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Russian Intervention in Ukraine Is Likely, NATO Says

Monday August 11th, 2014 at 6:03 PM

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DONETSK, Ukraine — The prospect of a Russian intervention in eastern Ukraine appeared to rise sharply on Monday, threatening to take to new lows what is already the sharpest East-West confrontation of the post-Cold War era.

As the Kremlin announced it had sent a convoy of humanitarian aid to Ukraine under the auspices of the International Red Cross, the secretary-general of NATO said there was a “high probability” of a Russian attack and Ukraine raised its estimate of Russian troop strength on the border.

With increasing urgency, Western governments have condemned in advance any Russian aid missions, which they fear could serve as a pretext for a military incursion to support hard-pressed pro-Russian separatists fighting the Ukrainian Army in the country’s southeast.

In a telephone conversation Monday with the president of the European Union, José Manuel Barroso, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said he was sending the convoy with aid to Ukraine, though it was unclear whether it had crossed the border.

Fighting intensified around the wreckage site of Malaysia Flight 17, the latest update to the current visual survey of the continuing dispute, with maps and satellite imagery showing rebel and military movement.

A Kremlin statement about the phone call said Mr. Putin had “focused attention on the catastrophic consequences of the military operation” of the Ukrainian Army, and the need for urgent assistance for the civilian population.

“It was noted that the Russian side, in cooperation with representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross, is sending a humanitarian convoy to Ukraine,” the statement added.

The European Commission issued a statement about the phone call saying Mr. Barroso had “warned against any unilateral military actions in Ukraine, under any pretext, including humanitarian,” but did not clarify whether he had been told the Russian convoy was en route.

NATO has said in the past that Russia had amassed about 20,000 troops along the border, enough to begin a ground invasion.

But on Monday, a Ukrainian military spokesman, Andriy Lysenko, said the numbers had risen alarmingly, to around 45,000 troops, supported by 160 tanks, 1,360 armored vehicles, 390 artillery systems, 150 truck-mounted ground-to-ground rocket launchers, 192 fighter jets and 137 helicopters. Those figures could not be independently verified.

Earlier Monday, the Kremlin said it would dispatch humanitarian aid across the border into Ukraine only with the consent of all parties concerned, including the Ukrainian government in Kiev.

“Very intensive work is being carried out,” said Dmitri S. Peskov, Mr. Putin’s spokesman, according to Russian news agencies. Once the details were worked out, the aid would be delivered immediately because of the “tragic humanitarian situation” in Luhansk and Donetsk, he said.

Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, told reporters on Monday that the details of a humanitarian operation were being discussed with Ukraine and will be carried out with the International Committee of the Red Cross.

He added that he hoped Ukraine’s Western allies “will not put spokes in the wheels, but will think about the people who badly need the resumption of electricity and water.”

Ukraine, the United States and European nations have repeatedly warned Russia against mounting a stealth invasion under the disguise of humanitarian aid, and have looked on with growing alarm as Russian officials have spoken in ever-stronger terms about the humanitarian plight of eastern Ukrainians.

“We see the Russians developing the narrative and the pretext for such an operation under the guise of a humanitarian operation, and we see a military buildup that could be used to conduct such illegal military operations in Ukraine,” the NATO secretary-general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, told Reuters in an interview Monday.

A Russian intervention would almost certainly provoke another round of economic sanctions by the West and further isolate the Kremlin diplomatically. Apparently calculating that Moscow is unwilling to shoulder those costs, Ukraine has been pressing ahead with a military offensive against pro-Russian separatists despite the Russian military buildup on the Ukrainian border.

That continued on Monday, as the Ukrainian Army shelled outlying districts of Donetsk, tightening a siege there and on another rebel-held city, Luhansk, cutting supply lines for both civilian and military goods. Adding to a sense of desperation, residents in Donetsk awoke to learn that a stray rocket had broken open a gate of a high-security prison, allowing more than 100 convicts to escape.

By Monday afternoon, some escapees from the high-security penitentiary — still being run by officials of the Ukrainian government — had turned themselves in, said a guard outside the walls who requested that he be identified only as Vitaly as he was not authorized to speak publicly. He said that rebel fighters were trying to capture the rest of the escapees now loose in the besieged town.

“They are dangerous criminals, recidivists and murderers,” he said, adding that four rockets struck the prison late Sunday. Two of them landed in the prison yard, decapitating a prisoner who had eight months left on his sentence, and wounding 10 others.

With the gate knocked off its hinges, the prisoners stampeded to freedom, he said, overwhelming the few guards on duty.

“Five guards were no match for 200 panicking prisoners who just saw somebody’s head blown off,” Vitaly said.

In Kiev, the office of President Petro O. Poroshenko released a statement saying that he had spoken Monday with President Obama, who had welcomed a Ukrainian decision to allow humanitarian aid into the city of Luhansk under the aegis of the Red Cross.

The statement said the European Union, Russia and other countries including the United States would contribute aid.

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The mic check that nearly caused war by CNNInternational

Monday August 11th, 2014 at 6:01 PM

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Obama Hails Iraq’s New Government by Zeke J Miller

Monday August 11th, 2014 at 6:00 PM

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President Barack Obama offered his assistance to the new government emerging in Iraq Monday, sending a clear message to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as he tries to cling to power: go.

In brief remarks from outside his vacation home in Martha’s Vineyard, Obama endorsed Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadias U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) entered their fourth day.

“Today, Iraq took a promising step forward,” Obama said, hours after al-Abadi was selected to be come the country’s next head of government. Obama said he and Vice President Joe Biden called al-Abadi to extend congratulations “and to urge him to form a new Cabinet as quickly as possible, one that’s inclusive of all Iraqis and one that represents all Iraqis.”

Iraq’s newly elected president named Haider al-Abadi prime minister earlier on Monday, after the coalition of Shiite political parties turned against the current premier. Al-Maliki has since accused the president, Fouad Masoum, of carrying out a “coup against the constitution.”

Obama did not directly mention al-Maliki, who has resisted efforts to unify Iraqi sects against ISIS and has indicated he will challenge efforts to remove him from power, saying only, “I urge all Iraqi political leaders to work peacefully through the political process in the days ahead.”

“The United States stands ready to support a government that addresses the needs and grievances of all Iraqi people,” he added.

Obama acknowledged that there is no easy political solution to the crisis in Iraq. Before departing for vacation Obama had said it would take more than weeks to solve the problem. “This is going to take some time,” he said Saturday.

“I’m sure that that there will be difficult days ahead,” Obama said Monday. “But just as the United States will remain vigilant against the threat posed to our people by ISIL, we stand ready to partner with Iraq in its fight against these terrorist forces. Without question, that effort will be advanced as Iraqis continue to build on today’s process and come together to support a new and inclusive government.”

Russian Intervention in Ukraine Is Likely, NATO Saysby By ANDREW E. KRAMER

Monday August 11th, 2014 at 5:54 PM

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As the Kremlin announced it had sent a convoy of humanitarian aid to Ukraine, NATO said there was a “high probability” of a Russian attack.

Dramatic rescue as Yazidis flee ISIS by CNNInternational

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Dutch and Australian PMs meet over MH17 - Sky News Australia

Monday August 11th, 2014 at 5:53 PM

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Dutch and Australian PMs meet over MH17 Sky News Australia Australia and the Netherlands may be thousands of kilometres apart but they are united in grief over the downing of MH17, Mark Rutte declared after Tony Abbott signed a condolence book at the Dutch prime minister's official residence in The Hague. and more »

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Busted: 5 Myths about Facebook's messenger appby By MAE ANDERSON

Monday August 11th, 2014 at 5:51 PM

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook's recent effort to force people to adopt its standalone mobile messaging app has privacy-concerned users up in arms. Many of them believe the app is especially invasive....

Hillary Clinton attacks foreign policy she helped create and implement - Christian Science Monitor

Monday August 11th, 2014 at 5:50 PM

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U.S. 'directly arming Kurds in Iraq'

Monday August 11th, 2014 at 5:49 PM

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The Obama administration has shipped weapons directly to Kurdish forces battling ISIS militants in northern Iraq and is considering ways to expand the transfer of arms, U.S. officials told CNN.

    

al-Maliki defiant as successor is appointed by CNNInternational

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Obama lauds new Iraq leaders, despite al-Maliki protest - USA TODAY

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Obama lauds new Iraq leaders, despite al-Maliki protest USA TODAY President Obama praised the designation of a new prime minister in Iraq on Monday, despite the protests of current office occupant Nouri al-Maliki. "Under the Iraqi constitution, this is an important step towards forming a new government that can unite Iraq's ... and more »

US air mission in Iraq still focused on refugee aid - USA TODAY

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US air mission in Iraq still focused on refugee aid USA TODAY U.S. forces carrying out airstrikes against Islamist militants in northern Iraq will remain focused on relieving the threat against refugees and the Kurdish city of Irbil instead of degrading the strength of the group known as the Islamic State, a Pentagon official ... EU urged to join US in arming Kurds against Islamic StateArab News Germany: Does not deliver arms to conflict zonesThe Daily Star Iraq: Peshmerga fightback against Isis in GwerTelegraph.co.uk Boston Globe -Haaretz all 530 news articles »

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Obamas vacationing on Martha's Vineyard - Washington Post

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Obamas vacationing on Martha's Vineyard Washington Post Aug. 9, 2014 Cut-outs of the president and the first lady welcome patrons at a store in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard.The Obamas were set to begin a two-week vacation on the island Saturday. Steven Senne/Associated Press. Buy Photo. Obama Hails 'Promising Step Forward' for Iraqi GovernmentNBCNews.com Obama: 'There Is No American Military Solution To The Larger Crisis In Iraq'Huffington Post President Obama Enjoys Vacation Despite Situation in IraqABC News Hindustan Times -Reuters Africa -Stuff.co.nz all 850 news articles »

Video footage shows fear and pain of Yazidi refugees trapped on Mount Sinjar by ODN

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Ukraine's forces say close to taking rebel-held Donetsk - Reuters Canada

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Ukraine's forces say close to taking rebel-held Donetsk Reuters Canada By Richard Balmforth and Sergei Karpukhin. KIEV/DONETSK (Reuters) - The Ukrainian military said on Monday it was preparing for a "final stage" of taking back the city of Donetsk from pro-Russian separatists after making significant gains that have split ... and more »

Iraqi president to push out al-Maliki by CNNInternational

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Rebel clashes halt MH17 investigation by CNNInternational

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Ukraine Liveblog Day 175: 106 Convicts Escape Donetsk Prison During Shelling

Monday August 11th, 2014 at 11:10 AM

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This morning, the website of the Donetsk mayor, Oleksandr Lukyanchenko, announced that 106 prisoners had escaped penal colony number 124 in Donetsk after the facility was struck by shells, killing one prisoner. 

The prison, in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, was struck by a shell late yesterday evening. One prisoner was killed. The staff headquarters and an electrical substation in the prison were also damaged by the blast. A riot broke out in the prison and 106 prisoners escaped. 

Novosti Donbassa specified that the attack had taken place at around 22:00, with 5 shells landing on the grounds of the prison, 3 of which struck the housing unit. They reported that 5 prisoners had received injuries of "medium severity" and that two prison employees had also been wounded. All casualties were being treated in the prison hospital.

Novosti Donbassa later reported that 34 of the escaped prisoners had been returned to detention.

The State Penitentiary Service announced that the institution intended that all remaining escapees be returned to serve the rest of their sentences once the situation was stabilised.

Work is under way to locate the prisoners and restore electrical power to the prison, which is currently running on reserve power.

The prison service stressed that the situation in the prison was difficult, but manageable, noting that food and water were still being provided for. The prisoners have reportedly been transferred to specially equipped shelters and are receiving psychological care to deal with the stress of the shelling.

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Iraq Poised for Confrontation

Monday August 11th, 2014 at 10:45 AM

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Iraq's brewing political crisis headed toward confrontation after the country's largest political bloc named Haider Al Abadi as its nominee to replace the prime minister. The decision came hours after Islamist militants clocked further gains against Iraqi forces in a province northeast of Baghdad.

McCain: Not just against Obama by CNNInternational

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Clinton breaks with Obama policy by CNNInternational

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Maliki 'forced out' as Iraq's prime ministerby Luke Harding and agencies in Baghdad

Monday August 11th, 2014 at 10:42 AM

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Embattled leader reportedly ousted as president and coalition of Shia parties nominate Haider al-Abadi to form new government

Iraq's embattled prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, appeared to have lost his job on Monday, after the country's president appointed a rival Shia candidate to form a new government.

In a major defeat for Maliki, Iraq's largest coalition of Shia political parties nominated Haider al-Abadi, a member of Maliki's Shia Islamist Dawa party, to take over as prime minister.

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WorldViews: Meet Haider al-Abadi, the man named Iraq’s new prime minister by Adam Taylor

Monday August 11th, 2014 at 10:39 AM

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Iraq's president on Monday named Haider al-Abadi as the country's new prime minister, an appointment that came amid speculation that Iraq's embattled leader, Nouri al-Maliki, would cling onto power even after his country had dissolved into chaos and the United States made it clear that they would not support him as leader anymore.

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Ukraine Rocket Attack Leads to Mass Jail Breakoutby Andrew Katz

Monday August 11th, 2014 at 10:38 AM

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(DONETSK, Ukraine) — Rockets slammed into a high-security prison Monday in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, igniting a riot that allowed more than 100 prisoners to flee, authorities in eastern Ukraine said.

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Donetsk city council spokesman Maxim Rovinsky said a direct rocket hit killed at least one inmate and left three others severely wounded. In the chaos, he said 106 prisoners escaped, included some jailed for murder, robbery and rape.

In the past week Ukrainian government forces have intensified their military operations and surrounded Donetsk, the largest city in rebel-held eastern Ukraine. Exchanges of rocket fire and deaths from shelling have become a feature of daily life and hundreds of thousands have chosen to flee.

The prison break became possible after a substation providing the building with electricity was damaged, disabling the facility’s alarm system.

“Extremely dangerous prisoners are now free. It is hard to know the extent of threat this poses to the city, which is flooded with weapons,” Rovinsky said.

Rebels routinely accuse government forces of using heavy artillery in their campaign to retake Donetsk.

But Ukrainian security spokesman Andriy Lysenko blamed the prison strike on separatist fighters.

“Bandits in Donetsk shelled residential quarters and correctional facility No. 124,” he said.

Prisoners said the rocket hit their building late Sunday night.

“At around 10 p.m., after lights went out and the prisoners began heading to their sleeping quarters, a rocket hit this place,” said one prisoner, who gave his name as Vova Kordemansky. “Nobody was in this room, but one guy downstairs had his head blown off.”

Officials with Ukraine’s state penitentiary service said later Monday that 34 prisoners had returned to the jail. It was not immediately possible to verify that claim.

One of the prisoners who had apparently returned to the prison told The Associated Press that inmates were forced to flee to avoid incoming rockets, but were apprehended in a nearby neighborhood.

Both Ukrainian government forces and the pro-Russian rebels who want independence for their eastern region have deployed heavy and often imprecise weapons in the battle that began in April. Apartments and other civilian buildings have frequently been hit, adding to the mounting death toll among civilians.

Rovinsky said Monday at least 10 homes, shops and garages were hit by overnight rockets. He added that 20,000 people had no electricity in Donetsk and an estimated 400,000 have fled the city, which had a pre-war population of 1 million. Many shops have closed and supplies are dwindling at the few still open.

Local authorities have attempted to continue providing basic services, such as trash removal and a skeleton bus service.

The Ukrainians army’s strategy has focused on encircling Donetsk and nearby rebel towns and breaking off road links with other separatist towns and villages further east, closer to the Russian border.

Many of those in Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine distrust the new central government in Kiev, which came to power after the February ouster of former President Viktor Yanukovych, whose power base was in eastern Ukraine.

Fighting began a month after Russia annexed Ukraine’s peninsula of Crimea in March.

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Associated Press writer Peter Leonard in Kiev, Ukraine, contributed to this report.

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Donetsk residents flee Ukraine for Moscow (VIDEO)

Monday August 11th, 2014 at 10:32 AM

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Residents escape by train for Moscow as shelling by Ukrainian forces intensifies in Donetsk. 

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Берлин предостерег Москву от несогласованных миссий в Украине

Monday August 11th, 2014 at 10:27 AM

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Германия настаивает на том, что Москва может направлять машины с гуманитарной помощью только с явно выраженного согласия украинского правительства

Германия предостерегла Россию от самостоятельных действий по отправке гуманитарной помощи на восток Украины.

Официальный представитель правительства Германии Штеффен Зайберт заявил сегодня, что Берлин усматривает высокую вероятность эскалации конфликта в результате проведения подобных миссий с российской стороны. По его словам, позиция германского руководства заключается в том, чтобы Москва направляла колонны машин с гуманитарной помощью "только с явно выраженного согласия украинского правительства", - передает агентство AFP.

Кроме того, Зайберт подчеркнул, что Берлин "с большой озабоченностью" следит за ухудшением ситуации в Донецкой и Луганской областях. Он также добавил, что немецкая сторона готова содействовать в доставке гуманитарных грузов в кризисные регионы, если эти действия будут скоординированы международными организациями, например Красным Крестом.

Напомним, сегодня пресс-секретарь президента России Дмитрий Песков заявил, что "гуманитарная помощь Украине будет оказана незамедлительно после согласования всех нюансов". "Работа ведется очень напряженная. Как только и в случае, если удастся согласовать все необходимые и модальности и нюансы, то естественно, это будет незамедлительно", - сказал он.

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Putin's end may be soon

Monday August 11th, 2014 at 10:25 AM

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The Kremlin's latest behavior is suicidal for Russian President Vladimir Putin. 

Obsessed with idea of a big Russian empire, blinded by immense power over his own nation, previous military victories in Chechnya and Georgia, inspired by Josef Stalin and other political figures of the past, as well as by relatively bloodless annexation of Crimea, Putin, who people thought of as a very rational politician, seems now to lose his political scent, and ready to get involved in a risky venture that will cost him, at least, the crash of the Russian Federation in its today’s form or his leadership.

After the seemingly costless annexation of Crimea, his attempt to gain more territory was not a surprise. Putin has been planning the operation for years and the Kyiv revolution was a long-awaited push for its start. According to the plan, the eastern pro-Russian Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which are now the main separatist strongholds, were just a preface, aperitifs before more "tasty dish," such as Zaporizhia, Kherson, Mykolayiv, Odesa, Kharkiv regions and, depending on success there, maybe more.

The Crimea was crucial not only because of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which is situated there, but also because of its proximity to Ukraine's south mainland, thus the control over peninsula gives Putin opportunity to send troops right to the southern border what we can observe now. Together with Russian-controlled region of Transnistria, it gives Kremlin possibilities to invade and try to take control over the Azov and Black Sea region, and move further. But not everything went according to the plan and these big failures altogether are tightening the noose around Putin's neck. Here they are:

1. Political indifference in the east. Although the largest part of population in Luhansk and Donetsk regions supported Russia and was brainwashed by Kremlin propaganda, they were politically indifferent. The so-called Luhansk and Donetsk "peoples' republics" were widely supported among locals but only morally - one thing is to promenade with a Russian flag on the peaceful street and another is to lay with Kalashnikov in a trench - people were not ready to die for the Russian idea. Separatists, ruled by Russian intelligent officers, felt a serious lack of recruits. They tried to close these holes forcing the locals or with Russian mercenaries. Moreover, after terror against civilians more and more locals became disenchanted with the rebel movement and disillusioned after seeing facts on the ground contrast with fictions in Russian media. The idea to make a civil war between east and west of Ukraine, where Russia could participate as a peacemaker - failed.

Of course for Putin this isn't a reason to stop the operation and propagandistic media will show another, far from reality picture, but the war on East costs Russia more than it was planned, and shows that further participation in the conflict will lead to bigger casualties among Russians.

2. Ukrainian army, leaders. Former President Viktor Yanukovych and his government over past years have been doing everything to destroy the Ukrainian army. Evidently they cleaned the area for intervention. And according to plan when Russian troops could step on Ukrainian land (openly or as 'humanitarian' mission) there would be almost no one to fight. But they didn't take into account the high level of patriotism that was alive not only in Lviv, Ivano-Frankisk and other western regions, but spread with the speed of light over the whole country, the new generation who identifies itself as Ukrainian and sees not a lot in common with northern neighbor. Across Ukraine, patriotically minded citizens unite in support of the impoverished military: flow of money and supplies are reaching the army via groups in social networks, websites, text messages and volunteer organizations. After Ukraine's defense ministry issued an appeal for help for the impoverished armed forces, over the next four months, $11.7million was reportedly donated - including $2.8million from mobile phones, by people sending text messages to a special number, 565.

It is also known that together with Ukrainian regular army volunteer battalions such as Azov, Dnepr, Donbas and Aidar, fight against Russian-backed insurgents. The stories of jailed Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov, pilot Nadiya Savchenko, as well as Kyiv millionaire Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky, who has joined the army in Donbas, and has put his assets, including a Rolls Royce Phantom, on the market to benefit the military, inspire the country. 

A woman cries as she embraces her boyfriend, a new volunteer recruit of the Ukrainian army Azov Battalion heading towards the eastern regions, after a military oath ceremony in Kyiv, on June 23.

At the same time Ukraine seems to have finally strong political leaders - the President Petro Poroshenko, as well as Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, do not do everything perfectly and there are some claims maybe be put forward them, but in such a critical economic and military situation we have now, they seem to defend the interests of their country and doing it well although there are still many things have to be done. Actually Ukraine has got its own Saakshvilli.

At the same time military governance becomes more experienced and more efficient in planning and leading antiterrorist operations, as well as we can use now the experience of Georgia and do not make the same mistakes. In spite of all provocations made by Russians, shelling of Ukrainian troops from their territory, our army has not given them a direct reason to invade as it was in 2008 with Gerogia.

All this has a tangible impact on Ukraine's performance in the battlefield: during last weeks national forces have made big advances, pushing the rebels out of territory they have held for three months and closing in on Donetsk and Luhansk, the region’s largest cities and last major rebel strongholds. Without Russian help the riot will be stifled very soon.

3. Malaysia Airlines MH17 plane crash. This tragedy, which killed 298 people from different countries, became a turning point in Ukraine-Russia conflict. Ben Judah, the author of "Fragile Empire: How Russia Fell In And Out Of Love With Vladimir Putin" expressed brilliantly, when he wrote: "The rebels blew up more than a plane. They blew up Russia’s winning position in Brussels against sanctions" <…> "Russia's European diplomacy now lies in the wreckage of the MH17". Although reaction inside Russia was weak, world public has drastically changed its attitude towards Putin. Unlike the Kremlin, Western politicians are obliged to report to their people and react on public’s wrath, which was directed against Russia's leader. As a result – a new package of sanctions was imposed that hit not only individuals from Putin's close circle, but targeted the key sectors of the Russian economy. So, here we go to another thing which was out of plan.

The convoy of hearses carrying coffins containing the remains of victims of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 arrives at the Korporaal van Oudheusden Kazerne in front a crowd of people lined up along the road, on July 23, 2014 in Hilversum, the Netherlands.

4. The reaction of the West. Russia's economy is at zero growth despite high oil prices and is already teetering on the edge of recession. The move to close the access of Russian state banks to Western financial markets will hurt not only the Kremlin's coffers, but also the Russian oligarchs whose companies are tied into them. Did Putin expect this? Unlikely. Russian President supposed that Europe would close eyes on his Ukrainian deeds, as it was with Georgia in 2008. And it is not the end, the sanctions war will continue on three fronts. The first one is Western sanctions against Russia. The second front is Russian sanctions against west that actually hurt Russians far more than Westerners. "Russia sanctioned itself" is a right description of the recent food embargo that Kremlin imposed as an answer to economic sanctions from the West.

The third front is Ukrainian sanctions. We all know that Europe is dependent on natural gas imports from Russia. If Moscow really wanted to harm EU it would turn off the gas provoking an energy crisis. But Russia is also dependent on gas exports to Europe that's why it may only threaten West with higher energy prices. But there is a third and the central part of the conflict - Ukraine, which has little to lose. The country doesn't receive gas from Russia since June 16, when OAO Gazprom cut its supplies in a debt and pricing dispute but serves as a vital route for Russian oil and gas to European customers. On August 8 Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has warned that government might cut complete or partly Russian oil and gas flows through its territory. Yatsenyuk said the Ukrainian parliament was expected to vote on the bill on August 12. There is a high probability that Ukrainian Government will use this instrument to pressure Putin. 

Besides sanctions West will help Ukraine with money and military supplies – this help will be vaster and vaster, it will be like a fuel and will make Russian war against Ukraine long-term, more devastating for both sides, what can cause instability and disappointment inside Russia.

5. Defeat in informational war.

From the beginning Putin tried to present situation in Ukraine as internal conflict or civil war where he can put on sheep's clothing and assume the role of peacemaker, but he underestimated such a huge power nowadays as Internet and mobile technologies. Did Russian President, who built his dream on the strategies of the past times, could consider that all his long and well-planned informational tactics would crumble like a house of cards just because Russian pubertal soldiers like to make selfies on a buk forgetting to switch off their geo-tagging, or upload photos of military trucks carrying Grad rockets toward Ukraine's border on Vkontakte? That, while Moscow solemnly denied accusations in participation in conflict, local citizens from Russian village Gukovo, Rostov region, would shoot and publish on YouTube a video showing the shelling Ukraine with GRAD from Russian territory? In spite of powerful propaganda machine Russia definitely lost the informational war and everything they do now in this field aimed only at domestic consumer.

Aleksandr Sotkin, a 24-year-old Russian soldier, has been posting selfies online. Some of them show Sotkin inside an armoured personnel carrier. According to an Instagram map, Sotkin posted two of his photos from within Ukraine.

Yet, in a country where criticism is rare and can result in exile or prison, most remain silent. But I strongly believe that the ranks of people who do not support their government are much bigger than we may suppose, we just do not hear them now. Russia, economically weak, devastated and tired of corruption, lawlessness, cruelty of "siloviki" (security or military services) and courts that already broke destinies of thousands of innocent citizens, frequent violations of human rights and dignity, attack on freedom of speech, wars and terroristic attacks, internal arrests and political murders, poverty in rural regions… How many lives have been already destroyed by the system over last decades? Do you really think that families, friends of these victims love Putin? And why does Kremlin try to take control over internet now if everything is so good? There is much more behind the facade of national "love". Russia is more like a tinderbox - one small sparkle and it may explode. The full-scale long, fatally destructive for both countries, war in Ukraine will be this sparkle. It is evident now that it will not be so fast and easy for Russia as previous military operations. It will harm all levels of Russian society - Putin's close "friends" and top oligarchs who much more care about their profits than political ambitions of Russian president, as well as ordinary citizens. The less what may wait for Putin is conspiracy inside his own circle with goal to remove him, the more - economic, political collapse, which will lead to a bloody power shift.

Russian President faces a choice: to step back and remain as a winner with Crimea in his hands or to go further and to lose everything, entering the history as disgraceful ex-KGB dictator. What wins - cold rationalism or thoughtless emotions – we will see very soon.

Kyiv Post website editor Victoria Petrenko can be reached at petrenko.vika@gmail.com

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В столице Урала собираются поддержать Сибирь и провести пикет за федерализацию : Новости УНИАН

Monday August 11th, 2014 at 10:20 AM

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В Екатеринбурге готовят пикет за федерализацию / Дождь

Жители Екатеринбурга (Россия) 17 августа собираются провести пикет в поддержку "принципов федерализма".

Об этом сообщила заявитель пикета Ирина Скачкова в эфире российского телеканала "Дождь".

По ее словам, городская власть уже отклонила заявку на проведение митинга днем, сославшись на проведение ремонтных работ в указанном месте. Теперь активисты готовятся подавать новую заявку - на проведение массового пикета вечером.

Если же сторонникам федерализма и на этот раз откажут - они готовы провести серию одиночных пикетов, которые не требуют предварительных заявок. 

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"Акция в любом случае состоится. В каком виде - сейчас решается", - отметила Скачкова. Она подчеркнула, что акция в Екатеринбурге пройдет в поддержку акции, которая ранее была заявлена в Новосибирске.

 "Мы поддерживаем те принципы, которые были ими заявлены, - добавила Скачкова. - Мы за равноправие регионов, чтобы полномочий регионам было предоставлено как можно больше".

Читайте такжеНавальный назвал "шизофренией" реакцию Кремля на проведение марша в Сибири

Напомним, ранее Роскомнадзор вынес предупреждение 14 российским СМИ и в том числе ТСН.uа о недопустимости размещения информации о "Марше за федерализацию Сибири", который планировался в Новосибирске.

У Путина всячески пытались не допустить этого марша и Роскомнадзор пригрозил заблокировать ресурсы, если из них не будет удалена информация о предстоящем в Новосибирске "Марш за федерализацию Сибири".

Война России против Украины: последние события в Донбассе

Monday August 11th, 2014 at 10:15 AM

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Что происходит в Луганске, Донецке, Горловке, Макеевке, Алчевске и других горячих точках востока Украины

Аннексировав Крым, Россия продолжила антиукраинскую агрессию на территории Донбасса. Искусственные Донецкая и Луганская "народные республики" стали центрами объединения российских наемников, профессиональных боевиков, диверсионных групп на основе выходцев из Кавказа и местных пророссийских активистов. Получая из России через неохраняемые участки границы финансирование и вооружение, в том числе тяжелую бронетехнику, реактивные системы залпового огня "Град", террористы регулярно обстреливают не только лагеря и блокпосты сил АТО, но и жилые дома, в результате чего гибнут мирные граждане.

Новоизбранный президент Порошенко в рамках плана по мирному урегулированию ситуации на востоке Украины объявлял 10-дневное перемирие, за время которого силы АТО были атакованы боевиками более 100 раз, погибли 27 бойцов. В результате 1 июля активная фаза антитеррористической операции была возобновлена. С того времени силовики освободили ряд городов Донецкой и Луганской областей, в том числе Славянск, считавшийся неприступной крепостью террористов. Кольцо вокруг бандитов сжимается, украинская сторона хоть и несет потери, но продвигается вперед.

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16:27. Террористы Луганской народной республики запретили жителям Красного Луча на Луганщине покидать город.

16:06. Председателю Новоайдарского поселкового совета Луганской области, принимавшему участие в организации проведения "референдума" о государственной самостоятельности самопровозглашенной "Луганской народной республики", избрана мера пресечения в виде содержания под стражей.

15:57. Смерть 12 бойцов ГРУ в Донбассе доказывает причастность РФ к событиям в Украине,пишет FT.

15:46. Террористы продолжают обстреливать Луганск: фото разрушений (фото).

15:35. Правительство Украины создает Государственную службу Украины по вопросам ветеранов и участников антитеррористической операции.

15:09. Батальон "Днепр" задержал "народного мэра" Алчевска Николая Бойко.

15:08. Укрзализныця обратилась в Генеральную прокуратуру Украины с заявлением, в котором сообщила о совершении ряда преступных посягательств на собственность и установленный законодательством порядок управления государственным предприятием Донецкая железная дорога (ДЖД). В частности, речь идет об умышленном уничтожение, повреждении или присвоении государственного имущества.

14:20. Покинувшие исправительную колонию строгого режима №124 в Кировском районе Донецкой области заключенные, намерены добровольно в нее вернуться.

14:00. Разведка боем: обнародовано видео боев сил АТО за Иловайск.

13:51. Террористы предлагают силам АТО информацию о размещении своих штабов и боевой техники в обмен на смягчение наказания.

13:49. Террористы могут использовать телефоны погибших бойцов АТО, чтобы требовать якобы выкуп у их семей. Об этом на брифинге сообщил спикер информационного центра СНБО Андрей Лысенко, комментируя по просьбе журналистов информацию об одном из таких военнослужащих, который в силах АТО значится как погибший.

13:08. Ситуация в Донецке. По состоянию на 12:00 обстановка в городе остаетсянапряженной. По сообщениям жителей в Кировском и Ленинском районах периодически слышны звуки залпов и взрывов.

13:06. Вчера, 10 августа, подразделения Вооруженных сил Украины были сосредоточены на изоляции донецкой и горловской группировок террористов.

12:59. Районы Луганска продолжают обстреливать. Около 250 тысяч луганчан, оставшихся в городе, находятся без света и воды уже девятый день, не работает мобильная и стационарная связь.

12:51. Ситуация на границе в зоне АТО остается сложной. Террористы и российские наемники продолжают осуществлять попытки проникновения на территорию Украины и обстреливать места дислокации пограничных подразделений.

12:48. За время проведения антитеррористической операции в Донбассе погибли 568 украинских военнослужащих, ранения получили 2120.

12:47. За минувшие сутки наибольшие потери боевики понесли в районе Иловайска Донецкой области.

12:35. Силы АТО готовятся к финальной стадии операции по освобождению Донецка.

12:10. Силы АТО продолжают наступление на террористов: карта боев.

11:45. Половина государственных шахт Донбасса работают только частично, шесть - затоплены.

11:30. Гиркин и его боевики охраняют донецкое имение Януковича (видео).

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mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Defiant: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has plunged the government into a new political crisis by resisting calls for his resignation and accusing the country's new President of v...

» Ukraine Close to Retaking Rebel-held Donetsk
11/08/14 10:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Ukrainian military said on Monday it was preparing for a “final stage” of taking back the city of Donetsk from pro-Russian separatists after making significant gains that have split r...

» Developments in Iraq - Monday, August 11
11/08/14 09:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. None

» Political Crisis in Iraq Deepens as Leadership Deadline Nears
11/08/14 09:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The Iraqi president will most likely appoint as prime minister someone else in Nuri Kamal al-Maliki’s bloc, a number of Iraqi political leaders said.

» Amnesty International accuses U.S., NATO of human rights abuses in Afghanistan
11/08/14 09:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. KABUL — Airstrikes and night raids by U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan have left “thousands” of victims and their families...

» The Defender: the smart pepper spray device that photographs your assailant
11/08/14 09:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. This new device links to your smartphone and transmits a picture of attacker to the authorities when deployed. But is this the right approach for preventing harassment and ass...

» Iraqi PM defiant amid ISIS threat
11/08/14 09:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced Monday that he intends to stay in office for a third term, much to the chagrin of U.S. and other world leaders, who say a more inclusive gover...

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10/08/14 16:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Secret's of the Dead Follows a transatlantic expedition from the Iberian Peninsula to South America. The chain of evidence and theoretical scenarios of how the ancient exodus Could have Happened now be tested...

» Entrevista a Hon. Liana Fiol Matta - YouTube
10/08/14 16:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Aug 8, 2014 Entrevista a la Hon. Liana Fiol Matta, Jueza Presidenta del Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico

» Jueza Presidenta quiere integridad de la judicatura, pero no investiga irregularidades (video)
10/08/14 16:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Fiol Matta más bien se expresó confiada en la evaluación que cada tres años realiza la Comisión de Evaluación Judicial. El proceso consiste en la administración de cuestiona...

» In a San Juan Neighborhood, an International Arts Festival
10/08/14 15:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Puerto Rico. The Santurce Es Ley 5 festival in Puerto Rico will include murals, art installations, music and experimental media.

» Morning Agenda: Markets Fall but Strategists Shrug
10/08/14 15:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Puerto Rico. The stock market ended July with a dive but analysts were upbeat. | Argentina may be in default but also may be in denial. | A popular prepaid money card has opened a path to fraudule...

» Lenders to Puerto Rico Utility Extend Payment Deadline
10/08/14 15:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority owes about $800 million on two main credit lines. But if the banks force the utility to pay immediately, that could increase their likelihood ...

» A Newly Found Mite Is Jenny From the Reef
10/08/14 15:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Puerto Rico. A research team that liked listening to the music of Jennifer Lopez called an aquatic mite it discovered Litarachna Lopezae.

» El informe de la Reserva Federal
10/08/14 15:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNE - Centro Para Una Nueva Economía - Center for a New Economy. Por: Sergio M. Marxuach En el 2012 economistas del Banco de la Reserva Federal de Nueva York (conocido comúnmente como el Fed de Nueva York)...

» Commissioner's report on Puerto Rican bond funds anticipated shortly
10/08/14 15:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean News Now!: News from Puerto Rico. Commissioner's report on Puerto Rican bond funds anticipated shortly August 7, 2014 NEW YORK, USA -- Rafael Blanco Latorre, commissioner of the Puerto Rico Offic...

» Caribbean tourism prepares for major change
10/08/14 15:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean News Now!: News from Puerto Rico. Caribbean tourism prepares for major change Puerto Rican economic development secretary highlights business opportunities for American Latinos August 8, 2014 SAN...

» Tourism in Puerto Rico is stagnant
10/08/14 15:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean Business. Tourism in Puerto Rico is stagnant Tourism experts wanted This post has been generated by Page2RSS

» NY-bound flight evacuated in PR
10/08/14 15:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean Business. NY-bound flight evacuated in PR Issued: August 9, 2014 An engine fire forced evacuation of a New York-bound JetBlue flight before ... The extension of Chapter 9 provisions governing the...

» Puerto Rico declares epidemic as chikungunya virus ...
10/08/14 15:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico news - Google Blog Search. Puerto Rico declares epidemic as chikungunya virus continues to spread unabated. ... EXCLUSIVE: Natural News tests flu vaccine for heavy metals, finds 25,000 times hi...

» Unaccompanied
10/08/14 15:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Hill: Congress Blog. Powerful videos, images, and articles of undocumented and refugee children now in America are being generated as quickly as more children stream across our borders on a quest for f...

» BoriquaChicks.com Founders Talk Puerto Rican Cuisine and Afro-Latina Identity - Latin Post
10/08/14 15:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Economy and Business News Review. Latin Post BoriquaChicks.com Founders Talk Puerto Rican Cuisine and Afro-Latina Identity Latin Post Raised by their Puerto Rico -born mother and African-American father...

» Puerto Rico: Financial Picture Very Bleak in Commonwealth
10/08/14 15:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Economy and Business News Review. Analysts recommended Puerto Rico shrink its underground economy , broaden its tax base, reduce rates, and strengthen and privatize some public corporations, which accou...

» Statehood for Puerto Rico! - YouTube
10/08/14 15:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Aug 6, 2014 Adam talks to a former Bush Administration official who supports statehood for Puerto Rico because he thinks people in groups magically get extra rights. Get your precious metals from...

» Statehood for Puerto Rico!
10/08/14 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Videos matching: puerto rico. Statehood for Puerto Rico! Adam talks to a former Bush Administration official who supports statehood for Puerto Rico because he thinks people in groups magically get extra ri...

» Puerto Rico Creating New Integrated Transit Authority - Caribbean Journal
10/08/14 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico news - Google News. Puerto Rico Creating New Integrated Transit Authority Caribbean Journal Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla has signed a law creating the island's new Integrated T...

» Pierluisi Statement on Fitch Ratings Comment that Extension of Chapter 9 to Puerto Rico Would Be Positive
10/08/14 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Res. Comm. Pedro Pierluisi - Representing the At Large District of PUERTO RICO. Washington, DC—Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi released the following statement regarding the formal comment made on We...

» Puerto Rican Economic Development Secretary Highlights Business ... - Fort Mills Times
10/08/14 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico economy - Google News. Puerto Rican Economic Development Secretary Highlights Business ... Fort Mills Times SAN ANTONIO — Alberto Bacó Bagué, the Secretary of Puerto Rico's Department of Econom...

» New York City Libraries Struggle to Meet Demand for English-Language Classes - New York Times
10/08/14 15:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in new york - Google News. New York Times New York City Libraries Struggle to Meet Demand for English-Language Classes New York Times The Bronx library on East Kingsbridge Road has b...

» Spanish Priest Taken into Custody in El Salvador for Supporting Gang Members
10/08/14 15:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latin American Herald Tribune. A Salvadoran court has remanded into police custody a Spanish priest accused of collaborating with gangs, the State Prosecutor’s office (FGR) said.

» Mexican Authorities Extend Protection to Journalist
10/08/14 15:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latin American Herald Tribune. Police in Mexico have extended protection to a journalist whose 12-year-old son was fatally shot last week in an attack on the family’s home.

» Extradition of Anhang widow imminent - Caribbean Businesswww.caribbeanbusinesspr...
10/08/14 15:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CARIBBEAN BUSINESS's Facebook Wall. Extradition of Anhang widow imminent - Caribbean Business www.caribbeanbusinesspr.com aurea vázquez rijos could be brought back to puerto rico as early as this month...

» New Leads in Old Slaying of Sailors in Puerto Rico - ABC News
10/08/14 15:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in usa - Google News. The Republic New Leads in Old Slaying of Sailors in Puerto Rico ABC News When he got there, he was met by federal agents investigating a 1979 attack by Puerto R...

» New leads in old slaying of sailors in Puerto Rico - The State
10/08/14 15:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in usa - Google News. The State New leads in old slaying of sailors in Puerto Rico The State FILE- In this Dec. 9, 1979, file photo, an honor guard of the U.S. Navy carries the coffi...

» New leads in old slaying of sailors in Puerto Rico - Houston Chronicle
10/08/14 15:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in usa - Google News. Houston Chronicle New leads in old slaying of sailors in Puerto Rico Houston Chronicle FILE - In this Dec. 3, 1979, file photo, large-caliber bullet holes pierc...

» New leads in old slaying of sailors in Puerto Rico - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
10/08/14 15:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in new york - Google News. Columbus Ledger-Enquirer New leads in old slaying of sailors in Puerto Rico Columbus Ledger-Enquirer FILE- In this Dec. 9, 1979, file photo, an honor guard...

» New leads in old slaying of sailors in Puerto Rico
10/08/14 15:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Bonner County Daily Bee - opinion/letters to editor,opinion/letters to editor/. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Juan Galloza Acevedo was living a quiet retirement near the suburbs of Puerto Rico's capit...

» New leads in old slaying of sailors in Puerto Rico - Bonner County Daily Bee
10/08/14 15:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in new york - Google News. New leads in old slaying of sailors in Puerto Rico Bonner County Daily Bee "God imparts justice," he said in a brief phone interview with The Associated Pr...

» Puerto Rico aims to retain young entrepreneurs - Yahoo News
10/08/14 15:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Economy and Business News Review. The Republic Puerto Rico aims to retain young entrepreneurs Yahoo News SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's governor has signed a law that aims to keep young busi...

» Brooklyn sluggers win World Series in Puerto Rico
10/08/14 15:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Newswire. ... Serrano of the Brooklyn Blue Storm gets pumped during the American Amateur Baseball Congress World Series in Puerto Rico. sThe Brooklyn Blue Storm beat the powerful Puerto Rican n...

» Detection of Chikungunya virus adds to local public health concerns - Chron.com
10/08/14 15:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in usa - Google News. USA TODAY Detection of Chikungunya virus adds to local public health concerns Chron.com This mosquito-borne illness is usually found in freshwater hardwood swam...

» Feds bust $10M mortgage fraud scheme - Caribbean Businesswww.caribbeanbusinesspr...
10/08/14 15:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CARIBBEAN BUSINESS's Facebook Wall. Feds bust $10M mortgage fraud scheme - Caribbean Business www.caribbeanbusinesspr.com a federal grand jury in puerto rico has handed up an indictment against four su...

» New York Fed study finds Puerto Rico emigration has not led to 'brain drain' - Central Banking (subscription)
10/08/14 14:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in new york - Google News. New York Fed study finds Puerto Rico emigration has not led to 'brain drain' Central Banking (subscription) ... in part because people without college degr...

» 8/8-24: VYT's 'West Side Story' at Herberger Theater - azcentral
10/08/14 14:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in new york - Google News. azcentral 8/8-24: VYT's 'West Side Story' at Herberger Theater azcentral "It's a rough story about friends, following your heart, finding love and dis...

» Rubio Addresses Puerto Rico Status, Calls for a Two-Option Ballot Plebiscite
10/08/14 14:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Report. Following a ceremony honoring Puerto Rico’s Borinqueneers earlier this week, Sen. Marco Rubio stated his support for a two-option ballot to guide Puerto Rico’s next plebisci...

» Beyond the minimum wage
10/08/14 14:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Hill: Congress Blog. The conversation surrounding economic inequality in the United States has risen from its usual steady drone to a headline-grabbing roar in recent weeks. Unlike in 2011, when protes...

» Puerto Ricans Are Fleeing the Economic Disaster That Is Their Home Island - Slate Magazine (blog)
10/08/14 14:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico economy - Google News. Puerto Ricans Are Fleeing the Economic Disaster That Is Their Home Island Slate Magazine (blog) Population declines can be a symptom of economic malaise. They also perpet...

» Rekindling old friendships Cuba is once again resorting to geopolitics to ... - The Economist
10/08/14 14:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Geopolitical Aspects PR Political Status. The Economist Rekindling old friendships Cuba is once again resorting to geopolitics to ... The Economist CARLITO, a wiry man with greying hair, sits under a palm ...

» Review: Carmen | Santa Fe Opera - TheaterJones Performing Arts News
10/08/14 14:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Geopolitical Aspects PR Political Status. TheaterJones Performing Arts News Review: Carmen | Santa Fe Opera TheaterJones Performing Arts News Here, they are smuggling drugs and children into the United Sta...

» 83°Juez José Fusté defiende a Sánchez Betances
10/08/14 14:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Últimas Noticias de Puerto Rico. 83° Juez José Fusté defiende a Sánchez Betances Junto con el ex juez José Andreu García sirvió de "testigo de reputación" en el caso ético 08/08/14 | 03:20 Entregan botas n...

» Shields and Brooks on Iraq reluctance, Nixon’s legacy
10/08/14 14:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Videos - Review. Shields and Brooks on Iraq reluctance, Nixon’s legacy Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week's top news...

» Is the U.S. underestimating the Islamic State?
10/08/14 14:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Videos - Review. Is the U.S. underestimating the Islamic State? Is the U.S. doing enough to defeat the militants of the Islamic State group and relieve the humanitarian crisis in Iraq? Hari Sreenivasan ...

» Carl Bernstein: U.S. trying to halt ISIS
10/08/14 14:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Videos - Review. Carl Bernstein: U.S. trying to halt ISIS Carl Bernstein and Gloria Borger discuss how successful the U.S. government has been in handling ISIS militants. From: CNNInternational Views: 0...

» Pseudo Science on Possession Trance | The Seven Worlds
10/08/14 14:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Geopolitical Aspects PR Political Status. PPT has been researched in many countries, including Puerto Rico , China , India, Iran, Turkey, Uganda and the USA. PPT covers involuntary possession experiences ....

» Costa Rican special operations unit participates in regional 'war games' - Tico Times
10/08/14 14:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Geopolitical Aspects PR Political Status. Tico Times Costa Rican special operations unit participates in regional 'war games' Tico Times Over the past two decades, as drug trafficking routes shifted from t...

» Mexican to Coordinate Care for Immigrants, Undocumented Children in Chicago
10/08/14 14:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latin American Herald Tribune. Mexican-American Tonantzin Carmona, 24, has assumed the management of the Office of New Americans at Chicago City Hall, which provides needed aid to immigrants and will coord...

» Costa Rica Seeks Investigation of Immigrant Bribes to Nicaraguan Military
10/08/14 14:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latin American Herald Tribune. Costa Rica’s Foreign Ministry asked Nicaragua to investigate the case of immigrants from that country paying suspected bribes to the Nicaraguan military for help in entering ...

» Danny Garcia stops Rod Salka in second round - USA TODAY
10/08/14 14:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in usa - Google News. USA TODAY Danny Garcia stops Rod Salka in second round USA TODAY Garcia's manager Al Haymon, however, didn't want the bout to happen now, especially after he st...

» JetBlue flight headed to JFK from San Juan evacuated; 3 injured - WABC-TV
10/08/14 14:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico news - Google News. JetBlue flight headed to JFK from San Juan evacuated; 3 injured WABC-TV A JetBlue flight headed to JFK Airport from Puerto Rico was evacuated after the left engine caught on...

» N.Y.-Bound JetBlue Flight Evacuated After Engine Fire - NBC News.com
10/08/14 14:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . N.Y.-Bound JetBlue Flight Evacuated After Engine Fire collapse story An engine fire forced evacuation of a New York-bound JetBlue flight before it could take off on Saturday, Puerto Rico airport officials sai...

» RT @
10/08/14 14:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News is my Business. RT @ NBCNews : 3 people suffer minor injuries in evacuating JetBlue flight after engine fire at Puerto Rico airport http://t.co/3BEUbfWK0d This post has been generated by Page2RSS

» 368,00010:54New York-bound flight evacuated in Puerto Rico
10/08/14 14:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rico news - YouTube. 368,000 10:54 New York-bound flight evacuated in Puerto Rico newH news 4 hours ago Puerto Rico airport officials say passengers have been evacuated from a New York-bound JetBlue...

» JetBlue plane evacuated after engine fire
10/08/14 14:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Newswire. A JetBlue Airways flight departing from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was evacuated Saturday evening after one of its engines caught fire, according...

» Good Morning! - KWTX
10/08/14 14:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Geopolitical Aspects PR Political Status. Good Morning! KWTX A boat carrying Dominican migrants seeking a better life in Puerto Rico drifted back to almost the same spot where the voyage began nearly two w...

» Fed says reviving PR economy is key to curbing ‘troubling’ population loss - Car...
10/08/14 14:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CARIBBEAN BUSINESS's Facebook Wall. Fed says reviving PR economy is key to curbing ‘troubling’ population loss - Caribbean Business www.caribbeanbusinesspr.com puerto ricos population has been falling ...

» Report: JetBlue flight to New York evacuated after engine catches fire - Sun-Sentinel
10/08/14 14:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in new york - Google News. Report: JetBlue flight to New York evacuated after engine catches fire Sun-Sentinel 8:11 a.m. EDT, August 10, 2014. NBCnews.com reported that an engine fir...

» Something very strange is happening in Miami
10/08/14 14:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Salon.com. At the core of a global city, like London or New York, a local might look askance at the skyward hulls of new buildings, knowing that these residential projects, with striking designs by prize-w...

» JetBlue Flight Evacuated at Puerto Rico Airport - News 92 FM
10/08/14 14:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from puerto rican community in new york - Google Blog Search. iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico ) -- Passengers suffered minor injuries Saturday after evacuating a New York -bound flight out of ...

» Fed says reviving PR economy is key to curbing ‘troubling’ population
10/08/14 14:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean Business. Fed says reviving PR economy is key to curbing ‘troubling’ population loss Puerto Rico’s population has been falling for nearly a decade, and the pace of d ... Issued: August 10, 2014 T...

» Isn't the US Pot Thing Frustrating? Great Success, Popular Support and Ugly ... - San Diego Free Press
10/08/14 14:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Geopolitical Aspects PR Political Status. San Diego Free Press Isn't the US Pot Thing Frustrating? Great Success, Popular Support and Ugly ... San Diego Free Press Those users are mostly black and Puerto R...

» Netherlands to scrap asylum hurdle for Russian gays
10/08/14 14:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Video Wall Galleries. The Dutch government is to make it substantially easier for gay people in Russian to apply for political asylum in the Netherlands , warning that they still face “a high degree ...

» Cuba's dissident blogger launches the country's first independent news site
10/08/14 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Enlarge Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez takes a snapshot during a conference in Colombia on Jan. 31, 2014. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) Please support our site by enabling javascript to view ads. Dissident blogger Yoan...

» Heads on sticks: Sick ISIS video emerges showing 50 beheaded Syrian soldiers being impaled on poles and held aloft in Raqqa city
10/08/14 13:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT Islamic State fighters, formerly called ISIS, have attacked base for two days Ambush in Raqqa, northern Syria, ended in more than 50 executions Amateur video foo...

» A man is crucified by Islamic State militants - Google Search
10/08/14 13:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Search Results News for A man is crucified by Islamic State militants Crucified By the Caliphate: Iraq Descends Into Apocalypse AINA ‎- 9 hours ago Savagery: A man is crucified in northern Syria by Isla...

» Crucified By the Caliphate: Iraq Descends Into Apocalypse
10/08/14 13:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Assyrian International News Agency. They arrived bristling with heavy weapons and waving black flags from about a dozen Humvees, seized from the Iraqi army and supplied originally by the United States. Whe...

» Iraq descends into apocalypse as Islamic State fanatics seize towns
10/08/14 13:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Mail on Sunday reporter Ian Birrell gives shocking despatch from Irbil Terrified residents see Islamic State (IS) jihadists capturing nearby towns Refugees speak of being offered sinist...

» Scientists may have cracked the giant Siberian crater mystery — and the news isn’t good
10/08/14 13:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Researchers have long contended that the epicenter of global warming is also farthest from the reach of humanity. It’s in the barren landscapes of the frozen North, where red-cheeked children ...

» Russia’s blow to globalization - The Washington Post
10/08/14 13:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Opinions Russia’s blow to globalization 249 More Cows are seen at a new dairy farm containing 960 animals on the day of its opening in the village of Petrovskoye in Leningrad region, on August 8, 2014. ...

» Russia’s quiet repression - The Washington Post
10/08/14 13:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . By Editorial Board August 9 at 4:28 PM WHILE MOST of the world watches Russian President Vladimir Putin as he fuels separatist forces in Ukraine and curtails imports of Western goods , his growing repression ...

» Putin Has Stumbled in Ukraine | Opinion
10/08/14 13:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Fifteen years ago on Aug. 9, 1999, President Boris Yeltsin stunned Russia with his televised announcement of Vladimir Putin's appointment as prime minister, as well as his characterization of t...

» American aircraft conduct airstrikes on Iraqi militants
10/08/14 11:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Smoke rises after airstrikes by the U.S. forces targeting Islamic State militants near the Khazer checkpoint outside the city of Irbil in northern Iraq, on Aug. 8, 2014. (Photo: Khalid Mohammed, AP) WASHINGTO...

» No cease-fire until rebels surrender
10/08/14 11:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Doug Stanglin and Katharine Lackey, USA TODAY 8:57 a.m. EDT August 10, 2014 A woman cries while holding her newborn baby as she sits inside a bomb shelter in a maternity hospital during shelling in Donetsk on...

» Iraqi Minister: Islamic State Militants Killed at Least 500 Yazidis
10/08/14 11:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Islamic State militants have killed at least 500 members of Iraq's Yazidi ethnic minority during their offensive in the north, Iraq's human rights minister told Reuters on Sunday. Mohamme...

» Plane crashes near Tehran's Mehrabad airport, killing dozens
10/08/14 11:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ITN. Plane crashes near Tehran's Mehrabad airport, killing dozens A plane bound for Tabas in northeast Iran has crashed after taking off from Tehran's Mehrabad airport, leaving at least 38 dead....

» France Ready to Join Effort to Save Yazidis - Wall Street Journal
10/08/14 11:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Wall Street Journal France Ready to Join Effort to Save Yazidis Wall Street Journal Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters on the front line in Makhmur, about 280 kilometres (175 miles) nort...

» Footage of first UK airdrop of aid into Iraq
10/08/14 11:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ITN. Footage of first UK airdrop of aid into Iraq A video has been released by the Ministry of Defence showing Britain's first airdrop of emergency aid to help Iraqi civilians trapped on Mount S...

» Boris Johnson is public favourite for Conservative leadership poll
10/08/14 11:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. London mayor is choice of voters and party supporters to lead Tories if David Cameron stands down Boris Johnson is the favoured candidate to be the next Conservative leader am...

» Palestinians Accept New 72-Hour Cease-Fire Offer
10/08/14 11:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. CAIRO (AP) — Palestinian negotiators on Sunday said they had accepted an Egyptian proposal for a new 72-hour truce with Israel, clearing the way for a possible resumption of t...

» 20,000 Iraqis besieged by Isis escape from mountain after US air strikes
10/08/14 11:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Yazidi minority surrounded by Islamist militants on Mount Sinjar escorted back to Iraqi Kurdistan after fleeing via Syria At least 20,000 Iraqi civilians who were besieged by ...

» Taliban in deadly attack on Nato convoy in Kabul
10/08/14 11:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Car suicide-bomb attack on armoured vehicles in Afghan shopping street kills 4 and injures 35 civilians, but troops escape A suicide car bomber attacked a Nato convoy moving t...

» Love without locks selfies are the key to romance in Paris
10/08/14 11:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. With bridges under threat from the weight of 'love locks', campaigners say couples should pledge their love on Twitter In an attempt to cool the ardour of visiting couples and...

» Clashes in Kiev's Independence Square
10/08/14 11:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Ukrainian authorities confronted lingering occupants of the protest camp in another scuttled attempt to clear the downtown area.

» Photos of the Day: August 7
10/08/14 11:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. In pictures selected Thursday by Wall Street Journal editors, a barrel jellyfish is spotted off Sardinia, members of the Australian Ballet post in Sydney, a storm brews over the Bospor...

» For Obama, Iraq Move is a Policy Reversal
10/08/14 11:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Analysis: President Barack Obama was an early opponent of the war that toppled Saddam Hussein, and his promise to end it fueled his long-shot campaign for the White House.

» U.S. Aiding Iraqi Air Force
10/08/14 11:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The U.S. is helping the Iraqi air force coordinate attacks on Islamist militants in the north of the country by providing surveillance intelligence and target coordinates, Iraq's air f...

» Asia Leaders Stress Cooperation With Russia at Summit
10/08/14 11:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Southeast Asian diplomats said they won't pressure Russia at a security summit this weekend over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, trying to keep focus on the need for cooper...

» Afghan Rivals Back Unity Government
10/08/14 11:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Afghanistan's two presidential candidates on Friday formally endorsed a political agreement that paves the way for a broad-based government.

» China Convicts Two Foreign Investigators
10/08/14 11:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A Shanghai court sentenced and fined two foreign corporate investigators, a British man and his American wife, for illegally purchasing personal information on Chinese citizens.

» Hagel Says U.S., India Should Jointly Develop, Produce Arms
10/08/14 11:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The U.S. and India must broaden the scope of their military partnership by jointly developing and producing arms, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Saturday.

» U.S. Conducts More Airstrikes in Iraq
10/08/14 11:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The U.S. military launched four airstrikes Saturday in northern Iraq designed to defend members of the Yazidi religious minority who were coming under attack from Islamic extremists, U...

» One Dead in Japan Storm
10/08/14 11:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The weakened typhoon slammed into Japan early Sunday, leaving one person dead, more than 30 injured and prompting evacuation alerts for some 1.1 million residents near swollen rivers.

» France Ready to Join Effort to Save Yazidis
10/08/14 11:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The French foreign minister said that his country is prepared to join multinational efforts to provide aid to thousands of displaced Iraqis and called upon leaders in Baghdad to unite ...

» Russia Says It Chases Away U.S. Submarine
10/08/14 11:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Russian state news agencies said the country's navy claims to have driven away a submarine believed to be American that entered Russia's northern waters.

» Baghdad's Political Rifts Persist, May Benefit Maliki
10/08/14 11:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. As Sunni Islamist militants stabbed into northern Iraq this week, sparking U.S. airstrikes against them, lawmakers in Baghdad appeared as divided as ever in choosing a new prime minist...

» Fresh evidence of how the West lured Ukraine into its orbit
10/08/14 10:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. The West is demonising President Putin when what set this crisis in motion were recklessly provocative moves to absorb Ukraine into the EU, argues Chr...

» Ukraine Makes Strides Into Rebel Stronghold
10/08/14 10:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Despite growing jitters in the West, Ukraine’s military leaders pressed ahead with an offensive, betting that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia felt he had too much to lose to invade.

» Ukrainian rebels say they ready for ceasefire - Reuters
10/08/14 10:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Ukrainian rebels say they ready for ceasefire Reuters Earlier, Kiev said it had headed off an attempt by Russia to send troops into Ukraine under the guise of peacekeepers with the ai...

» US and Germany threaten Russia with 'additional consequences' over Ukraine
10/08/14 10:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Moscow told it must not intervene without Kievs permission Obama talks to Merkel on busy day for diplomacy On a busy day of diplomatic activity, President Barack Obama and the German...

» US and Germany threaten Russia with 'additional consequences' over Ukraine - The Guardian
10/08/14 10:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Guardian US and Germany threaten Russia with 'additional consequences' over Ukraine The Guardian According to a statement from Russia's foreign ministry, the foreign minister, Ser...

» Ukraine Strategy Bets on Restraint by Russia - New York Times
10/08/14 10:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CNN New York Times Ukraine Strategy Bets on On Restraint by Russia New York Times DONETSK, Ukraine — The warnings from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the White House over ...

» Ukrainian LiveBlog Day 173: Ukrainian Forces Surround Donetsk, Gorlovka; Cossacks Flee
10/08/14 10:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. Yesterday’s liveblog can be found here . For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast . Please help The Interpreter to continue providi...

» U.S. Launches New Air Strikes In Northern Iraq
10/08/14 10:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The U.S. military says it has conducted four more air strikes on Islamic militants in northern Iraq.

» Under siege, Pro-Russia separatists call for truce in Ukraine - Los Angeles Times
10/08/14 10:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. myfox8.com Under siege, Pro- Russia separatists call for truce in Ukraine Los Angeles Times The military-escorted convoy said to be carrying humanitarian assistance for the Russian -s...

» ОБСЕ рассказала о последствиях артобстрела Шахтерска - Российская Газета
10/08/14 10:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости ОБСЕ рассказала о последствиях артобстрела Шахтерска Российская Газета Наблюдатели Организации по безопасности и сотрудничеству в Европе (ОБСЕ) отчитались о своей поезд...

» Window on Eurasia: One in Every Ten Young Russian Citizens Now a North Caucasian
10/08/14 10:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble               Staunton, August 9 – Although residents of Russia’s North Caucasus Federal District mak...

» Ukraine president says he'll consider aid mission as Obama, Merkel warn ... - Fox News
10/08/14 10:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. New York Times Ukraine president says he'll consider aid mission as Obama, Merkel warn ... Fox News Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said he will consider allowing an internat...

» Бойцы «Азова» погибли при наступлении на Донецк - РБК
10/08/14 10:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. ЛІГА.net Бойцы «Азова» погибли при наступлении на Донецк РБК РБК 10.08.2014, Москва 14:06:16 Два бойца батальона «Азов» погибли при наступлении на Донецк. Об это сообщили в пресс-с...

» Putin Hosts Azeri, Armenian Leaders For Karabakh Talks
10/08/14 10:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan joined Russian President Vladimir Putin for a trilateral meeting to discuss the conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

» Russia claims its fleet chased away US submarine that entered northern ... - Daily Mail
10/08/14 10:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Daily Mail Russia claims its fleet chased away US submarine that entered northern ... Daily Mail Russian navy claims to have driven away what was believed to be a U.S. submarine that ...

» Window on Eurasia: After Putin, Russia Will Be Either Fascist or Federalized, Ukrainian Analyst Says
10/08/14 10:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble               Staunton, August 10 – Ever more people around the world want Vladimir Putin to leave th...

» Window on Eurasia: Russians Split Between Those Who Watch TV and Those Who Use Internet
10/08/14 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble               Staunton, August 10 – Seventy-one percent of Russians watch television almost every day...

» Russian invasion of Ukraine more likely: Bremmer - CNBC
10/08/14 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Guardian Russian invasion of Ukraine more likely: Bremmer CNBC "There's a greater likelihood of direct Russian intervention now than it has been at any point in this crisis. ...

» Window on Eurasia: Neither War nor Peace? – Putin’s Trotskyite Strategy in Ukraine
10/08/14 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble               Staunton, August 10 – With the defeat of the Russian insurgents in eastern Ukraine now ...

» Премьер-министр Украины рассказал о украинских санкциях против РФ - Гипотеза.net
10/08/14 10:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Гипотеза.net Премьер-министр Украины рассказал о украинских санкциях против РФ Гипотеза.net Кабмин Украины одобрил законопроект «О санкциях»,- рассказал на своей странице в социаль...

» Пауэр предостерегла Россию от отправки гуманитарной помощи Украине - PRgazeta.ru - новостной мультимедийный портал
10/08/14 10:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Пауэр предостерегла Россию от отправки гуманитарной помощи Украине PRgazeta.ru - новостной мультимедийный портал Пауэр предостерегла Россию от отправки гуманитарной помощи Украине ...

» Песков: Кремль не оставит без ответа введение новых санкций Запада - НТВ.ru
10/08/14 10:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. НТВ.ru Песков: Кремль не оставит без ответа введение новых санкций Запада НТВ.ru Если Запад решится на введение новых санкций в отношении России, Москва не оставит этот шаг без отв...

» Лавров обсудил с главой МИД Великобритании ситуацию на Украине - Газета.Ru
10/08/14 10:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Подробности Лавров обсудил с главой МИД Великобритании ситуацию на Украине Газета.Ru Министр иностранных дел России Сергей Лавров обсудил с коллегой из Великобритании Филипом Хэммо...

» Россия запретила въезд в Крым еще одному члену меджлиса - BBC Russian
10/08/14 10:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Подробности Россия запретила въезд в Крым еще одному члену меджлиса BBC Russian Российские власти на пять лет запретили въезд на территорию страны, включая аннексированный Крым, со...

» Российские моряки выдворили из приграничных вод американскую подлодку - РБК
10/08/14 10:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Российские моряки выдворили из приграничных вод американскую подлодку РБК Российские моряки "выдворили" из приграничных вод страны подводную лодку класса "Вирджиния" ВМС США. О...

» Украинские силовики сузили кольцо вокруг Донецка - Интерфакс
10/08/14 10:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. GIGAmir Украинские силовики сузили кольцо вокруг Донецка Интерфакс Москва. 10 августа. INTERFAX.RU - В ночь на воскресенье украинские военные проводили наступательные действия, нап...

» Так называемый "премьер-министр" "ДНР" заявил о готовности к прекращению огня - Международное радио Китая
10/08/14 10:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Так называемый "премьер-министр" "ДНР" заявил о готовности к прекращению огня Международное радио Китая Так называемый "премьер-министр" "Донецко...

» Минобороны Азербайджана сообщило о гибели военного в результате армянских обстрелов - Коммерсантъ
10/08/14 10:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. ЖурДом - новости Сми Минобороны Азербайджана сообщило о гибели военного в результате армянских обстрелов Коммерсантъ Солдат азербайджанской армии Руфат Фатализаде, 1995 года рожден...

» Порошенко огласил условия направления гуманитарной миссии на юго-восток - РБК
10/08/14 10:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Порошенко огласил условия направления гуманитарной миссии на юго-восток РБК Президент Украины Петр Порошенко заявил, что власти Украины рассматривают возможность направления ме...

» Putin meets leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan as tensions over Nagorno-Karabakh ... - Fox News
10/08/14 10:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Trend.az Fox News Putin meets leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan as tensions over Nagorno-Karabakh ... Fox News Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, gestures while speaking to Azerbaija...

» Ukraine forces surround Donetsk, major rebel city - CBC.ca
10/08/14 10:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. CTV News Ukraine forces surround Donetsk, major rebel city CBC.ca A top commander of the pro-Russia insurgency in eastern Ukraine said Saturday that Ukrainian forces have seized a key ...

» Ukraine rebel leader: We are open to a cease-fire - Chron.com
10/08/14 10:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. NDTV Ukraine rebel leader: We are open to a cease-fire Chron.com A local woman stands on her damaged balcony after morning shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014....

» Legendary hard-man boxing promoter Frank Maloney reveals he's now living as a woman called Kellie
10/08/14 09:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. The promoter and manager claimed she had fallen out of love with the sport - but it has now emerged she walked away to begin preparing for his new life as a woman.

» Drug-crazed Magaluf thug high on 'cannibal' bit a chunk out of my ear, says British holidaymaker
10/08/14 09:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Connor Moore, 22, from Walsall, West Midlands, was on his first holiday abroad in the Spanish resort when the man jumped on him sinking his teeth into his ear.

» Exclusive: Iraq says Islamic State killed 500 Yazidis, buried some victims alive
10/08/14 09:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State militants have killed at least 500 members of Iraq's Yazidi ethnic minority during their offensive in the north, Iraq's human rights minister told Reu...

» The Pesh Merga Army vs ISIS | Iraq 2014 News | The New York Times
10/08/14 09:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by The New York Times. The Pesh Merga Army vs ISIS | Iraq 2014 News | The New York Times A look at who the pesh merga are, their history as Iraq's most formidable force, and why President Obama has...

» ERBIL, Iraq — On Sunday, the Islamic State began attacking villages
10/08/14 09:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News | Breaking US News and International News Headlines - GlobalPost. ERBIL, Iraq — On Sunday, the Islamic State began attacking villages of first Yazidis and then Shabaks and finally Christians. As...

» Ukrainian rebels say they ready for ceasefire
10/08/14 08:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - Pro-Russian separatists said on Saturday they were ready for a ceasefire with the Kiev government after increasing gains by Ukrainian forces against rebel forces.

» U.S. drones and fighters carry out four new air strikes to protect stranded Yazidis from attacks by Islamic State jihadists
10/08/14 08:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. U.S. army soldier parachute riggers palletise water for a humanitarian air drop at an undisclosed location. The humanitarian aid includes bottled water and food which was delivered to d...

» 'A catastrophe': Yazidi survivor recalls horror of evading ISIS and death
10/08/14 08:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Which is worse: Running desperately for your life, or seeing others' lives end without enough to eat or drink?

» Iraqi Yazidis trapped on Mt. Shingal
10/08/14 08:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Yazidis who fled the persecution of ISIS now face death at the hands of dehydration and exposure on Mt. Shingal.

» Fighting rages in rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine despite rebel request for a ... - Fox News
10/08/14 08:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Fox News Fighting rages in rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine despite rebel request for a ... Fox News Ukrainian government soldiers drive their tank with a Ukrainian national fl...

» Supermoon Lights Up Sky In Stunning Space Pics
10/08/14 08:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Dramatic images of the "supermoon" from space have been released - as stargazers in the UK prepare to enjoy the lunar spectacle.

» Britain sends fresh water and tents to stranded Iraqis in Sinjar - video
10/08/14 08:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Britain dispatches emergency aid to Iraq, including fresh water and tents for the Yazidi religious minority trapped on a mountainside in the Sinjar region. UK Foreign Sec...

» Turkey Votes in First Direct Presidential Election
10/08/14 08:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Millions of people in Turkey are voting Sunday in the country's first direct presidential election. Turnout is expected to be high as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces Ekmeleddin ...

» US Continues Humanitarian Aid to Iraqi Refugees
10/08/14 08:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. military continues to drop humanitarian aid to refugees stranded in the mountains of northern Iraq, about 200 kilometers from the Kurdish capital of  Irbil. Three airdrops have d...

» Ukraine calls on rebels to show white flag, put down their weapons
10/08/14 08:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - A Ukrainian military spokesman on Sunday dismissed a call for a ceasefire by a separatist leader, saying this could only take place once rebels had put down their weap...

» Eastern Front (World War I) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
09/08/14 12:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Wikipedia - Recent changes [en]. Russia [ edit ] Russia’s immediate reason for its involvement in the First World War was a direct result of the decisions made by the statesmen and generals during Ju...

» collapse of russian empire ww1 - Google Search
09/08/14 12:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . What great empires collapsed as a result of World War I? <a href="https://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20080313165709AAzCoGN" rel="nofollow">https://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20080313165709AAzC...

» Nationalizing the Russian Empire: The Campaign Against Enemy Aliens During ... - Eric Lohr
09/08/14 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . No eBook available Harvard University Press , 2003 - History - 237 pages 0 Reviews <a href="http://books.google.com.pr/books/about/Nationalizing_the_Russian_Empire.html?id=t3tM9MSahDkC" rel="nofollow">h...

» Eric Lohr nationalizing the russian empire - Google Search
09/08/14 11:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Eric Lohr , Nationalizing the Russian Empire <a href="http://monderusse.revues.org" rel="nofollow">monderusse.revues.org</a> › ... › 44/4 › De la fin de l'Ancien Régime ...

» Eric Lohr - Google Search
09/08/14 11:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Profile Eric Lohr - American University <a href="http://www.am" rel="nofollow">www.am</a> eric an.edu/cas/faculty/e lohr .cfm Cached Similar Share View shared post Eric Lohr published his most rec...

» Window on Eurasia: Putin’s Economic Confrontation with West Will Destroy His Regime, Mitrokhin Says
09/08/14 11:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble               Staunton, August 9 – Russia’s economy was already in trouble before the West imposed sa...

» Former New Jersey Republican official shot dead in apparent murder-suicide
09/08/14 10:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: U.S.. (Reuters) - A former New Jersey Republican official who once worked with Governor Chris Christie was found dead along with her husband inside their home, officials said on Friday, in what ap...

» Ukraine says stops Russian troops invading, Moscow calls statement 'fairy tale'
09/08/14 10:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Top News. KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Saturday it had headed off an attempt by Russia to send troops into Ukraine under the guise of peacekeepers with the aim of provoking a large-scale milit...

» Inquiry Seeks Twitter User in Brooklyn Bridge Flag Case
09/08/14 10:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Technology. A lawyer for a Twitter user who claimed responsibility for putting white flags on the bridge said the site had received a subpoena from the Manhattan district attorney’s office in a bi...

» Crime Scene: Speaking Openly, but Giving Conflicting Accounts of ‘Knockout Game’ Assaults
09/08/14 10:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > N.Y. / Region. Comments by a man accused of playing a violent game in Brooklyn have tended to change.

» Putin Holds Peace Talks With Eurasian Leaders, As New Conflict Looms
09/08/14 10:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Newsweek. Presidents Serzh Sarksian (L) of Armenia, Vladimir Putin (C) of Russia and Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan attend an informal meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. Sergei Karpukhin...

» Tells the Facts, Names the Names
09/08/14 10:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CounterPunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names. by JOHN V. WALSH   “ Well, look, there’s no doubt that a robust, interventionist foreign policy on behalf of certain principles, ideals or i...

» Donetsk rebels surrounded, commander says
09/08/14 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from KyivPost / Independence. Community. Trust. A field burns near the crash site of a Ukranian fighter jet near the village of Zhdanivka, some 40 kilometres northeast of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, easter...

» События в Донбассе: освобождены еще три города, террористы препятствуют вывозу детей-сирот из зоны АТО - Новости Донбасса - За последние сутки погибли 13 украинских бойцов
09/08/14 10:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from СЕГОДНЯ | Самые актуальные новости, мнения, комментарии. 15.53  Террористы препятств&#...

» Россия в 10 км от границы с Украиной разместила десантную дивизию
09/08/14 10:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ПОДРОБНОСТИ: Все новости. Россия продолжает стягивать &...

» Aid convoy or tactical ruse?
09/08/14 10:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from KyivPost / Independence. Community. Trust. A convoy of Ukrainian tanks and Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) passes through the eastern Ukrainian city of Druzhkivka, north of Donetsk, on July 21, 2014. ...

» Гиркин признал, что террористы полностью окружены и паникуют - СМИ - Новости Донбасса - Силы АТО продолжают наступление
09/08/14 10:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from СЕГОДНЯ | Самые актуальные новости, мнения, комментарии. Гиркин признал, что терр ...

» Thirteen Ukrainian soldiers killed in eastern Ukraine over past 24 hours
09/08/14 10:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from KyivPost / Independence. Community. Trust. Aug. 9, 2014, 3:04 p.m. | Ukraine — by Interfax-Ukraine Thirteen Ukrainian servicemen have been killed in the eastern part of the country over the past 24 h...

» Лопота, Виталий Александрович — Википедия
09/08/14 10:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Википедия - Свежие правки [ru]. Виталий Александрович Лопо ...

» Виталия Лопота - Google Search
09/08/14 10:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Screen-reader users, click here to turn off Google Instant. About 298,000 results Lenta.ru: Лопота , Виталий Док...

» Кадровые перестановки в космической отрасли России | Дэлайт новости
09/08/14 10:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Дэлайт новости. В минувшую пятницу началась но ...

» Силы АТО продолжают наступление на террористов: карта боев
09/08/14 09:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Новости Украины 24 часа в сутки : ЛІГАБізнесІнформ. По оперативным данным СН ...

» Арестованных в России украинских солдат отпустят в Украину
09/08/14 09:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ForUm - новости Украины и мира. Последние новости и события. Политика, экономика, происшествия. Фото и видеоновости. for-ua.com. Арестованны...

» Pistorius must wait to learn his fate as murder trial concludes - Herald Scotland
09/08/14 09:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Herald Scotland Pistorius must wait to learn his fate as murder trial concludes Herald Scotland Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius will find out next month if he is h...

» ООН готова предоставить Украине гуманитарную поддержку - Подробности
09/08/14 09:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Подробности ООН готова предоставить Украине гуманитарную поддержку Подробности ООН готова рассмотреть меры по оказанию помощи востоку Украины, если усилий, предпринимаемых на этом ...

» Украина обвинила Россию в провокации на границе - Lenta.ru
09/08/14 09:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Lenta.ru Украина обвинила Россию в провокации на границе Lenta.ru Заместитель главы администрации президента Украины Валерий Чалый заявил в эфире Первого национального телеканала о...

» Virginia Ex-Governor's Trial Keeps Focus on Key Donor's Character - New York Times
09/08/14 09:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Nation - Google News. New York Times Virginia Ex-Governor's Trial Keeps Focus on Key Donor's Character New York Times Paul Perito, center, was flanked by his lawyers outside a courthouse in Richmond, Va., ...

» US Drops Food and Water to Trapped Iraqis for Second Day - NBCNews.com
09/08/14 09:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. NBCNews.com US Drops Food and Water to Trapped Iraqis for Second Day NBCNews.com U.S. military aircraft dropped a second air drop of humanitarian aid to Iraqis under threat from hardli...

» New York City police looking for pair of suspects in thefts of $18000 worth of ... - The Republic
09/08/14 09:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Nation - Google News. New York City police looking for pair of suspects in thefts of $18000 worth of ... The Republic NEW YORK — Police say they're looking for two men who stole more than $18,000 in over-t...

» Украинские военные гибнут из-за некачественных бронежилетов, купленных Минобороны - РИА ФедералПресс
09/08/14 09:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА ФедералПресс Украинские военные гибнут из-за некачественных бронежилетов, купленных Минобороны РИА ФедералПресс УКРАИНА, 9 августа, РИА ФедералПресс. Украинское Министерство об...

» 'Secure the border': From Tea Party shout to GOP marketing slogan - Fort Worth Star Telegram
09/08/14 09:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Nation - Google News. 'Secure the border': From Tea Party shout to GOP marketing slogan Fort Worth Star Telegram kennedy Once, a president spoke from his heart about the illegal immigrants working and serv...

» Сына российского депутата судят в США - Дни.Ру
09/08/14 09:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Дни.Ру Сына российского депутата судят в США Дни.Ру Гражданина России Романа Селезне, без уведомления российского консульства, перевели из тюрьмы острова Гуам в штат Вашингтон. Там...

» ISIL threat must be confronted forcefully: US lawmakers - Economic Times
09/08/14 09:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Economic Times ISIL threat must be confronted forcefully: US lawmakers Economic Times WASHINGTON: Top American lawmakers have supported the Obama Administration's decision to carry out...

» Стрелков: Донецк в полном окружении, казаки традиционно бежали - Московский комсомолец
09/08/14 09:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Московский комсомолец Стрелков: Донецк в полном окружении, казаки традиционно бежали Московский комсомолец Командующий ополчением ДНР Игорь Стрелков заявил в субботу о том, что укр...

» Anti-Semitism flares in Europe amid Gaza war - USA TODAY
09/08/14 09:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. The Guardian Anti-Semitism flares in Europe amid Gaza war USA TODAY BERLIN — Four weeks of fighting between Hamas militants and Israel fueled a rise in anti-Semitism outbursts across E...

» Egypt court dissolves Muslim Brotherhood's political wing - Reuters
09/08/14 09:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Reuters UK Egypt court dissolves Muslim Brotherhood's political wing Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court on Saturday dissolved the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the politica...

» Militants Advance on Iraqi Kurds
09/08/14 09:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Sunni insurgents expanded their push along the borders of Iraqi Kurdistan, as thousands of people besieged by the militants on a mountainside received fresh aid supplies.

» Iraq's Yazidis Recount Harrowing Flight
09/08/14 09:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A minority religious sect in northern Iraq flees the approach of militants known as the Islamic State.

» The FBI is entrapping Americans and charging them as terrorists, according to a new report
09/08/14 08:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Enlarge The crest of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) Human Rights Watch and the Human Rights Institute at Columbia Law School have just released a damning report in which t...

» Putin is much more cynical than you think
09/08/14 08:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Enlarge (Alexey Druzhinin/AFP/Getty Images) Please support our site by enabling javascript to view ads. The conventional wisdom about Vladimir Putin is that he sees the West as a threat to Russian security. N...

» Islamist militants vow to blow up embassies after Obama launches airstrikes
09/08/14 08:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Militants who support the terror group ISIS tweeted threats to America on Friday after Barack Obama began attacking them with targeted airstrikes in northern Ir...

» Russia may negotiate price limits with domestic food producers
09/08/14 08:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia may negotiate a price control agreement with domestic food producers to prevent speculative price hikes that would affect inflation after it banned half its a...

» Australia to impose tougher sanctions on Russia
09/08/14 08:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. Australia says it is planning to impose tougher sanctions on Russia after Moscow announced food bans that will affect Australian food makers. “We...

» Airstrikes, rocket launches continue after Gaza truce crumbles
09/08/14 08:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. GAZA CITY — Israel continued its air campaign Saturday and militants in the Gaza Strip kept launching rockets into Israel, as...

» U.S. warplanes target ISIS fighters
09/08/14 08:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. U.S. warplanes target ISIS fighters U.S. military releases video of first airstrikes against ISIS targets in northern Iraq. From: CNNInternational Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 01:0...

» Alabama Congressman speaks out against “war on whites”
09/08/14 08:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. The Republican congressman for Alabama, Mo Brooks, said in a radio interview last week that there is a war on White people, which is being waged by the...

» Sarah Ferguson to cut short Balmoral break with Prince Andrew and the Queen before Prince Philip arrives because he 'won't have her in the house'
09/08/14 07:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Sarah Ferguson arrived at the Scottish estate for a summer break with former husband Prince Andrew and their daughters Beatrice and Eugenie on Thursday.

» Putin's Campaign Continues—So Does Ukraine's - Wall Street Journal
09/08/14 07:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Wall Street Journal Putin's Campaign Continues—So Does Ukraine's Wall Street Journal Vladimir Putin's announcement Wednesday that Russia will retaliate by banning some foodstuff import...

» What the Ruskies can't live without - NEWS.com.au
09/08/14 07:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Kyiv Post What the Ruskies can't live without NEWS.com.au KATTER: Who does Putin think he is? It comes as Prime Minister Tony Abbott warns he may move towards stronger sanctions agains...

» Iraq Strikes Seen as Giving Putin Pretext in Ukraine - New York Times
09/08/14 07:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Iraq Strikes Seen as Giving Putin Pretext in Ukraine New York Times WASHINGTON — The president orders his military into action in a war-torn country to protect a vulnerable population,...

» Obama on the World - New York Times
09/08/14 07:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. New York Times Obama on the World New York Times Despite Western sanctions, he cautioned, President Vladimir Putin of Russia “could invade” Ukraine at any time, and, if he does, “tryin...

» Is Putin Really Cornered? - New York Times
09/08/14 07:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Newsweek Is Putin Really Cornered? New York Times WASHINGTON — The dismal flood of news out of Ukraine could hardly be more discouraging for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. The ...

» 15 лет назад Владимир Путин был назначен и.о. председателя правительства РФ — Евгений Минченко — Российская газета
09/08/14 07:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Российская Газета. 9 августа 1999 года, ровно 15 лет назад &#...

» Iran Gives Russia Its Best Chance to Hit Back Against Western Sanctions
08/08/14 22:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. At the end of April, once the first round of Western sanctions against Russia had taken effect , Vladimir Putin warned the U.S. and Europe that he would not let the assault on...

» Russians Brace for Higher Food Bills
08/08/14 22:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Russia's sudden ban on an array of Western foods raises the prospect of even-higher prices for Russians already battling climbing grocery and restaurant bills.

» Mugabe's Wife Poised to Take Role in Zimbabwe's Ruling Party
08/08/14 21:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Zimbabwe's first lady, Lady Grace Mugabe, is set to become part of the ruling party's highest-decision making body and possibly the country’s next president. And analysts say the move cou...

» Obama Can Ignore Public Opinion on Foreign Policy
08/08/14 21:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. War-weary after the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and reeling financially from the Great Recession, the public wants U.S. leaders to focus more at home and shoulder far fewer burd...

» Its time to criminalise the buying, but not the selling, of sex
08/08/14 21:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. The so-called Swedish model isnt perfect, but it could make life better for sex workers In 1999, when Sweden passed a law criminalising the buying but not the selling of sex, ...

» WorldViews: The world’s muted reaction as U.S. bombs fall in Iraq again
08/08/14 21:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. Perhaps the best press review of Obama's authorization to use airstrikes against the Islamic State is a look at the articles ...

» Ukrainian Forces Battle Separatists Along Border; Kyiv Proposes New Sanctions
08/08/14 21:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukrainian government forces battled Russian-backed separatists in eastern regions Friday, a top official said, as Kyiv proposed sanctions against dozens of Russian companies and individua...

» Pope Sends Envoy to Iraq to Help Ousted Christians
08/08/14 21:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. (VATICAN CITY) Pope Francis is sending a personal envoy to Iraq to show solidarity with Christians who have been forced from their homes by Islamic militants. Cardinal Fernand...

» US forces bomb Isis militant positions in northern Iraq - The Guardian
08/08/14 21:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. The Guardian US forces bomb Isis militant positions in northern Iraq The Guardian David Cameron said it was the world's duty to help religious minorities "in their hour of desperate ne...

» Hundreds Of Women Captured By ISIS Fighters
08/08/14 21:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Hundreds of women from the Yazidi religious minority have been taken captive by Islamist militants, Iraq's government has said.

» Iraq Official: Militants Hold 100s of Yazidi Women
08/08/14 21:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Time Sections » World. (BAGHDAD) — Hundreds of women from the Yazidi religious minority have been taken captive by Sunni militants with “vicious plans,” an Iraqi official said Friday, fu...