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February 27, 2015

Many Of Iraqi Objects Smashed By IS Are Copies, British Experts Say
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 3:27 PM

Many, if not the majority, of the objects destroyed by Islamic State (IS) militants in a Mosul museum this week were modern plaster-cast reproductions of pieces held in other museums, British based experts told The Times of London on February 27.

M.N.: And I wonder how many of the original pieces might end up in the secret cellars of Moscow museums.

Many Of Iraqi Objects Smashed By IS Are Copies, British Experts Say
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 3:27 PM

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Ukraine crisis: Top Chinese diplomat backs Putin, says West should 'abandon zero-sum mentality'
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 3:26 PM

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China has voiced its support for Russia over its handling of the Ukraine crisis, with prominent diplomat Qu Xing calling on the West to "abandon its zero-sum mentality".

Russia's FSB Includes Islamic State On 'Unified List' Of Terror Groups
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 3:25 PM

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Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has included the Islamic State (IS) group to a unified list of terrorist organizations.

Moscow Preparing Revolts in Major Ukrainian Cities, Poroshenko Ally Says by Paul Goble
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 3:25 PM

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Staunton, February 27 – Having been slowed by Ukrainian resistance and hope to use the Minsk Accords to avoid new sanctions, Moscow is planning to spark uprisings in major Ukrainian cities in March and April before beginning a major military attack on the country in May, according to Yuri Lutsenko, head of the Poroshenko faction in the Verkhovna Rada or Ukrainian parliament.

He says that the operations up to now were Plan A, the uprisings Moscow is seeking to organize in Ukrainian cities is Plan B, and a major new Russian aggression against Ukraine is Plan C, and he suggests that Plan B has a real chance because of the unhappiness of some in Ukraine with Kyiv’s policies.

Some may be inclined to dismiss this as nothing more than a reflection of Ukrainian fears and part of an effort to get the West to provide additional support, including defensive arms, but there are there important reasons why that would be a mistake.

First, as the Novaya Gazeta document highlights, Moscow has been making plans about Ukraine for years, and consequently, it is almost certain that Russian officials or those like Konstantin Malofeyev near the Kremlin have come up with plans like Lutsenko describes and that Ukrainians have learned about them.

Second, using urban revolts as a means of undermining the power of Kyiv and allowing Moscow to expand its influence in Ukraine is absolutely consistent not only with the ideas of hybrid war but reflects something else: taking any Ukrainian city, even Mariupol, would be extremely difficult by military means alone.

Such actions would likely require the use of massive artillery shelling or bombing, with the resulting massive loss of life that would have the effect of attracting the world’s attention to the brutality of the Russian advance and the heroism of Ukrainian defenders. Organizing a fifth column within cities is thus an attractive option for Russian military planners.

And third, and perhaps most compelling is the fact that the most horrific means Moscow has been willing to employ – such as state terrorism against the civilian population in Kharkiv – have been signaled well in advance to all who have paid even the most cursory attention to Russian news outlets.

As Kseniya Kirillova points out in NR2.com this week, “Putin’s supporters threatened terrorist actions in Ukraine already last fall.” Now, one can see that those were not idle threats however often many dismissed them.

The journalist reports that in September, pro-Moscow opponents of a Ukrainian-American march in Seattle in support of Ukraine, said that the West should not be supporting “terrorists” in Ukraine but that if it continued to do so, then “terrorist actions” will be directed against Ukraine.

Specifically, the pro-Moscow activist said: “If Lugansk and Donetsk aren’t enough for you, then we will also organize terrorist acts in Ukraine against you.”

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Spain arrests eight nationals for fighting with pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine by Agence France-Presse in Madrid
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 3:25 PM

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‘Their activities compromise Spain’s peace or independence’
Operation said to be first in Europe against foreign fighters in Ukraine

Police have arrested eight Spanish men who returned from fighting alongside pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine, in what they said was the first operation of its kind in Europe.

Officers detained the suspects in six regions across Spain after they returned from predominantly Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine, the interior ministry said in a statement.

Cameron Defends British Security Services Over ‘Jihadi John’by By STEPHEN CASTLE
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 3:25 PM

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Prime Minister David Cameron spoke after disclosures that a man who posed in ISIS videos of the murder of Western hostages was known to British intelligence.

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OSCE Says Ukraine At 'Crossroads' Of War And Peace
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 3:25 PM

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An OSCE official has warned against "further escalation of the conflict" in eastern Ukraine despite encouraging signs of a cease-fire taking hold between government troops and pro-Russian separatists.

Putin Will Likely Attack a NATO Country Next, Portnikov Saysby Paul Goble
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 3:24 PM

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Staunton, February 27 – Because Vladimir Putin seeks both recognition as the leader of a superpower and a new Yalta at which he and Western leaders will partition the world into spheres of influence and because he can only move toward that goal by new acts of aggression, the Kremlin leader is likely to attack a NATO country next, according to Vitaly Portnikov.

The situation in Ukraine is moving toward a frozen conflict out of which he cannot extract more benefits for himself and his self-conception, the Kyiv analyst says in a commentary for Baku’s Haqqin.az agency, and consequently he is looking elsewhere with the Baltic countries being the most likely target.

Portnikov has no special inside knowledge in this regard, but both his impressive record as an analyst and the logic he suggests Putin is following makes what he has to say compelling if extremely frightening and deserves more attention than it receive if it appears only on an Azerbaijani site.

Since Minsk, European countries have indicated that they are prepared to send military instructors to Ukraine and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has succeeded in purchasing military equipment. “In practice,” the analyst says, “this means the legalization of a mediation mission” which will allow Kyiv to get what it needs without direct aid from the US or NATO.

This effort of the West “not simply to strengthen the Ukrainian line of the front after Minsk 2 but also to internationalize it demonstrates to Russia that if it attacks, the victims would be not only Ukrainian soldiers and citizens but also NATO personnel – and this is an entirely different level of involvement and responsibility of the aggressor.

At the same time, Putin shows no sign of backing down in Ukraine. Despite giving lip service to the Minsk accords, the Russian leader has continued to strengthen the positions of Russian forces near Mariupol. And more generally, Russia “has begun large-scale exercises” along the border of the Baltic countries, all of which are members of NATO.

“For the West, it is important if not to stop the conflict and restore the territorial integrity of Ukraine then to at least ‘freeze’ it along the contact line.” But for Putin, “such ‘a freezing’ will not bring any dividends. Rather the reverse.” Ukraine will be able to stabilize, Western leaders won’t have any particular reason to lift sanctions or talk with him about a new world order, and the shortcomings of Putin’s economic system will be ever more obvious.

So what will happen next? “What will the West do?” It will try to achieve peace. “What will Putin do? He will fight,” Portnikov says. He can’t achieve anything in peacetime, but war gives him a chance to use the one part of his state which is still relatively strong in order to bring pressure to bear on other leaders to take him and Russia into greater consideration.

“Putin’s goal,” Portnikov says, is to have a status equal to that of US President Barack Obama and then together with him “resolve the fates of the world,” much as he imagines Soviet leaders did with Washington during the Cold War. And Putin’s “only instrument” to achieve that is war so that he can become the embodiment of Dr. No, albeit not so comic.

But Putin recognizes that not all military actions bring him equal benefits. More moves in Ukraine will not prompt Western leaders to rush to meet with him. They may instead simply increase sanctions and his isolation – and even do more to help Ukraine. What they won’t do is agree to some new grand bargain. Ukraine isn’t useful to Putin in that regard.

But one act of aggression, albeit an extremely risky one, that could prompt the West to talk with him about “a new Yalta” would be an attack on a NATO country – and in Russia’s case that means Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania. Such an attack would show very quickly whether NATO leaders are prepared to act “seriously” or to “again limit themselves to sanctions and anger.”

Such a move could blow up in Putin’s face, Portnikov concludes, but it is the only one available just now that could have the potential to lead some in the West to agree to “a real conference on the world order, a new Yalta,” if it didn’t lead to a war before such a conference could be convened.

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Семь человек стали жертвами стрелка в американском штате Миссури - Интерфакс
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 3:24 PM

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Congress Clears Way For Stopgap Homeland Security Measureby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 3:24 PM

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The U.S. House of Representatives has cleared the way for passage of a short-term funding bill to keep the Department of Homeland Security open. Lawmakers on Friday voted 240 to 183 to clear a procedural hurdle to advance the bill, just hours ahead of a midnight deadline when money for the agency runs out. The bill provides three more weeks of funding while Republicans try to overturn President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration, which limits deportations of people in the United States illegally. Before the bill can take effect, however, the House and Senate must each vote one more time to finally approve it. If Congress does not pass a bill by midnight Friday, about 30,000 workers could be furloughed while 240,000 others would be working without pay. The Department of Homeland Security is the government agency that patrols the country's borders and screens passengers at airports. The House passed a Homeland Security bill several weeks ago, but it included Republican provisions banning funding for President Obama's executive order blocking more than 4 million people who came to the U.S. illegally from deportation. Meanwhile Friday, the Senate passed a separate bill funding the agency until the end of September - but the House is expected to ignore that legislation because it has no provision to block the executive order on immigration.

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Russia to Draw Half Its Reserve Fund to Support Budget - Wall Street Journal
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 3:23 PM

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Friday February 27th, 2015 at 3:23 PM

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France, Britain Dismiss Calls to Renew Relations With Syria's Assad by webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 3:23 PM

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France and Britain dismissed on Friday any suggestion of restoring relations with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying this likely would end all hope of a political transition and push moderates into the arms of radical Islamist groups. With the rise of Islamic State insurgents, some European Union member states are critical of the position in Paris and London and say it might be time to re-establish communication with Damascus given that a four-year-old revolt has failed to overthrow Assad, diplomats say. In a column published in Arabic daily Al-Hayat and France's Le Monde, the French and British foreign ministers hit back at those who sought a rapprochement with Assad by saying he was using the fear of Islamic State, which has seized wide areas of northern and eastern Syria, to win back international support. "Some seem sensitive to this argument," Laurent Fabius and Philip Hammond wrote. "In reality, Bashar represents injustice, chaos and terror. We, France and Britain, say no to all three." There have also been calls from some politicians and former officials in both countries for a new strategy. This week a four-man cross-party delegation of French parliamentarians traveled to Syria and some met with Assad, and triggering a national debate on the issue. Former British Army chief Lord Dannant has previously said countries would have to work with Assad to defeat Islamic State, while the U.N. envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said earlier this month that Assad must be part of the solution for defusing the conflict in Syria. "After 220,000 deaths and millions displaced, it is illusory to imagine that a majority of Syrians would accept to be ruled by the one who torments them," Fabius and Hammond wrote. "To end their hopes of a better future in a Syria without Assad would be to radicalize even more Syrians, push moderates toward extremism and consolidate a jihadist bastion in Syria." An initially peaceful street uprising against Assad has spiraled into a civil war that has seen a level of suffering some diplomats see as justifying contacts with Damascus in pursuit of a political solution. Britain and France see Assad's departure as a precondition of peace negotiations but the collapse of his government has become less likely as the war grinds on inconclusively. "For our own security, we must defeat Islamic State in Syria. We need a partner that can act against extremists. We need a negotiated political settlement," Hammond and Fabius said, and a compromise would be needed between elements of the existing government and relatively moderate opponents of Assad.

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Alexander Litvinenko inquiry: five more things we’ve learnedby Luke Harding
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 3:22 PM

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Three weeks into the inquiry to investigate the roles of Andrei Lugovoi and Dmitry Kovtun in the death of the Russian spy, and the plot keeps thickening

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Russian Diplomat Slams 'Destructive' U.S. Stance
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 3:22 PM

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A senior Russian Foreign Ministry official has accused the United States of taking a "destructive" stance in bilateral relations.

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Fugitive Ex-Kremlin Banker Loses Appeal To Hide Income
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 3:21 PM

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In June, London's High Court issued a worldwide asset freeze for some $2 billion in the assets of Sergei Pugachyov -- once dubbed "the cashier to the Kremlin" -- following a request from Russia's Deposit Insurance Agency.

'Jihadi John’ Unmasking Raises Questions for British Security Services by webdesk@voanews.com (Henry Ridgwell)
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 3:21 PM

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The identity of the masked man who has appeared in several Islamic State videos showing the beheading of foreign hostages has been widely reported as Kuwaiti-born Briton Mohammed Emwazi. He was previously known to British security services -- and questions are now being asked of why they did not prevent him from traveling to Syria. Henry Ridgwell reports from London.

Russia Complains About Lithuania's Arms Supplies To Ukraine
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 3:20 PM

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The Russian Embassy in Vilnius said on February 27 that the complaint was sent in a letter from the Russian Foreign Ministry to the Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow, accusing Vilnius of "a direct violation of Lithuania's legal commitments."

Estonia party linked to Putin heads polls
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 3:20 PM

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Suspect may have gone on Missouri killing spree after finding mother dead, coroner says : News
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 2:01 PM

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TYRONE, Mo. • An urgent 911 call from a young girl who ran to a neighbor's home for help Thursday night led police to ultimately discover eight dead people across four crime scenes in a small community in south-central Missouri.

The lone suspect — a 36-year-old man from Tyrone — became the ninth to die when he shot himself in an apparent suicide, police say.

Texas County Coroner Tom Whittaker told the Post-Dispatch that all of the victims are adults.

There were three women and four men fatally shot, ranging in age from their early 40s to mid 60s. Authorities say several of the victims are related — including a husband and wife — but they haven't confirmed a connection with the gunman.

Authorities aren't releasing names of the victims until they notify relatives.

Before the suspect was found dead, police went to his mother's home to see if he was there. They found his mother dead on the couch of apparent natural causes, Whittaker said. It appears she had been dead at least 24 hours, he said. She was in her 70s and had been under a doctor's care for an illness, and there was no visible sign of trauma, so Whittaker believes she died of her illness.

The woman has the same surname as some of the victims, he said. Investigators suspect her death may have sparked the man's murder spree.

"We're speculating that he came home and found her deceased and then for whatever reason went on a rampage and started killing people," Whittaker said. "This is just so strange. Right now, with the shooter dead, we don't know. Is there something that sparked this? We're still in the information-gathering stage."

Whittaker, who has been coroner since 1997, said the county averages "maybe one" homicide a year. "We may go a year or two without any," he said.

Whittaker said he couldn't believe it when authorities kept finding bodies over about a 3-½ hour period.

"At first I thought, 'I have three victims,' then we keep finding more victims," he said. "It's kind of like, 'Oh gosh, what have we got here?' It's spread over miles."

Sgt. Paul Reinsch of the Missouri Highway Patrol said the first victims were discovered Thursday night. The Texas County sheriff's office was called at 10:15 p.m. Thursday to a disturbance involving a weapon at a home on Highway H in Tyrone. A young girl inside the home heard gunshots and ran to a neighbor's house to call police.

Deputies went to the girl's home and found two people inside who had been shot to death. Police later went to three other homes in Tyrone and found five more people shot to death and one person injured. Whittaker said the injured person who was shot was taken to a hospital for treatment; the condition wasn't available. Police then went to the suspect's mother's home on Highway 137 and found the woman dead of apparent natural causes on the couch.

"The only reason she was found is that they had gone to her house to see if the shooter was there," Whittaker said.

The suspect was found dead in the neighboring county of Shannon County after apparently shooting himself inside a vehicle, police say. Police have not released his name. Shannon County Coroner Tim Denton said the man had shot himself in the head with a handgun. The man was slumped forward in his vehicle when police found it on a gravel road, off of Highway WW. That's about 25 miles from the crime scenes in Texas County.

Whittaker and Denton said autopsies will be performed by a pathologist in Springfield, Mo. The autopsies will start over the weekend and perhaps extend into next week, Whittaker said.

Tyrone is about 140 miles southwest of St. Louis, and about 50 miles south of Rolla. Police set up a mobile command post at Highways 137 and H.

Seven investigators with the Highway Patrol's division of drug and crime control are working on the case, along with the sheriff's office. The Missouri Highway Patrol's Sgt. Jeff Kinder said at a morning press conference asked that anyone with information about the killing spree to call police at 417-967-4165 or 417-469-3121.

When a reporter asked Kinder about the number of victims, he took a moment to count aloud, keeping track on his fingers. "There are ... Isn't that terrible? Lose count," he said. "There is actually nine total victims here in this case, one of them being the shooter, the other one being the elderly woman, and then seven victims of gunshot wounds."

Kinder said investigators were processing six scenes total — five homes, including the home where the woman died of apparent natural causes, and the suspect's vehicle.

Kinder said, "In our job, we see a lot of bad stuff. And this is bad. This is also hard on the police officers. It's not natural to see that sort of thing."

The Houston Herald, a local newspaper in Texas County, reported that the staff at the school district in the town of Houston, Mo., nearby had been told to arrive early for counseling sessions.

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Police: Gunman killed seven and then himself at multiple crime scenes in rural Missouri
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 1:58 PM

A gunman killed seven people in multiple homes in the southern Missouri town of Tyrone before turning a gun on himself, authorities said Friday.

A ninth person — an elderly woman — was found dead in the course of the police investigation but “appeared to have died from natural causes,” according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Seven people were killed within Texas County at four different residences, the highway patrol said. A 36-year-old man, believed to be the gunman, was also found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said in a statement Friday.

Authorities said a juvenile girl called police at approximately 10:15 p.m Central time on Thursday to report a “disturbance” at the home. When she heard gunshots, she immediately fled to a neighbor’s house. Police found two bodies at the home.

Later, five other bodies were found at three other residences in Tyrone. The elderly woman was discovered at a fifth residence. One injured victim was transported to a local hospital with gunshot wounds.

“In our job we see a lot of bad stuff, and this is bad,” Sgt. Jeff Kinder, a spokesman for the Missouri State Highway Patrol, said at a news conference. “This is hard on the police officers out there. I’m sure they were as shocked as a lot of the people were.”

At the Houston School District, which is near Tyrone, officials instructed staff to arrive early for counseling sessions, the Houston Herald reported.

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It is unclear what relationship the elderly woman had with the shooter or other victims, Kinder said. “We’re not calling her a victim at this time,” he added.

Kinder said no victims’ names would be released until next of kin were notified.

The killings took place in a rural, thinly populated part of the state, near the Mark Twain National Forest. The region is known to attract tourists for its hunting, camping and river rafting.

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The Missouri State Highway Patrol has established a mobile command post to conduct an investigation into the incident.

This story originally said nine were killed at multiple crime scenes. It has been updated to reflect the latest information from authorities. The post will be updated as more information becomes available.

Authorities circle a house at Tyrone at about 5:40 a.m. Friday. (Courtesy of Doug Davison/Houston Herald)

[Brian Murphy contributed to this report.]

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Missouri man charged in triple shooting near KU campus
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 1:54 PM

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – A 22-year-old Grain Valley, Missouri, man is charged in a shooting near the University of Kansas campus that injured three people.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports Caleb K. Chrisman is charged with aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary and three counts of aggravated kidnapping after allegedly holding three men at gunpoint in an attempt to rob them of cash around 4:30 p.m. Feb. 8 in a home at 1621 W. 19th Terrace, court documents state.

The three victims, two of whom are KU students, suffered gunshot wounds during the commission of the crime, according to Lawrence police spokesman Sgt. Trent McKinley. None of the charges filed against Chrisman implies he shot the men.

The three men injured in the Feb. 8 shooting have all been released from the hospital.

Investigators have said at least two people fled from the scene after the shooting. Lawrence police spokesman Sgt. Trent McKinley says the investigation into other possible suspects is continuing.

Chrisman is being held in the Douglas County Jail on a $500,000 bond. It wasn’t immediately clear if he had an attorney to discuss the charges.

7 killed in Missouri shootings, police say
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 1:52 PM

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A 36-year-old man is thought to have killed seven people and injured another in four homes in Tyrone, Missouri
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(CNN)Someone was shooting a gun, a girl who'd just fled a home told police Thursday night. It was the first they'd learn of a massacre that's claimed seven lives in four homes in south-central Missouri.

A 36-year-old gunman killed seven people and injured another in the small community of Tyrone before fatally shooting himself in an adjacent county, police said Friday morning.

Investigators found another body -- that of an elderly woman -- in a fifth home while investigating the shootings, though it appears she died of natural causes, and it's unclear how her death was otherwise connected to the case, Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Jeff Kinder said.

No names or information on motives was released, and the relationships between the victims, and between the victims and the suspect, weren't immediately known, he said.

"In our job, we see a lot of bad stuff, and this is bad," Kinder said of the shootings. "This is also hard on the police officers who are working out there. It's not natural to see that sort of thing."

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said the state was ensuring that mental health counselors and crisis intervention services will be provided to students and other residents.

"This is a horrific tragedy, and our hearts go out to the victims of these senseless acts and their families," he said.

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The shootings happened in Missouri's Texas County, home to about 26,000 people.

A girl who'd been in one of the homes in Tyrone heard gunshots there and fled to a neighbor's residence, where she called police, Kinder said.

After police found two bodies in the first residence, investigators found five more bodies and an injured person in three other Tyrone homes, according to Kinder.

The elderly woman who's believed to have died of natural causes was found in a fifth residence after "investigators were somehow led to that residence after this was all placed in motion," he said.

The suspect's body was found in a vehicle in neighboring Shannon County, Kinder said.

Tyrone is about 135 miles (217 kilometers) southwest of St. Louis.

It wasn't immediately clear if any of the victims were of school age, but news of the deaths has shaken the community, the superintendent of the area's schools said Friday.

"There is a lot of speculation right now, and we just don't have the information. The area is within the school district; these are my families," said Scott Dill, superintendent of the Houston R-1 School District. "We run buses out there daily."

Classes for the district's 1,000 students are in session Friday, in part to give them a sense of normalcy, he said.

"We do have counselors available, and other offers from other districts to help out. As a small town, we all cry together. My principals are all assessing the situation now, and we will make a determination on what to do next," Dill said.

CNN's Amanda Watts and Michael Martinez contributed to this report.

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Missouri state auditor, a candidate for governor, dies in apparent suicide: police
Friday February 27th, 2015 at 1:49 PM

By Kevin Murphy

Thu Feb 26, 2015 5:55pm EST

(Reuters) - Missouri State Auditor Tom Schweich, a Republican candidate for governor, died on Thursday in an apparent suicide at his home in suburban St. Louis, police said.

Schweich, 54, had been re-elected in November after serving for four years and announced a month ago he would seek his party's nomination for governor.

Police were called to Schweich's house in Clayton, Missouri, shortly before 10 a.m. and found him with a gunshot wound, Clayton Police Chief Kevin Murphy told a news conference.

"Everything at this point suggests that it is an apparent suicide," Murphy said, adding Schweich's family was cooperating with the investigation.

Schweich was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead of a single gunshot wound, Murphy said, declining to say where the bullet struck him. A handgun was used and at least one family member was in the house at the time, he said.

Murphy said investigators were talking to Schweich's family and friends. An autopsy is expected to be conducted on Friday, he said.

Schweich, a lawyer and former acting assistant secretary in the U.S. State Department, was "a brilliant, devoted and accomplished public servant who dedicated his career to making Missouri and the world a better place," Missouri Governor Jay Nixon said in a statement.

Nixon ordered flags lowered to half-staff in honor of Schweich.

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On Thursday, minutes after setting up a meeting with reporters from The Associated Pressand the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich fatally shot himself in what police are calling an "apparent suicide." Schweich, 54, had recently announced his campaign for the Republican Party's gubernatorial nomination, and he told the AP reporter that he planned to go public Thursday afternoon with allegations that the chairman of the Missouri Republican Party had started an anti-Semitic "whisper campaign" to sink his campaign.

Schweich is Episcopalian; his grandfather was Jewish. In his conversations with AP, he said that Missouri Republican Party Chairman John Hancock — a political consultant elected last Saturday — had casually mentioned in phone calls that Schweich was Jewish. He wanted Hancock to step down.

Hancock denied that he was being anti-Semitic. "I don't have a specific recollection of having said that, but it's plausible that I would have told somebody that Tom was Jewish because I thought he was," he told AP, "but I wouldn't have said it in a derogatory or demeaning fashion." Schweich was also already the subject of attack ads on the radio. Post-Dispatch editorial page editor Tony Messenger, who knew Schweich, explained why the Jewish whispers disturbed the auditor so much:

Missouri is the state that gave us Frazier Glenn Miller, the raging racist who last year killed three people at a Jewish community center in Kansas City. It's the state in which on the day before Schweich died, the Anti-Defamation League reported on a rise of white supremacist prison gangs in the state. Division over race and creed is real in Missouri Republican politics, particularly in some rural areas. Schweich knew it. It's why all week long his anger burned. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

Schweich is being remembered by his colleagues as a brilliant and devoted public servant. Peter Weber

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Washington (CNN)A leading Republican candidate for Missouri's governor's office died in an apparent suicide on Thursday morning.

Thomas Schweich, the 54-year-old state auditor who'd just won a second term while running unopposed in 2014, was pronounced deceased from a single gunshot wound, possibly self-infliction, according to a Clayton Police Department press release.

Detectives are conducting an investigation and an autopsy is pending, authorities said.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch said Schweich's wife, who was in another room, heard him making phone calls -- and then a gunshot. It happened just hours after Schweich had requested interviews with the Post-Dispatch and The Associated Press at his home.

Missouri Republican Party Chairman John Hancock asked for prayers for Schweich's family.

"I am in utter shock at the news of Tom Schweich's tragic passing. Tom will be remembered as a tenacious, energetic, effective elected official who worked tirelessly on behalf of the citizens of this state and this nation," he said. "I ask all Missourians to join me in praying for Tom's family."

In October, Schweich launched an audit of municipal courts in Ferguson and six other cities, an initiative that had bipartisan support, according to St. Louis Public Radio.

"More and more officials have become concerned about the abuse of the traffic court system for revenue generation purposes rather than for safety, justice and efficiency purposes," Schweich told reporters at the time.

Missouri politicians took to Twitter on Thursday afternoon to say they were shocked by the news.

"Tom Schweich was very smart, very capable, outstanding at his job, and a good friend," Republican Sen. Roy Blunt said.

"I am very sad and hurt so much for Tom Schweich's family. Good man. Dedicated public servant. Hug those you love," Blunt's Democratic counterpart, Sen. Claire McCaskill, tweeted.

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mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The debate over the legalization of marijuana in the United States is now centering on the nation’s capital — both in the halls of Congress and on the streets surrounding it. District of ...

» British Intelligence Services Had Early Encounter With Man Identified as ISIS Fighter
26/02/15 18:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. The man, identified as Mohammed Emwazi, came to the attention of the authorities in 2009, when they thought he was going to fight with Al Shabab.

» Russia accused of sheltering ‘master cybercriminal’ wanted by US
26/02/15 18:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from EU-RussiaCentre. Russia has been accused of harbouring a master cyber hacker who emptied American bank accounts of more than $100 million in one of the most sophisticated online frauds ever detected. The K...

» В войска Центрального военного округа поступит более 40 беспилотных летательных аппаратов
26/02/15 18:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RSS. Комплексами «Орлан-10», «Леер-3» и «Тахион-3» будут оснащены подразделения БЛА, сформированные в прошлом году в Самарской, Кемеровской областях и Алтайском крае.

» Russian Paratroopers in Drills on Border with Estonia, Latvia
26/02/15 18:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Up to 2,000 Russian soldiers took part in drills in the country's west on Wednesday as Moscow conducted an inspection of its paratrooper units in the latest show of strength likely to ...

» India, Israel To Build Missile Defense System
26/02/15 18:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. India and Israel have agreed to jointly develop a medium-range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) system for the Indian Army to replace Russian-made air defense systems, said a source in t...

» US, Russian Troops Show off Hardware Just Miles Apart
26/02/15 18:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. US and Russian troops parade on opposite sides of Estonia border

» Hispanics Will Occupy 75% of New Jobs Starting in 2020
26/02/15 18:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Study: Hispanic Foreigners Will Occupy 75% of New American Jobs Starting in 2020. by Warner Todd Huston 24 Feb 2015 946 A new study finds that Hispanic foreigners, both legal and il...

» Poll: Only 47 Percent Think Obama Loves America
26/02/15 18:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Poll: Only 47 Percent Think Obama Loves America. AP Photo-/Evan Vucci. by Rich Tucker 25 Feb 2015 1555 A new poll shows that a substantial number of Americans doubt President Barack Obama love...

» Coptic Christians Hold Orange-Jumpsuit Protest at White House
26/02/15 18:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Coptic Christians Hold Orange-Jumpsuit Protest at White House. YouTube via NBC News by John Hayward 25 Feb 2015 1048 A group of Coptic Christians who emigrated from Egypt to the United States ...

» 3 Ways a Young Conservative Can Survive in the Age of Obama
26/02/15 18:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: 3 Ways a Young Conservative Can Survive in the Age of Obama. The infamous stimulus, which was meant to improve job prospects, wasted hundreds of thousands of dollars on grants asking...

» Texas DPS Warns Spring Breakers to Avoid Travel to Mexico
26/02/15 18:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Texas DPS Warns Spring Breakers to Avoid Travel to Mexico. Texas’ top law enforcement agency is warning thousands of college and high school students to avoid going to Mexico during...

» Gutierrez Reveals WH Considering Implementing Exec Amnesty in 24 States That Didn't Join Lawsuit
26/02/15 18:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Gutierrez Reveals WH Considering Implementing Exec Amnesty in 24 States That Didn’t Join Lawsuit. On Wednesday, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) revealed that the White House is considering implemen...

» Britain Suffers 'Brain Drain' as Brightest Leave and Are Replaced by Low-Skilled Migrants
26/02/15 18:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Britain Suffers ‘Brain Drain’ as Brightest Leave and Are Replaced by Low-Skilled Migrants. They are attracted abroad by higher wages and better quality of life, while in their place the UK has...

» ISIS Abducts 220 Christian Civilians, Burns Two Churches in Syria
26/02/15 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: ISIS Abducts 220 Christian Civilians, Burns Two Churches in Syria. In their latest terror campaign, ISIS militants in Syria have rounded up 220 Christian civilians in the past three days, acco...

» 'There's Going to Be a President Rodriguez Someday'
26/02/15 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Obama to Amnesty Beneficiaries: ‘There’s Going to Be a President Rodriguez Someday’. “Over the long term, this is going to get solved, because at some point there’s going to be a P...

» 2015-02-26James Clapper and Lieutenant General Vincent Stewart testified
26/02/15 17:41 from Mike Nova - Google+
2015-02-26 James Clapper and Lieutenant General Vincent Stewart testified at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on worldwide threats. FEBRUARY 26, 2015 Worldwide Threats James Clapper and Lieutenant General Vincent Stewart testifi...

» FCC Approves 'Net Neutrality' Plan to Control Internet Access
26/02/15 17:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: FCC Approves ‘Net Neutrality’ Plan to Control Internet Access. The plan, which puts the Internet in the same regulatory camp as the telephone and bans business practices that are “unjust...

» FBI Director: ISIS Tentacles Reach into All 50 U.S. States
26/02/15 17:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: FBI Director: ISIS Tentacles Reach into All 50 U.S. States. FBI Director James Comey told the National Association of Attorneys General that ISIS is a “chaotic spider web” that avi...

» Clapper: 2014 Most Lethal Year for Global Terrorism on Record
26/02/15 17:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Clapper: 2014 Most Lethal Year for Global Terrorism on Record. by Pam Key 26 Feb 2015 34 Thursday at Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on worldwide threats, Director of National Intellig...

» The Peninsula Qatar - US intel chief sees spring attack on Ukraine port
26/02/15 16:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Washington--Pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine will likely wait until the spring to attack the port of Mariupol, US intelligence chief James Clapper predicted Thursday, adding such a move did not seem immi...

» senate armed services committee hearing cspan - Google Search
26/02/15 15:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Regional Nuclear Dynamics | Video | C-SPAN.org ▶ www. c-span .org/video/?98212-1/regional-nuclear... 9 hours ago This video was obtained from the Congressional Committee's website and may be encoded at ...

» Intel chief says 2014 deadliest year for terror ever recorded, in counter to upbeat Kerry
26/02/15 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Now Playing What ISIS really wants: An in-depth examination The top U.S. intelligence official on Thursday gave a drastically different assessment than Secretary of State John Kerry of the terror threat -- de...

» senate armed services committee hearing clapper - Google Search
26/02/15 15:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Town Hall Intel chief says 2014 deadliest year for terror ever recorded, in ... Fox News - 37 minutes ago Share Shared on Google+. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper , testifying on Capitol Hill,...

» US: China Is Expanding Its South China Sea Outposts
26/02/15 15:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — China is expanding its outposts in the South China Sea to include stationing for ships and potential airfields as part of its "aggressive" effort to exert sovereignty, the U.S. intelligence...

» Cyber Threats Expanding, New US Intelligence Assessment Says - NYTimes.com
26/02/15 15:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» James Clapper: Libya a 'magnet' for...
26/02/15 15:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from clapper - Google News. James Clapper : Libya a 'magnet' for terrorism Washington Times - ‎39 minutes ago‎ James Clapper , the Director of National Intelligence, speaks at the Internationa...

» Russia tops list of nation-state cyber threats against U.S.
26/02/15 14:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Director of National Intelligence James Clapper speaks during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill February 25, 2015 in Washington, D.C. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images The U.S...

» Cyber threats expanding, new US intelligence assessment says
26/02/15 14:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 1:09 p.m. EST. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. has elevated its appraisal of the cyber threat from Russia, the U.S. intelligence chief said Thursday, as he delivered the annual assessment b...

» Argentine Judge Rejects Criminal Case Against President
26/02/15 14:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner had been accused by the prosecutor Alberto Nisman of conspiring to shield Iranian officials from responsibility for the bombing of a Jewish center i...

» Ukraine Says It Will Pull Back Heavy Weapons
26/02/15 14:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Ukraine’s army said it would begin pulling back heavy weapons from the front lines of the conflict in its east, the second step of a peace plan agreed to with Russia and pro-Moscow mil...

» Here's why the UK is sending troops to Ukraine after the ceasefire
26/02/15 14:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost - Home. London — A scathing report from the House of Lords accused Britain and other EU members of 'sleep-walking into the current crisis.' read more

» Loretta Lynch wins Senate panel vote to be attorney general - Los Angeles Times
26/02/15 14:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Los Angeles Times Loretta Lynch wins Senate panel vote to be attorney general Los Angeles Times The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved the nomination of Loretta Lync...

» obama - Google Search
26/02/15 14:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ukraine - Google News. Search Results The roots of why Obama and Netanyahu dislike each other so much Washington Post - 1 hour ago Share Shared on Google+. In July of 2008, candidate Barack Obama arrived i...

» Obama Defends Immigration Plan
26/02/15 14:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. President Barack Obama raised the political pressure on the opposition over immigration Wednesday, telling members of Miami's Latino community that Republicans were to blame for stalling ...

» The roots of why Obama and Netanyahu dislike each other so much
26/02/15 14:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . In July of 2008, candidate Barack Obama arrived in Israel for what many expected to be a politically perilous trip. As he shuttled from Ramallah to the Israel city of Sderot, he at times appeared anxious to s...

» Putin aide predicts relations 'renaissance' ... if Russian 'national interests' respected
26/02/15 14:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . (CNN) Much has changed since Russia and the United States were important partners, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov -- right-hand man to President Vladimir Putin -- told CNN's Christiane Amanpour ...

» West Ignoring Unpleasant Truths About Putin | Opinion
26/02/15 14:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . At the beginning of the Ukraine crisis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is said to have told U.S. President Barack Obama that Russian President Vladimir Putin was "in another world." After mont...

» British and US military put on show of strength 300 yards from Russian border
26/02/15 14:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Nato soldiers and armour took part in a military parade in Estonia It took place in the city of Narva, a few hundred yards away from Russia 100 British, Dutch, Spanish, Latvian an...

» Europe Isn't Really Worried About Putin
26/02/15 14:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Bloomberg View. For all the alarmist rhetoric about Russian barbarians at the gate, NATO countries are reluctant to put their money where their mouth is. Only the countries closest to Russia's borders...

» Breedlove: Russia's reaction to arming Ukraine impossible to predict
26/02/15 14:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . NATO’s military chief on Wednesday said there's no way to be sure how Russia will react if the U.S. supplies lethal arms to Ukraine’s military. “Clearly we don’t know what [Russian Pre...

» NATO Chief: Obama’s Plan Isn’t Stopping Russia - The Daily Beast
26/02/15 14:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Chris Wattie/Reuters NATO’s top commander bluntly told the Pentagon on Wednesday that the allied effort to slow Russia’s advance in Ukraine isn’t working. He delivered that message as the Ob...

» Ukraine to Buy ‘Defensive’ Weapons in U.A.E., President Says
26/02/15 14:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Ukraine said it would buy what it called defensive weapons from the United Arab Emirates, bypassing the West’s reluctance to provide arms to help Kiev’s forces against Russia-backed rebels. Presid...

» Putin’s Secret Ukraine Plan ‘Leaked’ - The Daily Beast
26/02/15 14:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters MOSCOW — Two weeks ago the editors of Novaya Gazeta , a newspaper famous in Russia for its investigative journalism, received an email from a Kremlin insider with a Word documen...

» Ukraine Says It Will Pull Artillery From Separatist Territory
26/02/15 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Though the cease-fire appeared in tatters, the government reaffirmed its support for a deal that could provide a road map to ending the conflict.

» ISIS Executioner Was Radicalized by Harassment of Security Agencies, Claims Organization
26/02/15 14:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. The Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) executioner who is believed to have killed several Western hostages in Syria was harassed by British security forces and prevented from moving to hi...

» Argentina judge dismisses bombing cover-up case against president
26/02/15 14:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was accused of shielding Iran from prosecution over 1994 bombing in case originally brought by deceased prosecutor An Argentinian judge has dism...

» Senate panel OK's Obama attorney general pick
26/02/15 14:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 1:09 p.m. EST. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Loretta Lynch won approval from a key Senate committee Thursday to serve as the nation's next attorney general, as divided Republicans clashed over her...

» 2,369,3972,369,3972015-02-26#Iraq
26/02/15 13:35 from Mike Nova - Google+
2,369,397 2,369,397 2015-02-26 #Iraq #ISIS #Syria The names: This is who ISIS has recruited from the West The names: This is who ISIS has recruited from the West Thursday February 26 th , 2015 at 10:36 AM CNN.Com - World 1 Share More t...

» For Brooklyn Men, Plans to Aid ISIS Were Recorded Online and in Private
26/02/15 11:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Like countless 19-year-olds, Akhror Saidakhmetov lived much of his life online. But it was some of the darkest corners of the Internet that most compelled him, according to the authorities. On websites sympat...

» First Human Head Transplant Could Happen Within Two Years
26/02/15 11:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. A surgeon says the first human head transplant could take place within the next two years. Sergio Canavero, a doctor in Turin, Italy, has drawn up the plans for the radical surgery and hopes to begin...

» Yoga guru accused of sex assault, rape
26/02/15 11:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. To his legions of fans, Bikram Choudhury has an almost other-world quality. The yoga guru inspires as he promises to heal body and mind.

» Jerusalem seminary defaced with anti-Christian slurs
26/02/15 11:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. A day after flames scorched a West Bank mosque, a Jerusalem seminary belonging to the Greek Orthodox Church was torched and defaced Thursday -- an act police suspect is the work of radical...

» Ukraine begins withdrawing artillery from front line
26/02/15 11:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalPost - Home. The move was Kyiv's most direct step to acknowledge that the ceasefire was finally holding. read more

» EU, U.S. Call On Russia To Release Ukrainian Pilot Savchenko
26/02/15 11:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The European Union and the United States have issued fresh calls on Russia to release hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko.

» US-led coalition launches air strikes against Isis
26/02/15 11:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Community demanded weapons and military action after Isis militants took 220 Assyrian Christians captive The US-led coalition has launched air strikes against Islamic State (I...

» Trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to begin next ... - New York Daily News
26/02/15 11:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Daily News Trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to begin next ... New York Daily News FILE PHOTO RELEASED APRIL 19, 2013 BY THE FBI AP Opening stat...

» Kids With Guns. What Could Go Wrong?
26/02/15 11:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A recent event at a St. Petersburg kindergarten that allowed students as young as 5 years old to hold automatic rifles and grenade launchers has set off a firestorm of cr...

» Air Strikes Target Islamic State In Syria Where Christians Abducted
26/02/15 11:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Syrian activists say air strikes have targeted Islamic State (IS) positions in northeastern Syria where the extremist group abducted more than 200 Assyrian Christians thi...

» Video Shows Militants Destroying Iraqi Antiquities
26/02/15 11:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Islamic State (IS) extremist group has released a video showing militants destroying ancient artifacts in northern Iraq.

» IBM Pumps $4 Billion into 'Strategic Imperatives' - Wall Street Journal
26/02/15 11:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Wall Street Journal IBM Pumps $4 Billion into 'Strategic Imperatives' Wall Street Journal International Business Machines Corp. is in the same bind as many of its corporate-tech ...

» Ignoring defence is a mistake, Mr Cameron
26/02/15 11:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Closing down debate on such a vital issue will cost the Tories votes, not attract them, writes Con Coughlin

» Ex-Police Chief Detained In Turkey Over Journalist's 2007 Murder
26/02/15 11:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A former Turkish police intelligence chief has been detained as part of an investigation into negligence by officials in the 2007 murder of ethnic Armenian journalist Hra...

» Islamic State Fighters Destroy Iraq Antiquities
26/02/15 11:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Islamic State militants in northern Iraq have destroyed a collection of statues and sculptures dating back thousands of years, according to a video published online in the name of the rad...

» Петербург Свободы: "Время назад". Беседа с Григорием Явлинским - 26 февраля, 2015
26/02/15 11:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Радиопрограммы и подкасты - Радио Свобода. None

» Ukraine to start withdrawing heavy weapons from frontline
26/02/15 11:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Move was required under ceasefire deal, and defence ministry says it reserves right to revise plan in event of attack by rebel forces Ukraine’s military has said it will start pullin...

» NATO Chief Tells Russia To Get Arms Out Of Ukraine
26/02/15 11:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Russia should withdraw some 1,000 items of military equipment that it has in eastern Ukraine.

» Reuters AfPak bureau chief Maria Golovnina found dead in Islamabad : Neighbours, News
26/02/15 11:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Maria Golovnina, Islamabad-based bureau chief of Reuters for Pakistan and Afghanistan, was found dead in her office-cum-residence in the capital's F-8 sector, police sources said on Monday. Golovnina had repo...

» Reuters Bureau chief found dead
26/02/15 11:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . ISLAMABAD - Reuters' Bureau chief for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Maria Golovnina, was found dead here on Monday. Her sudden death though sparked a debate about the cause of death, local police said that her bo...

» 10 things you should know about Reuters bureau chief Maria Golovnina – The Express Tribune
26/02/15 11:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from [Untitled]. PHOTO: REUTERS Pakistan and Afghanistan bureau chief for Reuters, Maria Golovnina, was found dead at her office located in Sector F-8 in Islamabad on Monday. In a statement, Reuters called Golo...

» The names: This is who ISIS has recruited from the West
26/02/15 10:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. More than 20,000 foreigners have flocked to fight for ISIS, the radical Sunni group that controls portions of Iraq and Syria.

» DC legalizes pot: Last-minute push by GOP reps to blunt legalization goes up in ... - Fox News
26/02/15 10:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Washington Post U.S. News & World Report DC legalizes pot: Last-minute push by GOP reps to blunt legalization goes up in ... Fox News House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaff...

» 'Gestapo' tactics at US police 'black site' ring alarm from Chicago to Washington
26/02/15 10:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Shocked politicians and rights groups call for inquiries into Homan Square Rahm Emanuel faces questions as top supporters examine ‘outrageous’ abuse The US Department of Justi...

» Insight: West's offer to rebuild Ukraine faces reality check
26/02/15 10:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Western powers are preparing what they say may be their most potent weapon against Moscow's interference in Ukraine - a multi billion dollar aid package...

» ISIS holds 262 Christians hostages in Syria
26/02/15 10:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. ISIS has seized even more Assyrian Christian hostages after taking over nearly a dozen Assyrian villages in northeastern Syria in the past few days, an activist said Thursday.

» Two Egyptian policemen held after lawyer's death in custody
26/02/15 10:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CAIRO (Reuters) - Two Egyptian policemen accused of killing a lawyer in custody were detained on Thursday on the orders of an Egyptian prosecutor, judicial sources said, a rare action ...

» Argentinian MPs back spy agency changes after prosecutor's death
26/02/15 10:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. President says new state security body will be more accountable but opponents say legislation does little more than change agency’s name Argentinian MPs have passed a bill to ...

» Reuters journalist Maria Golovnina died of asphyxiation: autopsy
26/02/15 10:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An official autopsy report on the death of Reuters journalist Maria Golovnina has concluded that she died of asphyxiation, the cause of which "at this stage canno...

» Don’t Take the Bait: The U.S. Should Not Send Troops to Fight ISIS
26/02/15 10:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. In December 2001, when the war on terrorism was only weeks old, victory appeared at hand with the fall of Kandahar, the southern Afghanistan city Osama bin Laden had called home. Now that the questio...

» One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway by Åsne Seierstad – review
26/02/15 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Family dysfunction, sexual failure, grotesque narcissism, sad delusions and dreams of martyrdom – the chilling portrait of a killer If the lone wolf suicide bomber, the killer...

» Why China is Making Life Miserable For Big U.S. Tech
26/02/15 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. On Sunday night, Citizenfour, a film about Edward Snowden holed up in a Hong Kong hotel room revealing the global spying programs run by the U.S. National Security Agency, won the Oscar for best docu...

» New Yorkers charged with conspiring to support Isis - video
26/02/15 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Three men have been charged with conspiring to support Islamic State (Isis), including two who planned to travel to Syria to fight on behalf of the radical group, says Ne...

» EU Invites Russia, Ukraine to Gas Supply Meeting
26/02/15 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The European Union has invited the Russian and Ukrainian energy ministers to a meeting in Brussels on Monday to try to resolve the conflict over gas supplies, according to two EU offic...

» Russia's Gazprom says can exempt rebel-held areas from Ukraine gas contract
26/02/15 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin-controlled Gazprom said on Thursday it would exempt gas supplies to rebel-held regions from its main contract with Ukrainian Naftogaz, days before Kiev uses ...

» Why Bashar Assad Won’t Fight ISIS
26/02/15 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. The regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad has long had a pragmatic approach to the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), says a Syrian businessman with close ties to the government. Even ...

» U.S. Military Plan For Looming ISIS Offensive Takes Shape
26/02/15 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. Every U.S. military official says degrading and defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria isn’t a job that can be done by the Pentagon alone. But it also cannot be done without the Pentag...

» Why Iran Believes ISIS is a U.S. Creation
26/02/15 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. Iran has taken a lead role in defending the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad and strengthening the Baghdad government in the war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS). But...

» 'Jihadi John' Militant Suspect Identified
26/02/15 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Reports say the masked man with a British accent who has featured in several Islamic State beheading videos has been identified.

» Serbian player threatened at gunpoint after missing penalty
26/02/15 10:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. • Armed hooligans burst into Novi Pazar dressing-room • Zarko Udovicic has gun held to his head by fans A player with the Serbian top-flight club Novi Pazar has been threatene...

» Isis destroys thousands of books and manuscripts in Mosul libraries
26/02/15 10:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Shocked staff fear further damage and ‘cultural cleansing’ under the militants’ rule Reports this week that Mosul’s central library has been ransacked by Isis and 100,000 book...

» Russia Could Cut off Gas to Ukraine by 'End of Week' - ABC News
26/02/15 10:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. The Moscow Times Russia Could Cut off Gas to Ukraine by 'End of Week' ABC News Russia could cut off supplies to neighboring Ukraine by the end of the week if it does not get further pa...

» DC legalizes pot in capital, despite threats from Congress - Toledo Blade
26/02/15 10:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Toledo Blade DC legalizes pot in capital, despite threats from Congress Toledo Blade Posters encouraging people to vote yes on D.C. Ballot Initiative 71 to legalize small amounts...

» Drug smuggling tunnel discovered in Arizona
26/02/15 10:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by ODN. Drug smuggling tunnel discovered in Arizona US authorities have discovered a sophisticated tunnel, equipped with lights and ventilation, leading from southern Arizona into Mexico. Report by...

» South Korea Strikes Down Adultery Law
26/02/15 10:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. An estimated 53,000 South Koreans have been indicted under the law since the authorities began keeping count in 1985.

» Scotland Yard: no details on probe after identity of ‘Jihadi John’ revealed
26/02/15 10:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. LONDON — Britain’s counterterrorism chief said Thursday that authorities will not disclose details of investigations into the...

» Suicide Bomber Hits NATO Convoy
26/02/15 10:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A suicide bomber struck the security team of the NATO’s top civilian representative in Afghanistan, killing at least two people.

» Twitter boss vows to crack down on trolls and abuse
26/02/15 10:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Dick Costolo promises to change culture around harassment: ‘We’re going to get a lot more aggressive about it, and it’s going to start right now’ By its own boss’s CEO’s admis...

» EU Court Hands Setback to US Deserter Seeking Asylum
26/02/15 10:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A U.S. soldier who deserted because he thought the Iraq war was illegal could have grounds for seeking asylum in Germany, but only if he can show he would have been involved in war crimes...

» Argentina passes bill to revamp spy agency after prosecutor's death
26/02/15 10:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine lawmakers passed a bill on Thursday to revamp the country's intelligence service, parts of which President Cristina Fernandez has portrayed as sinist...

» Ukraine begins artillery withdrawal, recognizing truce is holding
26/02/15 10:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine announced on Thursday that it would begin withdrawing artillery from the front line with separatist rebels in the east, a move that amounts to recognition that...

» Reuters: A Kuwaiti-born Londoner is face of ISIS
26/02/15 10:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. A man with a British accent seen in ISIS beheading videos is believed to be Mohammed Emwazi, Reuters reports, citing The Washington Post and BBC.

» Russia, Cyprus sign military deal on use of Mediterranean ports
26/02/15 10:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. (This February 25 story was corrected to show Russia lost $151 billion in capital outflows last year, not Cyprus)

» U.K. Paratrooper Honored for Saving U.S. Marine
26/02/15 10:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. A British paratrooper was awarded the highest British military honor Thursday for his actions during a firefight in 2013 in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal Joshua Leakey, 27, is only the third serviceman...

» Condom maker's shares surge after South Korea legalises adultery
26/02/15 09:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Unidus, the country’s largest contraceptive manufacturer, saw a 15% spike in the value of its stock after law banning extramarital sex was repealed on Thursday In South Korea,...

» Documents From Bin Laden Raid Read At U.S. Terror Trial
26/02/15 09:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Declassified Al-Qaeda documents obtained after the 2011 raid of Osama bin Laden's Pakistan compound have been presented at the U.S. trial of a suspect charged in a Britis...

» Paris drones: Police arrest three al-Jazeera journalists 'for using drone to report on drones mystery'
26/02/15 09:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - Europe RSS Feed. Paris police have made three arrests in the mystery of unmanned drones buzzing over landmarks in the French capital - yet seem no closer to finding those to blame.

» South Korea Overturns Adultery Ban
26/02/15 09:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A South Korean court has struck down a controversial, decades-old law that bans extra-marital sex. The Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled by a vote of 7-2 seven to two against the adu...

» 'Net Neutrality' Coming Closer to Reality for US Internet Sector
26/02/15 09:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will vote Thursday on a proposal that would ensure the nation's Internet sector operates as a free and open marketplace. The commissioners are e...

» Blast Hits Turkish Diplomatic Vehicle In Kabul
26/02/15 09:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into a Turkish embassy car in Kabul, killing one Turkish soldier and wounding at least one other. The car targeted was use...

» Russia To Stage Drill In Barents Sea
26/02/15 09:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian fighter jets will take part in exercises on thwarting a potential attack over the Barents Sea, off the coasts of Russia and NATO member state Norway.

» Литва заявила о перехвате истребителями НАТО российских Ан-22 и Ан-72 - Взгляд
26/02/15 09:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Зеркало недели Литва заявила о перехвате истребителями НАТО российских Ан-22 и Ан-72 Взгляд Штабной офицер литовской армии Донатас Сухоцкис сообщил, что итальянские истребители Typ...

» Reports: British 'Jihadi John' Identified
26/02/15 09:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Media reports say the masked Islamic State militant who appeared in several videos of hostages being brutally beheaded has been tentatively identified as a British citizen with a degree i...

» Nuclear Deal Could Increase Pressure On Rohani
26/02/15 09:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Even though negotiations are still ongoing and success is far from guaranteed, President Hassan Rohani could come under pressure if his administration succeeds in reachin...

» Man Known as ‘Jihadi John’ Is Identified as Mohammed Emwazi
26/02/15 09:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. British security services identified the man, who has seemed to have beheaded several foreign hostages in Islamic State videos, as Mohammed Emwazi from London.

» Ukraine Says Starting To Withdraw Weapons From Front
26/02/15 09:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Ukrainian military said it was starting to withdraw heavy weapons from the front line in its conflict with Russian-backed rebels on February 26 after reporting that t...

» Порошенко создает военно-гражданские администрации на востоке Украины - Вести.Ru
26/02/15 09:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Вести.Ru Порошенко создает военно-гражданские администрации на востоке Украины Вести.Ru Президент Украины Петр Порошенко в четверг подписал закон, которым предусматривается создани...

» Russia Says Sanctions Threats Aimed To Whip Up Hysteria
26/02/15 09:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lashed out at U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and other Western officials on February 26 over threats to impose further sanction...

» This Is What Putin Really Wants
26/02/15 09:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . At a news conference in Budapest on February 17 , Russian president Vladimir Putin engaged in one of his favorite pastimes: sparring with journalists. One reporter asked if Putin thought the newly brokered ce...

» Hello! I, Vladimir Putin, Am Preparing To Surrender Mother Russia To Scott Walker
26/02/15 09:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Wonkette. Greetings of day to you, illiterate Western scum! I, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, am happy to make speaking to you again here on Wonkette dot com! You have all recovered from watching of decaden...

» This is Putin's objective in Ukraine: Expert
26/02/15 09:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to take control of Ukraine along the border down to Crimea, and it's beginning to look like that may happen, retired Army Col. Jack Jacobs told CNBC on Monday. "He'll ef...

» Putin surveys the map as he ponders next move on Ukraine
26/02/15 09:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . * Putin's decisions hold the key to Ukraine's future * Rebels have seized key town, Kiev fears new offensive * Obama under pressure to give Kiev lethal weapons By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW, Feb 23 (Reuters) - I...

» Why Russia and Cyprus are getting cozy again
26/02/15 09:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Like its neighbour, Greece, Cyprus has been critical of western sanctions imposed on Russia for its part in the conflict in Ukraine and Nicosia's latest move to allow the Russian navy access to its ports will...

» NATO General Says Ukraine Crisis Gets Worse Every Day
26/02/15 08:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. The top U.S. military commander in Europe has said the situation in Ukraine is "getting worse every day" as government forces struggled against Russian-backed rebels, but he d...

» Ukraine 'likely to start withdrawing heavy weapons from the east'
26/02/15 08:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Petro Poroshenko, the Ukrainian president, is likely to order the pulling back of heavy weapons under the ceasefire, a source says

» Six Suspected Militants Reportedly Killed in Daghestan
26/02/15 08:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian news agencies say six suspected militants have been killed in a security operation in the North Caucasus region of Daghestan.

» Песков: Процесс отвода тяжелых вооружений на Украины очень шаткий - Российская Газета
26/02/15 08:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Российская Газета Песков: Процесс отвода тяжелых вооружений на Украины очень шаткий Российская Газета В международных отношениях наступит "новый ренессанс", когда интерес...

» Russia Slams Western Threats of New Sanctions Over Ukraine
26/02/15 08:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russia warned Russia is warning Western countries against imposing more sanctions against Moscow, saying such threats show the West is opposed to following through on a truce for eastern ...

» Russian Assets Gain on Oil Price, Ukraine Cease-Fire Hopes
26/02/15 08:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. The ruble and Russian shares opened with firm gains on Thursday, tracking up the rallying oil price and following signs that a cease-fire is taking hold in eastern Ukraine.

» Activists: Islamic State Militants Kidnap 220 Assyrians
26/02/15 08:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. An activist group says the number of Assyrian Christians kidnapped by Islamic State militants in northeastern Syria has risen to at least 220. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Hum...

» Наблюдатели ОБСЕ приехали в Еленовку контролировать отвод вооружений - НТВ.ru
26/02/15 08:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. НТВ.ru Наблюдатели ОБСЕ приехали в Еленовку контролировать отвод вооружений НТВ.ru В Минобороны самопровозглашенной ДНР «Интерфаксу» сообщили, что представители ОБСЕ уже на месте и...

» В Ираке ликвидированы главари ИГ - Armenia Today
26/02/15 08:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости В Ираке ликвидированы главари ИГ Armenia Today В иракском районе Эль-Каим, недалеко от границы с Сирией, авиация международной коалиции нанесла удар по пяти объектам те...

» Can Russia Afford Transnestr?
26/02/15 08:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. As Russia wrestles with its own economic woes, the government's ability to underwrite Transdnestr - along with other breakaway client entities, such as South Ossetia - is comi...

» Ukraine crisis: Putin will cut gas to Europe unless Russia is paid by the end of the week
26/02/15 08:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - Europe RSS Feed. Europe could face a gas crisis at the end of the week, with Russian President Vladimir Putin threatening to stop supply to Ukraine unless it receives advance payment.

» Pussy Riot Takes Bid For Prisoners' Group To European Court
26/02/15 08:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Two members of the punk protest band Pussy Riot have filed a complaint at the European Court of Human Rights over Russia's refusal to register their prisoners' rights group.

» Recreational Marijuana Use Now Legal in Washington, DC
26/02/15 08:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A law that legalizes marijuana use is now in effect in Washington, D.C. The new law, which voters passed in a referendum last November, took effect shortly after midnight local time Thurs...

» Net Migration to Britain Rises in Pre-election Blow to PM Cameron
26/02/15 08:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. British Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives suffered a setback on Thursday, less than three months before a national election, after data showed they had missed a pledge to cut n...

» Orthodox Priest Gives Russians One More Thing To Worry About
26/02/15 08:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin has published a dystopian novel about Russia in 2043 -- after it falls to a fascist, gay, Ukrainian nationalist junta.

» Порошенко проводит совещание с силовика по отводу войск - Московский комсомолец
26/02/15 08:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. ЛІГА.net Порошенко проводит совещание с силовика по отводу войск Московский комсомолец Президент Украины Петр Порошенко проводит совещание с силовиками, на котором обсуждается отво...

» Kyrgyz President Asks Belarus To Extradite "Cannibalistic" Bakievs
26/02/15 08:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The leader of Kyrgyzstan has strongly urged Belarus to extradite former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev and his brother Janysh Bakiev, calling his predecessor's family ...

» Киевляне потребовали отставки мэра города Виталия Кличко - Российская Газета
26/02/15 08:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Российская Газета Киевляне потребовали отставки мэра города Виталия Кличко Российская Газета Порядка тысячи человек собрались в четверг перед зданием Киевской городской администрац...

» The Daily Vertical: Baltic Jitters
26/02/15 08:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that will appear Monday through Friday. Viewers can submit suggested topics to address on Twitter @PowerVertical ...

» Female teachers in Russia told to find rich husbands
26/02/15 08:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. A regional official in Russia has reportedly advised female teachers that a 'well-off man' would put an end to their financial woes

» BFF? Why Russia and Cyprus are getting cosy again - CNBC
26/02/15 08:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CNBC BFF? Why Russia and Cyprus are getting cosy again CNBC But after a day trip by Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesda...

» Ukraine Live Day 374: Despite Some Reported Fighting, Poroshenko Expected To Order Artillery Withdrawal Today
26/02/15 08:38 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...

» Ukraine Registers Second 24-Hour Period Without Combat Deaths
26/02/15 08:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Ukraine's military has reported there were no combat fatalities in the conflict zone in the east for a second straight 24-hour period.

» Putin's Approval Rating Creeps Up to 86%, Poll Shows
26/02/15 08:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Although President Vladimir Putin has maintained the approval of the vast majority of Russians, one-third of their countrymen believe Russia is headed in the wrong direction, ...

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» Putin surveys the map as he ponders next move on Ukraine - Reuters
25/02/15 22:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Putin surveys the map as he ponders next move on Ukraine Reuters Putin looks to have the upper hand at this stage despite Western economic sanctions that are hurting Russia's economy, ...

» Putin surveys the map as he ponders next move on Ukraine - Yahoo News
25/02/15 22:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Bloomberg Putin surveys the map as he ponders next move on Ukraine Yahoo News Putin looks to have the upper hand at this stage despite Western economic sanctions that are hurting Russi...

» Danger to UK safety: Vladimir Putin's Russian bombers 'put British passenger ... - Express.co.uk
25/02/15 22:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Yorkshire Post Danger to UK safety: Vladimir Putin's Russian bombers 'put British passenger ... Express.co.uk Lord Stirrup said Mr Putin regards the West as increasingly “weak” and urg...

» What Does Vladimir Putin Know That Most Americans Don't? - Western Journalism
25/02/15 22:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Western Journalism What Does Vladimir Putin Know That Most Americans Don't? Western Journalism Putin is actively courting Greece during their fistfight with their European creditors. G...

» WATCH: Big pussycat Vladimir Putin gives schoolgirl a kitten - Express.co.uk
25/02/15 22:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. WATCH: Big pussycat Vladimir Putin gives schoolgirl a kitten Express.co.uk The schoolgirl, from the town of Kovdor, asked the nation's most powerful man to make her dream come true. He...

» Vladimir Putin, Sergei Shoigu, Dmitry Medvedev - U-T San Diego
25/02/15 22:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Vladimir Putin , Sergei Shoigu, Dmitry Medvedev U-T San Diego Russian President Vladimir Putin , center, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, right...

» The Putin Effect on Post-Soviet Economies - Bloomberg View
25/02/15 22:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Bloomberg View The Putin Effect on Post-Soviet Economies Bloomberg View All five of the world's worst-performing currencies so far this year are post-Soviet ones -- and that list doesn...

» This is Putin's objective in Ukraine: Expert - CNBC
25/02/15 22:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. CNBC This is Putin's objective in Ukraine: Expert CNBC Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to take control of Ukraine along the border down to Crimea, and it's beginning to look lik...

» Hello! I, Vladimir Putin, Am Preparing To Surrender Mother Russia To Scott Walker - Wonkette (satire) (blog)
25/02/15 22:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Wonkette (satire) (blog) Hello! I, Vladimir Putin , Am Preparing To Surrender Mother Russia To Scott Walker Wonkette (satire) (blog) Greetings of day to you, illiterate Western scum! I...

» Peter Jones: Putin set on restoring Russian empire - Scotsman (blog)
25/02/15 22:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Scotsman (blog) Peter Jones: Putin set on restoring Russian empire Scotsman (blog) The uprisings which resulted in the ousting of Viktor Yanukovych as Ukraine's president were not popu...

» Staring Back at Putin - Wall Street Journal
25/02/15 22:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Wall Street Journal Staring Back at Putin Wall Street Journal The one-time KGB agent defected to Britain after credibly accusing his former masters of orchestrating the 1999 bombings o...

» This Is What Putin Really Wants - The National Interest Online
25/02/15 22:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. The National Interest Online This Is What Putin Really Wants The National Interest Online At a news conference in Budapest on February 17, Russian president Vladimir Putin engaged in o...

» Чего на самом деле хочет Путин - inoСМИ.Ru
25/02/15 22:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. inoСМИ.Ru Чего на самом деле хочет Путин inoСМИ.Ru На пресс-конференции в Будапеште 17 февраля Путин занимался одним из своих самых любимых дел — пререкался с журналистами. Один из ...

» The Truth about Ukraine,Nato and Mr. Putin. - News24
25/02/15 22:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. The Truth about Ukraine,Nato and Mr. Putin . News24 Ukraine and Crimea are not the only countries to have experienced Mr. Putin kleptomania. Moldavia, part of Georgia, has also experie...

» Путин заменил губернатора Еврейской автономной области - РБК
25/02/15 22:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. РБК Путин заменил губернатора Еврейской автономной области РБК Президент Владимир Путин подписал указ о назначении Владимира Левинталя исполняющим обязанности губернатора Еврейской ...

» Keeping Putin talking smart foreign policy - Montgomery Advertiser
25/02/15 22:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Montgomery Advertiser Keeping Putin talking smart foreign policy Montgomery Advertiser Every week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel picks up her phone to call Vladimir Putin in the Krem...

» Inside the mind of Vladimir Putin - Telegraph.co.uk
25/02/15 22:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk Inside the mind of Vladimir Putin Telegraph.co.uk In June 2005, Vladimir Putin saw a diamond-studded Super Bowl ring on the finger of Robert Kraft, the owner of the New...

» Kerry, Graham agree Putin lies, Assad is puppet - New York Daily News
25/02/15 22:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. New York Daily News Kerry, Graham agree Putin lies, Assad is puppet New York Daily News Vladimir Putin is lying when he denies not having Russian troops in Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of S...

» What Makes Putin Run? - Newsweek
25/02/15 22:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Newsweek What Makes Putin Run? Newsweek If you want to understand how Czar Putin views the world, how his view differs from our own, what motivates him, and how he responds, read this ...

» Brit troops to be sent to Ukraine as David Cameron warns against appeasing ... - Daily Mail
25/02/15 22:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Slate Magazine (blog) Brit troops to be sent to Ukraine as David Cameron warns against appeasing ... Daily Mail The revelation came as the Prime Minister warned there would be 'dreadfu...

» Putin's Ukrainian Power Play - Foreign Policy (blog)
25/02/15 22:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Foreign Policy (blog) Putin's Ukrainian Power Play Foreign Policy (blog) The move marks the second time Russian strongman Vladimir Putin has thumbed his nose at the West in recent days...

» Путин не блефует — все по-взрослому - inoСМИ.Ru
25/02/15 22:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from путин – Новости Google. inoСМИ.Ru Путин не блефует — все по-взрослому inoСМИ.Ru Дмитрий Линтер призвал не забывать о предостережениях, которые неоднократно озвучивал Путин , говоря о способности России дат...

» How Ukraine can beat Vladimir Putin - CNN
25/02/15 22:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. CNN How Ukraine can beat Vladimir Putin CNN (CNN) Russian President Vladimir Putin has insisted that the Minsk II ceasefire agreement from February 12 is the road to "a final sett...

» Pussy Riot lampoon Putin in new House of Cards season - Telegraph.co.uk
25/02/15 22:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Telegraph.co.uk Pussy Riot lampoon Putin in new House of Cards season Telegraph.co.uk Pussy Riot have described a fictional Vladimir Putin -esque Russian President as a man “not afraid...

» Putin: The ‘Lonely’ Leader Bent on Restoring Russian Power
25/02/15 22:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Despite Russia’s crisis-hit economy, approval ratings for President Vladimir Putin are near record-highs. Western sanctions against Moscow have failed to curb what the West sees as Russia...

» New York Pol Pleads Not Guilty Federal Corruption Case
25/02/15 22:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Former Speaker of the New York State Assembly, Sheldon Silver, pleaded not guilty to federal charges of fraud and extortion in a Manhattan federal courtroom on Tuesday. The 71-year-old De...

» Trump: Obama One Of 'The Worst Things That's Ever Happened To Israel' [AUDIO] - Daily Caller
25/02/15 22:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Trump: Obama One Of 'The Worst Things That's Ever Happened To Israel' [AUDIO] Daily Caller In an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt Wednesday, businessman Donald ...

» New York residents arrested over IS extremist plot - Channel News Asia
25/02/15 22:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Channel News Asia New York residents arrested over IS extremist plot Channel News Asia Three New York residents have been arrested for plotting to join extremists fighting in Syria and...

» Alexander Lebedev: my editors decide who papers back in general election
25/02/15 22:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Independent owner says he supports Labour’s mansion tax plans, but he would not interfere in the political decisions of his four UK newspapers Independent proprietor Alexander...

» Food Waste Is Becoming Serious Economic and Environmental Issue, Report Says
25/02/15 21:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A report released Wednesday shows that about 60 million metric tons of food is wasted a year in the United States, a problem that contributes to climate change and to the loss of natural re...

» FBI: Three men attempted to join ISIS - CNN
25/02/15 21:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. ABC News FBI: Three men attempted to join ISIS CNN (CNN) One of three men arrested in the United States on Wednesday in a failed attempt to join ISIS in Syria allegedly discussed assas...

» US charges three men with conspiring to support Islamic State - Christian Science Monitor
25/02/15 21:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Christian Science Monitor US charges three men with conspiring to support Islamic State Christian Science Monitor The arrests come at a time when governments around the world are strug...

» Syrian Kurds cut IS supply line near Iraq; fears for Christians mount
25/02/15 21:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Kurdish militia pressed an offensive against Islamic State in northeast Syria on Wednesday, cutting one of its supply lines from Iraq, as fears mounted for doz...

» NATO Commander Sees Shortcoming in U.S. Aid to Ukraine
25/02/15 21:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. U.S. assistance that has been provided to Ukraine so far isn’t “changing the results” in the ground conflict there, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s top military commander said.

» Open Source: Kerry Reminds Congress Netanyahu Advised U.S. to Invade Iraq
25/02/15 21:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Secretary of State John Kerry recalled that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel strongly supported the United States’ invasion of Iraq.

» Chicago mayor's race heats up as Emanuel faces runoff - SFGate
25/02/15 21:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. SFGate Chicago mayor's race heats up as Emanuel faces runoff SFGate CHICAGO — To the surprise of many of its residents, Chicago has itself a mayor's race. On Tuesday, Mayor Rahm ...

» U.S. condemns Islamic State attacks on Christian villages in Syria
25/02/15 21:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday condemned recent attacks by Islamic State militants on Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria, which it said included t...

» Google's big push into the workplace: Android for Work - SFGate
25/02/15 21:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. SFGate Google's big push into the workplace: Android for Work SFGate Google announced details Wednesday of Android for Work, the Internet giant's big push to incorporate its mobi...

» What to Do in Lake Tahoe | 36 Hours Travel Videos | The New York Times
25/02/15 21:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by The New York Times. What to Do in Lake Tahoe | 36 Hours Travel Videos | The New York Times Straddling Nevada and California, Lake Tahoe is a winter playground for skiers and snowboarders, food e...