву РБК Ранее Госдепартамент США передавал, что Керри пробудет в российской столице четыре дня — с 22 по 25 марта. В российском внешн...
» Dubai airliner crashes in Russia killing all 62 on board - Chicago Tribune
19/03/16 11:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Chicago Tribune Dubai airliner crashes in Russia killing all 62 on board Chicago Tribune Russia's Emergencies Ministry said the Boeing 737-800 operated by FlyDubai was carrying 55 pas...
» Место крушения "Боинга-737" в Ростове-на-Дону
19/03/16 11:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from SvobodaRadio's YouTube Videos. From: SvobodaRadio Duration: 01:42 На месте крушения самолета в Ростове-на-Дону найдены оба бортовых самописца. Аэропорт в настоящее время не работает, все рейсы перенапр...
» Cuba Set for Obama Visit
19/03/16 11:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Count the number of candy-colored classic cars at a Havana stoplight, and you’ll find just as many expectations for the imminent visit of U.S. President Barack Obama. There are those who ...
» Russia Trumpets New Orthodox Cathedral in Paris - ABC News
19/03/16 11:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Russia Trumpets New Orthodox Cathedral in Paris ABC News A huge golden dome has been hoisted atop a new Russian Orthodox cathedral in the heart of Paris, in a ceremony to inaugurate a...
» Brazilian Court Blocks Cabinet Post for Lula
19/03/16 11:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has blocked former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from accepting a Cabinet appointment that would have helped the ex-leader avoid corruption charges...
» Europe close to NUCLEAR WAR as tensions grow with Russia, warns ex-minister - Mirror.co.uk
19/03/16 11:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Mirror.co.uk Europe close to NUCLEAR WAR as tensions grow with Russia , warns ex-minister Mirror.co.uk Europe is close to a nuclear war as tensions grow with Russia , an ex-minister h...
» Ушел из жизни выдающийся деятель оборонно-промышленного комплекса, доктор технических наук, профессор Аркадий Бриш
19/03/16 11:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RSS. Один из создателей первых образцов ядерного оружия в нашей стране, Аркадий Адамович пользовался огромным авторитетом и безусловным уважением у всех, кто его знал.
» Putin is no master of strategy - his Syria plan was a shambles
19/03/16 10:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. For now, Putin is the servant of Assad. Not the other way around
» US Service Member Killed In Iraq
19/03/16 10:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A US service member has been killed in northern Iraq, with US media reporting the death came after a rocket attack on a base.
» Paris attacks suspect slipped from one world to another
19/03/16 09:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Beardless, with short-cropped hair and a mild manner, Salah Abdeslam slipped from one world to another as easily as he slipped for four months through an international dragnet.
» FlyDubai Plane Crashes in Russia
19/03/16 09:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The airliner, carrying at least 61 people, crashed on a repeated landing attempt in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don.
» Iranian General Aided a U.S. Political Aim in Iraq in 2006, Envoy Reveals
19/03/16 09:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The George W. Bush administration indirectly cooperated with a powerful Iranian spymaster in 2006 to unseat then-Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, the former U.S. ambassador to ...
» Influential Cuban-Americans Changed Stance on Embargo
19/03/16 09:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Cuban-American businessmen, once implacably opposed to the trade embargo, ended up campaigning to lift it, helping pave the way for the historic move.
» Brazil's Government Calls Out Its Backers
19/03/16 09:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. After weeks of taking hits from prosecutors, protesters and the political opposition, supporters of President Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, fought back...
» Once a Savior, Brazil's 'Lula' Is Tarnished
19/03/16 09:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has become a symbol of economic ills and a growing corruption scandal.
» Russian air disasters of past decade
19/03/16 09:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. A look at notable disasters over the past decade involving Russian planes or foreign planes:
» Russia trumpets new Orthodox cathedral in Paris
19/03/16 09:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. A huge golden dome has been hoisted atop a new Russian Orthodox cathedral in the heart of Paris, in a ceremony to inaugurate a controversial project championed by Vladimir Putin.
» Supreme Court Judge in Brazil Blocks Post for Ex-President
19/03/16 09:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. (RIO DE JANEIRO) — A Supreme Court judge suspended former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s nomination to a Cabinet post amid corruption investigations, a decision l...
» 5 Killed in Istanbul Suicide Bomb Attack
19/03/16 09:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. (ISTANBUL) — A suicide attacker detonated a bomb on Istanbul’s main pedestrian shopping street on Saturday, killing five four people, the city’s governor said. Twenty other people were injure...
» Dubai Airliner Crashes in Russia Killing All 62 on Board
19/03/16 09:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. MOSCOW—A Dubai airliner with 62 people on board nosedived and exploded in a giant fireball early Saturday while trying to land in strong winds in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-...
» A 'Coward's End' For Europe's Most Wanted Man
19/03/16 09:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Islamic State 'heroes' are expected to die behind their rifles, but Salah Abdeslam surrendered with little resistance.
» Russia Plane Crash: Investigators Find Black Box
19/03/16 09:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Four children were among the 62 people killed when the Dubai airliner nose-dived and burst into flames while trying to land.
» Who is Salah Abdeslam? - video explainer
19/03/16 09:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Belgian authorities arrest Salah Abdeslam in Brussels on Friday after an international manhunt and a series of raids. Police said Abdeslam was wounded in the leg and that...
» FlyDubai air crash kills 62 in Russia – video report
19/03/16 09:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. The crash of a FlyDubai Boeing 737 is captured on CCTV in the early hours of Saturday morning. A total of 62 passengers and staff were killed in the accident, which occur...
» Lula suggests 'intimidating' his prosecutors as anger at his immunity spreads
19/03/16 09:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Brazil's former president has been sworn in as President Dilma Rousseff's chief of staff, as wiretaps are released scandalising the country
» CCTV appears to show Rostov-on-Don plane crash
19/03/16 09:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. CCTV footage appears to show what is believed to be the Russian Boeing 737-800 crashing while landing in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don
» Russian plane crash: flight data shows plane flying in circles before crashing
19/03/16 09:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Flight data from the Boeing passenger jet that crashed on landing in Russia, shows the plane making a number landing attempts before it crashed, killing at least 62 people on board
» Weekend Roundup: Putin's Drawdown Is as Much About World Order as About Syria - Huffington Post
19/03/16 09:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Huffington Post Weekend Roundup: Putin's Drawdown Is as Much About World Order as About Syria Huffington Post Russian President Vladimir Putin's surprise announcement this week of a wi...
» Supreme Court Justice in Brazil Blocks Post for Ex-President - New York Times
19/03/16 09:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Supreme Court Justice in Brazil Blocks Post for Ex-President New York Times RIO DE JANEIRO — A Supreme Court judge suspended former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's nomi...
» Putin visits Crimea to mark 2 years since annexation - The Manila Times
19/03/16 09:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Putin visits Crimea to mark 2 years since annexation The Manila Times MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin visited Crimea on Friday as Russia marked two years since annexing the Black Sea ...
» Plane Crashes in Southern Russia; 62 Dead
19/03/16 09:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. An airliner flying from Dubai has crashed while trying to land in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, killing all 62 people on board. Officials say the Boeing 737 aircraft was fly...
» Airliner crashes in Russia; 55 aboard reported dead - CNN
19/03/16 09:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CNN Airliner crashes in Russia; 55 aboard reported dead CNN (CNN) A Boeing 738 passenger jet crashed as it was landing at the Rostov-on-Don airport in southern Russia, the countr...
» VIDEO: Dozens killed in Russia plane crash
19/03/16 09:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. A passenger jet has crashed in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don killing all 62 61 people on board, officials say.
» RFE/RL Condemns Pressure Tactics Against Moscow Bureau
19/03/16 08:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. WASHINGTON -- On March 18, RFE/RL's Moscow bureau administrator was approached at her home by two unknown men identifying themselves as journalists with Russia's NTV chan...
» U.S. Says Russia Has Withdrawn Most Strike Aircraft From Syria
19/03/16 08:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia has withdrawn most of its strike aircraft from Syria and has not carried out air strikes in the north of the country this week, the U.S. military said on March 18.
» Dubai Airliner Crashes In Southern Russia, 62 Dead
19/03/16 08:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A Russian authorities said a passenger airliner from Dubai has crashed and burned while trying to land at the airport in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, killi...
» Independent Russian Media Firms Respond To NTV Attack
19/03/16 08:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A group of independent regional media companies in Russia has issued an appeal to the Press Council of Russia asking it to condemn a recent attack story broadcast on the ...
» Russian Emergency Workers Search Wreckage At Plane Crash Site
19/03/16 08:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Emergency workers searched through the remains of a passenger plane that crashed while trying to land in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don early on March 19. All...
» U.S. Steps Up Airstrikes Against ISIS After It Gains Territory in Afghanistan
19/03/16 08:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Some inside the administration and among national security experts have questioned whether the focus should be more on the Taliban than the Islamic State.
» Cuba honors Venezuelan leader with medal ahead of Obama visit
19/03/16 08:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba honored Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with its highest state honor on Friday in an act of defiance two days before U.S. President Barack Obama is due for ...
» Cruise ship rescues 18 Cuban migrants who say nine others died
19/03/16 08:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. (Reuters) - A cruise ship off the Florida coast on Friday rescued 18 Cuban migrants who said nine fellow travelers died during their 22-day-long journey, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
» Russian passenger jet crashes with 55 people on board: CNN
19/03/16 08:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. (Reuters) - A Boeing 738 passenger jet crashed as it was landing at the Rostov-on-Don airport in southern Russia, CNN reported on Saturday, citing Russia's Southern Regional Emergency ...
» Russia says hopes Kerry visit will improve bilateral relations
19/03/16 08:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that it hoped the visit of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to Moscow on March 23-24 would contribute to normalizatio...
» Russia says airline from Dubai crashes in Rostov-on-Don
19/03/16 08:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 8:15 a.m. EDT. MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's Emergencies Ministry says a passenger airliner from Dubai has crashed while trying to land at the airport in the southern city of Rostov-on-Do...
» Drone comes within 200 feet of airliner near LA airport
19/03/16 08:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 8:15 a.m. EDT. LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A drone came within 200 feet of hitting a Lufthansa jet near Los Angeles International Airport on Friday - the latest run-in between aircraft and the incre...
» Merrick Garland, National Security Lawyer
19/03/16 08:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. Judge Merrick Garland has some experience with what he is about to go through: being stonewalled by senators who profess to have nothing against him. Back in 1995,...
» Syria and the Kurdish Question Revisited
19/03/16 08:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. While Russian President Vladimir Putin’s sudden decision to withdraw troops from Syria caught many by surprise, it was not the only dramatic development in Syria t...
» Today's Headlines and Commentary
19/03/16 08:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. Salah Abdeslam, the most wanted fugitive behind the Islamic State’s terrorist attacks in Paris last November, was arrested today after a shootout with police in Br...
» Russia Update
18/03/16 18:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. Russia Update Pentagon Says Russia Among Greatest Threats; Kremlin Blasts Trump’s Putin ‘Demonization’ LIVE UPDATES: Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely followin...
» Russia continues airstrikes despite pullout from Syria - Deutsche Welle
18/03/16 18:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Deutsche Welle Russia continues airstrikes despite pullout from Syria Deutsche Welle "I want to emphasize that Russia's air force will continue to conduct airstrikes against the ...
» Russia in Review
18/03/16 18:43 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. March 18, 2016 Russia in Review: a digest of useful news from U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nucl...
» Russia jets continue strikes in Syria, Moscow says - Telegraph.co.uk
18/03/16 18:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk Russia jets continue strikes in Syria, Moscow says Telegraph.co.uk Russian airstrikes are supporting a regime offensive against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levan...
» Russia, Europe's Scapegoat for All Seasons - The Nation.
18/03/16 18:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Russia , Europe's Scapegoat for All Seasons The Nation. The accusation seems to be that Russia is capitalizing on domestic opposition to Merkel's open-door immigration policies by dir...
» Georgian FM: Western Integration, Sovereignty Are ‘Red Lines’ In Russia Talks
18/03/16 18:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Georgia’s new foreign minister says the ex-Soviet nation’s territorial integrity and Western aspirations are not up for discussion in its dealings with Russia.
» Cliff divers leap 30 metres from Victoria Falls
18/03/16 18:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 01:03 Two cliff divers have practised their skills near Victoria Falls as they leap 30 metres into the Zambezi River. Report by Cara Legg.
» Prosecutor’s mysterious death transfixes Argentines ahead of Obama visit
18/03/16 18:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. After 14 months, there is still no clarity over who killed prosecutor Alberto Nisman.
» Syrian troops push toward Palmyra amid intense airstrikes
18/03/16 18:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Russian warplanes on Friday flew in support of Syrian government troops in an offensive to recapture the historic town of Palmyra from the hands of the Islamic State group, which ha...
» Homeland Security using raids to curb border crossings
18/03/16 18:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. The Obama administration is openly and unapologetically stepping up efforts to find and deport unaccompanied children and families who arrived in the U.S. in the 2014 surge of illeg...
» Senate confirms Army generals for key military posts
18/03/16 18:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. The Senate late Thursday approved the nominations of Army Gen. Joseph Votel to run U.S. Central Command and Gen. Tony Thomas to take over as the top officer at U.S. Special Operatio...
» Congress Calls for Full Funding of U.S.-Israel Missile Defense Programs
18/03/16 18:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. A bipartisan coalition of 30 senators is calling on top appropriators to fully fund several joint U.S.-Israeli missile defense systems that help protect the Jewish state from terror...
» Russian Media Leaks Sensitive Details of Armenia’s Defense Posture
18/03/16 17:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. In February, Russian sources confirmed a $200 million loan to Armenia. The loan—extended by Moscow to allow Armenia to buy up-to-date Russian weapons—had b...
» Is Georgian-Abkhaz and Georgian-Ossetian Reconciliation Possible?
18/03/16 17:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. On March 10, in a rare tripartite deal, Georgia released four Ossetian prisoners, three of which were serving life sentences on charges of terrorism agains...
» Russia pulls most strike aircraft from Syria, now using artillery: US - Reuters
18/03/16 17:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Reuters Russia pulls most strike aircraft from Syria, now using artillery: US Reuters WASHINGTON Russia has withdrawn most of its strike aircraft from Syria, the U.S. military said on ...
» What to Know About Salah Abdeslam
18/03/16 17:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. Salah Abdeslam, who was captured by police in a terrorism raid in Brussels Friday, is one of Europe’s most wanted fugitives, believed to be one of the key architects of last year’...
» US Senators Call for Increased Efforts to Counter Russian, Chinese Propaganda
18/03/16 17:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Two U.S. senators: Rob Portman, an Ohio Republican; and Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat; are introducing legislation aimed at countering propaganda from Russia, China and other count...
» Two Years After Annexation, Putin Seeks to Link Crimea by Bridge to Russia
18/03/16 17:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. President Vladimir Putin, marking the second anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea, on Friday exhorted workers building a bridge between the Black Sea peninsula and Russia to fulfi...
» Russia jets continue strikes in Syria, Moscow says
18/03/16 17:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Terror group claims to have killed Russian soldiers in combat as generals announce a major offensive to push Isil out of Palmyra only days after Vladimir Putin ordered a withdrawal of Russian f...
» Islamic State Influence Grows in Russia's North Caucasus Region
18/03/16 17:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Russian government announced this week that three Islamic State-linked militants were arrested in Dagestan, one of the seven republics of Russia's North Caucasus region. According to ...
» U.S. mansion where Obama to stay in Havana 'built to impress'
18/03/16 17:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. HAVANA (Reuters) - The mansion in Havana where U.S. President Barack Obama and his family will spend two nights has survived war, revolution and an Albanian occupation.
» Now captured, Abdeslam traveled Europe before Paris attacks
18/03/16 17:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 4:54 p.m. EDT. BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- Salah Abdeslam, the Belgian-born Frenchman who was arrested Friday in a police raid in Brussels' Molenbeek neighborhood, had crisscrossed ce...
» Camera-Shy Miss Puerto Rico Stripped of Crown
18/03/16 17:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. Kristhielee Caride will not represent Puerto Rico at the 2016 Miss Universe pageant after clashing with the national director over public appearances and an alleged attitude problem, accordin...
» Paris attack cell stretched from Europe to Syria and back
18/03/16 17:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Police, prosecutors, friends, families and acquaintances have unveiled details about the men who carried out the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris. Altogether, authorities say that three teams participated i...
» Venezuelan leader flies to Cuba ahead of Obama visit
18/03/16 17:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro flew to Cuba on Friday for a day of high-level meetings and ceremonies that appeared designed to send a message of socialist solidarity two days before Barack Obam...
» EU Leaders, Turkey Meet To Clinch Migrant Deal
18/03/16 17:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. European Union leaders and Turkey are meeting in Brussels in the hopes of clinching a deal to end the migrant crisis.
» The Daily Vertical: A Spoiler Not A Superpower (Transcript)
18/03/16 17:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday.
» Russia Places U.S. Organization On 'Undesirable' List
18/03/16 17:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia's Justice Ministry has added a U.S. organization on the list of "undesirable organizations" under a law that Moscow says is needed to prevent foreign organizations...
» Czech Police Arrest Russian Kingpin
18/03/16 17:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. An alleged Russian kingpin has been arrested in the Czech Republic on suspicion of running an organized criminal group.
» Afghan Police Thwart Attack On Spy Chief
18/03/16 17:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Afghan security forces say they thwarted an attack on the country's acting intelligence chief in Kabul.
» Podcast: Putin's New World Order
18/03/16 17:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Will Vladimir Putin succeed in his quest to change the global rules? Listen to the new Power Vertical Podcast.
» Two Years After Annexation, Crimeans Wait On Russia's Unfulfilled Promises
18/03/16 16:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Two years ago, pro-Russian figures in Crimea and Russian government officials were promising residents of Ukraine's Black Sea region a rose garden after its annexation in...
» Syrian Army Push Toward Palmyra Amid Russian Strikes
18/03/16 16:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia says its jets are flying in support of the Syrian military's offensive to recapture the ancient city of Palmyra from Islamic State (IS) militants.
» Putin Threatens To ‘Hang’ Someone If Crimea Highway Not Built
18/03/16 16:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian President Vladimir Putin has invoked imagery of capital punishment while venting frustration about delays in reconstruction of a highway in annexed Crimea.
» Obama to Unseal Files on Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’
18/03/16 15:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. President Obama is moving to declassify records that could show what the United States knew about Argentina’s brutal crackdowns of the 1970s and ’80s.
» U.S. Service Members Punished for Strike on Afghan Hospital
18/03/16 15:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The Defense Department has disciplined at least a dozen military personnel for their roles in an airstrike in October on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan that killed 42 peo...
» Guido Westerwelle, Former Foreign Minister of Germany, Dies at 54
18/03/16 15:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A former leader of the Free Democratic Party, he went on to become the highest-ranking openly gay person in the German government.
» Syria shows that Russia built an effective military. Now how will Putin use it?
18/03/16 15:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe. No one in NATO expects a war, but the alliance has been paying close attention.
» Rescue ends Kon-Tiki voyage attempt
18/03/16 15:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Authorities in Chile say they have rescued 14 people from two rafts, bringing to an end an attempt to emulate the famous Kon-tiki voyage of 1947.
» Russian air strikes target IS at Palmyra
18/03/16 15:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Russia says it is carrying out up to 25 air strikes a day around the ancient city of Palmyra as Syrian forces try to oust so-called Islamic State.
» US to declassify military records on Argentina's "Dirty War"
18/03/16 15:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 2:49 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will move to declassify U.S. military and intelligence records related to Argentina's "Dirty War," the Whi...
» The Latest: Russian planes back Syria's battle for Palmyra
18/03/16 15:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 2:49 p.m. EDT. BEIRUT (AP) -- The Latest on the conflict in Syria as U.N.-brokered peace talks in Geneva carry on into their fifth day (all times local):...
» Paris attacks fugitive Abdeslam arrested in Brussels raid
18/03/16 15:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 2:49 p.m. EDT. BRUSSELS (AP) -- The main fugitive from Islamic extremist attacks in Paris in November, Salah Abdeslam, has been arrested in Belgium's capital after four months at la...
» Armored police vehicle hit by bomb attack in southeast Turkey: media
18/03/16 15:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - An armored police vehicle was targeted in a bomb attack in the town of Nusaybin in southeast Turkey, the private Dogan news agency reported on Friday.
» U.S., allies target Islamic State with 20 strikes in Syria, Iraq: statement
18/03/16 15:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies conducted 20 strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria on Thursday, the coalition leading the operations said.
» Russia pulls most strike aircraft from Syria, now using artillery: U.S.
18/03/16 15:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia has withdrawn most of its strike aircraft from Syria, the U.S. military said on Friday, adding that it was now entirely carrying out strikes in support of...
» U.N. tells Syrian government to go faster in Geneva talks
18/03/16 15:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. GENEVA (Reuters) - Syria's government must do more to present its ideas about a political transition and not merely talk about principles of the peace process, U.N. mediator Staffan de...
» Two years after annexation, Putin seeks to bind Crimea by bridge to Russia
18/03/16 15:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. Tuzla Island, CRIMEA (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin, marking the anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea, on Friday exhorted workers building a bridge between the Black Sea ...
» Mikhail Khodorkovsky Is Putin’s Most Powerful Enemy (in Exile)
18/03/16 14:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Russia may not be ready for the ex-billionaire to return, but his arguments are gaining ground. LONDON — On a recent afternoon the Open Russia Foundation, which basically represents the brains and money...
» Obama to host summit with Nordic leaders in May: White House
18/03/16 13:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will host the leaders of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in May for a U.S.-Nordic Leaders Summit, the White House said o...
» Former German Foreign Minister Westerwelle dies at 54
18/03/16 13:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BERLIN (Reuters) - Former German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has died from cancer at the age of 54, his foundation said on its website on Friday.
» Russia says groundwork laid for routing Islamic State in Syria's Palmyra
18/03/16 10:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's defense ministry said on Friday that conditions had been created for a complete defeat of Islamic State forces in the Syrian city of Palmyra.
» To Stop Zika, Aedes Aegypti Mosquito Must Be Controlled
18/03/16 10:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from VOAvideo's YouTube Videos. From: VOAvideo Duration: 02:35 Until there's a vaccine against the Zika virus, controlling it comes down to controlling the Aedes aegypti mosquito that carries it. Countries ...
» Two Years After Crimea Annexation, Ukraine Struggles to Forge Peace
18/03/16 10:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Friday marks two years since Russia's illegal annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula. As VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb reports, the recent uptick in fighting against Russian-ba...
» Justice Department, Ferguson Reach Compromise over Police Reform
18/03/16 10:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. Justice Department and the central U.S. city of Ferguson, Missouri, have reached an agreement that resolves a lawsuit filed by the federal government against the city over reform...
» Pakistani Hindus Complain of Forced Conversion of Teenage Girls
18/03/16 10:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. In a village in the Umerkot district of Pakistan’s Sindh province, where Harya said she was kidnapped, hers was one of only two Hindu families.  Her parents said she disappeared after goi...
» Musharraf Leaves Pakistan After Travel Ban Lifted
18/03/16 10:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who is facing treason and other charges, has left the country after having his travel ban lifted. The Supreme Court ordered the governme...
» Syria Shaky Truce Allows for Rallies Against al-Qaida Branch
18/03/16 10:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. With Syria's shaky cease-fire holding, peaceful protesters have yet again taken to the streets in opposition-held areas of the country. But this time, in addition to President Bashar Assa...
» Myanmar’s Big Bang with Giant Gongs
18/03/16 10:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Gongs have been used in religious rituals in Asia since ancient times. Their composition has changed little over the centuries. But the vagarities of the modern metals market has compelle...
» US Military Personnel Punished for Afghan Hospital Attack
18/03/16 10:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Officials say U.S. personnel who were involved in the devastating, half-hour aerial attack on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan have been or will be punished. Colonel Patr...
» Pond Water Brings Relief to India’s ‘Arsenic Belt’
18/03/16 10:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. In the 1960s, as the drilling of tube wells began in eastern India, people were advised to switch to the practice of drinking groundwater to protect themselves from cholera and other wate...
» Congress Remains Divided Ahead of Obama's Cuba Visit
18/03/16 10:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. President Barack Obama’s trip to Cuba is being anticipated by many as a historic chance to thaw relations with Havana. Despite the reluctance of some in Congress, Obama has moved agg...
» Ahead of War Crimes Verdict, Karadzic's Divisive Bosnia Legacy Endures
18/03/16 10:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The verdict that a U.N. tribunal will hand down next week in Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic's trial for genocide has re-opened old wounds for many Bosnians, who for years feared him...
» Runaway Lion Claws Man on Nairobi Street
18/03/16 10:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Kenya wildlife officials say a lion that escaped from Nairobi National Park attacked a man on a busy road in the capital Nairobi Friday. This is the third time in less than a month that l...
» Trump's grammar the same as that used by children
18/03/16 10:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Academic analysis of US presidential candidates' speeches shows that Donald Trump's grammar more basic than his rivals
» US military personnel 'punished' over Kunduz hospital air strike
18/03/16 10:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Military personnel involved in devastating air strike on MSF hospital in Afghanistan have been or will be punished, US officials say
» Apple CEO accuses US government of 'trampling civil liberties' with fight over San Bernardino phone
18/03/16 10:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, has lashed out at the American government, saying his fight with them is like "a bad dream"
» Crew of Kon-Tiki2 balsa rafts rescued off coast of Chile
18/03/16 10:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Two balsa rafts sailing from South America to Easter Island and back rescued were documenting climate change marine life and pollution in the Pacific
» Pictures of the day: 18th March 2016
18/03/16 10:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Today: A playful polar bear, bike riders in the Pennines and Bagpuss
» David Cameron supports sending back refugees to Turkey from Greece – video
18/03/16 10:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. David Cameron says on Thursday that the UK supports the idea of sending tens of thousands of migrants back to Turkey from the Greek islands. Speaking in Brussels ahead of...
» Refugees brave another night at Greece’s border camp – video
18/03/16 10:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Refugees light fires and brace another harsh night at a makeshift camp near Idomeni on Thursday night, as European leaders meet in Brussels for a summit on migrants . Abo...
» Amazon In Frame As Google Sells Robot Division
18/03/16 10:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Despite impressive breakthroughs, Google's parent company is looking to sell - and Amazon could be in the frame.
» Threatening Letter Sent To Donald Trump's Son
18/03/16 10:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Containing an unidentified white powder, the letter calls for the real estate tycoon to quit the Republican nomination race.
» Autonomous Spy Sub Can Travel For Three Months
18/03/16 10:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Echo Voyager can operate at a maximum depth of 11,000 feet for up to three months at a time.
» Pope looking at Armenia trip in June to mark anniversary
18/03/16 10:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Pope Francis is planning a trip to Armenia in June, a year after he termed the Ottoman-era slaughter of Armenians a genocide.
» Russia marks 2 year anniversary of Crimea annexation
18/03/16 10:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Russian President Vladimir Putin travelled to Crimea on Friday to mark the second anniversary of the peninsula’s annexation and inspect construction of a bridge meant to link it to mainland Russia.
» U.N. Leader'sChoice of WordsPrompts Unusual Rupture
18/03/16 10:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Morocco took offense at Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s description of its annexation of Western Sahara and prepared retaliatory measures.
» Putin the peacemaker | The Economist
18/03/16 09:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Ta ta for now THERE is nothing Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, likes more than taking everyone by surprise. Except, perhaps, demonstrating that his country is an independent actor on the world stage...
» British warships to intercept migrants off Libyan shore
17/03/16 21:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. David Cameron urges action to destroy boats close to the Libyan shore, ahead of gruelling night of talks over Turkey's 'blackmail' deal
» Life after the fall of a mobile phone giant
17/03/16 21:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Life after the fall of a mobile phone giant
» Fidel followers remain nervous of US thaw
17/03/16 21:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Older Cubans remain nervous of US, as ties deepen
» Puerto Rico Miss Universe contestant dethroned because "attitude problem"
17/03/16 21:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Kristhielee Caride will no longer represent the U.S. territory after telling newspaper she did not like cameras
» Questions plague Brazil ex-president’s chief of staff role
17/03/16 21:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Uncertainty clouded Brazil’s already turbulent political scenario Thursday as a judge blocked the appointment of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as chief of staff to his successor just mo...
» Defense Secretary Calls Iranian Seizure of American Sailors ‘Outrageous’
17/03/16 21:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. On Thursday, Ashton B. Carter told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Iran’s actions in January may have violated international law.
» Apple-FBI fight may be first salvo in encryption war - The Detroit News
17/03/16 21:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. The Detroit News Apple- FBI fight may be first salvo in encryption war The Detroit News San Francisco — The Apple- FBI fight may just be the opening salvo in a broader war over encryptio...
» Top Israeli Commander Endorses Obama Doctrine; Gives Kudos to Moscow
17/03/16 21:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Israel’s number two-ranking officer on Monday conferred praise on global rivals Russia and the United States with his seeming support of the so-called Obama doctrine and respect for Mo...
» Whistleblower probes cost admiral a promotion
17/03/16 21:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. The Navy has denied promotion to the admiral in charge of its elite SEAL teams, effectively ending his military career, after multiple investigations found that he had retaliated ag...
» UC Merced Stabbing Suspect May Have Self-Radicalized, FBI Says - ABC News
17/03/16 21:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Fox News UC Merced Stabbing Suspect May Have Self-Radicalized, FBI Says ABC News “Investigators developed information that he may have self-radicalized and drawn inspiration from terrori...
» The CIA As a Public Relations Phenomenon - Huffington Post
17/03/16 21:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. The CIA As a Public Relations Phenomenon Huffington Post Say what you will about the spooky Central Intelligence Agency (and God help us, the list of accusations is as long as your arm),...
» Faisal Mohammad inspired by ISIS in University of California-Merced stabbings
17/03/16 21:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. FRESNO, Calif. — A California university student who went on a campus stabbing rampage that wounded four people before he was shot down by a campus police o...
» The West Should Accommodate Russia to Secure Peace with Assad in Syria - U.S. News & World Report (blog)
17/03/16 21:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. U.S. News & World Report (blog) The West Should Accommodate Russia to Secure Peace with Assad in Syria U.S. News & World Report (blog) Russia's drawdown in Syria comes in the wake of ...
» Олланд и Меркель призвали Россию и Украину выполнять минские соглашения - Газета.Ru
17/03/16 21:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Комсомольская правда Олланд и Меркель призвали Россию и Украину выполнять минские соглашения Газета.Ru Французский президент Франсуа Олланд и немецкий канцлер Ангела Меркель призва...
» Locked up and pregnant
17/03/16 20:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The Tunisian women bringing their babies up on the inside
» US Propaganda Push Against Russia May Shred Basic Constitutional Freedoms - Sputnik International
17/03/16 20:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Sputnik International US Propaganda Push Against Russia May Shred Basic Constitutional Freedoms Sputnik International In an Orwellian Twist of Fate, two US senators drop legislation c...
» Man Guilty Over US Prophet Cartoon Attack
17/03/16 20:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A jury returns a guilty verdict in what is believed to be the first US trial on charges linked to the so-called Islamic State.
» Puerto Rico Miss Universe contestant stripped of crown
17/03/16 20:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Puerto Rico’s 2016 Miss Universe contestant has been stripped of her crown because of what officials say is an attitude problem.
» Brazil Congress Starts Impeachment Process Against Rousseff
17/03/16 20:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Impeachment proceedings against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff restarted Thursday with the creation of a special committee in Congress, the latest battlefront in a fast-developing ...
» Troubles Deepen in Inquiry of Ex-President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
17/03/16 20:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. An uproar accompanied Mr. da Silva’s swearing-in as President Dilma Rousseff’s chief of staff on Thursday and the release of recordings of him suggesting intimidation of investigators.
» US troops punished over hospital attack
17/03/16 20:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The US military disciplines more than a dozen service members after an air strike on an Afghan hospital killed 42 people last year.
» Tempers Flare in Brazil Over Intercepts of Calls by Ex-President 'Lula' - New York Times
17/03/16 20:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. New York Times Tempers Flare in Brazil Over Intercepts of Calls by Ex-President 'Lula' New York Times Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil's former president, after he was sworn in as the...
» US to declassify military records on Argentina's “Dirty War” - Washington Post
17/03/16 20:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Newsweek US to declassify military records on Argentina's “Dirty War” Washington Post WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will move to declassify U.S. military and intelligence records...
» Apple employees may quit rather than comply with FBI encryption orders, says NYT - The Verge
17/03/16 19:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Apple employees may quit rather than comply with FBI encryption orders, says NYT The Verge But if any significant portion of that team made a conscious effort to stymy the project, it's ...
» Hillary Clinton says U.S.-Mexico border is secure
17/03/16 19:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton said Thursday that the southwest border is secure enough that the government should now turn its attention to ...
» FBI: California college stabbing suspect may have been self-radicalized, had ISIS propaganda - Fox News
17/03/16 19:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Fox News FBI : California college stabbing suspect may have been self-radicalized, had ISIS propaganda Fox News The California college student who stabbed four people last fall in a camp...
» The FBI Warns That Car Hacking Is a Real Risk - WIRED
17/03/16 19:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. WIRED The FBI Warns That Car Hacking Is a Real Risk WIRED In a public service announcement issued together with the Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic and Safe...
» Navalny’s Strange Freedom, Russian Cyberwar Against Ukraine, and
17/03/16 19:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Institute of Modern Russia. Navalny’s Strange Freedom, Russian Cyberwar Against Ukraine, and Why Putin Loves Trump This post has been generated by Page2RSS
» Russia Sends Arms to Iraqi Kurds for IS Fight
17/03/16 19:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russia sent arms this week to Iraq’s Kurdish region to be used by Peshmerga forces fighting the Islamic State group, Russian and Kurdish sources said. The arms were delivered Monday and i...
» In Azerbaijan, No Pardon For Ismayilova
17/03/16 19:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. WASHINGTON  WASHINGTON, March 17, 2016 -- Azerbaijan today pardoned several political prisoners, but RFE/RL reacted with dismay that a leading contributor to its Azerbaij...
» Russia Sends Arms to Iraqi Kurds for IS Fight - Voice of America
17/03/16 19:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Voice of America Russia Sends Arms to Iraqi Kurds for IS Fight Voice of America Russia sent arms this week to Iraq's Kurdish region to be used by Peshmerga forces fighting the Islamic...
» Libya's U.N.-backed government to move to Tripoli within days: PM
17/03/16 17:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's U.N.-backed unity government will move to Tripoli from Tunis "within a few days", its prime minister said in a television interview broadcast on Thursday.
» US Senators Call to Counter Russian, Chinese Propaganda
17/03/16 17:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Senators Rob Portman, an Ohio Republican, and Chris Murphy, a New York Democrat, have introduced a bill aimed countering propaganda from to Russia, China and other countries. Accordi...
» Europe Grapples With Plan to Return Refugees From Greece to Turkey
17/03/16 17:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The Continent’s leaders had challenges reaching a consensus on the crisis as humanitarian groups have called the proposed policy a violation of international law.
» These 5 Facts Explain the State of Global Corruption
17/03/16 17:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. You can learn a lot about a country’s politics by looking closely at its corruption scandals. Who is investigating whom? What do the investigators really hope to achieve? And what do th...
» Is Tighter Pentagon Spending Killing Troops?
17/03/16 17:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. Ever since Congress and the White House put caps on federal spending starting in 2013, there have been calls to lift them for the Pentagon. The military’s pain has so become acute, both...
» Largest Oval Blue Diamond to Be Auctioned in Hong Kong
17/03/16 17:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The largest oval blue diamond ever to appear at auction is to be sold April 5 in Hong Kong. VOA’s Julie Taboh reports on a recent press event in London that showcased the rare gemstone.
» U.S. to declassify intelligence, military records on Argentina's 'Dirty War'
17/03/16 17:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States government will declassify documents from U.S. military and intelligence agencies related to Argentina's 1976-1983 "Dirty War," the seven-year ...
» Cost of Russia's Syrian Campaign Revealed as $480 Million
17/03/16 17:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday the military operation in Syria has cost Russia approximately 33 billion rubles ($484 million).
» Песков: Путин встретился с экс-премьером Италии Проди - РИА Новости
17/03/16 17:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости Песков: Путин встретился с экс-премьером Италии Проди РИА Новости Экс-председатель Совета министров Италии Романо Проди находится в России с частным визитом, сообщил пр...
» Почему референдум не сохранил СССР?
17/03/16 17:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from SvobodaRadio's YouTube Videos. From: SvobodaRadio Duration: 54:00 25 лет назад – 17 марта 1991 года состоялся единственный за всю историю существования СССР всесоюзный референдум, на котором гражданам ...
» Democrats use ‘nuclear option’ to kill immigration bill
17/03/16 17:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. The bill involved a plan to punish cities and towns that prohibit police from asking about a person's immigration status.
» AP NewsBreak: FBI Investigating Virginia Stun Gun Incident - ABC News
17/03/16 17:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. WJLA WDBJ7 AP NewsBreak: FBI Investigating Virginia Stun Gun Incident - ABC ... ABC News The FBI head of the FBI's Richmond office says the agency is investigating the 2013 death of a Vi...
» Obama Admin Stalling Investigation Into U.S. ‘Ransom Payment’ to Iran
17/03/16 17:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The Obama administration is being accused of stalling a congressional investigation into a purported $1.7 billion taxpayer-funded “ransom payment” to Iran in exchange for the releas...
» Inside the Ring: Targeting Islamic State’s al-Baghdadi
17/03/16 17:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. President Obama wants to kill or capture Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and has made striking the self-proclaimed caliph one of the highest priorities for his final year ...
» Strong Intelligence Oversight Can Happen Within the Executive Branch
17/03/16 17:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Samuel J. Rascoff That the American public is divided on the current showdown between Silicon Valley and the national security state is to be expected. What is more striking, at least at fir...
» Putin orchestrated success in Syria
17/03/16 17:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. From the narrow vantage point of Russian self-interest, Putin has pulled off another coup and shown that he is a more adept international poker player than his counterpart in Washington.
» NATO commander: Russia withdrawal could be step to Syria peace deal
17/03/16 17:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. NATO’s top military officer on Thursday expressed hope that Russia’s plan to end military operations in Syria could be an important step toward a comprehensive peace deal in war-tor...
» Dunford: Iran Remains the Same ‘Malign Influence’ It Was Before Nuclear Deal
17/03/16 17:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Gen. Joseph Dunford testified Thursday that, even after the Iran nuclear deal spearheaded by the Obama administration, Iran remained the same malignant influence in the Middle East ...
» Putin Pays Iran Back for Withholding Ground Troops from Syria
17/03/16 17:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. March 17, 2016, 7:37 PM (IDT) Putin is settling accounts with Tehran for reneging on its promise of ground troops for Syria by leaving Iran in the lurch.
» Russia Pulls out of West Syria, Leaves US to Face ISIS in the East
17/03/16 17:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. March 17, 2016, 7:37 PM (IDT) Russia pulls the bulk of its forces out of Syria after achieving its purpose, with hardly a shot fired against ISIS, whose strongholds in the eastern sector are lef...
» Obama Hikes Post-Presidency Payments
17/03/16 17:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. President Obama sought to increase the amount of money available for the federal government to spend on former presidents in advance of his White House exit. In his budget requests ...
» Kremlin Unaware of Iraqi Kurds Allegedly Receiving Russian Arms
17/03/16 17:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. The Kremlin spokesman said he could not comment on the reports about Russian arms deliveries to Iraqi Kurds.
» Sequestration Budget Cuts Pose 'Greatest Risk' to DoD
17/03/16 17:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. WASHINGTON — The US defense secretary and Joint Chiefs chairman warned lawmakers that scrapping the two-year budget deal would be catastrophic for US national security interests.  ...
» The Russian ‘Withdrawal’ and Putin’s Brilliant Deception in Syria
17/03/16 17:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. In a surprise move, Monday (March 14), President Vladimir Putin announced the Russian military mission in Syria was “mostly accomplished” and ordered an im...
» Dagestani Insurgents Include Former Policemen and Other Officials
17/03/16 17:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. Operations by Russian security forces against militants of the armed Islamist underground movement in Dagestan are less frequent now than in previous years...
» Russia’s Conflict Against Ukraine and the West: The Religious Dimension
17/03/16 17:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. The conflict Russia is waging against Ukraine has, from the very beginning, had many different dimensions. Currently, it is increasingly assuming the narra...
» Iran seen escaping U.N. sanctions over missiles due to ambiguous resolution
17/03/16 17:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran will likely escape new United Nations sanctions, though the U.N. Security Council could issue a public reprimand for recent launches of what Western off...
» Russian Archive Chief Out After Debunking Soviet WW II Legend
17/03/16 17:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The longtime director of the Russian State Archive has been removed from his post less than a year after he exposed a popular Soviet World War II legend to be “fiction” a...
» Syria Rejects Kurdish Bid For Federal Region
17/03/16 17:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Syria's Foreign Ministry dismisses the move as "unconstitutional and worthless" and a major opposition group warns against it too.

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