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» News Roundup and Notes: October 23, 2015
23/10/15 09:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Just Security. IRAQ and SYRIA A US service member was killed during a joint mission by US special forces and Kurdish fighters yesterday while rescuing captives of the Islamic State in Iraq, the Pentagon ha...

» Spy vs. Spy: Inside the Fraying U.S.-Israel Ties
23/10/15 09:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The U.S. closely monitored Israel’s military bases and eavesdropped on secret communications in 2012, fearing its longtime ally might try to carry out a strike on Fordow, Iran’s most heavily forti...

» President Obama Vetoes NDAA
22/10/15 18:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. President Barack Obama has followed up on his promise to veto the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act , an annual defense policy bill.  Defense One reports  th...

» Today's Headlines and Commentary
22/10/15 18:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. An American soldier has been killed in action during a raid while attempting to free hostages held at an Islamic State compound in Iraq . The New York Times report...

» Испанский военный вертолет рухнул в Атлантическом океане - РБК
22/10/15 18:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Московский комсомолец Испанский военный вертолет рухнул в Атлантическом океане РБК Вертолет ВВС Испании, направлявшийся из Мавритании на Канары, потерпел крушение в Атлантическом о...

» Islamist Rebel Fighters Unite in Damascus Suburb
22/10/15 18:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Three major Islamist rebel groups have launched a joint operations center in an eastern suburb of the Syrian capital in a concerted effort to fight the Syrian government and its allied Ru...

» Obama Vetoes $612 Billion Defense Bill
22/10/15 18:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 01:44 President Barack Obama vetoed a sweeping $612 billion defense policy bill Thursday in a rebuke to congressional Republicans, and ...

» Israelis Up In Arms Against Palestinian Attackers
22/10/15 18:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. In a recent episode of the popular Israeli parody show Eretz Nehederet, “Wonderful Land,” an actor posing as a hardware shop owner laments the current shortage of pepper spray on store sh...

» Mexico police find US drugs tunnel
22/10/15 18:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Mexican police find an 800m-long tunnel used to smuggle drugs into the US city of San Diego, authorities say.

» VIDEO: China's human rights record questioned
22/10/15 18:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. China's President Xi Jinping has been dining at David Cameron's country home this evening.

» Refugee Surge Forces Spending Cuts, More Borrowing by Sweden
22/10/15 18:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Sweden will make across-the-board spending cuts and raise borrowing to cope with as many as 190,000 refugees fleeing war in countries such as Syria and Iraq this year, the government said...

» Обама официально наложил вето на оборонный бюджет США на 2016 год - Газета.Ru
22/10/15 18:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Вести.Ru Обама официально наложил вето на оборонный бюджет США на 2016 год Газета.Ru Президент США Барак Обама официально наложил вето на проект оборонного бюджета страны на 2016 г...

» Working Enigma machine fetches world record price at New York auction
22/10/15 18:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Fully operational device which was eventually cracked by Bletchley Park codebreakers sold to private collector for $365,000

» Bickering at Benghazi hearing
22/10/15 18:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ReutersVideo's YouTube Videos. From: ReutersVideo Duration: 01:45 Fireworks comes from panel at Benghazi hearing as Congressmen Gowdy and Cummings bicker. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Subscribe: ...

» Hillary Clinton's Benghazi Opening Statement
22/10/15 18:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJDigitalNetwork's YouTube Videos. From: WSJDigitalNetwork Duration: 02:48 Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton opened her testimony before the House Select Committee on Benghazi saying "we need ...

» Russian fighter jet has close encounter with drone
22/10/15 18:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 01:01 The Russian Defense Ministry released video showing one of its military jets flying close to an unidentified drone over Syria.

» James Bond Tells Sky News There Is Too Much Surveillance
22/10/15 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from skynews's YouTube Videos. From: skynews Duration: 04:25 Daniel Craig has told Sky News he thinks there is "too much surveillance and too much information gathering" in the world. Read more: http://news...

» Two killed, two injured in sword attack on Sweden school
22/10/15 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. From: AFP Duration: 00:45 A masked man brandishing a sword killed a teacher and a student and seriously wounded two other people at a school in Sweden before being shot and killed

» Hillary Clinton: I don't think it's a relevant ...
22/10/15 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 01:52 Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answers questions on Capitol Hill in the Benghazi hearings.

» Clinton Recalls Night Of Benghazi Attack
22/10/15 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 02:11 Former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton described the night of the Benghazi attack...

» AP Top Stories 22 p
22/10/15 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 00:56 Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Here are the top stories for Thursday, October 22nd: Clinton...

» Hillary Clinton testifies on Benghazi
22/10/15 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 02:18 Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before a special committee investigating the Benghazi attacks. CNN's Jeff Zeleny reports on the latest.

» Hillary Clinton recalls the night of Benghazi attacks
22/10/15 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 06:14 Addressing the Congressional panel, Hillary Clinton details what happened the night of the Benghazi attacks.

» Raw: Drone Footage of Damascus Fighting
22/10/15 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 01:15 Video of a Damascus neighborhood filmed by a Russian drone has provided a rare glimpse into the staggering scale of destruction t...

» Obama Defends Black Lives Matter Movement
22/10/15 18:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 01:05 Obama Defends Black Lives Matter Movement Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Get updates and mo...

» Clinton Defends Response to Request for More Security
22/10/15 18:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com Video - News. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Amb. Chris Stevens, killed in the Benghazi attack, never raised concerns with her staff about security in Libya, instead taking concerns...

» Police find drug tunnel under U.S.-Mexico border
22/10/15 18:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ReutersVideo's YouTube Videos. From: ReutersVideo Duration: 00:45 Mexico's federal police discover a tunnel from which drugs were transported into the U.S. from northern Mexico, and seize 10 tons of ma...

» Putin: Not worried about democracy coming to our borders, but about NATO coming to our borders
22/10/15 18:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RussiaToday's YouTube Videos. From: RussiaToday Duration: 05:12 FULL SPEECH https://youtu.be/-W923PAexwU The 12th annual Valdai Discussion Club meeting in Russia's Sochi has focused on international ar...

» US Prosecutor to Drop Insider Trading Cases Against Seven - New York Times
22/10/15 18:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Times US Prosecutor to Drop Insider Trading Cases Against Seven New York Times The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan moved on Thursday to dismiss insider trading charg...

» Photos of the Day: Oct. 22
22/10/15 18:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. In photos chosen Thursday by Wall Street Journal editors, police escort migrants in Slovenia, Hillary Clinton takes a break from Benghazi testimony, and more.

» British trainee bankers at JP Morgan sacked after cheating at 'basic' maths test
22/10/15 18:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Nearly a dozen junior bankers, some of them British graduates, told to pay for their own flights home from New York after cheating discovery

» Years after CBS scandal, answers to Bush questions elusive
22/10/15 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News At 5:11 p.m. EDT. NEW YORK (AP) -- Rushing to meet a deadline proved to be the downfall of Dan Rather and his CBS News team when their story questioning former President George W. Bush&apos...

» Egypt arrests senior Muslim Brotherhood figure
22/10/15 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces have arrested Hassan Malik, a leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, security officials said, part of a sustained crackdown on Islamists.

» US Senate Takes Initial Step on Cybersecurity Bill
22/10/15 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Senate has taken an initial step toward passing a bill aimed at improving cybersecurity. The bill is intended to encourage the sharing of threat information among companies and the U....

» Michelle Obama to host Britain's Prince Harry next week - Washington Post
22/10/15 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Washington Post Michelle Obama to host Britain's Prince Harry next week Washington Post WASHINGTON — Britain's Prince Harry is joining forces with Michelle Obama and Jill Biden. The Wh...

» Georgian PM blasts main opposition party over sexual abuse video
22/10/15 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian Prime Minister Irakly Garibashvili on Thursday branded the main opposition party a "criminal organization" after the leaking of a video purporting to show ...

» Warplanes bomb Islamic State bastion Raqqa in eastern Syria: residents, group
22/10/15 17:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Warplanes bombed the eastern Syrian city of Raqqa, stronghold of Islamic State insurgents, on Thursday, hitting some of the group's offices, residents and a monitor ...

» David Cameron and Xi Jinping stop for fish and chips – video
22/10/15 17:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. British Prime Minister David Cameron and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at a pub in the village of Ellesborough on Thursday evening. Cameron was treating Xi to a tr...

» After Assad audience, Russia eyes seizing diplomatic initiative on Syria
22/10/15 17:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin believes it has taught Washington an object lesson in how to take on Islamist militants in Syria. Basking in the afterglow of Bashar al-Assad's surprise ...

» Secret Service agents caught sleeping on duty, including one at White House: feds - New York Daily News
22/10/15 17:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Daily News Secret Service agents caught sleeping on duty, including one at White House: feds New York Daily News Two U.S. Secret Service members caught snoozing on the j...

» Spain: Military helicopter crash in Atlantic with 3 aboard
22/10/15 17:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Spain’s Defense Ministry says a military helicopter that was heading from Senegal to the Canary Islands has crashed in the Atlantic Ocean and a search is on for the three crew members aboard.

» Russia shows military might in Syria, also pushes diplomacy
22/10/15 17:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. As Russia unleashed fighter jets Thursday from this air base in western Syria to pound militant targets, President Vladimir Putin pushed diplomatic efforts with the West, stressing the need “to cons...

» Putin Says Assad Backs Russian Support to Rebels Fighting ISIS
22/10/15 17:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The Russian president said he has received permission from the Assad regime to offer support to rebels in Syria who are prepared to ‘really fight’ against Islamic State—even though Rus...

» President Obama: ALL LIVES MATTER - Daily Caller
22/10/15 17:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Washington Times President Obama: ALL LIVES MATTER Daily Caller In a meeting with top law enforcement leaders Thursday, President Obama explained the “All Lives Matter” vs. “Blac...

» Swedish school killer watched Nazi videos before attack
22/10/15 17:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Named as Anton Lundin-Pettersson in Swedish media, he entered school wearing Nazi helmet and Darth Vader mask before stabbing pupils and teachers

» Pentagon confirms US joint operation with Iraq to rescue Kurdish hostages – video
22/10/15 17:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Believing that Islamic State captives held on a compound in northern Iraq faced ‘imminent mass execution,’ dozens of US special operations troops and Iraqi forces raided ...

» Obama calls for Puerto Rico debt help
22/10/15 17:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The White House is calling on Congress to make a plan to help Puerto Rico deal with its crushing debt, in order to avoid a "humanitarian crisis".

» Analysis: Clinton seeks to look presidential in hearing
22/10/15 17:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News At 5:11 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- With a calm demeanor and detailed answers, Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to turn an hours-long congressional grilling on the deadly Benghazi attacks into an...

» AP FACT CHECK: Clinton and critics on Benghazi, emails
22/10/15 17:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News At 5:11 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional investigations, by definition, are about finding facts. But some facts were twisted Thursday in a showdown between Hillary Rodham Clinton and ...

» Carter Center Confirms Former U.S. President Talked with Putin, Gave Syrian Maps to Russian Embassy
22/10/15 17:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The Carter Center, the nonprofit organization founded by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, confirmed on Thursday that Carter corresponded with Russian President Vladimir Putin abo...

» Benghazi Panel Grills Clinton on Talking Points, Blumenthal in First Round
22/10/15 17:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Hillary Clinton told Egypt’s prime minister that the attack on the Benghazi consulate had “nothing to do” with an anti-Islam film just one day after the attack, according to testimo...

» Russian-Speaking Militants Prepare To Fight Assad In Hama
22/10/15 17:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. Two Russian-speaking militant groups, including a battalion within Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate the Al-Nusra Front, claim they are preparing to fight Syrian government forces in the cent...

» Syria warns Qatar against military intervention
22/10/15 17:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from GlobalSecurity.org. Syria has warned Qatar of a "harsh response" after Doha threatened that it may intervene militarily in the Arab country.

» Obama and Pakistani leader focus on peace talks in Afghanistan
22/10/15 17:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. For President Barack Obama, who had until recently promised to bring home American forces before the end of his presidency, the pledge to extend America's longest war offers a new and po...

» DEA Agents Who Threw ‘Sex Parties’ Rewarded With Bonuses
22/10/15 17:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents involved in the prostitution scandal in Colombia were rewarded with bonuses as high as $32,000, according to a new report by the Office ...

» Vatican meeting reveals growing Catholic divide over divorce and homosexuality
22/10/15 17:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. At one point during a major summit of the Roman Catholic hierarchy that ends this weekend, a senior conservative bishop took the floor inside the Vatican's assembly hall and promptl...

» US plans to capture the Islamic State's capital go awry
22/10/15 17:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. In this abandoned desert town on the front line of the war against the Islamic State in Raqqa, local fighters are fired up by announcements in Washington that the militants' self-pr...

» Some Biden Backers Reluctant to Support Hillary Clinton
22/10/15 17:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Some Joe Biden supporters are reluctant to support Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic primary race even after the vice president officially announced that he will not run for pr...

» Who Is Knocking off High Iranian officers in Syria?
22/10/15 17:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. October 22, 2015, 10:18 PM (IDT) Someone is tipping off Syrian rebels on the whereabouts of Iranian officers targeted for assassination. Eighteen IRGC officers have been murdered, five just in O...

» Russian Military Intervention in Syria Is Short of Top-of-Line Weaponry
22/10/15 17:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. October 22, 2015, 10:19 PM (IDT) Russia’s military expedition to Syria has not got very far. It is held back by a shortage of advanced weapons and outdated aerial warfare tactics.

» The First Bid to Oust the Saudi King and Son Failed - But Intrigue Simmers
22/10/15 17:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. October 22, 2015, 10:19 PM (IDT) The late King Abdullah’s favorite, Prince Muqrin, was shunted aside by his successor and is now the live wire behind an intrigue to topple Salman and his s...

» Obama and Putin in Secret Deals on Assad’s Removal from Power, Collaboration against ISIS
22/10/15 17:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. October 22, 2015, 10:19 PM (IDT) Moscow and Iran agree to Assad’s phased exit after secret collaboration understandings are reached between Obama and Putin to fight ISIS together.

» Obama Vetoes Pay Raise For Troops
22/10/15 17:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Lawmakers are lashing out at the Obama administration for vetoing on Thursday a major defense spending bill that would provide the U.S. military with a pay raise. While the House an...

» Al-Assad Leaves Moscow, Assured of the Kremlin’s Unequivocal Support
22/10/15 17:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation. This week (October 20), Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited Moscow for talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in the Kremlin. Russia bega...

» Russian drone films fighting in Damascus – video
22/10/15 17:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Video of a Damascus neighbourhood filmed by a Russian drone has provided a rare glimpse into the staggering scale of destruction that years of fighting has inflicted around the Syria...

» Turkey Facing Isolation in Bid to Designate Kurdish Group as Terrorists
22/10/15 17:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Turkey's National Security Council is increasing pressure on the Syrian Kurdish militia, the YPG, by stepping up its efforts to get the group designated internationally as a terrorist org...

» 70 Years of Russian, Soviet Leaders Making History at the United Nations
22/10/15 17:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Seventy years ago, on Oct. 24, 1945, the United Nations charter came into force, ratified by the five permanent members of the Security Council and the majority of other state...

» Halt of Russia-Ukraine Flights Creates Anger, Market Gap
22/10/15 17:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Russia and Ukraine will close their airspace to each other's airlines on Sunday, ending direct flights between the two countries.

» Putin Says Assad Ready For Talks With Some Armed Opposition Groups
22/10/15 17:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian President Vladimir Putin says Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad told him he was ready to talk to armed opposition groups if they are committed to dialogue and to comb...

» Czech Lawmakers Detained For Hours At Moscow Airport
22/10/15 17:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A delegation of Czech lawmakers has been detained for hours at a Moscow airport and prevented by Russian authorities from boarding their plane.

» ISIS Rising: Overestimating the Threat?
22/10/15 17:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest From the Wilson Center. For obvious reasons, ISIS remains a major focus of security discussions. But is it possible that we are overestimating the threat? A recent Wilson Center panel considered the...

» Cybersecurity Challenges for Manned and Unmanned Systems
22/10/15 14:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. By Cortney L. Bolden, Ph.D. Faculty Member, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math at American Military University Technology advancement is rapidly improving by leaps an...

» Israeli Spy Sats Keep Sharp Eye on Russian Forces in Syria
22/10/15 14:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Israel’s high-resolution eyes in space are keeping close track of Russian efforts to fortify the flailing Syrian regime             

» Putin says Syria's Assad is open to working with some rebels
22/10/15 14:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SOCHI, Russia/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad had told him he was ready to talk to armed opposition groups if they are g...

» Clinton: "I am here to honor those we lost"
22/10/15 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ReutersVideo's YouTube Videos. From: ReutersVideo Duration: 01:25 In her opening remarks, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told the Benghazi Committee, "I am here to honor those we los...

» Benghazi Terror Attack: Hillary Clinton Testifies At Hearing
22/10/15 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from skynews's YouTube Videos. From: skynews Duration: 00:00 Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gives evidence to a committee hearing on the events surrounding the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya. ...

» REPLAY - Former US Secretary of States Hillary Clinton before Congress to address Benghazi attack
22/10/15 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from france24english's YouTube Videos. From: france24english Duration: 15:29 Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN F...

» Clinton: I can do two things at the same time
22/10/15 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 01:10 When Rep. Peter Roskam questioned Clinton, he paused while she looked through her notes and then her mic didn't work. He then later interrupted her.

» Benghazi hearing: Hillary Clinton's entire statement
22/10/15 14:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 16:31 Hillary Clinton gave her opening statement to the House Select Committee investigating the 2012 attacks at the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya.

» US - Hillary Clinton: "I take responsibility for 2012 Benghazi attack"
22/10/15 14:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from france24english's YouTube Videos. From: france24english Duration: 01:42 Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN F...

» Pentagon holds briefing about raid on Islamic State prison
22/10/15 14:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Post's YouTube Videos. From: Washington Post Duration: 00:00 Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook speaks about the recent raid on an Islamic State prison in northern Iraq. The raid left one U...

» Самый большой миф Путина глазами его врага - DW Новости (22.10.2015)
22/10/15 14:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from deutschewellerussian's YouTube Videos. From: deutschewellerussian Duration: 11:52 Когда-то Билл Браудер был крупным инвестором в России. Сегодня он - непримиримый критик Кремля на Западе. Благодаря Бра...

» Cockpit view: Russian SU-27 on sorties targeting ISIS militants in Syria
22/10/15 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RussiaToday's YouTube Videos. From: RussiaToday Duration: 01:49 Seventy-two terrorist targets have been hit in six Syrian provinces over the past 24 hours, Russia's Defense Ministry reports. During ove...

» Hillary Clinton takes responsability for Benghazi attack
22/10/15 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. From: AFP Duration: 00:58 Hillary Clinton tells Congress the US will never be able to prevent every terror attack, but it must continue to accept risks at it pursues diplomacy.

» Hillary Clinton says U.S. diplomats must take risks
22/10/15 14:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ReutersVideo's YouTube Videos. From: ReutersVideo Duration: 01:43 Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton tells Benghazi panel U.S. diplomats must take risks. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Subscribe: http...

» Clinton: "I've lost more sleep than all of you"
22/10/15 14:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ReutersVideo's YouTube Videos. From: ReutersVideo Duration: 01:51 Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton tells panels she "has lost more sleep than all of you" over what happened in Benghazi. Rough Cut...

» This Is Why Border Fences Don’t Work
22/10/15 14:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. The Great Wall of China did little to halt Genghis Khan and his Mongolian army from conquering 13th century China. Constantinople’s ring of fortifications could not stop the Ottomans from takin...

» US: 8 deaths, 98 injuries from exploding air bags - CBS News
22/10/15 14:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CBS News US: 8 deaths, 98 injuries from exploding air bags CBS News Last Updated Oct 22, 2015 11:43 AM EDT. WASHINGTON -U.S. safety regulators say eight people have died and 98 p...

» Russia says hits Islamic State supply route from Iraq to Syria
22/10/15 14:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's military carried out an air strike on a bridge over the Euphrates river in Syria which was being used by Islamic State militants to bring supplies from Iraq...

» US Job, Housing Markets Improve
22/10/15 14:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. job and housing markets are improving, according to economic reports published Thursday, which may make it more likely that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. The num...

» Britain responsible for RAF base migrants, says Cyprus
22/10/15 14:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Michael Fallon, the Defence Secretary, insists Britain will not allow migrants to use RAF Akrotiri as a back door to the UK.

» Putin calls for coalition to defeat IS
22/10/15 14:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Russian President Vladimir Putin calls for a coalition between Kurdish forces and the Syrian and Iraqi governments to fight Islamic State.

» U.S. plans to capture the Islamic State’s capital already go awry
22/10/15 14:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Weapons airdropped for Arab fighters appear to have been claimed by Kurds.

» U.N. council will examine details of Iran's missile test: Russia
22/10/15 14:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia's U.N. envoy on Thursday said the United Nations Security Council will examine the technical details of a ballistic missile test by Iran, which the Un...

» Drone video shows staggering destruction near Damascus
22/10/15 14:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Video of a Damascus neighborhood filmed by a Russian drone has provided a rare glimpse into the staggering scale of destruction that years of fighting has inflicted around the Syrian capital, seat o...

» Inside Russia's Air Base Fighting For Assad
22/10/15 14:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Russia jets take off to pound rebel targets in Syria as President Putin says military action can help to restore peace.

» Nuclear weapons, Taliban in focus as Obama meets Pakistan's Sharif
22/10/15 14:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama met Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the White House on Thursday and was expected to stress U.S. concerns over Pakistan's exp...

» U.S. missile shield a threat to Russia's nuclear capability: Putin
22/10/15 14:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - The expansion of the United States' ballistic missile defense system is a threat to Russia's nuclear capability, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thur...

» Sweden school attack: Sword-wielding man 'posed for pictures with pupils' before killing child and teacher
22/10/15 14:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. The attacker appeared to be dressed in a Darth Vader costume

» Сегодня журналистам иностранных СМИ была предоставлена возможность ознакомиться с повседневной деятельностью
22/10/15 14:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RSS. За прошедшие сутки экипажи самолетов ВКС России Су-34, Су-24М, Су-25СМ совершили 53 боевых вылета по 72 объектам террористических группировок в Сирии.

» Путин обвинил США в обмане после испытания морского компонента ПРО - РБК
22/10/15 14:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Путин обвинил США в обмане после испытания морского компонента ПРО РБК Президент Владимир Путин, выступая на заседании Международного дискуссионного клуба «Валдай», заявил, что...

» Syria conflict will elude Putin’s control
22/10/15 14:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News. President tries to show he has a decisive grip on the war but that already looks like a mirage

» U.N. Accuses Czech Republic of Violating Migrants’ Rights
22/10/15 14:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, the high commissioner for human rights, said “the violations of the human rights of migrants are neither isolated nor coincidental, but systematic.”

» School Attacked by Swordsman in Sweden
22/10/15 14:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. A witness and a police spokesman described the response to a knife-wielding man who killed a student and a teacher in a heavily immigrant and working-class neighborhood of Sweden.

» Vladimir Putin accuses US of backing terrorism in Middle East
22/10/15 13:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Russian president tells The Russian president told a gathering of politicians that Washington is playing a ‘double game’ and acting in self-interest The Russian president, Vladimir P...

» Прощание с полицейским
22/10/15 13:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from golosamerikius's YouTube Videos. From: golosamerikius Duration: 00:45 Гибель нью-йоркского полицейского потрясла жителей Гарлема. Кадры прощания с Рэндолфом Холдером – на это стоит посмотреть.

» Russia's System of Managed Chaos (Op-Ed)
22/10/15 13:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. The Russian System will continue to find places to operate across the world and to project Russian geopolitical and symbolic influence beyond its borders, writes columnist Gle...

» Посольство России в Анкаре запросило у Турции данные о задержании граждан России - Коммерсантъ
22/10/15 13:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Аргументы и факты Посольство России в Анкаре запросило у Турции данные о задержании граждан России Коммерсантъ Пресс-атташе посольства России в Турции Игорь Митяков сообщил, что ро...

» Obama Calls For Deeper U.S. Ties With Pakistan
22/10/15 13:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U.S. President Barack Obama has said he wants to deepen U.S. relations with Pakistan.

» Olympic silver medalist comes out - USA TODAY
22/10/15 12:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Sports Illustrated Olympic silver medalist comes out USA TODAY Gus Kenworthy, a freeskier who won silver at the Sochi Olympics last year, has come out as gay in an interview publ...

» Hillary Clinton's Opening Statement at Benghazi Hearing | The New York Times
22/10/15 12:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TheNewYorkTimes's YouTube Videos. From: TheNewYorkTimes Duration: 01:07 The Democratic presidential candidate delivered her opening statement to a House panel on Thursday during a hearing on an attack ...

» Powerful General Eclipses Pakistan's Civilian Leader
22/10/15 12:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. U.S. officials are increasingly looking to the chief of Pakistan’s army, Gen. Raheel Sharif—rather than the civilian prime minister—as the leader who can deliver on critical security-p...

» Clinton: U.S. Must Accept Risks
22/10/15 12:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Hillary Clinton, in her opening remarks this morning to a House committee investigating a fatal terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, will say the U.S. must accept some risks as it look...

» China’s Xi says goodbye to queen, set for talks with Cameron
22/10/15 12:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. British Prime Minister David Cameron hopes to discuss the fight against extremism with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a state visit hailed as a landmark by both China and Britain.

» Swedish police spokeswoman says a second victim has died in school knife attack
22/10/15 12:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Swedish police spokeswoman says a second victim has died in school knife attack.

» Kerry: Assad the obstacle to agreed principles for Syria
22/10/15 12:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S., Iran, Russia and Europe agree Syria should be united and that Syrians should choose their own future leadership, but he says President Bashar Assad is th...

» The Latest: Second victim dies in Swedish school attack
22/10/15 12:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The latest developments in the attack on a Swedish school by a knife-wielding masked man (all times local).

» US Special Forces In Raid On Iraqi IS Prison
22/10/15 12:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. US media report one American special forces operator was killed in the raid on an Islamic State prison in northern Iraq.

» 'Russian airstrike' targets relief workers – video
22/10/15 12:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Video posted to Twitter from the Syria White Helmets purports to show alleged Russian airstrikes targeting civilian rescue workers in Sarmin in the north-western province...

» Obama Administration Draws Up Economic Rescue Plan for Puerto Rico
22/10/15 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Obama Administration has proposed a plan to rescue the U.S. Caribbean territory of Puerto Rico from $72 billion in debt. The Treasury Department unveiled a plan on Wednesday that woul...

» Reports: US Special Forces in Hostage Rescue Bid in Iraq
22/10/15 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. commandos are reported to have taken part in an operation to free Kurdish hostages in northern Iraq. Details are sketchy, but Iraqi officials quoted by The New York Times said the op...

» Civilians Under the Gun In Syria
22/10/15 12:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Since Russia launched its first round of airstrikes in Syria three weeks ago, reports have emerged that civilians were making up a shockingly large portion of the casualties. A report by ...

» Hillary Clinton in the Hot Seat | The New York Times
22/10/15 12:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TheNewYorkTimes's YouTube Videos. From: TheNewYorkTimes Duration: 02:20 Hillary Rodham Clinton, who will speak Thursday before a House panel about a Benghazi, Libya, attack in 2012, has been testifying...

» Benghazi Hearing Committee Chairman on Hillary Clinton's Emails | The New York Times
22/10/15 12:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TheNewYorkTimes's YouTube Videos. From: TheNewYorkTimes Duration: 01:23 Representative Trey Gowdy, Republican of South Carolina, said Hillary Rodham Clinton’s “unusual email arrangement” complicated th...

» Albuquerque Police Say Officer Shot Outside a Store - ABC News
22/10/15 12:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Newsweek Albuquerque Police Say Officer Shot Outside a Store ABC News Contingents of law officers searched an Albuquerque area Wednesday night after a police officer was shot out...

» Sword Attack at Kronan School in Trollhattan Injures 4 Students, Adult - NBCNews.com
22/10/15 12:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NDTV Sword Attack at Kronan School in Trollhattan Injures 4 Students, Adult NBCNews.com Four students and one adult were injured by a masked man with a sword at a school in Swede...

» US and Kurdish Commandos Said to Raid ISIS Prison in North Iraq - New York Times
22/10/15 12:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. New York Daily News CNN US and Kurdish Commandos Said to Raid ISIS Prison in North Iraq New York Times BAGHDAD — An American soldier was killed on Thursday morning as American an...

» ISIS Attacks Soared in Past 3 Months, Says IHS Jane’s Database
22/10/15 12:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. The number of average daily attacks carried out by ISIS worldwide jumped 42 percent over the past three months, according to new data published Thursday. IHS Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre re...

» Syria air strikes push Putin's rating to new high: Russian state pollster
22/10/15 12:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's approval rating has hit a record high of almost 90 percent, primarily as a result of his decision to launch air strikes against Is...

» Turkey's Erdogan sees Syrian intelligence, Islamic State, PKK hand in Ankara attack
22/10/15 12:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he believed Islamic State, Kurdish militants, and the Syrian "mukhabarat" secret police had all played a role in ...

» U.S., allies target Islamic State with 22 fresh airstrikes: statement
22/10/15 12:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State targeted the militant group with 22 air strikes in Syria and Iraq on Wednesday, according to the Combined Joint Tas...

» Saudi says Assad must be removed from power to crush Islamic State
22/10/15 12:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Thursday that to eliminate militant group Islamic State, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must be removed from power.

» U.S. Special Forces mount hostage rescue operation in Iraq: CNN
22/10/15 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Forces mounted an operation in northern Iraq to rescue Kurdish hostages, CNN reported on Thursday, citing unidentified U.S. officials.

» Russia says worried about concentration of Islamist terror groups in Afghanistan
22/10/15 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is concerned about the concentration of Islamist terror groups in northern Afghanistan, Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said ...

» Russia denies U.S. claims it used cluster bombs in populated areas in Syria
22/10/15 12:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian Defence Ministry official, Igor Konashenkov, on Thursday denied U.S. allegations that the Russian military had used cluster bombs in populated areas in Syr...

» Sword attack at Swedish school leaves one person dead
22/10/15 12:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 01:01 One person has died and four are injured after being attacked by a masked man with a sword at a school in Sweden. The suspect has been shot. Repo...

» Suspect in NYC officer's fatal shooting a longtime criminal
22/10/15 11:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News At 11:29 a.m. EDT. NEW YORK (AP) -- A man suspected of gunning down a police officer had been let out of jail and allowed to enter a drug treatment program despite an extensive arrest record th...

» The Latest: Sweden's king: Country 'in shock' after attacks
22/10/15 11:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News At 11:29 a.m. EDT. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- The latest developments in the attack on a Swedish school by a knife-wielding masked man (all times local):...

» Clinton Testifies Before Benghazi Committee
22/10/15 11:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives to testify in front of the House Select Committee on Benghazi on Capitol Hill...

» American Killed in Raid to Rescue Kurd Fighters in Iraq
22/10/15 11:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. American special operations forces troops conducted a raid with Kurdish peshmerga fighters inside Iraq and freed as many as 70 prisoners held by Islamic State in a rare, joint mission ...

» Russia Gives International Media Look at Syrian Operations
22/10/15 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian officials have given international news organizations their first inside look at Russia's air operations in Syria. The Russian Defense Ministry flew Moscow-based reporters to the ...

» Putin says Russia close to swapping data on Syria militant positions with West
22/10/15 11:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia was close to exchanging data about the positions of Islamist militants in Syria with Western countries, something Mo...

» FBI agent indicted for drug trafficking - CNN International
22/10/15 11:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. FBI agent indicted for drug trafficking CNN International Los Angeles (CNN) For two years, investigators decoded text messages, conducted surveillance and leaned on informants to unravel...

» U.S. special operations make overnight hostage rescue attempt in Iraq; one killed
22/10/15 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. At least one U.S. military member has been killed in Iraq where U.S. special operations forces were involved in an attempt to rescue Kurdish hostages overnight, C...

» Obama to veto defense bill in photo-op
22/10/15 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. In a rare move, President Obama will hold a photo-op in the Oval Office Thursday afternoon to publicize his veto of a defense bill in a dispute with Republican la...

» Russia puts its air operations in Syria on display
22/10/15 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. HEMEIMEEM AIR BASE, Syria (AP) - Russian combat jets streak into the sky from this base in western Syria for yet another day of the heavy bombing runs that have a...

» US defense official: Rescue mission in northern Iraq frees Kurdish hostages; 1 US fatality
22/10/15 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - US defense official: Rescue mission in northern Iraq frees Kurdish hostages; 1 US fatality.

» Turkey Claims Bust of ISIS Cell In Istanbul, Allegedly Training Tajik Children for Uzbek Interests
22/10/15 11:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ThereAreNoSunglasses. They set up camp in Pendik Isidor: 29 arrested Uzbekistan is prepared to go to war in Tajikistan Isidor pure in Istanbul and was captured 24 militants and 29 children. She trains chil...

» Russia gives media a look at Syria air operations
22/10/15 11:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Since early Thursday morning, Russian combat jets have been taking off from an air base in western Syria, heading out for more of the heavy bombing runs. The Russian Defense Ministry fle...

» Clinton meets face-to-face with Benghazi committee
22/10/15 11:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Hillary Rodham Clinton came face-to-face Thursday with the Republican-led special investigation of the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks in Benghazi, Libya, hoping to put to rest the worst episode...

» For Saudis, any countermove against Putin in Syria carries risks
22/10/15 11:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Russia’s entry into the Syrian civil war has tilted the balance in favor of the government side, and there’s no risk-free way for Saudi Arabia — a key backer of the rebels — to tilt it b...

» Jewish Man Stabbed in Israel by Palestinians as Violence Continues
22/10/15 11:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The attack, in which the victim was moderately wounded, was the latest in a wave of assaults that have claimed the lives of eight Israeli Jews and dozens of...

» U.S. and Kurdish Commandos Said to Raid ISIS Prison in North Iraq
22/10/15 11:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Special Operations forces Special operations troops captured militants and freed prisoners in an operation near Hawija involving American helicopters and ai...

» News Roundup and Notes: October 22, 2015
22/10/15 11:46 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 Secretary of St...

» Tech Report: FBI warns about online ransomware - KRON4.com
22/10/15 11:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. KRON4.com Tech Report: FBI warns about online ransomware KRON4.com SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The FBI is warning about the rise in digital extortion, or online ransomware, attacks by cyber c...

» US, Kurdish special forces raid ISIS prison in Iraq, free captives
22/10/15 11:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. October 22, 2015, 5:58 PM (IDT) American and Kurdish commandos carried out a predawn raid on an ISIS prison in Hawija, west of Kirkuk, in northern Iraq on Thursday, freeing dozens of prisoners a...

» Ventured: Cyber Hacking Is The New Global Battlefield - TechCrunch
22/10/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. TechCrunch Ventured: Cyber Hacking Is The New Global Battlefield TechCrunch Kevin Mandia and his security company, Mandiant, are probably most well known for their 2013 report ...

» Xi's Visit to Britain Highlights Broader Shift in Concerns About China - New York Times
22/10/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. New York Times Xi's Visit to Britain Highlights Broader Shift in Concerns About China New York Times Prime Minister David Cameron and his chancellor of the Exchequer, George Os...

» WikiLeaks publishes CIA Director's emails after pot-smoking hackers raid account - New York Daily News
22/10/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. New York Daily News WikiLeaks publishes CIA Director's emails after pot-smoking hackers raid account New York Daily News WikiLeaks published a trove of CIA Director John Brennan's emails...

» WikiLeaks Publishes CIA Director John Brennan's Emails - ABC News
22/10/15 11:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. The Takeaway (blog) WikiLeaks Publishes CIA Director John Brennan's Emails ABC News The WikiLeaks organization posted material Wednesday from what appears to be CIA Director John Brennan...

» CIA: Wikileaks emails release was 'malicious crime' - BBC News
22/10/15 11:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. BBC News CIA : Wikileaks emails release was 'malicious crime' BBC News The CIA has condemned the hacking of director John Brennan's personal email account, describing it as a "crime" car...

» The Kremlin Doesn't Get Carter
22/10/15 11:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The 91-year-old former U.S. president just had a good laugh at the Kremlin's expense.

» What You Need to Know About Benghazi Hearing
22/10/15 11:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Here is a look at the investigation in Washington of the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, three years ago, that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. Question: What happen...

» The main problem with understanding Putin? The Russian language | Angus Roxburgh
22/10/15 11:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. The language barrier is a genuine obstacle to dealing with the Kremlin. There can be serious ramifications if the political will is not there to truly understand It is notoriously di...

» Russian Air Strike Hits Syrian Hospital, Killing At Least 12
22/10/15 11:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A Russian air strike in Syria's northwestern Idlib province hit a field hospital and killed at least 12 people, including medical staff, a monitoring group said October 21.

» Иракские военные нашли около 400 тел боевиков ИГ - ИА REGNUM
22/10/15 11:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. ИА REGNUM Иракские военные нашли около 400 тел боевиков ИГ ИА REGNUM Багдад, 22 Октября 2015, 07:34 — REGNUM Представители вооруженных сил Ирака заявили об обнаружении 19 массовых ...

» Рейтинг Путина побил исторический рекорд благодаря операции в Сирии - РБК
22/10/15 11:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Рейтинг Путина побил исторический рекорд благодаря операции в Сирии РБК Уровень поддержки президента Владимира Путина достиг почти 90%, установив новый максимум. Причиной этого...

» Russia planes fly out of base in western Syria - U.S. News & World Report
22/10/15 11:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. U.S. News & World Report Russia planes fly out of base in western Syria U.S. News & World Report In this photo taken on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right...

» Russia's end-game in Syria unclear: VTB Head - CNBC
22/10/15 11:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CNBC Russia's end-game in Syria unclear: VTB Head CNBC Russia's involvement in the Syrian conflict could still either exacerbate or strengthen its relationship with Western powers, on...

» Поклонская потребовала лишить мандата депутата Госсовета Крыма - Российская Газета
22/10/15 11:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Российская Газета Поклонская потребовала лишить мандата депутата Госсовета Крыма Российская Газета Прокурор Республики Крым Наталья Поклонская обратилась к Государственному совету ...

» Russia Announces Military Plans for Contested Kuril Islands - Voice of America
22/10/15 11:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Voice of America Russia Announces Military Plans for Contested Kuril Islands Voice of America Russia's defense minister said Moscow plans to build a military base on the Kuril Islands...

» Attack at School in Western Sweden Injures 5
22/10/15 11:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. The man, armed with a sword or large knife, was shot by the police, the authorities said. The conditions of the victims and of the assailant were not immediately known.

» Russia is building a military base on disputed islands seized from Japan ... - Business Insider
22/10/15 11:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Business Insider Russia is building a military base on disputed islands seized from Japan ... Business Insider Russia plans to build a military base on the Kuril islands, a group of P...

» Assad's Moscow Trip Bolsters Sense he May Survive War
22/10/15 11:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russia's military intervention in Syria has deepened the sense that President Bashar Assad may survive the country's disastrous civil war, and his surprise visit to Moscow — a first foray...

» Putin in Syria: At Least 12 Killed In Yesterdays Russian Strike On Sarmin Hospital
22/10/15 11:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. LIVE UPDATES: At least 12 people are reported to have been killed in yesterday’s Russian air strikes on a medical facility in Sarmin in northern Idlib. The previous post in our Putin...

» Taliban Kill Afghan Official
22/10/15 11:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Taliban insurgents gunned down a district administrator along with a bodyguard in eastern Afghanistan's militant-infested Ghazni province. Local officials say Jaghatu District chief Moham...

» Dispute Over Use of US Airdrop in Syria
22/10/15 11:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A top Syrian rebel commander coordinating with the Kurds in the fight against the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria confirmed that his forces last week received a substantial aird...

» Sheikh Putin of Syria
22/10/15 11:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Russia. Our president seems to think that he can ignore sectarian divisions and treat the Middle East like a Russian province.

» Turkey Detains Suspected Islamic State Members From Russia
22/10/15 11:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Twelve Russian citizens suspected by Ankara of having links to the Islamic State (IS) extremist group have been detained in Istanbul.

» Out of time: How Biden decided against running in 2016
21/10/15 21:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News At 9:50 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Just before noon, Joe Biden's staff received a cryptic email: Come to the Rose Garden....

» Police: 2 Ohio firefighters being held hostage - USA TODAY
21/10/15 21:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. WKYC-TV Police: 2 Ohio firefighters being held hostage USA TODAY AMHERST, Ohio — Police sources confirm two firefighters are being held hostage Wednesday evening. Amherst firefig...

» U.S., Allies Call For UN Response To Iran's Missile Sanctions 'Violation'
21/10/15 21:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The United States, Britain, France, and Germany notified the United Nation's Iran sanctions committee of Tehran's recent ballistic missile test and demanded an investigat...

» No Agreement To Cut Oil Output At Russia's Meeting With OPEC
21/10/15 21:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. A meeting between Russia, Kazakhstan, and OPEC members in Vienna October 21 did not produce an agreement to cut oil production to try to bolster sagging prices, officials...

» Cholera Cases In Iraq Soared To Over 1,600 In October; Six Dead
21/10/15 21:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The United Nations said October 21 that over 1,600 cases of cholera have been confirmed in Iraq in the past month, worsening a humanitarian crisis that has left more than...

» Pakistan to tell U.S. it won't accept limits on tactical nuclear arms
21/10/15 21:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will tell U.S. President Barack Obama this week that Islamabad will not accept limits on its use of small tactica...

» Joe says no to White House run: Who wins and loses?
21/10/15 21:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from FoxNewsChannel's YouTube Videos. From: FoxNewsChannel Duration: 03:20 How will vice president's decision not to run for president impact the campaigns of Hillary Clinton and the GOP candidates? The 'On...

» Greta: Obama, nation must show police we appreciate them
21/10/15 21:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from FoxNewsChannel's YouTube Videos. From: FoxNewsChannel Duration: 01:18 Greta's 'Off the Record' comment to 'On the Record' viewers, 10/21/15: Pres. Obama must make a very public on-camera statement show...

» Trump: Biden Did the 'Smart Thing' Not Running
21/10/15 21:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 01:02 Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Iowa Wednesday, and said Vice President Joe Biden 'did the sma...

» Obama to veto $612 billion defense bill over funding, Cuba
21/10/15 21:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama will veto a sweeping $612 billion defense policy bill, citing objections over how the measure is fun...

» Obama to veto $612 billion defense bill over funding, Gitmo
21/10/15 21:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. It's the first time President Barack Obama has rejected the measure. Presidents have signed the bipartisan bill into law annually for more than 50 years.

» Obama, Nawaz Sharif to weigh Afghanistan's future
21/10/15 21:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Islamabad's growing nuclear weapons arsenal, its deepening relations with China and the prospect of a homegrown Pakistani drone war against extremists along the A...

» Assad Finds Chilly Embrace in Moscow Trip
21/10/15 21:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — In the winter of 2012, when the civil war in Syria had already consumed tens of thousands of lives, Vladimir V. Putin , the Russian president, sounded dismissive of Syria’s beleaguere...

» White House criticizes Moscow's warm reception for Assad
21/10/15 21:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from FoxNewsChannel's YouTube Videos. From: FoxNewsChannel Duration: 02:59 Correspondent Kevin Corke reports from the White House Watch Kevin Corke talk about Foreign Policy and Middle East on Special Report.

» White House's Libya policy hasn't gone as planned
21/10/15 21:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from FoxNewsChannel's YouTube Videos. From: FoxNewsChannel Duration: 02:55 Chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge reports from Washington Watch Catherine Herridge talk about Apple News, Foreign...

» 4th NYPD cop killed in line of duty: Are police under siege? - YouTube
21/10/15 21:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Oct 21, 2015 Former NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly goes 'On the Record' on the slaying officer Randolph Holder and the 'hardened, violent criminal' accused of killing him Watch Greta Van Susteren ta...

» 4th NYPD cop killed in line of duty: Are police under siege?
21/10/15 21:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from FoxNewsChannel's YouTube Videos. From: FoxNewsChannel Duration: 05:11 Former NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly goes 'On the Record' on the slaying officer Randolph Holder and the 'hardened, violent criminal'...

» Homeland Security Sec'y on growing ISIS threat and beyond
21/10/15 21:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from FoxNewsChannel's YouTube Videos. From: FoxNewsChannel Duration: 05:57 Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson goes 'On the Record' on the threat ISIS and other terrorist groups, the actions of Russia a...

» PBS NewsHour full episode October 21, 2015
21/10/15 21:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PBSNewsHour's YouTube Videos. From: PBSNewsHour Duration: 54:36 Wednesday on the NewsHour, Vice President Joe Biden opts out of the 2016 race. Also: Paul Ryan’s conditions for a House speaker run, the ...

» Biden Decides Against 2016 Presidential Run
21/10/15 21:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he will not run for president next year, ending months of speculation about whether he would make a third try for the White House. B...

» Serious Threat Seen to Press Freedom in Turkey
21/10/15 21:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Freedom of the press in Turkey is under serious threat, according to a coalition of global media rights groups that have completed an urgent mission to the country ahead of next month's e...

» White House Set to Sell New Fighter Jets to Pakistan in Bid to Bolster Partnership
21/10/15 21:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A deal intended to boost the nation’s partnership with the Pakistanis in a time of strain, and of concern about Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal.

» Meeting to Disagree: Obama and Pakistan's Sharif
21/10/15 21:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. president and Pakistani prime minister will come to their meeting Thursday with different issues atop their agendas — and may be convening to disagree, both on regional threats a...

» UN says over 1,600 cholera cases in Iraq in past month
21/10/15 21:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The United Nations says over 1,600 cases of cholera have been confirmed in Iraq in the past month and the humanitarian situation in the country is worsening with more than 8.6 million people in need...

» 2015-10-21Elderly Pianist Turns Grief Into Therapy for Self, Others
21/10/15 20:49 from Mike Nova - Google+
2015-10-21 Elderly Pianist Turns Grief Into Therapy for Self, Others Elderly Pianist Turns Grief Into Therapy for Self, Others by webdesk@voanews.com (Julie Taboh) Wednesday October 21 st , 2015  at  8:02 PM Voice Of America 1 Share Afte...

» Elderly Pianist Turns Grief Into Therapy for Self, Others
21/10/15 20:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. After her husband passed away, Cerlene Rose began playing music at a local hospital as a way of dealing with her grief. But what started out as therapy for the Washington area pianist has...

» VIDEO: Is Russia's Putin turning back the clock?
21/10/15 20:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The BBC's Steve Rosenberg takes a closer look at what might be motivating Russian President Vladimir Putin's movements on the world stage.

» Did Joe Biden leave door open to potential White House run?
21/10/15 20:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from FoxNewsChannel's YouTube Videos. From: FoxNewsChannel Duration: 04:36 Chris Stirewalt on whether the vice president's Rose Garden announcement laid the groundwork for a potential presidential should Hi...

» Israeli soldier stabbed in the West Bank, attacker killed
21/10/15 19:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. From: AFP Duration: 00:46 An Israeli soldier was wounded in a stabbing near a West Bank settlement while the attacker was shot dead, police and medics said, amid three weeks of vi...

» Civilians flee as clashes erupt in southern Afghan city
21/10/15 19:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. From: AFP Duration: 00:54 Fighting continues in southern Afghanistan a day after Taliban fighters stormed Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital of Helmand province, sending scores o...

» NYPD Officer Shot In Head; Killed In Gun Battle
21/10/15 19:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 01:04 A New York City police officer was shot in the head and died during a gunfight and chase through a pedestrian overpass leading to...

» AP Top Stories 21 p
21/10/15 19:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 00:55 Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Here are the todays top stories for October 21st: Biden says...

» Группировки "Джибхат ан-Нусра" и "Исламское государство" объединяют силы
21/10/15 19:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from euronewsru's YouTube Videos. From: euronewsru Duration: 01:03 Летчики авиагруппы ВКС России продолжают наносить удары по объектам террористической группировки "Исламское государство" в Сирии. В отчете ...

» Joe Biden announces he is not running for president
21/10/15 19:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 13:52 Vice President Joe Biden ended months of intense speculation about his political future by announcing he wouldn't seek the presidency.

» Biden's advisers say VP concluded he couldn't win nomination
21/10/15 19:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from FoxNewsChannel's YouTube Videos. From: FoxNewsChannel Duration: 04:53 Ed Henry on vice president's decision not to run for president Watch Ed Henry talk about Democrats, Elections, and Presidential Pri...

» Biden supporter wonders if the VP was backed into a corner
21/10/15 19:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from FoxNewsChannel's YouTube Videos. From: FoxNewsChannel Duration: 03:20 Insight from Nomiki Konst, Democratic strategist and member of Draft Biden movement Watch Shepard Smith talk about Democrats, Elect...

» Joe Biden won't run for president
21/10/15 19:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 02:21 Vice President Joe Biden announces that he will not run for president. He says window for a successful campaign 'has closed.' CNN's Jeff Zeleny reports

» News Wrap: Assad makes surprise visit to Russia
21/10/15 19:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PBSNewsHour's YouTube Videos. From: PBSNewsHour Duration: 04:57 In our news wrap Wednesday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow -- his first know...

» Why Biden’s 2016 campaign window has closed
21/10/15 19:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PBSNewsHour's YouTube Videos. From: PBSNewsHour Duration: 05:36 Vice President Joe Biden will not join the presidential race, despite months of pondering the possibility. What drove his decision and ho...

» Rebels dodge Russian bombs as Putin meets Assad
21/10/15 19:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 02:25 For the first time since he began the slaughter of his own people, Bashar al Assad traveled out of Syria to thank Vladimir Putin for bombing his enemies.

» Syrian leader makes surprise visit to Russia
21/10/15 19:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 01:53 Syrian Pres. Bashir al-Assad meets with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and thanks him for his support during Syria's civil war. Jim Sciutto reports.

» Chicago PD Superintendent on so-called secretive interrogation sites: ‘It’s simply not true’
21/10/15 19:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PBSNewsHour's YouTube Videos. From: PBSNewsHour Duration: 01:38 The Chicago Police Department is again being accused to have violated the civil rights of suspects and is under the microscope. The most ...

» WikiLeaks publishes CIA chief's personal info online
21/10/15 19:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 01:43 WikiLeaks has published CIA Director John Brennan's personal information online following their claim that they had hacked his email account. CNN's Evan ...

» Russia’s Elites Battle Over a Shrinking Economic Pie
21/10/15 19:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Institute of Modern Russia. Russia’s Elites Battle Over a Shrinking Economic Pie 21 October 2015 Donald N. Jensen President Vladimir Putin faces an immense challenge in addressing Russia’s economic crisis,...

» Russia, China grow closer as tensions with USA increase - USA TODAY
21/10/15 19:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. USA TODAY Russia, China grow closer as tensions with USA increase USA TODAY BEIJING — In the latest sign of warming ties between Moscow and Beijing, the Russian Orthodox Church...

» Donald Trump says CIA warned George W. Bush of Sept. 11 attacks - PolitiFact
21/10/15 19:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. PolitiFact Donald Trump says CIA warned George W. Bush of Sept. 11 attacks PolitiFact "His brother could have made some mistakes with respect to the actual hit because they did know it w...

» CIA Director John Brennan emails - WIKILEAKS
21/10/15 19:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. New York Times CIA Director John Brennan emails WIKILEAKS Today, 21 October 2015 and over the coming days WikiLeaks is releasing documents from one of CIA chief John Brennan's non-govern...

» WikiLeaks publishes CIA director John Brennan's emails
21/10/15 19:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - The WikiLeaks organization posted material Wednesday from what appears to be CIA Director John Brennan's personal email account, including a dra...

» Back To The Future: Echoes Of Soviet Past In Modern Russia
21/10/15 19:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. On the occasion of Back To The Future day, here's a look at several aspects of Soviet life at the time of the 1989 release of the Hollywood trilogy's second installment t...

» Undaunted, US Relaunches ‘American Center’ in Moscow
21/10/15 19:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. With tensions at near-Cold War levels, Russian authorities have cracked down on official U.S. cultural activities, canceling exchange programs and locking the doors on cultural centers. N...

» WikiLeaks posts CIA chief's hacked emails - The Hill
21/10/15 19:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. The Hill WikiLeaks posts CIA chief's hacked emails The Hill WikiLeaks began posting what it claims are the contents of CIA Director John Brennan's private email account on Wednes...

» New York police officer's killer was wanted by police – video
21/10/15 19:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. The man suspected of killing a New York City police officer late on Tuesday had been the subject of a weeks-long manhunt by detectives seeking him in connection with a ga...

» French street cleaner accused of pretending to be psychotherapist and abusing patients
21/10/15 15:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. 70-year-old Jacques Masset is accused of ordering his victims to indulge in orgies and sadomasochistic acts

» Cameron and Xi Talk Business, Human Rights
21/10/15 15:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. China’s President Xi Jinping and Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron said they hoped to build economic ties amid a string of announcements about business deals between the two count...

» Bahrain charges 24 with trying to set up Islamic State branch in kingdom
21/10/15 15:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DUBAI (Reuters) - Twenty-four people face trial in Bahrain for trying to set up a branch of the Islamic State militant group and promoting the overthrow of the Gulf Arab state's monarc...

» Exclusive: Shipping traffic to Syria surges as Russia steps up offensive
21/10/15 15:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - More than 100 cargo vessels have reached Syria in the past few weeks, in the biggest buildup in shipping for over a year as Russia steps up its support for al...

» Saudi Arabia names a prince as new ambassador to Washington
21/10/15 15:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The Saudi Embassy in Washington says Prince Abdullah Al Saud has been appointed by King Salman as the new ambassador to Washington.

» IS Has 'Mastered Social Media' Like No Other Extremist Group
21/10/15 15:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Islamic State group has mastered the use of social media to promote its cause like no other extremist organization, experts on the group said Tuesday in Washington. The panel discusse...

» 80 percent of Russian airstrikes don't target Islamic State: report
21/10/15 15:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Almost 80 percent of Russia's declared targets in Syria have been in areas not held by Islamic State militants, according to a Reuters analysis of Russian Defense...

» General fears weapons systems not protected enough from cyber attacks
21/10/15 15:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. The Air Force is working to bolster its weapon systems to withstand a potential cyberattack, a key defense the service branch will look to industry to help with, a high-ranking Air ...

» Republicans warn Obama not to veto defense policy bill
21/10/15 15:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. House and Senate Republicans sent President Barack Obama a $612 billion defense policy bill on Tuesday, warning him not to veto it as part of a partisan fight over government spending.

» Kerry Announces New Push for Nuclear Test Ban
21/10/15 15:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Secretary of State John Kerry will push the US to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty             

» U.N. Envoy Says Libya Peace Process Will Continue
21/10/15 14:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Despite rejections announced by hard-liners in both political factions recently, the envoy said he was hopeful that a vote would soon go before Parliament.

» What We Know About the Lives of Bashar al-Assad and His Family
21/10/15 14:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s trip to Russia Tuesday marked his first known travels outside his country since its civil war began in 2011. Assad’s family also appears to have remaine...

» Netanyahu and Merkel hold joint press conference in Berlin
21/10/15 14:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Post's YouTube Videos. From: Washington Post Duration: 00:00 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel give a joint news conference in Berlin. Netanyahu a...

» ‘Assad regime did us no harm’ – Syrian refugees in Lebanon blame ISIS for their fate
21/10/15 14:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RussiaToday's YouTube Videos. From: RussiaToday Duration: 03:23 Syrian refugees in Lebanon pointed to Islamic State as the biggest evil in Syria that made them leave the country. RT LIVE http://rt.com/...

» Joe Biden Denies Democrats With Decision To Not Run For President
21/10/15 14:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. Vice President Biden has announced his intentions regarding the 2016 Presidential Election: He won't run. Does this effectively give Hillary the nomination? The post Joe Biden Denies ...

» Landscape altered as Clinton, GOP prepare for Benghazi hearing
21/10/15 14:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. The House Select Committee on Benghazi has been furiously preparing for months to interrogate Hillary Rodham Clinton, but on the eve of Thursday's hearing it is not Clinton who is o...

» Feds Spend $1.1 Million Studying the ‘Freshman 15’
21/10/15 14:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has spent over $1.1 million studying the “freshman 15,” trying to determine whether friends influence their college peers to eat more. Sen. R...

» Palestinian Terrorists Release Video Showing Lethal Stabbing Methods
21/10/15 14:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Palestinian terrorists have released an instructional video depicting a masked man who teaches viewers how to stab a person, according to a copy of that film provided by the Middle ...

» Ex-Centcom chief Abizaid assesses U.S. options, actions in Middle East
21/10/15 14:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. The U.S. can’t have any decisive influence in the Middle East without using ground forces there, most likely as a raiding force to “degrade and destroy” ISIS, a former commander of ...