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NATO's chief said Monday that a weekend rocket attack in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol came from areas controlled by separatists who are receiving more equipment from Russia.

"We condemn the sharp escalation of violence along the cease-fire line in eastern Ukraine by Russia-backed separatists. This comes at great human cost to civilians," Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said after a meeting of NATO ambassadors in Brussels.

Stoltenberg spoke after Russian President Vladimir Putin accused NATO of pursuing its own interests in Ukraine and using civilians as "cannon fodder."

The rocket attack Saturday killed 30 people and injured about 100. Stoltenberg said it occurred after Russia supplied the separatists with rocket systems, tanks, armored vehicles and electronic surveillance systems.

Mariupol is a strategic port city on the Black Sea that is still controlled by Ukrainian forces. If captured by separatists, it would give them a land corridor to Russia-controlled Crimea. The city had been relatively quiet for months before Saturday's attack.

Putin claimed the Ukrainian army "is not an army, but a foreign legion, in this case a foreign NATO legion, which, of course, doesn't pursue the national interests of Ukraine."

NATO's goal is "achieving the geopolitical goals of restraining Russia," Putin told students in St. Petersburg.

Stoltenberg called Putin's claim "nonsense."

"There is no NATO legion. The foreign forces in Ukraine are Russian," he said. "There are Russian forces in Ukraine, and Russia backs the separatists with equipment."

Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko told world leaders last week at the World Economic Summit in Davos, Switzerland, that more than 9,000 Russian troops have crossed the border into eastern Ukraine.

At least 5,100 people have been killed since fighting began in April, but violence last week was the most intense since a cease-fire deal was signed in September. Representatives of Ukraine, separatists and Russia failed to agree last week on how to proceed with implementing the deal that unraveled in recent weeks.

While sanctions against Russia are set to expire this summer, President Obama said Sunday that Washington would work with its European partners to "ratchet up the pressure on Russia" in response to the latest violence. European Union foreign ministers will meet Thursday to discuss Ukraine.

Stoltenberg said NATO leaders will continue to meet with Ukraine's military leaders to discuss modernizing that country's armed forces. He also said he favors putting economic pressure on Russia.

"The economic sanctions are important because they make it clear to Russia that violating international law, not living up their international obligations, has consequences. It has a cost," Stoltenberg said.

He said the NATO leaders call on Russia to "respect its international commitments," and he urged all parties to implement the cease-fire agreement.

Contributing: The Associated Press

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More Democrats Urge Assembly Speaker SIlver to Step Down
Monday January 26th, 2015 at 8:27 PM

ALBANY — Sheldon Silver was fighting for survival as speaker of the New York Assembly late on Monday, as a growing number of his fellow Assembly Democrats sought his ouster after his arrest last week on corruption charges.

More than 20 Assembly Democrats called for Mr. Silver to step down or appeared poised to do so, and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, also Democrat, said it would be a “good thing” if a replacement for Mr. Silver were to take charge in the Assembly.

The governor did not explicitly call for Mr. Silver to step down, but he raised concerns about how his arrest could affect state government.

“The government has to work, and the distraction of what is going on with the speaker, it hurts the functioning of government,” Mr. Cuomo said at a news conference in Manhattan.

In a setback to Mr. Silver, Mr. Cuomo criticized a plan that Mr. Silver had formulated on Sunday in which he would retain the title of speaker, but temporarily relinquish some important duties to five other members, including the responsibility to negotiate the state budget, which must be finished by April 1.

“Management by committee I’ve never been a fan of, and I’ve never seen it work well,” Mr. Cuomo said, adding, “From my own selfish point of view, I don’t understand how you negotiate with a committee, how I negotiate with a committee.”

Mr. Cuomo’s comments threatened to undercut Mr. Silver’s plan to retain his post, which he has held since 1994. Many Assembly Democrats appeared to have similar concerns with the plan.

Some members voiced doubts that the power-sharing agreement would be efficient or effective in budget negotiations. Others complained that the structure itself was simply a way for Mr. Silver to retain power while appearing to be stepping back from his duties.

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, a Democrat from Westchester County, said 17 members from New York City’s suburbs had joined together to object to Mr. Silver’s plan. Ms. Paulin said the group wanted Mr. Silver to step down as speaker and did not approve of the power-sharing agreement he had developed.

“We didn’t think it would function,” Ms. Paulin said. “We didn’t think it was workable at all. We weren’t sure how anybody would make decisions. We were concerned that we would be thrown into a chaotic state and would not be able to get the Assembly agenda done.”

The Republican minority in the Assembly balked at the proposal as well. “I don’t think they should have five people in a shadow government trying to run the State Assembly,” the minority leader, Brian M. Kolb, of Canandaigua, said.

Mr. Silver, who is from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, was arrested on Thursday on federal charges that he exploited his position as one of the most powerful politicians in the state to obtain millions of dollars in payoffs. He has said that he was confident he would be vindicated.

But a number of Democrats concluded that Mr. Silver’s time as speaker needed to come to an end.

The most influential call for his resignation came from Assemblyman Keith L.T. Wright, a widely respected veteran Democratic lawmaker from Harlem.

In a statement, Mr. Wright said that without a clear break, the Assembly would “remain mired in the swamp of dysfunction and chaos which is being brought to light by the United States Department of Justice.”

Mr. Wright, the leader of the Manhattan Democratic Party and a former co-chairman of the state’s Democratic Party who was first elected in 1992, has been mentioned as a possible contender for Mr. Silver’s job. He was not included in the new leadership structure.

“Collectively, we must as a body not only choose a new speaker — we must double down and reshape and reform our decision-making process within our conference so that more members are heard and points and ideas are exchanged before conclusions are reached on the issues of the day,” Mr. Wright said in the statement.

Assemblyman Luis R. Sepúlveda, a Bronx Democrat, also called for Mr. Silver to step down as speaker.

“There comes a time when an institution must come before any individual,” he said in a statement. “The focus of this body right now must be budget negotiations, an area where the speaker is an instrumental component. In light of these recent issues, his position as a negotiator has been greatly compromised.”

Letitia James, the New York City public advocate, and Scott M. Stringer, the city comptroller and a former assemblyman, called for the speaker’s resignation as well.

“It’s not time to step aside; it’s actually time to step down,” Mr. Stringer told reporters in Manhattan. “We need one leader in the Assembly, someone who can guide these budget negotiations.”

The atmosphere at the Capitol was tense on Monday, as lawmakers huddled to discuss the leadership crisis and considered what only days ago seemed unthinkable — the possibility of Mr. Silver’s ouster.

In a bid to save his job, Mr. Silver planned to present his power-sharing proposal to his fellow Democrats in a closed-door meeting, which first was scheduled for Monday afternoon. The meeting was delayed, however, and as the day went on, Mr. Silver’s proposal, and with it his speakership, appeared on the verge of collapse.

Negotiations over Mr. Silver’s fate were happening in his spacious office in the Legislative Office Building, which is connected to the Capitol by an underground passageway. Several high-ranking Democrats were seen entering the nearby office of the Assembly majority leader, Joseph D. Morelle of the Rochester area.

Shortly before 4 p.m., Mr. Wright and another veteran member, Jeffrion L. Aubry, a Democrat from Queens, emerged from Mr. Morelle’s office, telling reporters that there was no immediate resolution to Mr. Silver’s status.

“We’re in the game, and I don’t know when the clock runs out,” Mr. Aubry said.

Not long after Mr. Wright and Mr. Aubry left, Mr. Morelle, his coat jacket off, walked out and headed into Mr. Silver’s office.

Mr. Morelle told reporters the situation was in flux.

When Mr. Silver finally emerged, near dusk, he did so with Mr. Morelle and several other high-ranking Democratic members of the Assembly. He gave little clue of his future, saying only he would discuss it with his caucus first. He walked slowly and silently to the Capitol.

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Journalist Who Reported on Argentine Prosecutor’s Death Flees to Israel
Monday January 26th, 2015 at 8:24 PM

JERUSALEM — Damián Pachter, the first journalist to report the suspicious death of an Argentine prosecutor, has fled to Israel, saying that he feared for his life in Argentina.

In an account published on Monday in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Mr. Pachter said he concluded late on Friday that he was being followed by an Argentine intelligence officer who “wore jeans, a jeans jacket and Ray-Ban sunglasses,” and decided to leave the country immediately. He said that he flew to Israel by way of Montevideo, Uruguay, and Madrid.

“They are using their security forces to chase me,” Mr. Pachter told reporters at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv when he arrived Sunday evening. “I just had to move fast and quick, as fast as I could.” Mr. Pachter added in the televised remarks that he held Israeli citizenship.

Working for the English-language Buenos Aires Herald, Mr. Pachter was the first to report, based on information from a source he did not name, that the prosecutor, Alberto Nisman, was dead, and that he had died in suspicious circumstances. Mr. Nisman was found Jan. 18 in his Buenos Aires apartment, dead from a gunshot wound to the head, on the day before he was scheduled to testify before lawmakers about the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center and its aftermath, a case with major political implications.

Mr. Nisman, 51, had been investigating the bombing for a decade, and had leveled serious accusations: that Iranian officials had planned and financed the attack; that Hezbollah, Iran’s ally in Lebanon, had carried it out; and that the president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, and her top aides had conspired to cover up Iran’s involvement as part of a deal to supply Iranian oil to Argentina.

Mr. Pachter reported the news about his death in a series of posts on Twitter, first that there had been “an incident” at Mr. Nisman’s home, then that he had been found in his bathroom in a pool of blood.

At first, Argentine officials said evidence at the scene suggested suicide, but within days that conclusion was withdrawn and officials were saying that an ousted spymaster was involved.

Mr. Pachter seemed to have first become alarmed about his own safety on Friday, when a colleague pointed out a report by the state news agency, Télam, attributing a Twitter message to him that he said he had not written. He took the report to be “a kind of coded message,” he said. Later he spotted the man in sunglasses, sitting nearby as he waited for a friend in a gas-station cafe outside the city.

“When an Argentine intelligence agent is on your tail, it’s never good news,” Mr. Pachter wrote.

After he left Argentina, he said, the Twitter feed of the Argentine presidential palace posted the details of the airline ticket he had bought.

“Argentina has become a dark place led by a corrupt political system,” he added. “I still haven’t figured out everything that has happened to me over the past 48 hours.”

Jorge Capitanich, Argentina’s cabinet chief, defended the publication of Mr. Pachter’s movements on the official Twitter account. At a news conference on Monday morning, he said, “If a journalist says that he feels threatened, it’s important to publish his whereabouts.”

Télam, the national news agency, denied on Monday that it had ever “alluded to a fake tweet.”

Julio Cobos, an opposition politician, criticized the state-run airline, Aerolíneas Argentinas, for releasing the information about Mr. Pachter’s ticket, saying that doing so might have constituted a crime.

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Cease-Fire in Shreds, Ukraine Sees Heaviest Fighting in Months
Monday January 26th, 2015 at 8:23 PM

DONETSK, Ukraine — The shattered remains of a tank bearing a tattered Ukrainian flag sat beside the main highway to Mariupol on Monday afternoon, a remnant of what pro-Russian rebel forces said was a failed attempt by Ukrainian forces to push into rebel-held territory a few days after a shelling attack left 30 dead in that port city.

With a cease-fire in shreds, pro-Russian separatist forces mounting regular new attacks and the Ukrainian military struggling to rebound from losses at the Donetsk airport last week, eastern Ukraineis seeing by far the heaviest fighting since August. Thunderous artillery blasts could be heard from several directions Monday in the largely isolated city of Donetsk.

The Ukrainian government declared a state of emergency on Monday in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the areas controlled by the rebels, and put the entire country on high alert. In Brussels, at the request of the Ukrainian government, the ambassadors from 28 NATO nations were set to meet on Monday to discuss the situation, the first such gathering since August.

Separatist leaders have said they had no choice late last week but to end the shaky cease-fire, which had been in effect since September, and begin offensives to push back Ukrainian forces that were attacking rebel-held cities.

Ukrainian military officials said the rebel attacks followed a prolonged buildup of heavy weaponry and troops from Russia, something the Kremlin vociferously denies. However, Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, had some harsh words on Monday for the Ukrainian military, which he derided as a tool of the West.

On a visit to St. Petersburg, Russia, he said that Ukrainian men were fleeing to Russia rather than become “cannon fodder” in their country’s military. “In essence, this is not an army,” he said. “This is a foreign legion — in this particular case NATO’s foreign legion, which of course does not pursue the objective of serving Ukraine’s national interests.”

Ukrainian officials said that seven of their soldiers were killed and at least two dozen were wounded in Monday’s fighting. There were reports of some deaths and many casualties in rebel-held regions, but officials there offered no estimates. In all, United Nations human rights officials have said, more than 5,000 people have been killed since fighting started in eastern Ukraine early last year.

Residents reached by phone in Dokuchaevsk, a town a few miles south of that shattered tank, said that shelling had hammered the town all night Sunday and much of the day Monday. “No shops were open today and no businesses,” said an elderly woman who declined to give her name for fear of reprisals, adding that she and most residents were hiding in their basements, desperately waiting for the fighting to stop.

Rebel leaders said they had also been able to capture a second Ukrainian tank and published what they said was a picture of it on the Internet.

Meanwhile, north of the Donetsk airport, around the villages of Peski and Avdeyevka, heavy shelling also could be heard much of the day Monday. Rebel forces in the area have vowed to encircle hundreds of Ukrainian troops camped near the crucial railroad town of Debaltseve, and those villages could be crucial in that effort.

The main access routes out of Donetsk — to the south, toward Mariupol, and to the west, toward Kurakhovo — were closed to all traffic for most of Monday because of nearby shelling. This came just a few days after Ukraine instituted new regulations making it more difficult to get in and out of the city and further added to the growing sense of isolation in the rebel enclave.

At least some shells had also fallen inside Donetsk. At the Central Trauma Hospital, doctors said on Monday that a 9-month-old child and her mother were wounded and the grandmother killed when a shell hit their home not far from Donetsk airport.

The screaming baby had been taken away to another part of the hospital to be calmed down as the mother was wheeled into surgery Monday afternoon, while the grandmother’s body lay beneath a tattered blue blanket just outside in the hallway.

The same day, the first victims of Saturday’s shelling attack on a crowded market area on the eastern outskirts of Mariupol — an attack for which Ukraine blames the rebels, but that the rebels deny — were buried. More funerals are set for Tuesday.

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Government Employee Crashes Small Drone at White House
Monday January 26th, 2015 at 8:16 PM

WASHINGTON — The small drone that crashed into a tree on the South Lawn of the White House early Monday morning was operated by a government employee who has told the Secret Servicethat he did not mean to fly it over the White House fence or near the president’s residence, according to law enforcement officials.

The employee — who does not work for the White House — has told the Secret Service that he was flying the drone for recreational use at about 3 a.m. in the area around 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue when he lost control of it.

So far, the Secret Service said it believed the man’s account.

In a second statement about the incident Monday afternoon, the Secret Service said an individual had called them at about 9:30 Monday morning to report that he had been the one controlling the drone when it crashed on the White House grounds.

“The individual has been interviewed by Secret Service agents and been fully cooperative. Initial indications are that this incident occurred as a result of recreational use of the device,” the statement said.

The Secret Service also released a photo of the partially broken drone on the ground. It appears to be a version of the DJI Phantom Aerial UAV Drone Quadcopter that is sold on <a href="http://Amazon.com" rel="nofollow">Amazon.com</a> starting at $448. Models equipped with HD cameras sell for as much as $1,258 on the website.

The small, commercial quad copter drone crashed on the southeast grounds, forcing a brief lockdown of the White House complex, the Secret Service said.

Officials said in a statement that a Secret Service officer posted on the south grounds of the White House “heard and observed” the device, which was about two feet in diameter, at about 3:08 a.m.

Josh Earnest, the White House press secretary, who is traveling with President Obama and Michelle Obama in India, said the drone did not appear to be dangerous. Mr. and Mrs. Obama are on a three-day visit to India, but their daughters, Malia and Sasha, are in Washington.

“There is a device that has been recovered by the Secret Service at the White House,” Mr. Earnest told reporters. “The early indications are that it does not pose any sort of ongoing threat to anybody at the White House.”

Officials said a drone like the one that crashed on Monday probably could not carry enough explosives to significantly damage the White House structure. But the president is often outside the building inside the perimeter of the White House fence.

Mr. Obama and Denis McDonough, the White House chief of staff, are known to walk outside when the weather is nice, walking along the circular driveway that sits on the south side of the building. Mr. Obama also frequently participates in ceremonies on the South Lawn, just on the other side of fence that circles the complex.

The president’s helicopter, Marine One, lands and takes off on the South Lawn, mere steps from the entrance to the residence. Mr. Obama sometimes stands in front of the helicopter for several minutes to make a statement to the press.

While drones are commonly thought of in the context of missile-firing, unmanned vehicles used against terrorists, many small flying drones are available on the commercial market and are used as toys.

A hobbyist website, www.droneflyers.com, lists “micro” sized drones that can fit into the palm of a hand for under $35 and “prosumer” models that are two feet wide and include live, high-definition video cameras. One such device is currently listed at <a href="http://Amazon.com" rel="nofollow">Amazon.com</a> for $2,899.

A spokeswoman for the Secret Service declined to say whether the agency had instituted any special protections against drones that could carry bombs or other dangerous payloads over the White House fence and toward the West Wing or the residence.

It remains unclear whether the drone in question had a camera or if it was equipped to carry anything else.

“Since the investigation into this matter is ongoing, there is no additional information at this time,” said Nicole Mainor, a staff assistant for the office of public affairs at the agency.

The report of the drone intrusion came at a time when other threats to the president’s family or their home have led to concerns about a lack of security at one of the most heavily guarded buildings in Washington.

The Secret Service has been criticized heavily for a number of recent security breaches, including an incident where an intruder climbed the White House fence last year and reached the interior of the White House before being caught by agents.

Four top Secret Service officials were demoted earlier this month in the wake of a scathing report by the Department of Homeland Security that revealed shortcomings in the way the department and its staff protected the president’s home.

“Change is necessary to gain a fresh perspective on how we conduct business,” Joseph P. Clancy, the agency’s interim director, said in a written statement at the time. “I am certain any of our senior executives will be productive and valued assets either in other positions at the Secret Service or the department.”

The question of what to do about commercial drones is increasingly bedeviling government officials, who fear the devices could pose a threat to commercial aircraft. And because the drones can be outfitted with cameras and can fly over fences, they raise questions about privacy.

The Federal Aviation Administration, which is responsible for regulating the airspace in the United States, last year released a list of incidents involving drones, including near-misses with commercial aircraft as well as reports of toys flying in restricted areas.

The list includes several incidents involving drones that were flying close to the White House or the Capitol in Washington.

Police detained an individual flying a drone near the Capitol building on Aug. 29. On Aug. 19, police arrested another person who had been flying a drone in Freedom Plaza, just blocks from the White House. That person was arrested while climbing a tree to recover the drone, according to the F.A.A. report.

On July 7, police questioned a person who was flying a small, quad drone near the Lincoln Memorial. And on July 3, police detained a person who was flying a drone at President’s Park, just south of the White House fence.

The F.A.A. description for the July 3 incident said that a Secret Service patrol reported someone operating a “quad-copter w/camera within P-56A” at an altitude of about 100 feet. The description said the individual was detained and the drone was confiscated by the Secret Service.

Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, said Monday that the incident at the White House proved that the F.A.A. should more heavily regulate the use of drones.

“Drones are an important new technology that will boost businesses, aid in storm preparedness and recovery, assist agricultural development and more,” Mr. Schumer said. “But rules to protect the safety and privacy of the American people must keep pace, and I am calling on the FAA and OMB to get these long-delayed regulations on the books.”

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3 Charged With Working as Agents for Russia in New York
Monday January 26th, 2015 at 8:11 PM

In a case full of intrigue and clandestine communications, three Russians were charged on Monday with working secretly in New York as agents for Russian intelligence, the federal authorities said.

Two of the Russians posed as official representatives of Russia, attached to the Russian Federation of New York. The third man worked in the Manhattan office of a Russian bank and lived in the Bronx. All three men worked for a division of the S.V.R., the Russian foreign intelligence agency, known as Directorate ER, which focuses on economic issues.

The three Russians — as well as others, unnamed in the complaint, who were said to be working covertly in this country — had been directed to collect intelligence on potential United States sanctions against the Russian Federation and on efforts by the United States to develop alternative energy resources, the complaint said.

Information would typically be passed at outdoor meetings, where one man would typically tell another that he had a book, umbrella or hat to pass on, the complaint said. Then, at the appointed time and place, the handoff would occur: a bag, magazine or slip of paper changing hands.

Preet Bharara, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, said the charges showed that “more than two decades after the presumptive end of the Cold War, Russian spies continue to seek to operate in our midst under cover of secrecy.”

The Bronx man, Evgeny Buryakov, 39, was arrested on Monday, the authorities said. Mr. Buryakov was to appear today before a federal magistrate judge in Manhattan. His LinkedIn profile says he works for the Russian bank Vnesheconombank, which is on the United States sanctions list. He had been in this country under “nonofficial cover,” sometimes referred to as NOCs.

Mr. Buryakov would get assignments from the two Russian government workers: Igor Sporyshev, 40, a trade representative of the Russian Federation in New York; and Victor Podobnyy, 27, an attaché to the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations. Mr. Sporyshev and Mr. Podobnyy would analyze Mr. Buryakov’s work and report back to Moscow on the fruits of his intelligence-gathering efforts, the authorities said.

Mr. Sporyshev and Mr. Podobnyy, who were protected by diplomatic immunity, are no longer in the United States, the government said. As employees of the Russian government, they were exempt from notifying the United States attorney general of their intelligence work, the authorities said. But the government said they were not permitted to conspire with Mr. Buryakov, who was not registered as an agent of Russia working here.

Mr. Sporyshev and another S.V.R. agent were also overheard discussing their contracts with Russian intelligence, the authorities said. “Everyone has a five-year contract,” Mr. Sporyshev was quoted as telling the other man in a discussion that also touched on reimbursement for the travel expenses of agents’ families.

All three men were charged with acting as unregistered agents of a foreign government and conspiring to do so.

The case was “especially egregious,” said Randall C. Coleman, the assistant Federal Bureau of Investigation director for counterintelligence, because of Russia’s efforts “to integrate a covert intelligence agent into American society under the cover of an employee in the financial sector.”

The charges grew out of an investigation that began just a few months after 10 Russian agents under deep cover assignments in the United States pleaded guilty to conspiracy in July 2010, according to a criminal complaint unsealed in Federal District Court.

Those 10 sleeper agents, whose cases inspired the television show “The Americans,” were sentenced to time served and traded back to Moscow for four Russian prisoners, including three who had been serving long sentences after being convicted of treason for spying.

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U.S. charges three in alleged Russian spy ring in NYC
Monday January 26th, 2015 at 8:05 PM

By Jonathan Stempel and Nate Raymond

NEW YORK Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:50pm EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Monday unveiled criminal charges against three men for their alleged involvement in a Russian spy ring operating in New York City.

Evgeny Buryakov, Igor Sporyshev and Victor Podobnyy conspired to gather economic intelligence on behalf of Russia, including alleged information about U.S. sanctions against the country, and to recruit New York City residents as intelligence sources, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement.

Monday's charges are linked to Buryakov's alleged covert work on behalf of Russia's foreign intelligence service, known as the SVR, according to a criminal complaint.

Buryakov, 39, masked this work by posing as a banker for Russia's Vnesheconombank, according to the complaint and the bank's website.

The alleged conspiracy began in 2012, following the 2010 expulsion of several Russian spies from the United States.

Federal prosecutors said Sporyshev, 40, worked as a Russian trade representative from November 2010 to November 2014, while Podobnyy, 27, was an attaché to Russia's mission to the United Nations from December 2012 to September 2013. .

"The presence of a Russian banker in New York would in itself hardly draw attention today, which is why these alleged spies may have thought Buryakov would blend in," U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara in Manhattan said in a statement.

Each defendant was charged with acting as or helping Buryakov to act as an unregistered agent of a Russia, which carries a maximum 10-year prison term, and conspiracy.

Prosecutors said the case was built on physical and electronic surveillance of dozens of meetings, including several in which Buryakov met with an FBI agent posing as a wealthy investor who hoped to develop casinos in Russia.

They said Buryakov would seek information "far outside" what a banker in his position would care about, including a list of Russian entities that might face future U.S. sanctions.

Buryakov was arrested on Monday in the Bronx borough of New York City. His lawyer was not immediately available for comment.

Sporyshev and Podobnyy have not been arrested and no longer live in the United States but had diplomatic immunity while they were in the country, federal prosecutors said.

Russia's U.N. mission and Vnesheconombank did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel and Nate Raymond; Editing by Bernadette Baum and Lisa Shumaker)

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Feds charge three in alleged Russian spy ring
Monday January 26th, 2015 at 7:59 PM

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder(Photo: Pool, Getty Images)

WASHINGTON -- Federal authorities announced charges Monday against three Russian nationals, accused of spying on behalf of their government and attempting to recruit New York City residents as intelligence sources in the U.S.

One of the three, Evgeny Buryakov, was arrested in the Bronx and was scheduled to appear in a New York federal court late Monday.

The two others, Igor Sporyshev and Victor Podobnyy, are believed to be no longer in the country.

Buryakov, an accused agent of the Russian intelligence service known as the SVR, had been posing as a representative of a Russian bank in Manhattan. Sporyshev and Podobnyy, meanwhile, had been operating in the U.S. for years posing as "official representatives'' of the Russian government.

As early as November 2010, the alleged spy ring had been operating with Sporyshev and Podobnyy heading up the New York recruiting effort, while Buryakov attempted to gather intelligence on, among other things, potential U.S. sanctions against Russian banks and U.S. efforts to develop alternative energy resources.

Not since the U.S. expelled a group of Russian spies nearly five years ago posing as American citizens, has the U.S. moved in such a major way in a espionage case involving Russia.

"These charges demonstrate our firm commitment to combating attempts by covert agents to illegally gather intelligence and recruit spies within the United States,'' Attorney General Eric Holder said.

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mikenova shared this story from Europe News. Wholesale jailing of returnees an ‘invitation to radicalisation’, says official

» Under New Belarus Law, 'Little Green Men' Would Mean War
26/01/15 13:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Belarus has adopted legislation under which the appearance of armed foreign forces on the country's soil will be considered an act of aggression regardless of whether the...

» News Analysis: How Syriza's Win Could Change EU Policy On Russia
26/01/15 13:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The electoral victory by Greece's far-left Syriza party is already shaking up Europe's financial markets, but the impact on EU foreign policy could be equally important.

» chechen battalion ukraine - Google Search
26/01/15 13:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Chechens Terrorists Arrested in France with Ukraine ... <a href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f75_1421848989" rel="nofollow">www.liveleak.com/view?i=f75_1421848989</a> Cached LiveLeak Loading......

» French Police Suspect Ukraine Volunteer Battalion Origin of Charlie Hebdo Massacre AK-47's
26/01/15 13:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . French Police have asked their Ukrainian counterparts for information regarding the potential Ukrainian origin of AK-47 weapons used in the recent Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris France. The request comes aft...

» Ukraine rebels move to encircle government troops in new advance
26/01/15 13:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . KIEV/ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) - Russian-backed rebels advanced to encircle a Ukrainian army garrison town on Monday in a new offensive that has again unleashed all-out war after a five-month ceasefire and brou...

» Russia warns West not to blackmail it over Ukraine
26/01/15 12:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . By Gabriela Baczynska MOSCOW Mon Jan 26, 2015 6:48am EST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia blamed Kiev on Monday for a surge in fighting in Ukraine and warned the West that any attempt to increase economic pressure o...

» Ruble hit as Obama slams Russia 'bullying'
26/01/15 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Getty Images President Barack Obama delivers remarks on December 11, 2014 in Washington. The price of the Russian ruble fell sharply against the U.S. dollar Monday after fighting increased in the eastern part...

» US, EU Threaten New Russia Sanctions Over Ukraine - Voice of America
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mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Voice of America US, EU Threaten New Russia Sanctions Over Ukraine Voice of America President Barack Obama and European leaders are threatening new sanctions on Russia after pro- Russ...

» Oligarch died owing UK £46m, court told
26/01/15 12:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News. Insolvency order made against estate of Boris Berezovsky

» Demis Roussos - Forever and Ever - YouTube
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mikenova shared this story . Uploaded on Feb 10, 2009 Title: Forever and Ever Artist: Demis Roussos Album: Forever and Ever Track: 1 Year: 1973 Genre: Pop Ever and ever forever and ever You'll be the one That shines on me Like the mornin...

» Once Extremely Popular In U.S.S.R., Singer Roussos Dead At 68
26/01/15 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. World-renowned Greek singer Demis Roussos died in Athens at the age of 68.

» Russian Police Raids Tatar TV Station in Crimea
26/01/15 12:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Russian law enforcement officials on Monday raided the premises of Tatar television station ATR in Crimea, triggering criticism from the OSCE, the European rights watchdog.

» Генсек НАТО опроверг утверждение Путина о «натовском легионе» на Украине - РБК
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mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Forbes Ukraine Генсек НАТО опроверг утверждение Путина о «натовском легионе» на Украине РБК То, что украинская армия – это «натовский легион», это – полная «чушь», считает генсек Н...

» After Long Legal Fight, Inquest Is Set to Begin in Death of Putin Critic - New York Times
26/01/15 12:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Daily Mail After Long Legal Fight, Inquest Is Set to Begin in Death of Putin Critic New York Times 1, 2006, Mr. Litvinenko, a former officer of the Soviet K.G.B. in self-exile in Londo...

» Putin the Spoiler - ABOUT US EDITOR'S NOTE About Us The Cairo Review of
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mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. ABOUT US EDITOR'S NOTE About Us The Cairo Review of Putin the Spoiler ABOUT US EDITOR'S NOTE About Us The Cairo Review of The year 2014 will go down in history as the year when Russian...

» Pavel Felgenhauer: Putin's aim is to destroy Ukraine's independence, defeat West - Kyiv Post
26/01/15 11:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Kyiv Post Pavel Felgenhauer: Putin's aim is to destroy Ukraine's independence, defeat West Kyiv Post They have been given official guarantees by Putin that Russia will not allow them t...

» Barack Obama threatens Vladimir Putin over perceived Russia aggression ... - Mirror.co.uk
26/01/15 11:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Mirror.co.uk Barack Obama threatens Vladimir Putin over perceived Russia aggression ... Mirror.co.uk Barack Obama today threatened to use all measures - short of military action - to f...

» Modi listening, Obama assails Putin on Ukraine - The Indian Express
26/01/15 11:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. The Indian Express Modi listening, Obama assails Putin on Ukraine The Indian Express About a month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Russian President Vladimir Putin as the ...

» Путин, hello — Миша, goodbye - Новая газета
26/01/15 11:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. Новая газета Путин , hello — Миша, goodbye Новая газета 15 января Новицкий выступил на Марсовом поле на митинге в поддержку братьев Навальных. И не просто выступил, а спел свою нову...

» Путин обсудил с Меркель ситуацию на Украине - Медиагруппа "Звезда"
26/01/15 11:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. ТВ Центр - Официальный сайт телеканала Investing.com Россия Путин обсудил с Меркель ситуацию на Украине Медиагруппа "Звезда" Ситуация на Украине стала главной темой телефонного разг...

» Илларионов: Цель Путина – терактами и дефолтом довести Украину до кризиса, сместить Порошенко и ввести федеративный строй - GORDONUA.COM
26/01/15 11:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. GORDONUA.COM Илларионов: Цель Путина – терактами и дефолтом довести Украину до кризиса, сместить Порошенко и ввести федеративный строй GORDONUA.COM Владимир Путин не собирается воен...

» Putin: Ukraine army is NATO legion aimed at restraining Russia - RT
26/01/15 10:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. RT Putin : Ukraine army is NATO legion aimed at restraining Russia RT The Ukrainian army is essentially a 'NATO legion' which doesn't pursue the national interests of Ukraine, but pers...

» Путин: Киев не хочет мирного урегулирования - BBC Russian
26/01/15 10:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. Вести.Ru Путин : Киев не хочет мирного урегулирования BBC Russian "Мы часто говорим: украинская армия, украинская армия. На самом деле, кто там воюет? Там действительно частичн...

» Путин назвал украинскую армию «иностранным натовским легионом» - РБК
26/01/15 10:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. РБК Путин назвал украинскую армию «иностранным натовским легионом» РБК Деятельность украинской армии не соответствует интересам украинского народа и занимается сдерживанием России. ...

» 15 dead in school and market blast: Ukraine accuses Putin of 'personal responsibility' | World | News
25/01/15 14:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Daily Express :: World Feed. REUTERS 76 civilians were wounded in the rocket attacks Russian separatists denied ripping up a peace agreement with Ukraine after the “barbaric bombardment” of the...

» Путин 26 января посетит Горный университет в Петербурге
25/01/15 14:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Невские новости. Санкт-Петербург, 25 января. Презиk...

» Russian elites warn West: Sanctions will never move Putin - CNNMoney
25/01/15 14:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Russian elites warn West: Sanctions will never move Putin CNNMoney "Sanctions will never ever force [President Vladimir Putin ] to do anything differently," he said during a ...

» Belarus's quandary: No longer Putin's dependable ally? - Forbes
25/01/15 14:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Belarus's quandary: No longer Putin's dependable ally? Forbes As part of Vladimir Putin's attempts to reassert Russian influence and control over the post-Soviet states on the Russian ...

» It Looks like Putin Wrote Just a Couple of Pages of His Thesis
25/01/15 14:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. Photo: Slon Long before the series of exposures of high-level officials who plagiarized their academic theses, Igor Danchenko and Clifford Gaddy of the Brookings Institution...

» putin plagiat - Google Search
25/01/15 14:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Rußland: „Dr. Putins Arbeit ist ein Plagiat“ - Menschen - FAZ <a href="http://www.faz.net/.../russlan" rel="nofollow">www.faz.net/.../russlan</a>... Similar Translate this page Fr...

» Rebels press Ukraine offensive, Obama promises steps against Russian-backed 'aggression'
25/01/15 14:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. NEW DELHI/KIEV (Reuters) - Pro-Moscow rebels, backed by what NATO says is the open participation of Russian troops, pressed on with their offensive on Sunday after restarting the war i...

» Проект Европа: тема недели - 25 января, 2015
25/01/15 14:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Радиопрограммы и подкасты - Радио Свобода. Почему 20-30-летние часто меняют работу и не привязаны к собственности? Что такое "поколения X, Y, Z"? Правда ли, что молодые европейцы – "поколение аутистов"? Сс...

» Нарышкин: РФ ценит диалог в ПАСЕ, но приостановит членство при условии новых ограничений - Коммерсантъ
25/01/15 14:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Комсомольская Правда в Украине Нарышкин: РФ ценит диалог в ПАСЕ, но приостановит членство при условии новых ограничений Коммерсантъ Спикер Госдумы Сергей Нарышкин заявил, что РФ це...

» Poisoned Dogs Reported Across Russia Amid Vigilante 'Dog Hunt'
25/01/15 14:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Reports of dead dogs have been flooding in from across Russia, days after vigilantes announced a nationwide campaign to poison strays. Animal rights activists say family ...

» Российская делегация рассчитывает на возвращение права голоса в ПАСЕ - НТВ.ru
25/01/15 14:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. НТВ.ru Российская делегация рассчитывает на возвращение права голоса в ПАСЕ НТВ.ru Москва надеется, что Парламентская ассамблея Совета Европы (ПАСЕ) примет «правильное решение» в о...

» US-Russian rift threatens security of nuclear material
25/01/15 14:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. More than two decades of cooperation in guarding weapons-grade stockpiles comes to an end, leaving the world ‘a more dangerous place’ One of the greatest boons brought to the world b...

» В Киеве хотят запретить российские СМИ «уже завтра» - Газета.Ru
25/01/15 14:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Forbes Ukraine В Киеве хотят запретить российские СМИ «уже завтра» Газета.Ru Председатель парламентского комитета по вопросам информации и свободы слова Украины Виктория Сюмар заяв...

» Obama threatens more Russia sanctions
25/01/15 14:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News. US president’s warning comes after attack by separatist rebels on Mariupol Statement comes after separatist rebels attack Ukrainian city of Mariupol

» Several Dead In Egypt Unrest
25/01/15 14:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. At least 11 people have been killed in unrest in Egypt as the country marked the fourth anniversary of its 2011 popular uprising.

» Yemeni Parliament Postpones Session as Protests Rage
25/01/15 14:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Houthi rebel militiamen fired automatic weapons to disperse protests Sunday in Yemen's capital amid popular anger over their power-grab last week in which President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi...

» Андрей Зубов: Путин строит беспрецедентное государство - ГОЛОС АМЕРИКИ
25/01/15 13:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. ГОЛОС АМЕРИКИ Андрей Зубов: Путин строит беспрецедентное государство ГОЛОС АМЕРИКИ Путин строит беспрецедентное государство. С одной стороны, ему присущи тенденции к авторитаризму, ...

» Путин поручил подготовить проект стратегии культурной политики до лета - Российская Газета
25/01/15 13:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. Lenta.ru Путин поручил подготовить проект стратегии культурной политики до лета Российская Газета Глава государства указал правительству и своей администрации до конца мая представи...

» Ukraine accuses Putin of 'personal responsibility' for 15 killed by 'Russian ... - Express.co.uk
25/01/15 13:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Express.co.uk Ukraine accuses Putin of 'personal responsibility' for 15 killed by 'Russian ... Express.co.uk The EU and UN have appealed for a ceasefire but currently the conflict is w...

» Белковский: Путин уверен, что Украина вот-вот рухнет. Причем не из-за Кремля, а из-за противоречий внутри украинских элит - GORDONUA.COM
25/01/15 13:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. GORDONUA.COM Белковский: Путин уверен, что Украина вот-вот рухнет. Причем не из-за Кремля, а из-за противоречий внутри украинских элит GORDONUA.COM "Разговоры, что " Путин слился на...

» Немцов: Путин пошел ва-банк - GORDONUA.COM
25/01/15 13:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. GORDONUA.COM Немцов: Путин пошел ва-банк GORDONUA.COM Президент России Владимир Путин решил пробить коридор в Крым и активизировал боевые действия на Донбассе. Об этом в своем Faceb...

» Белковский: Количество жертв Путина не интересует. Он идет вперед. Украина для него лишь пространство торговли с Западом - GORDONUA.COM
25/01/15 13:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. GORDONUA.COM Белковский: Количество жертв Путина не интересует. Он идет вперед. Украина для него лишь пространство торговли с Западом GORDONUA.COM Российский политолог Станислав Бел...

» Одесситы оклеили ворота российского консульства плакатами "Путин – убийца" - GORDONUA.COM
25/01/15 13:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. GORDONUA.COM Одесситы оклеили ворота российского консульства плакатами " Путин – убийца" GORDONUA.COM 24 января вечером возле Консульства Российской Федерации в Одессе сос...

» Путин ознакомится с разработками университета "Горный" в Петербурге - РИА Новости
25/01/15 13:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. РИА Новости Путин ознакомится с разработками университета "Горный" в Петербурге РИА Новости МОСКВА, 25 янв — РИА Новости. Президент России Владимир Путин в понедельник пос...

» Путин совершит рабочую поездку в Санкт-Петербург - Российская Газета
25/01/15 13:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. РИА Новости Путин совершит рабочую поездку в Санкт-Петербург Российская Газета Путин ознакомится с новыми разработками лабораторий вуза и поздравит студентов и аспирантов с Днем сту...

» Russia's Kudrin says mass layoffs show crisis deepening - Reuters
25/01/15 13:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Reuters Russia's Kudrin says mass layoffs show crisis deepening Reuters DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Russia is starting to see a wave of mass layoffs as a result of the plunging eco...

» EU Sharpens Warning to Russia Over Escalation of Violence Ukraine - Wall Street Journal
25/01/15 13:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Wall Street Journal EU Sharpens Warning to Russia Over Escalation of Violence Ukraine Wall Street Journal “This further escalation of the open armed conflict has tragic consequences f...

» Mariupol: A Strategic And Symbolic Target For Pro-Russian Rebels
25/01/15 13:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. In launching an offensive against the Ukrainian coastal city of Mariupol, pro-Russian separatists have selected a target of both strategic and symbolic importance in thei...

» Мариуполь скорбит по погибшим
25/01/15 13:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by Радио Свобода. Мариуполь скорбит по погибшим При обстреле Мариуполя в субботу, по данным, опубликованным на городском сайте, погибли 30 человек, более... From: Радио Свобода Views: 8299 174 0 0 ...

» Обстрел Мариуполя
25/01/15 13:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by Радио Свобода. Обстрел Мариуполя Десятки человек погибли и около сотни получили ранения 24 января в результате обстрела Мариуполя из установ... From: Радио Свобода Views: 21755 301 75 5 ratings ...

» Dozens Killed As Rockets Hit Mariupol In Southeast Ukraine
25/01/15 13:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Ukraine’s Interior Ministry says at least 30 civilians were killed on January 24 when the government-held port city of Mariupol in the southeast of the country was target...

» Ukraine crisis: dozens die as rebels shell Mariupol
25/01/15 13:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. At least 30 killed and more than 90 wounded in rocket attack on Mariupol Alexander Zakharchenko admits responsibility for attack speaking at memorial for those killed in bus attack i...

» Russia hit with mass layoffs as economy worsens - CBC.ca
25/01/15 13:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CBC.ca Russia hit with mass layoffs as economy worsens CBC.ca Russia is starting to see a wave of mass layoffs as a result of the plunging economy and needs to rethink where and how f...

» Керри возложил вину за обстрел Мариуполя на ополченцев и Россию - РБК
25/01/15 13:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Керри возложил вину за обстрел Мариуполя на ополченцев и Россию РБК Госсекретарь США Джон Керри возложил вину за обстрелы Мариуполя на ополченцев самопровозглашенной Донецкой н...

» EU, NATO call on Russia to end support of Ukraine rebels - Yahoo News
25/01/15 13:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. EU, NATO call on Russia to end support of Ukraine rebels Yahoo News The Latvian foreign ministry said it was increasingly evident that Russia "is not interested in a peaceful resoluti...

» After Long Legal Fight, Inquest Is Set to Begin in Death of Putin Critic
25/01/15 13:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Hearings will start this week in London on the 2006 death of Alexander V. Litvinenko, a former K.G.B. officer in self-exile, who accused President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia of ordering h...

» Генсек ООН: атака на Мариуполь может рассматриваться как нарушение международного права - Коммерсантъ
25/01/15 13:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости Генсек ООН: атака на Мариуполь может рассматриваться как нарушение международного права Коммерсантъ Генсек ООН Пан Ги Мун заявил, что обстрел Мариуполя на востоке Украи...

» Ukraine crisis: Rocket attack in Mariupol kills and injures dozens
25/01/15 13:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - Europe RSS Feed. The day had barely begun for residents of Mariupol’s eastern district when the rockets fell. Some were buying groceries at the market, some were taking a morning stroll with children, an...

» Ukraine Pays Russia's Gazprom On Time Again, But Both Looking For New ... - Forbes
25/01/15 12:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Ukraine Pays Russia's Gazprom On Time Again, But Both Looking For New ... Forbes Ukraine's state owned oil and gas company, Naftogaz, is paying its bills on time. The company recently...

» В историческом районе Харькова прогремел мощный взрыв - Комсомольская правда
25/01/15 12:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. УНИАН В историческом районе Харькова прогремел мощный взрыв Комсомольская правда В воскресенье, 25 января, в Харькове в районе Балашовки прогремел мощный взрыв. По словам очевидцев...

» US condemns new separatist attack in Ukraine's Mariupol, points finger at Russia - Fox News
25/01/15 12:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Fox News US condemns new separatist attack in Ukraine's Mariupol, points finger at Russia Fox News “We call on Russia to end its support for separatists immediately, close the interna...

» Ukraine Live Day 342: The Devastation of Mariupol
25/01/15 12:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here . An archive of our liveblogs can be found here . For an overview and analysis of this developing s...

» В Мариуполе сообщают о 30 погибших, 95 раненных и стабильной обстановке - Российская Газета
25/01/15 12:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. GIGAmir В Мариуполе сообщают о 30 погибших, 95 раненных и стабильной обстановке Российская Газета 25 января на Украине объявлен траур в связи с гибелью жителей Мариуполя в результа...

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25/01/15 12:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» Putin Can’t Lead ‘Post-Crimea Consensus’ in Russia, Morozov Says
25/01/15 12:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble Staunton, January 25 – The Anschluss of Crimea could have become the occasion for the f...

» Putin Trading in Death Because He has Nothing Else, Portnikov Says
25/01/15 12:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble Staunton, January 25 – Russian actions at the Donetsk airport over the last week and in...

» Россия готова хлопнуть дверью в ПАСЕ - Комсомольская правда
25/01/15 12:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Правда.Ру Россия готова хлопнуть дверью в ПАСЕ Комсомольская правда В понедельник в Страсбурге открывается зимняя сессия Парламентской Ассамблеи Совета Европы. В двух предыдущих се...

» Putin Seeking to Build ‘Corporate State of a New Kind,’ Zubov Says
25/01/15 12:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble Staunton, January 25 – Vladimir Putin is not building a state on the basis of either co...

» Киев подаст иск в Гаагский трибунал по преступлениям против украинцев в Донбассе - Газета.Ru
25/01/15 12:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Украина Киев подаст иск в Гаагский трибунал по преступлениям против украинцев в Донбассе Газета.Ru Правительство Украины по поручению СНБО подаст иск в Гаагский трибунал относи...

» Fighting At A Ukrainian Army Checkpoint In Eastern Ukraine
25/01/15 12:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Firefights broke out at a Ukrainian army checkpoint between the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk. On January 24, the 40th Battalion's 17th Tank Brigade came under attack at ...

» Snubbed by U.S. and Europe, Kremlin Looks to Asia at Davos
25/01/15 12:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Russian businessmen said privately that their meetings this year were almost exclusively with Chinese, Indian and Middle East partners or potential investors.

» Cruz Speaks of 'Reigniting Miracle of America,' Suggests Sending IRS Agents to ... - Breitbart News
25/01/15 12:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Breitbart News Cruz Speaks of 'Reigniting Miracle of America,' Suggests Sending IRS Agents to ... Breitbart News At Saturday's Iowa Freedom Summit, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said 2016...

» Libyan Militant Group Says Its Leader, Mohammed al-Zahawi, Was Killed
25/01/15 12:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Ansar al-Shariah gave no details, after months of rumors that Mr. Zahawi had been wounded or killed in an attack.

» Diversity takes a dive for US actors as Brits hog the best American roles
25/01/15 12:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Ejiofor and Elba fly high in Hollywood, and a raft of Brits are playing meaty American roles. Angelenos don’t get a look-in Where, Lenny Henry famously inquired, are the true ...

» Canadian Pleads Not Guilty in U.S. Terror Case
25/01/15 12:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A Canadian man has pleaded not guilty to U.S. charges accusing him of supporting terrorism linked to deadly attacks on U.S. soldiers in Iraq. Faruq Khalil Muhammad ‘Isa entered the ple...

» The secret world of Isis training camps – ruled by sacred texts and the sword - The Guardian
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mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. The Guardian The secret world of Isis training camps – ruled by sacred texts and the sword The Guardian The secret world of Isis training camps – ruled by sacred texts and the sword. W...

» Thousands of Venezuelan Opposition Supporters Protest in Caracas
25/01/15 12:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Thousands of Venezuelan opposition supporters protesting inflation and sharp shortages of food and goods took to the streets in the capital, Caracas, on Saturday to demand an end to the p...

» Pro-Russian rebels attack key port; Ukraine says at least 30 dead
25/01/15 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - Pro-Russian rebels launched an offensive against the strategic port of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, prompting the European Union's foreign policy chief to ...

» Ex-US general blasts Netanyahu's planned Congress address - Haaretz
25/01/15 12:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Haaretz Ex-US general blasts Netanyahu's planned Congress address Haaretz Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul D. Eaton told Haaretz that U.S. House Speaker John Boehner's invitation...

» How Buckingham Palace courtiers tried to downgrade Winston Churchill's State funeral because he was a 'commoner'
25/01/15 12:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Their concerns have come to light as Britain prepares to mark the 50th anniversary of the State funeral of Britain's revered wartime leader, which took place on January 30, 1965.

» Heavyweight Republicans line up to claim the conservative mantle for 2016
25/01/15 12:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Iowa Freedom Summit draws GOP’s leading lights Ted Cruz, Chris Christie and Scott Walker push White House credentials Scott Walker makes forceful bid for Republican nomination...

» Russia Blocks UN Statement Condemning Mariupol Attack
25/01/15 12:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia has blocked a UN Security Council statement that would have criticized a pro-Russian Ukrainian separatist leader and condemned a recent increase in violence in eas...

» India’s Modi welcomes Obama with a big hug
25/01/15 12:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. NEW DELHI -- When President Obama walked off Air Force One here Sunday morning, he was greeted by Prime Minister Narendra Mod...

» Obama Lands in India, With Aim of Improving Ties
25/01/15 12:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. During his three-day trip, President Obama will try to forge agreements with India on climate change and nuclear cooperation.

» Obama gets warm welcome from Narendra Modi in India
25/01/15 12:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. President arrives in New Delhi on on three-day visit aiming for progress on climate change, defence and economic issues US president Barack Obama has been welcomed like royalt...

» WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama's presidential 'namaste'
25/01/15 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 10:08 a.m. EST. NEW DELHI (AP) -- President Barack Obama was so honored to be invited to India's Republic Day celebration that he showed it....

» President Obama hugs India's Prime Minister Modi as he begins historic three-day state visit alongside first lady Michelle
25/01/15 12:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. US President Barack Obama (L) throws rose petals as he pays his respects at Raj Ghat, the memorial for India's independence icon Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi on January 25, 2015. US Pre...

» Yemeni Parliament Cancels Meeting on President’s Resignation
25/01/15 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The cancellation of the meeting extended the political deadlock and exacerbated tensions in the streets of the capital, Sana.

» President Poroshenko says de-escalation is priority in east Ukraine
25/01/15 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President said on Sunday de-escalation of the conflict with pro-Russian rebels in the country's east was the priority for the Kiev government, which stands b...

» Netanyahu defends planned Congress speech as anti-Iran strategy
25/01/15 12:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended on Sunday a planned speech to the U.S. Congress about Iran, saying he had a moral obligation to take every oppo...

» Shocking video of Ukrainian motorist dodging artillery blasts emerges after at least 30 killed in rebel shelling attack
25/01/15 11:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Filmed on dashcam footage and dated January 24, the clip was posted online yesterday and claimed to have been recorded in the southeastern city of Mariupol.

» Obama, Modi Discuss Relations Between US, India During Landmark Visit
25/01/15 11:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. President Barack Obama says he agrees with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a "new vision" for the Asia Pacific region. In a joint news conference in New Delhi hours after arri...

» Obama defends U.S. counter-terrorism strategy in Yemen
25/01/15 11:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. NEW DELHI (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Sunday defended his administration's drone-based counter-terrorism strategy against al Qaeda militants in Yemen, saying the alternative ...

» Obama Visits India
25/01/15 11:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. President Barack Obama has arrived in India for a historic visit as the first American leader to attend the country’s Republic Day ceremony.

» Poroshenko: De-escalation is Priority in East Ukraine
25/01/15 11:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Sunday de-escalating the conflict with pro-Russian rebels was the priority for the Kyiv government, which stands by a September peace deal sig...

» Obama vows to ratchet up pressure on Moscow over Ukraine
25/01/15 11:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama blamed Russia on Sunday for the fighting that has flared anew between government troops and separatists in eastern Ukraine, and said t...

» Ukraine Holds Day Of Mourning After Mariupol Attack
25/01/15 11:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Ukraine is holding a day of national mourning on January 25, following a series of rocket attacks in the southeastern city of Mariupol that killed 30 people and injured m...

» EU's Tusk slams 'appeasement' of Russia as bloc talks new sanctions
25/01/15 11:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Senior figures in the European Union brandished a threat of new sanctions against Russia over the weekend violence in eastern Ukraine, with one blasting what he ca...

» U.S. ambivalence towards Moscow talks shows pressure easing on Syria's Assad
25/01/15 11:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIRUT (Reuters) - An ambivalent U.S. response to a Moscow peace conference on Syria, despite a firm boycott by the main opposition, shows how the fight against Islamic State fighters ...

» At GOP Summit, Republicans Turn Fire on Obama, Clinton, and Each Other - ABC News
25/01/15 11:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. ABC News At GOP Summit, Republicans Turn Fire on Obama, Clinton, and Each Other ABC News The first conservative showcase of the 2016 cycle is taking place in Iowa today, marking ...

» Obama begins landmark visit to India
25/01/15 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Obama begins landmark visit to India Barack Obama arrives in New Delhi for an unprecedented second visit to India by a serving US president, aiming to consolidate what he has ca...

» US President Barack Obama: Counterterrorism operations in Yemen not affected - The Indian Express
25/01/15 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. The Indian Express US President Barack Obama: Counterterrorism operations in Yemen not affected The Indian Express President Barack Obama says the political vacuum in Yemen hasn't affe...

» Dashcam: shelling of residential street in Ukraine’s Mariupol - video
25/01/15 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. A dashboard camera purports to show the shelling of a residential area in Ukraine's strategic port of Mariupol on Saturday. The video, posted to social media by Mariupol ...

» Russia's Lavrov says Moscow ready to push for peaceful solution in east Ukraine
25/01/15 11:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday that Moscow was ready to do everything it can to encourage rival sides warri...

» Obama: US Counter-terror Operations Continue in Yemen
25/01/15 11:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. President Barack Obama says the United States' counter-terrorism efforts in Yemen continue despite political upheaval in the country. Speaking during an official visit to New Delhi, ...

» Netanyahu Defends Upcoming Speech to US Congress
25/01/15 11:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended on Sunday a planned speech to the U.S. Congress about Iran, saying he had a moral obligation to take every opportunity to speak out on a...

» I'm an atheist, but I have no interest in joining your 'movement'
25/01/15 11:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. I do understand the desire to feel like part of a community of like-minded believers: that’s what most people turn to religion for in the first place Most atheists I know talk...

» Breaching the Seawall | Modern Love | The New York Times
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mikenova shared this story from Uploads by The New York Times. Breaching the Seawall | Modern Love | The New York Times When Laurel Fantauzzo met a young woman and her bicycle in Manila, her relationship to the city was transformed. Prod...

» Netanyahu defends speech to Congress about threat of Iran nuclear deal
25/01/15 11:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Prime minister says US trip and meeting on 3 March is a moral obligation to urge the US not to negotiate a deal that might endanger Israel Israeli prime minister Binyamin Neta...

» Iran's foreign minister summoned to parliament over walk with Kerry
25/01/15 11:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to appear before parliament following controversy over a promenade with his American counterpart during intense nucle...

» Ten Killed in Baghdad Bombings
25/01/15 11:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A bomb went off outside a small restaurant, killing seven civilians and wounding 22, a police officer said. Another bomb in the central Sibaa area killed three civilians and wounded 11...

» Pakistan Says 35 Militants Killed In New Air Strikes
25/01/15 11:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Pakistan says fresh air strikes in a restive tribal area along the border with Afghanistan have left 35 militants dead.

» Obama and Modi agree to limit US liability in case of nuclear disaster
25/01/15 11:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Decision set to lead to contracts worth billions of dollars but hopes for a US-China-style air pollution deal are dashed American industrial interests took centre stage at the...

» Investigation launched into Tutankhamun burial mask breakage
25/01/15 11:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ODN. Investigation launched into Tutankhamun burial mask breakage Conservators in Egypt have launched an investigation into the breakage of ancient pharoah Tutankhamun's burial mask. Report by L...

» Ten Beacons of Light in the Muslim World - Daily Beast
25/01/15 11:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world - Google News. Daily Beast Ten Beacons of Light in the Muslim World Daily Beast When he made the decision—without precedent in the Muslim world or elsewhere, to my knowledge—to declare those women bi...

» Is nervous Obama White House holding Bergdahl report hostage?
24/01/15 16:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Now Playing Is the White House holding the Bergdahl report hostage? Last Sunday, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, indicated that he expected a decision “fairly soon”...

» PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 23, 2015 - YouTube
24/01/15 16:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Jan 23, 2015 Tonight on the program, we take a look at Saudi Arabia, where a new king has inherited the country's challenges in the wake of King Abdullah's death. Also: Greek voters go to the pol...

» At Least 29 Killed as Rebels Launch Offensive in Ukraine
24/01/15 16:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. (KIEV, Ukraine) — Indiscriminate rocket fire slammed into a market, two schools, homes and shops Saturday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, killing at least 29 people, authorities said...

» Why King Abdullah was buried in an unmarked grave
24/01/15 16:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost - Home. You may have imagined a somewhat lavish burial for King Abdullah, the Saudi king who died Friday at the age of 90. He was, after all, one of the richest men in the history of the world. ...

» World leaders arrives in Riyadh following death of King Abdullah
24/01/15 16:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. World leaders arrives in Riyadh following death of King Abdullah Dignitaries and leaders from around the world arrive in Saudi Arabia Saturday to offer their condolences to its ...

» Sheldon Silver's Arrest Is Huge, But Preet Bharara Is Waging an Even Bigger Case - New York Magazine
24/01/15 16:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Magazine Sheldon Silver's Arrest Is Huge, But Preet Bharara Is Waging an Even Bigger Case New York Magazine Preet Bharara is a bit of a prig. The trait is highly familia...

» Cubans Appear More Relaxed in Smooth U.S. Talks
24/01/15 16:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. HAVANA — The visit of the most senior U.S. official to Cuba in 38 years gave every appearance of doing what it aimed to, drawing the nominal enemies into a distinctly Caribbean embrace, complete with...

» Netanyahu-White House relations hit new low
24/01/15 16:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. President Barack Obama and U.S. officials were completely blindsided by the announcement that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will come to Washington to address a joint session o...

» 16 killed in shelling in Ukraine, officials say
24/01/15 16:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. At least 16 people have been killed in shelling in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, city officials said Saturday, in the latest violence to rock the disputed Donetsk region.

» Sarah Palin and Donald Trump both interested in 2016 runs - CNN
24/01/15 16:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Sarah Palin and Donald Trump both interested in 2016 runs CNN Washington (CNN) With a Clinton, a Bush and a Romney all seriously teasing presidential runs, why not a Palin? Why n...

» Trump: 'No way' Bush, Romney would win in 2016 - Fox News
24/01/15 16:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. ABC News Trump: 'No way' Bush, Romney would win in 2016 Fox News DES MOINES, Iowa – Donald Trump slammed potential 2016 Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Jeb Bus...

» Unlikely buddies Obama and Modi aim high on India trip
24/01/15 16:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. NEW DELHI (Reuters) - In a fresh bid to make India an enduring strategic partner, U.S. President Barack Obama lands in New Delhi on Sunday for a highly symbolic parade and to nurture f...

» Two Women Killed, Six People Wounded in Omaha Shooting - NBCNews.com
24/01/15 16:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. U.S. News & World Report National Gazette Two Women Killed, Six 6 People Wounded in Omaha Shooting NBCNews.com Two women were killed and six people were injured in an early S...

» This is the gruesome aftermath of another rocket strike on civilians in eastern Ukraine
24/01/15 16:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost - Home. KYIV — Ukrainian officials say at least 30 civilians were killed Saturday in an artillery strike on a port city in eastern Ukraine, just as a top pro-Russian rebel lead...

» Human Rights Groups Press Obama on India
24/01/15 16:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. As President Obama visits India to improve the strained relationship between the two countries, some human rights groups hope their concerns are not swept under the rug.

» Ten killed in eastern Ukraine as Russian separatists bombard key city of Mariupol
24/01/15 16:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - Europe RSS Feed. Ten people have been killed after pro-Russian separatists bombarded the east Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, the head of the Donetsk regional police has said.

» Минобороны Украины заявило об обезвреживании 600 ополченцев за шесть дней - Газета.Ru
24/01/15 16:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. СЕГОДНЯ Минобороны Украины заявило об обезвреживании 600 ополченцев за шесть дней Газета.Ru В минобороны Украины заявили, что в период с 17 по 22 января украинским военным удалось ...

» Ukraine accuses pro-Russia rebels of deadly shelling in port city of Mariupol - Washington Post
24/01/15 16:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Haaretz Ukraine accuses pro- Russia rebels of deadly shelling in port city of Mariupol Washington Post MOSCOW — Ukrainian officials accused pro- Russian rebels of launching a deadly s...

» News Analysis: How Best To Help Ukraine Is The $50 Billion Question
24/01/15 16:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Can tens of billions of dollars in Western aid jumpstart Ukraine's embattled economy or does Kyiv need the current crisis as a stimulus to implement reforms that it has a...

» Евросоюз призывает прекратить эскалацию насилия в Украине - Актуальные новости - периодическое издание о событиях в мире
24/01/15 16:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Украина Евросоюз призывает прекратить эскалацию насилия в Украине Актуальные новости - периодическое издание о событиях в мире Официальный представитель внешнеполитической служ...

» Spain arrests four in swoop of suspected militant cell in north Africa
24/01/15 16:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Police in Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta arrested four men on Saturday suspected of belonging to a militant Islamist network that may have been planning an attack in Spain, the in...

» Ukraine Live Day Day 341: Russian-Backed Forces Continue Push into Ukraine
24/01/15 16:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here . An archive of our liveblogs can be found here . For an overview and analysis of this developing story s...

» Контактная группа по Украине призывает организовать срочную встречу - Комсомольская правда
24/01/15 16:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Комсомольская правда Контактная группа по Украине призывает организовать срочную встречу Комсомольская правда Участники трехсторонней группы по Украине призвали стороны конфликта с...

» Spanish Police Arrest Brothers Suspected of Planning Jihad
24/01/15 16:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Spain’s Interior Ministry said the police in its North African enclave arrested four men suspected of belonging to a militant Islamist network that may have been planning an attack.

» Британская газета узнала о существовании доказательств причастности Кремля к убийству Литвиненко13 - Postimees
24/01/15 16:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Британская газета узнала о существовании доказательств причастности Кремля к убийству Литвиненко13 Postimees Американские и британские спецслужбы располагают доказательствами прича...

» Спикер Рады созывает депутатов на внеочередное заседание после обстрела Мариуполя - Газета.Ru
24/01/15 16:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. СЕГОДНЯ Спикер Рады созывает депутатов на внеочередное заседание после обстрела Мариуполя Газета.Ru Спикер Верховной рады Владимир Гройсман призвал народных депутатов быть готовыми...

» Pro-Russian rebels attack key port, Ukraine says at least 30 dead - Reuters
24/01/15 16:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Reuters Pro- Russian rebels attack key port, Ukraine says at least 30 dead Reuters KIEV (Reuters) - Pro- Russian rebels launched an offensive against the strategic port of Mariupol in...

» Порошенко срочно летит на Украину на заседание СНБО - Комсомольская правда
24/01/15 16:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Комсомольская правда Порошенко срочно летит на Украину на заседание СНБО Комсомольская правда Петр Порошенко срочно возвращается из Саудовской Аравии, чтобы провести заседание Сове...

» Отчет ОБСЕ: артиллерийский обстрел Мариуполя велся с двух направлений - Коммерсантъ
24/01/15 16:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Версии.сом Отчет ОБСЕ: артиллерийский обстрел Мариуполя велся с двух направлений Коммерсантъ Наблюдатели ОБСЕ сообщают, что установили направление, с которого велся утром 24 января...

» Ukraine separatists in deadly rocket attack
24/01/15 16:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News. Attack renews fears that Russia is using separatists to secure a land bridge towards annexed Crimea

» Empire, Islam and Russia - The Economist (blog)
24/01/15 16:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Economist (blog) Empire, Islam and Russia The Economist (blog) For example, he has spoken of the commonalities between his own faith, Russian Orthodoxy, and Islam. "Some analysts ...

» Who Was Offended by Leviathan?
24/01/15 16:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - Institute of Modern Russia. The latest Oscar-nominated drama from Andrey Zvyagintsev, Leviathan has provoked heated discussion in Russia. Critics quickly labeled the movie as Russophobic, politicall...

» Turmoil in Yemen Sparks Concern
24/01/15 16:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The unrest in Yemen is raising concerns in the region and beyond, as the president and his Cabinet have tendered their resignations, and Houthi rebels have taken control of the capital, S...

» NYers, Political Leaders Weigh in on Silver Arrest
24/01/15 15:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . As details surrounding Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's arrest make their way across the city and state, New Yorkers living in his district and elected officials are voicing their thoughts as to whether he s...

» CIA Director John Brennan considering sweeping organizational changes
24/01/15 12:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . CIA Director John Brennan is considering sweeping organizational changes that could include breaking up the separate spying and analysis divisions that have been in place for decades to create hybrid units fo...

» Exclusive: CIA’s Top Spy Steps Down - The Daily Beast
24/01/15 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty The director of the CIA’s National Clandestine Service, the storied home of the agency’s most secretive intelligence operations, has announced that he plans to retire, The Dail...

» СМИ: глава национальной секретной службы ЦРУ США уходит в отставку - Коммерсантъ
24/01/15 11:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Пронедра СМИ: глава национальной секретной службы ЦРУ США уходит в отставку Коммерсантъ Руководитель оперативного подразделения ЦРУ США — Национальной секретной службы — уходит в о...

» US Counterterrorism Efforts in Yemen Continue Despite Upheaval
24/01/15 11:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. officials say that despite the rebel siege in Yemen's capital and uncertainty swirling around the resignation of the country's president, Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, the United States c...

» After an Anxiety-Filled Campaign, Greek Voters Consider a Turn to the Left
24/01/15 11:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Battered by years of economic trouble, Greeks may turn to the leftist Alexis Tsipras and his party when they go to the polls on Sunday.

» Progress, Some Areas of Disagreement in Cuba Talks
24/01/15 11:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. and Cuban officials are reporting progress from initial talks in Havana on re-establishing diplomatic ties. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State (for Western Hemisphere Affairs) Roberta...

» В ООН посчитали беженцев из Донбасса - Газета.Ru
24/01/15 11:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости В ООН посчитали беженцев из Донбасса Газета.Ru Управление ООН по координации гуманитарных вопросов подсчитало количество внутренне-перемещенных лиц на Украине и беженце...

» Saudi, Yemen Developments Are Sudden Complications for Obama
24/01/15 11:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The death of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah and the collapse of Yemen’s government have cast further uncertainty on U.S. efforts to fight militants in the Middle East and also contain Iran’...

» Former Party Official Says Spain’s Leader Knew of Slush Fund
24/01/15 11:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. The former treasurer at the heart of a slush-fund scandal has accused Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy of knowing “from the beginning” about the party’s illegal payments.

» Putin Replacing Law with Morality as Iranian Ayatollahs Did, Fishman Says
24/01/15 11:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. Staunton, January 23 – The recent statement by Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peshkov, that “there are things more important than laws” is the latest sign of a fun...

» Report: U.S. Intelligence Links Litvinenko Killing To Kremlin
24/01/15 11:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A report in the British newspaper "The Telegraph" says the U.S. National Security Agency intercepted communications between the primary suspects in the murder case of for...

» Kerry, at Davos, Urges Multipronged Fight Against Violent Extremism
24/01/15 11:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. The secretary of state called for efforts to reduce unemployment and other programs that could dissuade young people from joining militant causes, even if such initiatives were costly.

» US Woman Sentenced for Conspiring to Provide Support to IS
24/01/15 11:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. Justice Department says a woman accused of conspiring to provide material support to al-Qaida and Islamic State has been sentenced to four years in prison. Shannon Conley, 19, of...

» Argentine Government Thinks Rogue Agents Killed Prosecutor
24/01/15 11:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Argentina suspects rogue agents from its own intelligence services were behind the death of a state prosecutor investigating the deadly 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos...

» СМИ: РФ и КНДР договорились о модернизации северокорейской электросети - Российская Газета
24/01/15 11:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости СМИ: РФ и КНДР договорились о модернизации северокорейской электросети Российская Газета Вслед за крупномасштабным проектом "Победа", который предусматривает ...

» США приостановили борьбу с «Аль-Каидой» в Йемене - Lenta.ru
24/01/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Lenta.ru США приостановили борьбу с «Аль-Каидой» в Йемене Lenta.ru США приостановили проведение спецопераций против террористической группировки «Аль-Каида» в Йемене, пишет The Was...

» ООН: из-за конфликта на Украине свои дома оставили свыше 1,5 млн человек - НТВ.ru
24/01/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. НТВ.ru ООН: из-за конфликта на Украине свои дома оставили свыше 1,5 млн человек НТВ.ru Управление ООН по координации гуманитарных вопросов подсчитало число вынужденных переселенцев...

» Kazakh Police Detain Journalists Ahead Of Planned Rally
24/01/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Journalists and rights activists who planned to rally in support of a Kazakh magazine that was ordered closed last month were reportedly being detained as they left their...

» Alexander Litvinenko: the long journey from inquest to public inquiry
24/01/15 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Sir Robert Owen, then a High Court judge, requested a public inquiry so that he could consider material examining if the Russian state had a role in L...

» Graphic: Timeline of events around Alexander Litvinenko's death
24/01/15 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. As the Litvinenko Inquiry prepares to start its public hearings, we outline the events surrounding the dissident's poisoning by polonium in London

» Conspiracy theories: Who killed Alexander Litvinenko?
24/01/15 11:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. With the public inquiry into the death of murdered Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko due to begin, the question of who was responsible for the mini-nuc...

» Окраина Мариуполя попала под обстрел - РБК
24/01/15 11:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Окраина Мариуполя попала под обстрел РБК Один из районов Мариуполя подвергся обстрелу. По словам жителей, под снаряды попали две школы, магазин, рынок, в окнах домов выбиты сте...

» Из-за Украины богатые соратники Путина либо сами стараются отодвинуться от него, либо он от них отстраняется, - Bloomberg - Tazabek
24/01/15 11:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Из-за Украины богатые соратники Путина либо сами стараются отодвинуться от него, либо он от них отстраняется, - Bloomberg Tazabek Tazabek - Вокруг президента РФ осталась только неб...

» СМИ: Вашингтон приостанавливает борьбу с «Аль-Каидой» в Йемене - BFM.Ru
24/01/15 11:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. СМИ: Вашингтон приостанавливает борьбу с «Аль-Каидой» в Йемене BFM.Ru США приостановили антитеррористические операции против «Аль-Каиды» из-за того, что спецслужбы Йемена перешли п...

» Бывший госсекретарь США Хиллари Клинтон раскритиковала выборный процесс в России - Радиостанция ЭХО МОСКВЫ
24/01/15 11:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости Бывший госсекретарь США Хиллари Клинтон раскритиковала выборный процесс в России Радиостанция ЭХО МОСКВЫ Отвечая на вопрос, хотела ли бы она быть президентом США, Клинт...

» Putin Seen Declaring War on Kyiv the Only Way He Can – By Blaming Ukraine
24/01/15 11:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble Staunton, January 24 – Like the dictators he has modeled himself on, Vladimir Putin has...

» США прекратили антитеррористическую деятельность в Йемене - ТВ Центр - Официальный сайт телеканала
24/01/15 11:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. ТВ Центр - Официальный сайт телеканала США прекратили антитеррористическую деятельность в Йемене ТВ Центр - Официальный сайт телеканала Власти США приняли решение о приостановке ча...

» Obama Warns Pakistan On Counterterrorism Efforts Ahead India Visit
24/01/15 11:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Authorities in New Delhi were preparing for a visit by President Barack Obama on January 24, a day before the U.S. leader's arrival for what has been scheduled as a three...

» Putin Wants to Break Ukraine Not Seize the Donbas, Moscow Analysts Say
24/01/15 11:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble Staunton, January 24 – Those who hope for a resolution of what Moscow has managed to la...

» Rockets Target Mariupol In Rebels' Eastern Ukraine Offensive
24/01/15 11:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Ukraine's Interior Ministry says 15 civilians were killed and 46 injured on January 24 when Officials in southeastern Ukraine say the government-held port city of Mariup...

» New far right anti-immigrant sentiment hits German streets
24/01/15 11:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News: News and Headlines from Europe - The Washington Post. DRESDEN, Germany — Ahmed, a 36-year-old Moroccan, hoped to find a better life in Europe’s economic powerhouse, Germany. But these days in ...

» Is Kadyrov Working with Surkov to Become Part of a New Putin Tandem -- or Even More?
24/01/15 11:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble Staunton, January 24 – Ramzan Kadyrov’s outspoken comments on Ukraine and his organizat...

» Missile attack by pro-Russian rebels kills at least 10 in Ukraine
24/01/15 11:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Mariupol market hit by long-range weapons, says Donetsk police chief A missile attack by pro-Russian rebels has killed at least 10 people in Mariupol, the Ukraine port city controlle...

» Турчинов заявил, что силовики крепко держат оборону в Мариуполе - РИА Новости
24/01/15 11:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости Турчинов заявил, что силовики крепко держат оборону в Мариуполе РИА Новости В субботу украинские силовики сообщили об обстреле Мариуполя, обвинив в нем ополченцев. В шт...

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