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Wikipedia sting snares hundreds of accounts used for paid editing

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One need not be a techie to understand how to use a sock puppet. Direction No. 1: Open sock. Direction No. 2: Insert hand. And that’s it — you have control.
But on Wikipedia, sock puppets have a very different — and very negative — connotation. So-called “sock-puppet accounts” are those used by people paid to edit subjects’ Wikipedia pages to present them in a more favorable light — a strict no-no among those behind the online encyclopedia run by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation and seen as a global community resource.
Now, Wikimedia has targeted sock puppets in an Internet sting of sorts, deleting 381 English Wikipedia user accounts for what it called “black hat editing”: “the practice of accepting or charging money to promote external interests on Wikipedia without revealing their affiliation, in violation of Wikimedia’s Terms of Use.”
“Neutrality is key to ensuring Wikipedia’s quality,” the foundation said in a statement. “Although it does not happen often, undisclosed paid advocacy editing may represent a serious conflict of interest and could compromise the quality of content on Wikipedia.”
The effort, nicknamed operation “Orangemoody” after the first sock-puppet account found in the investigation, nixed a diverse array of allegedly compromised articles on the site. A list of more than 250 posted on Wikipedia — that, it should be noted, can be edited by anyone — included, among many others, pages that appeared to be about Bitcoin casinos, a cleaning service, a cooking school and a songwriter from Brooklyn.
“Readers trust Wikipedia to offer accurate, neutral content, and undisclosed paid advocacy editing violates that trust,” Wikimedia noted in its statement. “Sadly, it also deceives the subjects of articles, who may simply be unaware that they are in violation of the spirit and policies of Wikipedia. No one should ever have to pay to create or maintain a Wikipedia article.”
The Wikipedia page about Operation Orangemoody also urged empathy. In theory, an evildoer could extort the subject of a page, threatening to alter its contents in a scam Gizmodo likened to “Godfather”-style organized crime: “kind of like how you can pay off the mafia so that you don’t get robbed.
“Please be kind to the article subjects,” the Orangemoody Wikipedia page noted. “They too are victims in this situation.”
This is not the first time Wikimedia has attempted to squash editorial polish-for-pay. Last year, the organization announced that paid editors — even, possibly, those “employed by a gallery, library, archive, museum … or similar institution that may pay employees to make good faith contributions in your area of expertise and not about your institution” —would have to announce themselves.
“Being deceptive in your editing by using sockpuppets or misrepresenting your affiliation with a company is against Wikipedia policy and is prohibited by our Terms of Use,” Sue Gardner, Wikimedia’s executive director, said in 2013. “We urge companies to conduct themselves ethically, to be transparent about what they’re doing on Wikipedia, and to adhere to all site policies and practices.”
Justin Wm. Moyer is a reporter for The Washington Post's Morning Mix. Follow him on Twitter:
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President Obama: Violence against police ‘is completely unacceptable’

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President Obama called the widow of the Texas sheriff’s deputy who was fatally shot last week to offer his condolences and condemn any violence against police officers.
Darren Goforth, a sheriff’s deputy in Harris County, was shot and killed Friday at a gas station in suburban Houston. Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman called the shooting “an unprovoked, execution-style killing of a police officer,” saying that the gunman came up behind Goforth as he pumped gas and opened fire.
Obama called Kathleen Goforth, the deputy’s widow, on Monday while he was traveling to Alaska, according to a statement from the White House. During the call, Obama said he offered her prayers on the loss of “a veteran law enforcement officer who was contemptibly shot and killed.”
He went on to decry any violence against officers, saying that Americans must stand up for the safety of police across the country.
“I also promised that I would continue to highlight the uncommon bravery that police officers show in our communities every single day,” Obama said in the statement. “They put their lives on the line for our safety. Targeting police officers is completely unacceptable — an affront to civilized society.”
After the shooting, authorities in Harris County linked Goforth’s death to ongoing protest movement criticizing how police officers use lethal force. Hickman, the sheriff, said the “rhetoric had gotten out of control,” although he later said police were “still searching to find out if that’s actually a motive.”
Fewer police officers are shot and killed each year, statistics show, but as the protest movement has surged over the past year, current and former law enforcement officials have said they are concerned the heightened atmosphere presents an increased danger to police. In quickly tying the shooting to the protests, Hickman tapped into a larger sentiment among police officers worried about the tense atmosphere.
Over the weekend, authorities arrested Shannon J. Miles, 30, and charged him with capital murder. Miles was arraigned Monday. Devon Anderson, the Harris County district attorney, said Miles “unloaded [his] entire pistol into Deputy Goforth” during the shooting.
Goforth’s funeral has been scheduled for Friday morning at a Baptist church in Houston.
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6 cops shot, 103 people killed by police in US — RT USA

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Trust between police and public is falling as more questionable use of lethal force and brutal treatment of suspects hits the news. Officers are also concerned over the ferocity of attacks against them. August’s death toll paints a worrying picture.
No US government agency tracks the number of civilians killed by the police. Two mainstream newspapers, the Washington Post and the Guardian, have kept records of police shootings in 2015 putting them at 82 and 99 in August respectively. The “Killed by Police” project, launched in May 2013, chronicles all civilian deaths by police officers, regardless of the method. Their numbers stand at 103 civilian deaths this month, and 791 so far in 2015.
While that number is slightly lower than 125 deaths recorded in July, the number of police killed by suspects has risen sharply – from one in July to six in August, according to a nonprofit that tracks officers killed in the line of duty.

Black Lives Matter

Three ‘officer-involved shootings’ over the past month attracted national attention. In the early morning hours of August 7, an officer from the Arlington, Texas police force shot and killed Christian Taylor, 19. Six officers responded to a burglary call at a car dealership around 1 am, and found Taylor inside. Security footage shows the Angelo State University football player vandalizing cars. One officer, who was still in training, confronted Taylor by himself and fatally shot the teen. Identified as Brad Miller, 49, he was fired by the Arlington PD for “questionable decision-making.”
Two days later, during the memorial march for Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, another young African-American was shot by police. Tyrone Harris Jr, 18 was involved in a gunfight with police officers, and was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Surveillance footage from the shopping center where the incident took place shows Harris holding a gun. Harris’s family maintains his innocence.
On August 19, police in nearby St. Louis raided a suspected drug house. Two men fled the scene, and the officers claim one of them pointed a gun at them. They fatally shot Mansur Ball-Bey, 18, while the other man escaped. The autopsy found that Ball-Bey was hit from behind, throwing suspicion on the official account of the shooting. Three illegal guns and crack cocaine were found at the house.

A surrendering suspect and an innocent bystander

Less known are the cases of a San Antonio man killed with his hands up, and an innocent bystander mowed down by an undercover officer in New York.
Gilbert Flores, 41, was killed on August 28. While the initial police report claims that he was resisting arrest after a domestic disturbance call, a video recording from a bystander shows Flores with his hands up before he is shot. Bexar County judge Nelson Wolff said the video was “very shocking and looks very bad,” while another county official called it “disturbing.” Officers Vasquez and Sanchez were placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
An undercover officer with the New York Police Department opened fire on a robbery suspect on August 29, seriously injuring the man – and killing Felix Kumi, 61, an innocent bystander. The officer fired anywhere between 11 and 21 shots, hitting cars, shop windows and the front door of a nearby house. The NYPD is now reviewing the tactics used by the undercover officer. Police Commissioner Bill Bratton has issued condolences to the family of Kumi, whom he described as “blameless.”

No crutches - or singing - allowed

“These are my crutches. I use these to walk,” a homeless black man tried to explain, as a dozen San Francisco Police Department officers pinned him to the ground on August 4. They were responding to a call about a suspicious man waving some ‘sticks’ around.
An Allentown, Pennsylvania resident also had a painful encounter with the law on August 14, after singing a Beach Boys song outside a pricey restaurant. A video filmed by a bystander shows Jim Ochse, 61, getting wrestled to the ground by a police officer after insisting he had a right to sing in public.

Cop lives matter, too

Police deaths in line of duty have been tracked since 1996 by a nonprofit called Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). According to their database, fourteen law enforcement officers died in August: two from heart attacks, six in traffic accidents, and six from gunfire.
On August 1, Officer Sean M. Bolton of Memphis, Tennessee was killed when he interrupted a drug deal. Four days later, Officer Thomas LaValley of Shreveport, Louisiana was killed by a murder suspect he was pursuing.
Deputy Sheriff Carl Howell, of Carson City, Nevada, was responding to a domestic disturbance call on August 15 when he was shot and killed by a suspect. A domestic disturbance call also turned out deadly for Officer Henry Nelson of Sunset, Louisiana, who was shot by a suspect on August 26.
On August 24, Louisiana state trooper Steven Vincent approached a vehicle stuck in a ditch, when the motorist shot him with a sawed-off shotgun. Passing motorists then arrested the man. Vincent passed away from his injuries the following day.
The incident that received the most attention was the “unprovoked execution-style killing” of Deputy Darren Goforth on August 28. Surveillance cameras at a Houston gas station recorded a suspect calmly approaching Goforth from behind, and firing at the deputy as he was pumping gas. Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman blamed“rhetoric” from the Black Lives Matter movement for inspiring“calculated, cold-blooded assassination of police officers.” The suspect, Shannon Miles, is African-American.

Slow to respond and second-guessing

Since the August 2014 events in Ferguson, localities in 24 US states have introduced some kind of police reform proposal. Police departments around the country are implementing reforms such as sensitivity training, non-lethal tactics and community outreach.
Not all officers are happy with the changes. In Dallas, Texas, where police response times are the slowest since 2007, the union blamed the management’s second-guessing of officers for low morale.
“Response times are up, violent crime is up, and officers are fed up,” Dallas Police Association president Ron Pinkston told local media on August 24. “The motivation is a little lacking. I think it’s just the fear of doing the right thing and that they are going to get disciplined for doing that.”
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mikenova shared this story . Natalia ‘Sledgehammer’ Ragozina has been spotted with the Russian leader—and she shares his penchant for getting physical. The Russian Internet is abuzz with rumors that a famous female boxe...
» The fear and insecurity behind Putin’s bizarre new workout video
01/09/15 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Vox - All. On Sunday, the Kremlin released a strange, awkward video of Russian President Vladimir Putin working out with Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev. The camera follows the two men silently lifting weig...
» Petraeus: Use Al Qaeda Fighters to Beat ISIS
01/09/15 10:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . To take down the so-called Islamic State in Syria, the influential former head of the CIA wants to co-opt jihadists from America’s arch foe. Members of al Qaeda’s branch in Syria have a surprising...
» Now NATO’s Prepping for Hybrid War
01/09/15 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense One - All Content. NATO is preparing to hold its most complex military drills in decades — perhaps since the Cold War — as it readies allied troops for a range of hybrid combat scenario...
» Mr. Erdogan’s War Against the Kurds
01/09/15 10:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . It’s not unusual for political leaders in trouble to use diversionary tactics to turn their fortunes around. Hollywood capitalized on this theme in a popular 1997 film called “Wag the Dog” i...
» Death Toll Rises To Three From Grenade Attack Near Ukrainian Parliament
01/09/15 10:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Three members of Ukraine's National Guard have died from injuries sustained after a hand grenade exploded outside parliament amid protests over a bill that could give more autonomy to pro-Russian separatists....
» В Киеве сообщили о 131 раненом в ходе столкновений у Рады
01/09/15 10:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . В результате столкновений у здани&...
» Three and a half reasons why Russia might be planning to withdraw from Ukraine (or some of it, anyway)
01/09/15 10:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . By Samuel Ramani August 31 at 3:00 PM On Aug. 9, 2015, a senior Russian general declared that if the Ukrainian military crosses Russia’s red line and attempts to recapture the Donbas region of eastern U...
» On the frontlines in Ukraine, a technological gap
01/09/15 10:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Lt. Sasha Bak tours the trenches at one of his platoon’s positions in Pisky, Ukraine, on Aug 9. (Thomas Gibbons-Neff/The Washington Post) In June, Ukrainian army Lt. Sasha Bak finally got his hands on a...
» Russia Ready for Equal Partnerships With US, EU, NATO
01/09/15 10:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Sputnik International. Politics Get short URL ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) — Relations between Moscow and the West have deteriorated due to the Ukrainian crisis. Since 2014, NATO has been ...
» Лавров: отказ Запада от требования отставки Асада поможет борьбе с ИГ
01/09/15 10:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Российское Информационное Агентство "РИА Новости". 01.09.2015 Глава МИД РФ Сергей Ла ...
» If we do nothing about Syria, then the refugees will keep on coming
01/09/15 10:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Islamic State. It is Isil and Isil alone that has introduced this nauseating nihilism; and when I fantasise about my ideal solution for these people, I think of the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark, when the...
» What is the U.S. Government’s Role in Cybersecurity?
01/09/15 10:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Government Technology. As the Internet evolves, so do the threats lurking within it. But this ongoing evolution raises a larger question: Who is really responsible for bolstering private and public defense...
» China Allegedly Hacked Top Former FBI Lawyer
01/09/15 10:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Newsweek. U.S. U.S. A lock icon, signifying an encrypted Internet connection on an Internet Explorer browser. Marion “Spike” Bowman, a former top FBI lawyer, says a hacker from China penetrated...
» Putin The Overhyped Spy Lover
01/09/15 10:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from StrategyPage.com. September 1, 2015: President Vladimir Putin likes maintain an image of a strong, intelligent and decisive leader. Part of this rests on his 17 years spent working as a KGB (the Soviet CIA...
» These brothers were born in Toronto, but their parents were Russian spies, so they cannot be Canadian
01/09/15 10:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . These brothers were born in Toronto, but their parents were Russian spies, so they cannot be Canadian Stewart Bell Monday, Aug. 31, 2015 TORONTO — The sons of two Russian “deep cover” spies ...
» Politicization of Intelligence: Lessons From a Long, Dishonorable History
01/09/15 09:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Patrick Eddington The Daily Beast and the New York Times have reported allegations that senior (but thus far unidentified) Defense Department and United States Central Command (CENTCOM) offi...
» News Roundup and Notes: September 1, 2015
01/09/15 09:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Nadia O'Mara Before the start of business,  Just Security  provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. IRAQ and SYRIA ISIS fighters b...
» France to turn Calais 'jungle' into a humanitarian refugee camp with £3.6m from EU
01/09/15 09:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. France-UK border "fully under control" as EU pledges extra money to turn Calais' "jungle" into a "humanitarian camp" for 1,500 migrants in 2016
» EU has opened doors to 'biblical' migration exodus, says Nigel Farage - Live
01/09/15 09:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Migrants are arriving in Europe in ever-increasing numbers, with waves of people coming into the EU from Greece, Italy and Hungary. Latest updates here
» Migrant found crammed behind car engine in attempt to enter EU
01/09/15 09:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. The man, from Guinea, was trying to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco
» EU to Spend $5.6 Million on New Calais Migrant Camp
01/09/15 09:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The European Union unveiled plans to spend $5.6 million to help set up a new migrant camp in Calais and to help fund the transfer of asylum seekers from Calais to other parts of France.
» Russia, Venezuela to Discuss Potential Steps to Stabilize Oil Prices
01/09/15 09:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss “possible mutual steps” to stabilize the global oil prices at a meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in China on Thursday, a K...
» Photos of the Day: Aug. 31
01/09/15 09:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. In pictures selected Monday by Wall Street Journal editors, people compete in a bathtub race in Germany, Blue Bell ice cream returns to stores, and more.
» White House Readying Sanctions Plan Against Chinese Firms for Cybertheft
01/09/15 09:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The White House is preparing a menu of sanctions against Chinese state-owned enterprises and private companies that officials believe benefited from the cybertheft of U.S. corporate se...
» China's Economic Woes Echo Across Asia
01/09/15 09:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Evidence gathered pace on Tuesday that China’s economic slowdown is rippling across Asia, including a startling plunge in South Korean exports and softening manufacturing in Malaysia a...
» Migrants Protest as Hungary Closes Main Station to Northern Europe
01/09/15 09:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Hungarian authorities cleared hundreds of migrants from the country’s main international railway station where they were waiting to board trains to Austria and Germany, prompting prote...
» 3,432,5573,432,5572015-08-31Policeman killed in clashes outside Ukrainian parliamentby itnnews
01/09/15 00:40 from Mike Nova - Google+
3,432,557 3,432,557 2015-08-31 Policeman killed in clashes outside Ukrainian parliamentby itnnews Monday August 31st, 2015 at 12:23 PM Policeman killed in clashes outside Ukrainian parliament by itnnews Monday August 31 st , 2015  at  12...
» AP Top News at 7:05 p.m. EDT
31/08/15 21:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TheUnion local.com | TheUnion.com. AP Top News at 7:05 p.m. EDT Grenade explodes during Ukraine clashes; 1 officer killed KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - As lawmakers took up a measure to give greater powers to separ...
» Hundreds of migrants arrive in Vienna
31/08/15 21:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Hundreds of migrants reach Vienna after being held at the Hungarian border, as Austria introduces extra checks amid an unprecedented influx.
» Migrant trains reach Germany as EU asylum system creaks
31/08/15 21:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. VIENNA/MUNICH (Reuters) - Trainloads of migrants arrived in Austria and Germany from Hungary on Monday as European Union asylum rules collapsed under the strain of a wave of migration ...
» Migrant Crackdown Sows Chaos in Europe
31/08/15 20:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Europe to tackle the migrant crisis and agree on a fair distribution of people, warning that failing to do so might put the EU’s open-border p...
» 244 Immigrants With Criminal Records Face Deportation in California - New York Times
31/08/15 20:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Ledger Gazette 244 Immigrants With Criminal Records Face Deportation in California New York Times LOS ANGELES — More than 240 immigrants with criminal records who are living in t...
» Medical cannabis company sells its first marijuana pills
31/08/15 19:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - World RSS Feed. A company has sold its first marijuana pills legally, and they are available to buy over the internet in Europe.
» How to climb a greasy pole... traditional Maltese style
31/08/15 19:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 01:13 Contestants clamber up a greasy pole as the traditional Gostra Festival pole climbing competition takes place in St. Julian's, Malta. Report by V...
» Policeman killed in clashes outside Ukrainian parliament
31/08/15 12:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 01:05 One policeman has been killed and at least 50 people have been injured in clashes outside the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev. Report by Conor Mcnally.
» Calais residents suffering from migrants in town
31/08/15 12:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 01:46 Calais residents are pessimistic about the situation of their town which, they say is "suffering" from the migrant crisis and the MyFerryLink dis...
» Blast near Ukrainian parliament kills guardsman – video
31/08/15 12:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Warning: video contains footage of the explosion and injured people Injured riot police can be seen trying to flee an area outside the Ukraine parliament in Kiev, after a...
» Egypt Summons British Ambassador After His Critique of Ruling Against Journalists
31/08/15 12:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. John Casson, who was in the courtroom when two journalists were sentenced to prison, said the move would damage confidence in the rule of law in Egypt.
» ISIS Damages Ancient Temple in Palmyra, Activists Say
31/08/15 12:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Islamic State militants in Syria severely damaged the Bel Temple, considered one of the greatest sites of the ancient world, in a massive explosion Sunday, activists said.
» Susan Rice, Obama’s Security Adviser, Urges Pakistan to Do More Against Militants
31/08/15 12:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. In a daylong visit to Pakistan, the national security adviser urged leaders to stop militants from using Pakistani territory to stage attacks in Afghanistan.
» As Police Investigate Deaths in Truck, Migrants and Smugglers Appear to Shift Tactics
31/08/15 12:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. While investigators in Austria continued inspecting the truck in which 71 migrants died last week, officials grappled with how to address the flow of migrants.
» Solovetsky Journal: Russians Clash Over Commemorating Monastery’s Grim Past
31/08/15 12:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Priests and historians are battling over how best to memorialize the site of a historic Orthodox monastery used as a Soviet prison camp.
» ISIS Damages Temple of Baal in Palmyra
31/08/15 12:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that Rights, an activist and monitoring group based in Britain, said Sunday that Islamic State fighters had destroyed part of the nearly 2,000-y...
» At Least 13 Reported Dead in Yemen Strikes
31/08/15 12:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The Saudi-led military coalition killed workers at a water plant on Sunday, the plant’s owner said, while a coalition spokesman said Houthi rebels had made explosive devices at the site.
» Editorial: Turkey’s War of Distraction
31/08/15 12:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Renewed fighting against the Kurds looks suspiciously like a move by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to salvage his political ambitions.
» ISIS Militants Severely Damage Temple of Baal in Palmyra
31/08/15 12:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The attack was the group’s second on the ancient Syrian city’s world-renowned ruins in a week, according to local activists and residents.
» Police Hurt in Protests as Ukraine MPs Votes on Special Status for East
31/08/15 12:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Ukraine's parliament voted on Monday for constitutional changes to give separatist-minded eastern regions a special status - but divisions in the pro-Western camp and violent street protest...
» China Punishes Nearly 200 Over ‘Rumors’ About Stocks, Blasts and Parade
31/08/15 12:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The Chinese Ministry of Public Security did not give details in announcing the move, but the accused have presumably been detained.
» Police Officer Is Killed in Kiev During Protests Over East Ukraine Vote
31/08/15 12:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Demonstrations turned violent as Parliament moved to ratify constitutional changes granting autonomous status to parts of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
» U.S. considering sanctions over Chinese cyber theft: Washington Post
31/08/15 12:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is considering applying sanctions against companies and individuals in China it believes have benefited from Chinese hacking of U.S. trade secret...
» China property developers to buy back Tianjin blast homes: Xinhua
31/08/15 12:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIJING (Reuters) - People whose apartments were damaged in explosions in the northeastern Chinese port city of Tianjin can sell their homes to a group of property developers or choose...
» China party says no disrespect meant with Jiang sign removal
31/08/15 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIJING (Reuters) - The removal of a stone plinth sign written by former Chinese president Jiang Zemin at the entrance of a key Communist Party training center is not a sign of disresp...
» Unprecedented migrant crisis forces EU to seek answers
31/08/15 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union ministers were summoned on Sunday to meet in two weeks' time to seek urgent solutions to a migration crisis unprecedented in the bloc's history, as ...
» China to open high-speed rail link to North Korean border
31/08/15 12:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIJING (Reuters) - China will open a high-speed rail line to the North Korean border on Thursday, state news agency Xinhua said, the latest effort to boost economic ties despite tensi...
» Ukraine's parliament backs draft law giving east special status
31/08/15 12:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament on Monday voted for constitutional changes to give its eastern regions a special status that it hopes will blunt their separatist drive, but divis...
» Top Shots
31/08/15 12:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's broadcast region and beyond. For more photo galleries, see our "Picture This" archive by clicking on the banner above.
» Taliban Admits Covering Up 2013 Death Of Leader Mullah Omar
31/08/15 12:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. ​The Taliban has admitted that it covered up the death of its leader Mullah Mohammad Omar for more than two years, confirming that he died in 2013 as was first claimed by...
» Briefing: Mr. Putin Goes To China
31/08/15 12:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. As Vladimir Putin heads to Beijing, it is becoming clear that China isn't the savior Russia had been hoping for.
» Khadija Ismayilova's Final Words To Court: 'I Might Be In Prison, But The Work Will Continue'
31/08/15 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A prominent Azerbaijani investigative journalist and RFE/RL contributor has made a defiant closing statement in a courtroom in Baku, saying her trial on economic crimes c...
» Baku Court Orders Halt To Ismayilova's Final Statement, Delaying Verdict
31/08/15 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The judge in the trial of Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova has halted her from reading her final statement, leading the hearing and expected verdict to be postpo...
» Deals Worth $20 Billion To Be Signed During Kazakh Leader's Visit To China
31/08/15 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Kazakhstan's government says agreements worth $20 billion are to be signed in Beijing in the coming days during an official visit by President Nursultan Nazarbaev.
» Grenade Explodes Outside Ukraine Parliament
31/08/15 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. At least one Ukrainian National Guard soldier was killed in clashes with demonstrators after a grenade explodes outside parliament in Kyiv.
» 2015-08-31Mount McKinley, America's highest mountain, to be restored to original
31/08/15 12:11 from Mike Nova - Google+
2015-08-31 Mount McKinley, America's highest mountain, to be restored to original name Denali by Telegraph Staff Monday August 31st, 2015 at 11:41 AM Mount McKinley, America's highest mountain, to be restored to original name Denali   by...
» Ismayilova Remains Defiant
31/08/15 12:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Azerbaijani investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova says "I might be in prison, but the work will continue," in her final statement read to court ahead of trial verdict.
» Putin Pumps Iron, Internet Delivers Punch Lines
31/08/15 12:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev spent their Sunday on a thoroughly photographed man-date. Whatever the official goal might have been, ...
» Kyrgyzstan Celebrates Independence Day
31/08/15 12:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. At Independence Day celebrations, Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev said upcoming elections will be a major test for the country.
» Will VP Biden Enter US Presidential Fray?
31/08/15 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from VOAvideo's YouTube Videos. From: VOAvideo Duration: 02:10 A big question mark remains on the list of U.S. presidential hopefuls – will Vice President Joe Biden enter the race on the Democratic side, jo...
» White House: Mt. McKinley to be Renamed Denali
31/08/15 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. President Barack Obama will change the name of North America's tallest mountain peak from Mount McKinley to Denali, the White House said Sunday, bestowing the traditional Alaska Native na...
» Obama to Address Threat of Warming Arctic at Climate Conference
31/08/15 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. President Barack Obama is traveling Monday to Alaska to meet with residents and deliver an address at a conference where U.S. and foreign officials, scientists and locals are gathering to...
» Clashes in Kyiv Injure 100 After Vote on East
31/08/15 11:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Clashes broke out between police and nationalist protesters outside the Ukrainian parliament on Monday after a controversial vote to give greater powers to separatist regions in the east....
» US-Belgian businessman arrested on Sierra Leone 'blood diamonds' charge in Spain
31/08/15 11:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. It is the first time an individual has been detained on international charges related to the exploitation of the war in Sierra Leone
» Ashley Madison gaining 'hundreds of thousands of new clients' despite data leak
31/08/15 11:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. The parent company of Ashley Madison, Avid Life Media has hit back at claims that women are not avid users of the cheating website
» China enlists squad of trained monkeys to clear skies during memorial parade
31/08/15 11:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. China's military has drafted falcons and monkeys to see off nuisance birds during the WW2 memorial march
» Mount McKinley, America's highest mountain, to be restored to original name Denali
31/08/15 11:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Barack Obama will announce the decision during visit to Alaska, ending a 40-year campaign by native people who view the peak as sacred
» Isil 'blows up Temple of Bel' in ancient Syrian city of Palmyra
31/08/15 11:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. It is the second of the city's ancient temples to be destroyed in a week as jihadist groups continues its programme of "cultural cleansing"
» Saudi Arabia allows women to stand in local elections
31/08/15 11:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Move has been welcomed as an important step forward in a country where woman are not allowed to drive
» Sheriff blames 'anti-police rhetoric' for killing of white police officer
31/08/15 11:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Black Lives Matter group criticises sheriff for "politicising" alleged murder of one of his officers
» Brazilian police searching for 25-year-old mayor accused of corruption and running her town via WhatsApp
31/08/15 11:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Lidiane Leite boasted of her lavish lifestyle - but has now gone on the run, accused of corruption
» Kiev protests against separatists turn violent as grenade thrown at police
31/08/15 11:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Police have been injured during a demonstration in the Ukrainian capital
» Teacher rebuked for being late to school 111 times says he was 'eating breakfast'
31/08/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Arnold Anderson explained his perpetual lateness by saying his morning meals had a tendency to overrun
» Iran and Israel united in dislike of Daniel Barenboim after Tehran does not allow him in
31/08/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Tehran said he would not be let in to perform in the country with a Berlin orchestra because he holds Israeli nationality
» Lebanese Official Defies Calls to Resign
31/08/15 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A top Lebanese official defied demands from thousands of protesters over the weekend to step down, providing potential fuel for a growing antigovernment movement that is coalesced arou...
» Rice Condemns Pakistan-Based Militant Attacks in Afghanistan
31/08/15 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice on Sunday told top civilian and military leaders in Islamabad that attacks in neighboring Afghanistan by Pakistan-based militants were “absolu...
» At Least 11 Die in Saudi Arabia Fire
31/08/15 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. A large fire at a residential compound of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant killed at least 11 people and injured more than 200, officials said.
» U.A.E. Takes Lead in Southern Yemen
31/08/15 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. U.A.E. forces prevented Houthi rebels in Yemen from overrunning the Yemeni port city of Aden, and now also reluctantly find themselves in the business of nation-building.
» EU Ministers Push for Action on Migrant Crisis
31/08/15 11:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Germany, France and the U.K. pushed for a faster response in dealing with the continent’s migration crisis as Hungarian police detained a fifth person in connection with the deaths of ...
» U.S. Port Traffic Hinted at China Slowdown
31/08/15 11:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Long before investors lost faith in the Chinese stock market, something seemed amiss at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. The number of containers coming from China was up, but ...
» Crises Put First Dents in Xi Jinping's Power
31/08/15 11:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Ahead of a planned visit to the U.S., the Chinese president’s image as a bold leader is being undermined by his botched handling of the stock market rout and the country’s economic slo...
» Muslim Teen Wrestler 'Joelle' Busts Barriers in the Gulf
31/08/15 11:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. In Dubai, a young female fighter who goes by the name “Joelle” brings fishnets and enthusiasm to a sport dominated by men.
» Islamic State Blows Up Temple of Bel in Syria's Palmyra
31/08/15 11:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Islamic State has partially destroyed Palmyra’s 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel in a massive explosion, activists and a monitoring group said.
» Austria Toughens Controls Amid Migrant Crisis
31/08/15 11:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Austrian police have toughened controls in the country’s eastern border region close to Hungary in response to last week’s discovery of 71 dead migrants in an abandoned truck, the coun...
» Scores Injured in Ukraine Protest Blast
31/08/15 11:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. About fifty members of Ukraine’s National Guard were injured, four of them seriously, in a blast outside parliament, as fighting broke out between protesters and law-enforcement person...
» Little Progress Made on Integrated GCC Missile Shield
31/08/15 11:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Despite a strong US push, development of an integrated GCC ballistic missile defense program has seen little progress             
» Two US Special Ops airmen killed in Afghanistan last week
31/08/15 11:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 31, 2015, 4:58 PM (IDT) The “NATO servicemen” killed in southern Afghanistan last Wednesday were identified by the Pentagon Monday as two special tactics airmen, Capt. Matthew...
» China, Russia Targeting US Spies Via Hacked Computer Databases: Report
31/08/15 11:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from International Business Times. Spy services in China and Russia, among others, are collecting and scrutinizing hacked United States computer databases to target American intelligence agents and officers. Fo...
» William Evanina - Google Search
31/08/15 10:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . China and Russia are cross-indexing hacked data to target US spies ... Los Angeles Times - 4 hours ago ... put together a common picture," William Evanina , the top counterintelligence official for the U.S. i...
» News Roundup and Notes: August 31, 2015
31/08/15 10:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Megan Graham Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. IRAQ and SYRIA Turkish fighter j...
» Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (August 22–28)
31/08/15 10:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. Just Security I. Surveillance, Privacy & Cybersecurity Julian Sanchez,  Does CISA Contain a Surveillance Law XSS Attack?  (Tuesday, August 25) Rachel Levinson-Waldman,  Guest Post: Armed...
» Putin linked to shady property deals in Spain
31/08/15 09:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» Пресса Британии: сделки в Испании и сеньор Путин
31/08/15 09:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . В обзоре британских газет: Российс...
» Russia vs. NATO War Almost Broke Our 66 Times In 12 Months
31/08/15 08:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: Russia vs. NATO War Almost Broke Our 66 Times In 12 Months. Russia and NATO are engaged in an "action-reaction cycle" that is difficult to stop. History is full of examples of tensions that es...
» China and Russia are cross-indexing hacked data to target U.S. spies, officials say
31/08/15 08:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Foreign spy services, especially in China and Russia, are aggressively aggregating and cross-indexing hacked U.S. computer databases — including security clearance applications, airline records and medi...
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» 2015-08-30» Police Taser drones authorized in North Dakota 30/08/15 16:23 from Mike Nova
30/08/15 23:38 from Mike Nova - Google+
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» 2015-08-30Police Taser drones authorized in North Dakota Sunday August 
30/08/15 19:31 from Mike Nova - Google+
2015-08-30 Police Taser drones authorized in North Dakota Sunday August 30th, 2015 at 4:23 PM Police Taser drones authorized in North Dakota Sunday August 30 th , 2015  at  4:23 PM Stars And Stripes News 1 Share Criminals in North Dakota...
» Police Taser drones authorized in North Dakota
30/08/15 16:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Criminals in North Dakota may soon find themselves zapped by Tasers from on high. That's one of the possibilities presented by the state's House Bill 1328, which allows police depar...
» To Prove Its CAS Capabilities, F-35 To Face Off Against A-10
30/08/15 16:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. The Pentagon’s top weapons tester has declared the JSF must face off against the lumbering A-10.             
» First Turkish air strikes against ISIS in Syria
30/08/15 16:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 29, 2015, 4:21 PM (IDT) Turkey says Saturday its jets carried out their first air strikes as part of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group in Syria.
» Obama appoints a hostage envoy — but not a 'czar'
30/08/15 16:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. President Obama appointed a career diplomat to the newly created post of hostage envoy Friday as part of an effort to overhaul the way the government handles U.S. citizens taken by ...
» Turkish jets join US-led coalition in airstrikes against Islamic State
30/08/15 16:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Turkey announced Saturday that its fighter jets have carried out their first airstrikes as part of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State group in Syria.
» Suspected bomber arrested by Thai police possibly Turkish
30/08/15 16:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 29, 2015, 4:34 PM (IDT) Thai police who Saturday arrested a suspect in the Aug. 17 bombing attacks on a Bangkok Hindi shrine, which killed 20 people, most of them tourists, say he is a fo...
» US lags behind Russia and other nations in the Arctic
30/08/15 16:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. s Barack Obama becomes the first sitting president to visit the Arctic next week, the U.S. is falling behind other nations in the critical region.
» Navy looking at security changes after Chattanooga shooting
30/08/15 16:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Navy is looking into possible security changes after the July 16 slaying of four Marines and a sailor at Chattanooga's U.S. Nav...
» Markets are a mess, but don't blame China: Pro - CNBC
30/08/15 16:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. CNBC Markets are a mess, but don't blame China : Pro CNBC This week, stock markets put investors on a stomach-churning roller-coaster ride. While uncertainty over China's econo...
» AP sues over access to FBI records involving fake news story - Casper Star-Tribune Online
30/08/15 16:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. AllGov Softpedia News AP sues over access to FBI records involving fake news story Casper Star-Tribune Online At issue is a 2014 Freedom of Information request seeking documents related ...
» CIA Admits to Congress the Agency Uses Mainstream Media to Distribute Disinformation: 1975 Video
30/08/15 16:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Global Research. It has been verified by a source who claims she was there that then-CIA Director William Casey did in fact say the controversial and often-disputed line “We’ll know our disinformation prog...
» Ruth Leger Sivard, economist who measured the cost of militarism, dies at 99
30/08/15 16:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Ruth Leger Sivard, an internationally known economist who sought to demonstrate the cost of militarism, died Aug. 21
» Why N. Korea Caved On War Threat: China Warned, 'Don't Rain On Our Parade' - Forbes
30/08/15 16:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Forbes Why N. Korea Caved On War Threat: China Warned, 'Don't Rain On Our Parade' Forbes Kim Jong-un, however, had one all-important reason for backing down — and it wasn't the...
» Iranians hope to fill vacuum as US lowers its Mideast profile
30/08/15 15:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Iran’s agreement to curb its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief by world powers was welcomed at every level of society here, but nowhere more warmly than in the foreig...
» LEADERSHIP: Volunteer Blues In Ukraine
30/08/15 15:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» Cheney: Obama’s falsehoods will bring nuclear war
30/08/15 15:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. August 30, 2015, 9:37 AM (IDT) Ex-Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz Cheney, former senior official at State in the Bush administration, devote a chapter in their book due shortly f...
» China fears linger as focus on Fed sharpens - Reuters
30/08/15 15:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Reuters China fears linger as focus on Fed sharpens Reuters " China , the epicenter of the week's moves, is set to remain in focus over the next week as markets attempt to...
» Urgency Needed To Fight Heroin Epidemic - Hartford Courant
30/08/15 15:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from house judiciary committee - Google News. Hartford Courant Urgency Needed To Fight Heroin Epidemic Hartford Courant Imagine a fire department fighting an inferno by waving around squirt guns, all the while ...
» As tragedies shock Europe, a bigger refugee crisis looms in the Middle East
30/08/15 15:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Those reaching Europe represent a small percentage of the 4 million Syrians who have fled into Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq.
» When Mexicans crossed our border – to help
30/08/15 15:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, or the spectacle of U.S. presidential politics, often force to the surface the true character of the players. The Mexicans proved they were neighbors...
» Undersea Link in Israel’s Missile Development Chain
30/08/15 15:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Behind the scenes of Israel’s ballistic missile test program, Navy divers recover essential flight test data some 100 meters underneath the sea.           &nbs...
» E. Europe Hikes Military Spending Ahead of MSPO Show
30/08/15 15:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. This year’s edition of Poland's MSPO is likely to produce a number of procurements.             
» A laboratory for refugee politics: inside Passau, the 'German ...
30/08/15 15:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world news - Google Blog Search. ... Dr Ingo Martin, a general practitioner more used to working with the police on drug- and alcohol-related incidents than to dealing with the victims of civil war, does a...
» US Businessman Arrested in Sierra Leone 'Blood Diamond' Case
30/08/15 15:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Aid group: Spain arrests US businessman charged in Sierra Leone 'blood diamonds' case
» Nepal parade to enshrine gay rights
30/08/15 15:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Gay right activists dance in the streets of Nepal's capital to press their demands for LGBT rights to be enshrined in the new constitution.
» Israel has failed to reform Jewish radicals, critics charge
30/08/15 15:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 2:44 p.m. EDT. SHIR HADASH OUTPOST, West Bank (AP) -- The Israeli government initiative has a soothing biblical name, the Hebrew Shepherd, and a serious aim: to keep ultranationalist Je...
» Sudan's Bashir to visit China despite international arrest warrant
30/08/15 15:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir is expected to travel to China on Monday for a four-day visit, the foreign ministry said, defying an international warrant...
» Scioli expands lead in Argentina presidential race, runoff seen
30/08/15 15:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Daniel Scioli, the leftist frontrunner in Argentina's presidential election, widened his lead over his more business-friendly rival, but not enough to avoid a ...
» Sanders Says He Would Be Prepared to Use Military Force
30/08/15 15:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Sanders says he would be prepared to use force when US threatened or in cases of genocide
» Pope Francis: ‘Austrian migrant deaths offend the human family’ – video
30/08/15 15:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Pope Francis uses his Sunday address in St Peter’s Square to condemn the deaths of 71 migrants in Austria, found suffocated in the back of a lorry. Asking the gathered cr...
» Russian President Vladimir Putin Pumps Iron, Grills in Newly Released Photos - ABC News
30/08/15 15:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. ABC News Russian President Vladimir Putin Pumps Iron, Grills in Newly Released Photos ABC News The Kremlin wants the world to know Russian President Vladimir Putin pumps iron and...
» Vladimir Putin works up a sweat in the gym
30/08/15 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 01:01 When he’s not horseback riding, hunting, fishing or generally being an action man, you can find Russian President Vladimir Putin down the gym. . ...
» French journalist 'secretly recorded demanding £2million in blackmail from King of Morocco'
30/08/15 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Eric Laurent was secretly recorded making the alleged demand by a Moroccan lawyer representing King Mohammed VI
» Lebanon Parliament Chief Promises Talks on Political Impasse
30/08/15 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. After anti-government rally, Lebanon parliament chief promises talks on political gridlock
» Europe trades blame as migrants' bodies pulled from Mediterranean
30/08/15 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. TRIPOLI/BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Seven people died when a boat carrying migrants sank off Libya's coast on Sunday, the second such fatal accident at sea within days, while European leaders...
» Pope Francis a Stranger to the US in Many Ways
30/08/15 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Pope Francis, the 1st Latin American pope, must overcome hurdle of no personal knowledge of US
» Scott Walker: Voters have “very legitimate concerns” about Canadian border - Washington Post
30/08/15 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Fox News Latino Scott Walker: Voters have “very legitimate concerns” about Canadian border Washington Post Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) says the United States needs to secure ...
» Hungarian Army Hard At Work On Border Fence
30/08/15 15:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Hungarian troops were busily continuing with construction of a fence along the country’s 175km border with Serbia, aimed at keeping out migrants from strife-torn countrie...
» Obama invites Pakistan PM Sharif for October visit
30/08/15 15:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has invited Pakistan's prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, for a meeting at the White House on Oct. 22, the U.S. National Security Council said ...
» AP Top News at 2:05 p.m. EDT
30/08/15 15:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TheUnion local.com | TheUnion.com. AP Top News at 2:05 p.m. EDT 'Awakenings' author, neurologist Oliver Sacks dies at 82 NEW YORK (AP) - There was the blind man who had the disastrous experience of regaini...
» US Envoy Discusses Afghan Peace Efforts on Pakistan Visit - New York Times
30/08/15 15:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Business Recorder US Envoy Discusses Afghan Peace Efforts on Pakistan Visit New York Times ISLAMABAD — U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice met with Pakistani leaders during...
» Jeremy Corbyn’s rise is inspiring. But what if his opponents are correct? | David Edgar
30/08/15 15:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. We face the risk that the Labour frontrunner’s policies really are electoral anathema or unworkable. Whatever, this moment can renew the centre-left Before more absurd hyperbo...
» The Guardian view on the latest Ukraine ceasefire call: why this could be the one that works | Editorial
30/08/15 15:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. It is too soon to be confident but this time the economic and political pressures may be mounting on Vladimir Putin to make agreements that will stick The prospects are not go...
» Joe Biden: Democrat support grows for US Vice President to enter presidential nomination race
30/08/15 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - World RSS Feed. A quiet rumble of encouragement inside Democratic Party ranks for Joe Biden to get off the fence and declare himself a candidate for president is growing steadily louder amid mounting evi...
» Britain, France and Germany urge EU to set up migrant reception centres
30/08/15 14:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Pressure mounts on EU to set up reception centres urgently in frontline countries such as Italy and Greece
» Vladimir Putin's workout montage - video
30/08/15 14:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. The Kremlin has released footage of Russian president, Vladimir Putin, working out alongside the country’s prime minister Dmitry Medvedev. Wearing a white t-shirt and tra...
» Russia's Vladimir Putin pumps iron wih his PM Dmitrty Medvedev
30/08/15 14:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Watch as the Russian president and prime minister do a morning workout at a government building in Sochi
» U.S., allies conduct 20 air strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military
30/08/15 14:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies conducted 20 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Saturday, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a statement ...
» Nazi 'gold train': Treasure could be claimed by Russia as compensation for Second World War
30/08/15 14:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - World RSS Feed. Treasure contained in a long-lost Nazi ghost train could be claimed by Russia. A Russian lawyer has said that the Kremlin could lay claim to the valuables as compensation for the country’...
» Iran Sentences 2 People to Jail for Spying for US, Israel
30/08/15 14:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Iran sentences 2 people to jail for 10 years for allegedly spying for US, Israel
» Shoreham airshow crash victim's last message to fiancee was 'I love you'
30/08/15 14:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Mark Trussler texted the message to Giovanna Chirico shortly before dying in the airshow crash that claimed 11 lives Giovanna Chirico, the fiancee of a Shoreham air crash vict...
» Egypt Announces Parliamentary Vote for October, November
30/08/15 14:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Egypt announces two-stage parliamentary vote for October, November
» China punishes 197 over stock 'rumours'
30/08/15 14:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Chinese authorities punish 197 people for spreading rumours online about the recent stock market crash and fatal explosions in Tianjin.
» US National Security Adviser, Pakistan PM Meet
30/08/15 12:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice met in Islamabad with Pakistan's prime minister and other top officials to discuss terrorism and other issues. Ahead of the talks, U.S. State Dep...
» Vladimir Putin's latest photo shows him and PM Dmitry Medvedev pumping iron
30/08/15 12:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. After struggling to keep up with Putin in the gym, Medvedev and the Russian President enjoyed a relaxing cup of tea at their residence in Bocharov Ruchei.
» Putin Pumps Iron As Approval Ratings Fall
30/08/15 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. In a photo op with his second in command, the Russian President works out in his gym before having steak for breakfast.
» Fire at Saudi Oil Company Worker Residence Kills 11
30/08/15 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. (DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) — A large fire broke out Sunday in the basement of a sprawling residential complex in Saudi Arabia’s oil-rich east, killing at least 11 people and injuring m...
» Panel: Defeat Al-Shabab With Correct Interpretation of Islam
30/08/15 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The dissemination of the correct interpretation of Islam is one way Islamic scholars could help defeat al-Shabab, according to a VOA panel discussion held Saturday in Nairobi.  Panel memb...
» Putin Pumps Iron, Grills in Newly Released Photos
30/08/15 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ABC News: Top Stories. Photos show Putin working out, grilling with Dmitry Medvedev.
» 2015-08-30Puerto Rico movement pitches solution to economic woes: rejoin
30/08/15 11:21 from Mike Nova - Google+
2015-08-30 Puerto Rico movement pitches solution to economic woes: rejoin Spain - The Guardian Puerto Rico movement pitches solution to economic woes: rejoin Spain   by Ashifa Kassam in Madrid Sunday August 30 th , 2015  at  9:47 AM Netw...
» Russia's leaders in workout session
30/08/15 10:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev are pictured working out and sharing breakfast at Mr Putin's summer residence.
» Irish government says Sinn Fein must help ensure IRA put 'out of business'
30/08/15 10:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DUBLIN (Reuters) - The Irish government has called on Sinn Fein to help ensure the Irish Republican Army is put "firmly out of business" after police in Northern Ireland said the party...
» Afghan Refugees Again On The Run -- This Time From Pakistan
30/08/15 09:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Afghan refugees are on the run from the safe haven they sought in Pakistan. Tens of thousands have returned in recent months, amid claims of intimidation, extortion, and ...
» Sam Stanley becomes first English rugby union player to come out as gay
30/08/15 09:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. • Former Saracens player reveals he contemplated suicide • Stanley part of one of rugby’s most famous families The England Sevens player Sam Stanley has become the first Engli...
» US national arrested on Sierra Leone 'blood diamond' charges
30/08/15 09:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. Victims’ association says Spanish authorities have arrested Michel Desaedeleer, who is suspected of forcing civilians to mine diamonds in 1999-2001 Spanish authorities have ar...
» London property goes through the roof again | Eva Wiseman
30/08/15 09:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. From ‘poor doors’ to ‘sky pools’, it’s clear that property developers in the capital are having a laugh when it comes to social housing Like stages of grief, the London housin...
» Donald Trump's seduction: a huge fan base, from posh parties to Main Street
30/08/15 09:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. At a billionaire’s bash and a rally in Iowa, the crowds were very different. But their concern on immigration and admiration for the frontrunner’s business savvy were the same...
» Puerto Rico movement pitches solution to economic woes: rejoin Spain
30/08/15 09:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Network Front | The Guardian. The idea is a long shot but campaigners assert that the countries were closely integrated until the US separated them against their will As Puerto Rico grapples with crippling...
» Barge carrying crushed cars sinks in Canada
30/08/15 09:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 01:02 A barge carrying crushed cars turned over in the Gorge waterway in Victoria's harbour, Canada. Report by Hettie Maylam.
» Syrian refugees stuck in limbo at train station
30/08/15 09:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. Budapest station Station overrun with migrants from Middle East unable to travel on to Germany or other countries -- and unwilling to return home
» Europe's open-border policy may be nearing its end
30/08/15 09:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. For 30 years, 400 million Europeans have traveled freely between dozens of countries, but terrorism, migrants and crime could stop that
» Despite Arrest, Credibility of Thai Bombing Probe Questioned
30/08/15 09:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Thai authorities are facing criticism after warning the media and the public not to disseminate a photograph of a suicide vest aired nationally the day before. All Thai television channel...
» Amnesty International calls for release of journalists in Turkey after ISIS accusations
30/08/15 09:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Three journalists working for Vice News have been arrested in Turkey, after being accused of working for ISIS. The trio includes two British journalists, named as Jake Hanrahan and Phil...
» Tory faithful see red over David Cameron's peerages for pals says ANNE MCELVOY
30/08/15 09:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Prime Minister David Cameron is getting it in the neck for what MPs are calling 'tipping the staff' in handing out places in the Lords to political cronies - bet you saw that one coming.
» James Bond author Anthony Horowitz confirms that Pussy Galore is a lesbian
30/08/15 09:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. The glamorous Pussy Galore from Goldfinger – played by Honor Blackman (pictured) in the classic film – has eyes only for another woman in the new Bond thriller, Trigger Mortis.
» You Stink! Protestors take to the streets in Lebanon as they protest against corruption, police brutality...and piles of rotting rubbish
30/08/15 09:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Thousands of Lebanese protesters continue to gather on the streets of Beirut with an an unprecedented mobilisation yesterday calling for 'revolution' against the government corruption.
» Wanted Iraqi people smuggler in British car is jailed for trying to run down three French policeman near Dunkirk migrant camps
30/08/15 09:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. An illegal migrant is pictured in his makeshift shelter in a camp where 200 migrants, many of whom were Iraqis, Afghans or Vietnamese are living on November 18, 2010 in Teteghem near Du...
» Spy found dead in a bag 'had infuriated his MI6 bosses by illegally hacking into secret US data on Bill Clinton'
30/08/15 09:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Gareth Williams (pictured), 31, was discovered in a holdall in the bath at his London home five years ago this month, but the mystery surrounding his death has never been solved.
» Day of the Jackal author Frederick Forsyth admits conducting MI6 missions for 20 years including a trip to East Germany to get secret papers from a Russian colonel
30/08/15 09:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News | Mail Online. Bestselling author Frederick Forsyth (pictured), whose novels include The Day of the Jackal, said he was an agent who assisted Britain's overseas spying agency.
» Huge Anti-Government Protests in Malaysia Continue For a Second Day
30/08/15 09:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. Saturday’s massive but harmonious anti-government demonstrations in Kuala Lumpur continued overnight and into Sunday morning as historical numbers of Malaysians gathered in the streets of the capital...
» As tragedies shock Europe, a bigger refugee crisis looms in the Middle East - Washington Post
30/08/15 09:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Fox News Irish Independent As tragedies shock Europe, a bigger refugee crisis looms in the Middle East Washington Post AL-MINYA, Lebanon — While the world's attention is fixed on...
» Donald Trump to decide 'very soon' if he'll run as third party candidate if he ... - New York Daily News
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mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Daily News Donald Trump to decide 'very soon' if he'll run as third party candidate if he ... New York Daily News Donald Trump said Saturday he will make a decision “ver...
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mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CNN Fan dies after falling from upper deck at Braves-Yankees game CNN Atlanta (CNN) A man who fell from the upper deck of Atlanta's Turner Field during Saturday night's Braves-Ya...
» Germany, France, Britain press for EU action on migrants - STLtoday.com
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mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. STLtoday.com Germany, France, Britain press for EU action on migrants STLtoday.com BERLIN (AP) — The top security officials of Germany, France and Britain are pressing for better...
» Chris Christie: we should be tracking immigrants like FedEx packages – video
30/08/15 09:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. The governor of New Jersey and Republican presidential hopeful, Chris Christie, advocates using a tracking system to monitor immigrants who enter the US. Speaking at a ca...
» American arrested on Sierra Leone 'blood diamond' charges
30/08/15 09:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DAKAR (Reuters) - Spanish authorities have arrested a American man on charges of enslavement and diamond pillaging during Sierra Leone's civil war, a victims' association said on Satur...
» Beijing battens down, cranks up propaganda ahead of war parade
30/08/15 09:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing is battening down the hatches and cranking up the propaganda ahead of a massive military parade this week to mark the end of World War Two, shooing cars fro...
» Bid to lift Guatemala president's immunity advances in Congress
30/08/15 09:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A Guatemalan congressional committee on Saturday recommended that President Otto Perez be stripped of immunity from prosecution over his suspected involvemen...
» Pressure mounts on Malaysian PM as protests spill into second day
30/08/15 09:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Thousands gathered for a second day of protests on Sunday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak over a multi-million-dollar financial scandal...

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