Europe on cusp of a 'self-induced humanitarian disaster', UNHCR warns

Europe on cusp of a 'self-induced humanitarian disaster', UNHCR warns by Leo Cendrowicz

Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 5:01 PM

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UNHCR warns of 24,000 refugees who need accommodation in Greece, about 8,500 of them at the border with Macedonia

Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi: Mali jihadist facing war crimes trial in The Hague over Timbuktu mausoleum desecrationby Leo Cendrowicz

Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 4:59 PM

The Independent - Europe

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The International Criminal Court is the first ever to charge an individual for war crimes against a historic and cultural monument

Over 50 Russia Warships, Vessels Prepare for Exercises in Caspian Sea by therearenosunglasses

Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 4:58 PM

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Over 50 Russia Warships, Vessels Prepare for Exercises in Caspian Sea

Russian Defense Ministry’s Southern Military District’s press center said that more than 50 Russian warships and support vessels are preparing to begin naval exercises in the Caspian Sea.

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Russian Warships Begin Mine Detection Drills in Caspian, Black Seas

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – More than 50 Russian warships and support vessels are preparing to begin naval exercises in the Caspian Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry’s Southern Military District’s press center said Monday.

“At present, the crews have begun developing and completing practical operations of preparing the ships for sail in the sea and preparing for combat operations. Over the remaining two months of the winter training period [March and April], each ship will complete a complex of ship combat operations and exercises, in which missile and artillery fire will be used against marine, coastal, and air targets,” the press service said in a statement.
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/russia/20160229/1035515093/russia-warships-exercises-caspian-sea.html#ixzz41feznh7f

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How Well Did FBI Director Comey Do at Hearing? - Bloomberg

Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 4:58 PM

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Bloomberg

How Well Did FBI Director Comey Do at Hearing? Bloomberg Bloomberg Intelligence's Matt Larson reports on FBI Director James B. Comey's testimony on encryption at a congressional hearing. Larsonspeaks on "Bloomberg Markets." (Source: Bloomberg) ...

Despite gloomy homicide totals, Chicago Police brass see glimmer of hope - Chicago Sun-Times

Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 4:58 PM

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Chicago Sun-Times

Despite gloomy homicide totals, Chicago Police brass see glimmer of hope Chicago Sun-Times Even though homicides have spiraled to record levels in 2016, Chicago Police officials said Tuesday they're optimistic, now that cops recently started making more street stops of potential criminals after a major six-week slowdown in police activity ... and more »

Super Tuesday Voting Hints at Possible General Election Results by webdesk@voanews.com (Katherine Gypson)

Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 4:57 PM

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Voters across at least 11 states are going to the polls to help decide their parties’ nominations in the 2016 presidential campaign, providing a clearer picture of the battle Donald Trump may trigger in the Republican Party and possibly hinting as to how he might fare in a general election. Trump heads into Super Tuesday, the campaign’s single biggest day of voting, with three straight wins, a 4-1 delegate lead, and endorsements from New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and several members...

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Top Republican 'Doesn't Like Trump's Solutions'

Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 4:57 PM

World News - Breaking International News And Headlines | Sky News

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Former US congressman Ron Paul says although he thinks the billionaire is "very smart", he doesn't like any of his solutions.

Iranians took part in an election. Guess what: Their votes mattered. by Ishaan Tharoor

Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 4:43 PM

World

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The election was seen as a referendum on a nuclear deal.

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Mexico to confront criticisms from US political campaignsby Associated Press

Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 4:43 PM

World

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The Mexican government has come up with a plan to confront criticism of the country during U.S. electoral campaigns, but it doesn’t include getting into verbal duels with presidential candidates.

Russia, US stress need for cooperation in Syria, UN reschedules peace talks to let ceasefire settle - RT

Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 4:43 PM

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Russia, US stress need for cooperation in Syria, UN reschedules peace talks to let ceasefire settle RT "The focus (of the call) was on the implementation of the Russian-American initiative for a cessation of hostilities in Syria and the relevant United Nations Security Council decision,"Russia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its Facebook page. The Latest: Russia says arms coming from Turkey in convoysFox News US and Russia in partnership over SyriaBBC News Russia after Turkey-Syria border closure over arms flowPress TV Jerusalem Post Israel News -CBS News -Yahoo News all 3,058 news articles »

FBI v Apple hearing: James Comey calls encryption 'vicious guard dog' – live - The Guardian

Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 4:42 PM

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The Guardian

FBI v Apple hearing: James Comey calls encryption 'vicious guard dog' – live The Guardian FBI director James Comey appeared in front of Congress on Tuesday to be questioned on his organization's demand that Apple help them to unlock the iPhone of a terror suspect. Speaking to the House judiciary committee, Comey says he is not asking Apple ... Watch the livestream of Apple and the FBI testify before CongressThe Next Web Live blog and video of House encryption hearing with FBI, Apple officialsMarketWatch (blog) Apple, FBI Face Off in Testimony Today (Watch)Re/code The Verge -Politico -Motherboard all 52 news articles »

Iran’s Future Leadership: Not Just Up To 'Experts'by webdesk@voanews.com (Cecily Hilleary)

Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 4:30 PM

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The issue of succession to the supreme leadership is generally a taboo subject in Iran. It probably would not have been discussed at all in recent weeks if the current supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hadn't alluded to his inevitable demise in a speech last September. Now that voters have selected a new Assembly of Experts, the topic is very much on minds both inside and outside of Iran. Comprising 88 clerics tasked with naming, monitoring and possibly even dismissing Supreme...

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• Last Batch of Hillary Clinton’s Emails Is Released - The New York Times
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• Apple lawyer, FBI director to face off before Congress | Reuters
• Apple, FBI to face off at House hearing on encryption
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• As ‘Jungle’ camp taken down, French police clash with desperate migrants - The Washington Post
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• Russia Says Arms Coming Into Syria From Turkey
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• FBI vs Apple congressional hearing: James Comey comes under fire – live | Technology | The Guardian
• NYPD allegedly violated civil rights in wrongful home searches | US news | The Guardian
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• Billionaire Mikhelson becomes Russia's richest man: Forbes | Reuters
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• PR Journal: Iran’s Future Leadership: Not Just Up To 'Experts'
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• Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi: Mali jihadist facing war crimes trial in The Hague over Timbuktu mausoleum desecration | Europe | News | The Independent
• NEWS: The World and Security Review: Europe on cusp of a 'self-induced humanitarian disaster', UNHCR warns

 

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» Iranians took part in an election. Guess what: Their votes mattered.
01/03/16 16:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The election was seen as a referendum on a nuclear deal.

» Mexico to confront criticisms from US political campaigns
01/03/16 16:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The Mexican government has come up with a plan to confront criticism of the country during U.S. electoral campaigns, but it doesn’t include getting into verbal duels with presidential candidates.

» Russia, US stress need for cooperation in Syria, UN reschedules peace talks to let ceasefire settle - RT
01/03/16 16:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT Russia , US stress need for cooperation in Syria, UN reschedules peace talks to let ceasefire settle RT "The focus (of the call) was on the implementation of the Russian -Amer...

» FBI v Apple hearing: James Comey calls encryption 'vicious guard dog' – live - The Guardian
01/03/16 16:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. The Guardian FBI v Apple hearing: James Comey calls encryption 'vicious guard dog' – live The Guardian FBI director James Comey appeared in front of Congress on Tuesday to be questioned ...

» Iran’s Future Leadership: Not Just Up To 'Experts'
01/03/16 16:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The issue of succession to the supreme leadership is generally a taboo subject in Iran. It probably would not have been discussed at all in recent weeks if the current supreme leader, Aya...

» Bin Laden called for Americans to rise up over climate change
01/03/16 16:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden wrote a letter calling on the American people to help President Barack Obama fight "catastrophic" climate change and "save humanity", in the late...

» GOP leaders: No place for bigotry in the Republican Party
01/03/16 16:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 3:30 p.m. EST. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The two top Republican leaders in Congress denounced Donald Trump on Tuesday for his slow-moving disavowal of former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke....

» Facebook's Latin American boss arrested in Brazil
01/03/16 16:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 3:30 p.m. EST. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Police in Sao Paulo have arrested Facebook's most senior executive in Latin America in the latest clash between Brazilian authorities and the s...

» Facebook's Latin America Boss Arrested in Brazil
01/03/16 16:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Police in Sao Paulo have arrested Facebook's most senior executive in Latin America in the latest clash between Brazilian authorities and the social media company over its refusal to prov...

» Jordan security forces battle 'outlaws'
01/03/16 16:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Jordanian security forces say they are fighting "outlaws" in the northern city of Irbid, with early reports saying the fighters may be Islamist militants.

» Tunis, Berlin talk about training Libyan soldiers in Tunisia
01/03/16 16:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Tunisia’s defense minister says his country is talking to Berlin about allowing German forces to train Libyan soldiers on Tunisian soil.

» Syria Peace Talks Delayed By Two Days
01/03/16 16:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The UN's special envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has said peace talks have been pushed back by two days to March 9 to allow the cessation of hostilities to "settle do...

» Apple and FBI Face Off Before House Judiciary Committee - New York Times
01/03/16 16:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from house judiciary committee - Google News. New York Times Apple and FBI Face Off Before House Judiciary Committee New York Times WASHINGTON — The fight on encryption between Apple and the F.B.I. moved to Cap...

» Breaking Down FBI Director Comey's Testimony - Bloomberg
01/03/16 16:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Bloomberg Breaking Down FBI Director Comey's Testimony Bloomberg Bloomberg's Tim Higgins reports on FBI Director James B . Comey's testimony on encryption at a congressional h...

» European Command Intel Flights Have Increased Because of ISIS
01/03/16 16:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. The use of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance has increased in recent months, mainly for flights over the Turkish border.             

» US, Apple Spar Over Unlocking Phone in Terrorism Probe
01/03/16 16:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. Justice Department and technology giant Apple sparred Tuesday over the government's demand that Apple unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California terrorists wh...

» Turks See Russia as Greatest Threat, Poll FInds - Voice of America
01/03/16 16:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Voice of America Turks See Russia as Greatest Threat, Poll FInds Voice of America With Russian -Turkish tensions mounting, a recent poll finds that the Turkish people see Russia as th...

» Бридлав: США и их союзники по НАТО готовятся к конфликту с Россией в Европе - ТАСС
01/03/16 16:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. ТАСС Бридлав: США и их союзники по НАТО готовятся к конфликту с Россией в Европе ТАСС ВАШИНГТОН, 1 марта. /Корр. ТАСС Иван Лебедев/. США и их союзники по Североатлантическому альян...

» Puerto Rico travel alert: assault on a golf course
01/03/16 15:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Conservative News and Views on Puerto Rico. As if Puerto Rico didn’t have enough problems already a couple of thugs made life even more difficult for the entire population this morning.  A pair of to...

» Steps for Fixing Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Problems
01/03/16 15:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNE – Centro Para Una Nueva Economía – Center for a New Economy.                                         ...

» Russia's Putin Says Global Deal to Cap Oil Output Is Close
01/03/16 15:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian President Vladimir Putin says the country is close to an international deal to cap oil output and that any agreement will have the backing of Russia's oil sector. Saudi Arabia, Ru...

» New Businesses Open In Wake of the European Migrant Crisis
01/03/16 15:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from VOAvideo's YouTube Videos. From: VOAvideo Duration: 01:46 From human smugglers to bus services to the sellers of life jackets, new businesses have popped up everywhere along the routes migrants take fr...

» Nothing To See Here: Russian TV Suppresses Story Of Alleged Beheading By Nanny
01/03/16 15:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. When a nanny allegedly decapitates a 4-year-old girl and waves the child's head in public while shouting that she is a terrorist, it might be expected to lead the evening...

» IS Militants Hit Iraqi Military Compound, 8 Dead
01/03/16 15:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Islamic State militants attacked an Iraqi military headquarters overnight killing eight officers including a local commander, according to army and police officials. The four militants, d...

» Jordanian security clash with suspected Islamist militants in Irbid
01/03/16 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordanian security forces on Tuesday clashed with Islamist militants as part of a major manhunt in the northern city of Irbid, near the border with Syria, security fo...

» Turks See Russia as Greatest Threat, Poll FInds
01/03/16 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. With Russian-Turkish tensions mounting, a recent poll finds that the Turkish people see Russia as their greatest threat. The annual survey on Turkish attitudes carried out by Istanbul's K...

» Deconstructing ISIS: UT professors discuss the rise of the Islamic state - Austin Chronicle
01/03/16 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Austin Chronicle Deconstructing ISIS: UT professors discuss the rise of the Islamic state Austin Chronicle Organized by UT's Middle Eastern Studies Department, the panel also ...

» Israel begins installing defense against mid-range rockets
01/03/16 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel says it has begun delivering its new mid-range missile defense system to air bases. The Defense Ministry said Tuesday that the David's Sli...

» Live blog and video of House encryption hearing with FBI, Apple officials - MarketWatch (blog)
01/03/16 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. MarketWatch (blog) Live blog and video of House encryption hearing with FBI , Apple officials MarketWatch (blog) The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday is holding a hearing on the issu...

» Live: Apple goes before House Judiciary Committee - San Jose Mercury News
01/03/16 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from house judiciary committee - Google News. Live: Apple goes before House Judiciary Committee San Jose Mercury News Watch Apple general counsel Bruce Sewell speak before the House Judiciary Committee today to...

» Watch live as Apple makes its case against the FBI - Engadget (blog)
01/03/16 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Engadget (blog) Watch live as Apple makes its case against the FBI Engadget (blog) The hearing should get started any minute now, if you'd like to tune in to the live stream you can watc...

» FBI's Comey: Asking Apple to Take Vicious Guard Dog Away - Bloomberg
01/03/16 15:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Bloomberg FBI's Comey : Asking Apple to Take Vicious Guard Dog Away Bloomberg FBI Director James B . Comey testifies at a congressional hearing. (Source: Bloomberg). Most Rece...

» US commander says tracking Russian subs is a key challenge
01/03/16 15:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. WASHINGTON (AP) - The top NATO commander in Europe says he lacks all the military assets he needs to properly track the activity of Russian submarines. In testimo...

» Apple and F.B.I. Face Off Before House Judiciary Committee
01/03/16 15:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation. In a hearing on Capitol Hill, both parties dug in on their positions and showed no sign of compromise.

» Amateur video purports to show Russian airstrikes in Syria despite truce
01/03/16 15:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Amateur video claims to show Russian airstrikes in Hama's southern province despite a cessation of hostilities agreement in force

» Russian Investigative Committee: Foreign Puppetmasters to Blame for Nemtsov Murder
01/03/16 15:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Those who ordered the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov could have been influenced by foreign forces, top spokesman for the Russian Investigative Committee...

» Ukraine Says Three Soldiers Killed, Five Wounded In East
01/03/16 15:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Ukraine says three of its servicemen have been killed and five wounded in the country’s east.

» Moscow beheading: Nanny who killed 4-year-old girl has tells police she 'heard voices'
01/03/16 15:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. Woman from Uzbekistan allegedly killed the four-year-old 'because her husband had taken a second wife'

» Suspended Syrian peace talks to resume in Geneva next week
01/03/16 15:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. UN special envoy sets 9 March start date in sign of confidence that cessation of hostilities agreement is just about holding Syrian peace talks which were suspended last month becaus...

» The key to solving Europe's refugee crisis lies in Syria, not Brussels
01/03/16 15:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. The ceasefire agreed by Russia and the US could ultimately lead to the end of hostilities, allowing refugees to return home

» Russia Threat to US, Its Allies and Partners
01/03/16 14:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. WASHINGTON— NATO's military commander has told the U.S. lawmakers that Russia poses a long-term threat to the United States and to its European allies and partners. In testimony bef...

» Osama bin Laden document dump: His will shows he wanted to use $29M for jihad
01/03/16 13:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Osama bin Laden was highly paranoid during the years leading up to his capture in 2011 — at one point expressing fear that Iranian dentists had planted a ti...

» FBI, Apple bringing fight over encryption to Capitol Hill - Washington Post
01/03/16 13:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Washington Post FBI, Apple bringing fight over encryption to Capitol Hill Washington Post FBI Director James B . Comey will insist that federal officials care about privacy an...

» Kremlin defends TV channels' blackout on toddler's death
01/03/16 13:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Child was allegedly killed and decapitated by her nanny who paraded the bloodied head on a Moscow street The Kremlin has defended a media blackout on the death of a toddler allegedly...

» At least 21 reality television stars have taken their own lives in the past decade
01/03/16 13:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Contestants have killed themselves after appearing on hit US shows like The Bachelor and Kitchen Nightmares

» Forensic experts say murdered Italian student 'was tortured for seven days'
01/03/16 13:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. The findings are the strongest indication yet that Mr Regeni was killed by Egypt's security forces and point to torture methods including burning the body with cigarettes over several days, whi...

» Angela Merkel stages a remarkable comeback among German citizens
01/03/16 13:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. The German chancellor has seen her approval rating increase from a four-year-low of 46 per cent to 54 per cent

» Billionaire Mikhelson becomes Russia's richest man: Forbes
01/03/16 12:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Leonid Mikhelson, chief executive and co-owner of Novatek, has become Russia's richest men with wealth estimated at $14.4 billion, overtaking Vladimir Potanin, accor...

» Thousands Of Pakistanis Gather For Funeral Of Executed Assassin
01/03/16 11:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from rferlonline's YouTube Videos. From: rferlonline Duration: 00:42 Crowds filled the streets of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on March 1 during the funeral of former police officer Mumtaz Qadri, who was executed ...

» Ethnic strife edges Kosovo towards anarchy
01/03/16 11:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News. No Balkan country is free of political turbulence but the turmoil in Pristina is particularly worrying

» Russian Foreign Minister Calls for New Chemical Weapons Accord
01/03/16 11:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Russia. Sergey V. Lavrov said the existing treaty was insufficient to address the rising use of those arms by terrorist groups.

» Oberlin professor claims ISIS a 'CIA and Mossad operation' - American Thinker (blog)
01/03/16 11:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. Oberlin professor claims ISIS a ' CIA and Mossad operation' American Thinker (blog) Joy Karega, an assistant professor of rhetoric and composition at Oberlin College let loose on Faceboo...

» Bin Laden left $29m fortune for jihad
01/03/16 11:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Osama Bin Laden's will shows he left a personal wealth of around $29m (£21m), which he wanted to be used "on jihad".

» Iraqi forces try to cut Islamic State supply lines in western desert
01/03/16 11:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces and Shi'ite militia began an operation on Tuesday to dislodge Islamic State militants from desert areas northwest of Baghdad and cut their sup...

» Osama bin Laden almost sounds like a U.S. presidential candidate in this secret letter
01/03/16 11:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. He was angry at Washington lobbyists, worried about climate change and blamed corporate interests.

» Swedish court hands life sentence to Uzbek man who shot imam
01/03/16 11:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. A Swedish appeals court has sentenced an Uzbek man to life in prison for the 2012 attempted murder of an imam who was critical of the regime in Uzbekistan.

» Osama Bin Laden Worried That Wife Had Tracking Chip in Tooth
01/03/16 11:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. Osama bin Laden was paranoid that his wife had a tracking device implanted in her tooth , according to a newly released batch of documents found in the al Qaeda leader’s compound . Writ...

» Former CIA director: Armed forces may refuse Trump's orders ...
01/03/16 11:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google Blog Search. Former CIA Director Michael Hayden says if a president Donald Trump follows through with some of the things he's said on the campaign trail, the military would refuse to act. In a...

» House Judiciary Committee members may file legal brief to back ...
01/03/16 11:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from house judiciary committee - Google Blog Search. Reuters reports that both Republican and Democratic party members of the House Judiciary Committee support Apple's view that Congress, not the courts, should...

» Commentary: What is At Stake in the Apple – Government Fight - The People’s Vanguard of Davis (subscription)
01/03/16 11:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. Commentary: What is At Stake in the Apple – Government Fight The People’s Vanguard of Davis (subscription) According to the report , a senior Apple executive told reporters t...

» Can the FBI force a company to break into its own products? - MLive.com
01/03/16 11:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google News. MLive.com Can the FBI force a company to break into its own products? MLive.com Federal authorities argued that CALEA isn't relevant to either iPhone case. But Apple and its ...

» House Judiciary Committee members consider legal brief in support ...
01/03/16 11:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from house judiciary committee - Google Blog Search. Members of the House Judiciary Committee are considering filing a 'friend of the court' brief in Apple Inc's encryption dispute with the U.S. government...

» DIA: Russian Software Could Threaten U.S. Industrial Control Systems
01/03/16 11:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. The Defense Intelligence Agency warned this month that Russian government hackers could penetrate U.S. industrial control networks using commercial security software. The agency sta...

» Russia trying to make Syrians weapons against Europe, top U.S. general warns
01/03/16 11:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. The top U.S. commander in Europe testified on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir's forces are deliberately bombing civilians in Syria to uproot them from the...

» US, Israel Start Delivering David’s Sling System to Israel Air Force
01/03/16 11:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Major components of the David’s Sling Weapon System are being delivered to the Israel Air Force             

» A Ruling in Apple’s Favor
01/03/16 11:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation. The ruling on Monday gives Apple a little legal momentum.

» A Snowy Trek On Horseback To Teach School
01/03/16 11:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from rferlonline's YouTube Videos. From: rferlonline Duration: 02:01 Every day, Kenesh Shorukov wakes up before dawn and rides his horse across the rugged terrain of northern Kyrgyzstan. His goal: to get to...

» Rolling Stones to play March 25 show in Havana
01/03/16 11:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 11:25 a.m. EST. HAVANA (AP) -- The Rolling Stones say they will play a free concert in Havana on March 25, becoming the biggest act to play Cuba since its 1959 revolution....

» Former UN Climate Chief Charged with Sexual Harassment
01/03/16 11:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Police in India Tuesday charged the former head of the United Nations climate change panel with sexual harassment following a complaint by a woman he worked with at an environmental resea...

» Gluten Tester Goes Out to Eat With You
01/03/16 11:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. None

» Sweden Jails Man For Life For Shooting Uzbek Imam
01/03/16 11:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. An appeals court in the Swedish town of Sundsval has sentenced an Uzbek citizen to life in prison, increasing his initial sentence of 18 years for an assassination attemp...

» Bin Laden Wanted $29 Million Estate Spent on Jihad
01/03/16 11:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Osama bin Laden, who ordered the 2001 al-Qaida attacks on the United States that killed nearly 3,000 people, claimed in his last will to have about $29 million in personal wealth, most of...

» Turkey's Top Judge Defends Court Independence After Erdogan Criticism
01/03/16 11:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Turkey's top judge asserted his court's independence on Tuesday after President Tayyip Erdogan and the justice minister both criticized a ruling that the detention of two prominent journa...

» Russia's Putin says global deal to cap oil output is close - Washington Post
01/03/16 11:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Washington Post Russia's Putin says global deal to cap oil output is close Washington Post MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin says the country is close to an international deal ...

» Russia’s Putin says global deal to cap oil output is close
01/03/16 11:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Russian President Vladimir Putin says the country is close to an international deal to cap oil output and that any agreement will have the backing of Russia’s oil sector.

» UN: Refugee Crisis in Europe Could Explode into Violence
01/03/16 10:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The United Nations refugee agency warns Europe is on the verge of an explosive self-induced humanitarian crisis, which could spiral out of control and result in widespread violence. The a...

» Leader of Eta's political wing leaves jail to head Basque independence drive
01/03/16 10:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Arnaldo Otegi vows to use the right to self-determination to transform the movement into a new state in Europe

» More Osama bin Laden Raid Materials Released
01/03/16 10:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The papers were taken by SEAL Team 6 members in their 2011 raid on Bin Laden’s hideout in Pakistan, where the top Qaeda leader was killed.

» Bin Laden's will shows that he left £20m for global jihad - and worried about CIA tracker chips in his wife's teeth
01/03/16 10:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Declassified documents show the al-Qaeda leader was also still planning grand terror schemes

» Exclusive: U.N. may delay Syria talks, says U.S., Russia must guarantee truce
01/03/16 10:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States and Russia must make Syria's cessation of hostilities work or else it may become necessary to delay the resumption of peace talks, U.N. Syria envoy...

» Egyptian Lawmaker Throws Shoe At Colleague Who Invited Israeli Ambassador to Dinner
01/03/16 10:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. JERUSALEM—An Egyptian lawmaker who upset his colleagues and much of the Egyptian public by inviting the Israeli ambassador in Cairo to dinner at his home last week was struck Sunday...

» Calm down, FBI – there's little danger of the web 'going dark' | John ...
01/03/16 10:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google Blog Search. The idea that cyberspace is growing invisible to law enforcement isn't borne out by the facts.

» Military Would Revolt Against Trump, Former CIA Director Says ...
01/03/16 10:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google Blog Search. “I would be incredibly concerned if a President Trump governed in a way that was consistent with the language that candidate Trump expressed during the campaign,” Former CIA direc...

» Gerald Roberts, Jr. Named Special Agent in Charge of the Intelligence Division of the Washington Field Office
01/03/16 10:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Current. — Washington, D.C.

» FBI claims it has no records of its decision to delete its ... - Boing Boing
01/03/16 10:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google Blog Search. Techdirt's Mike Masnick filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the FBI to find out how it decided to change its recommendation. The FBI scoured every corner -- it took mo...

» Saddam Hussein’s Ba’th Party
01/03/16 10:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Intelligence Analysis and Reporting. Title:                      Saddam Hussein’s Ba’th Party Author:                 Joseph Sassoon Sassoon, Joseph (2011). Saddam Hussein’s Ba’th Party: Inside An Authorit...

» Former CIA Director Now Saying Military Won't Follow Trump's ...
01/03/16 10:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google Blog Search. Former CIA director Michael Hayden is claiming the U.S. military might disobey President Donald Trump. First, Bill Maher says that the election is basically hinging on a terrorist...

» Carter Heads to Silicon Valley as ISIS Cyberwar Expands
01/03/16 10:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is heading to Silicon Valley this week to meet with leaders from the tech sector.             

» Commentary: Putin’s Options for Cyber Escalation Over Ukraine
01/03/16 10:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Part of the Ukrainian power grid was recently taken down by a cyber attack, almost certainly by Russian hackers with ties to the Kremlin, the first time there has been such a determine...

» Apple takes its FBI fight to Congress -- read the company's powerful ...
01/03/16 10:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google Blog Search. As you know, the FBI wants Apple to help unlock an iPhone linked to one of the San Bernardino shooters. Apple is resisting the request, and tomorrow will testify at a Congressiona...

» NY judge: US cannot make Apple provide iPhone data
01/03/16 10:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. The U.S. Justice Department cannot force Apple to provide the FBI with access to locked iPhone data in a routine Brooklyn drug case, a federal judge ruled Monday.

» Apple Wins Ruling in New York iPhone Hacking Order
01/03/16 10:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation. A federal judge denied the use of the All Writs Act, a law that federal authorities have cited in insisting on Apple’s help breaking into iPhones.

» After Gains Against ISIS, Pentagon Focuses on Mosul
01/03/16 10:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The United States military The Pentagon is laying groundwork for a fight to retake Iraq’s second-largest city, moving to isolate it from the Islamic State’s...

» Russian warplanes sit idle on Syria base during cease-fire
01/03/16 10:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. HEMEIMEEM AIR BASE, Syria (AP) - Dozens of Russian warplanes sat idle Tuesday on the tarmac at this Russian air base in Syria on the fourth day of a cease-fire br...

» Don't Trust the FBI's Ability to Keep an iPhone Back Door to Itself - Reason
01/03/16 09:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Reason Don't Trust the FBI's Ability to Keep an iPhone Back Door to Itself Reason Credit: Robert Scoble / photo on flickrRepresenting Apple in its ongoing battle with the FBI , former Ge...

» SPECIAL OPERATIONS: NATO Helps Rebuild Ukrainian Spetsnaz
01/03/16 09:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from StrategyPage.com. None

» What Apple's Standoff With the FBI Says About Leadership - Fortune
01/03/16 09:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Fortune What Apple's Standoff With the FBI Says About Leadership Fortune It's not about whether Tim Cook is right or wrong. Apple Inc.'s standoff against the U.S. government's mounting p...

» US lawmaker claims Pentagon is resisting probe into tweaked ISIS analysis
01/03/16 09:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from intelNews.org. The leading lawmaker in the United States Congressional intelligence committee has accused the Department of Defense of resisting his efforts to investigate claims that intelligence products...

» George Soros Had White House Meeting With Obama’s ISIS Czar
01/03/16 09:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Liberal billionaire George Soros was at the White House late last year to meet with President Obama’s controversial top adviser on ISIS, according to the White House visitor log . S...

» Classified Clinton Emails Detailed U.S. Meetings With 15 Foreign Governments
01/03/16 09:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Hillary Clinton’s private email server contained now-classified information about high-level State Department meetings with leaders of more than a dozen countries, emails released l...

» 'Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War,' by Fred Kaplan - New York Times
01/03/16 09:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. 'Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War,' by Fred Kaplan New York Times There is widespread uncertainty not just about how a cyberwar should be fought, but also over t...

» The FBI would be able to monitor everybody's entire lives if Apple is forced to unlock terrorist's iPhone, judge says - The Independent
01/03/16 09:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. The Independent The FBI would be able to monitor everybody's entire lives if Apple is forced to unlock terrorist's iPhone, judge says The Independent Apple is currently locked in a publi...

» The fight between Apple and the FBI moves to Capitol Hill - Los Angeles Times
01/03/16 09:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Los Angeles Times The fight between Apple and the FBI moves to Capitol Hill Los Angeles Times The heated dispute over whether Apple should be forced to help the FBI unlock an ...

» House Judiciary Committee members may file legal brief to back Apple's view that Congress should decide FBI case - 9 to 5 Mac
01/03/16 09:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from house judiciary committee - Google News. 9 to 5 Mac House Judiciary Committee members may file legal brief to back Apple's view that Congress should decide FBI case 9 to 5 Mac Reuters reports that both Rep...

» 'Unlocking cellphone is trivial, FBI should stop deceiving public & tell truth' – John McAfee - RT
01/03/16 09:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. RT 'Unlocking cellphone is trivial, FBI should stop deceiving public & tell truth' – John McAfee RT Let me try to make this issue simple for the American public and for the FBI , who...

» The Latest: Russia cites repeated cease-fire violations
01/03/16 09:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. BEIRUT (AP) - The Latest on the Syrian conflict as a fragile cease-fire enters its fourth day (all times local): 2:30 p.m. Russia's Defense Ministry says the ongo...

» The Early Edition: March 1, 2016
01/03/16 09:53 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. *** Correction: Yesterday’s Ea...

» Osama bin Laden wanted much of his fortune used 'on jihad'
01/03/16 09:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. In his handwritten will, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden claimed he had about $29 million in personal wealth — the bulk of which he wanted to be used "on jihad, for the sake of Allah."

» The Latest: Merkel, Hollande to meet ahead of Turkey summit
01/03/16 09:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. IDOMENI, Greece (AP) - The Latest on Europe's migration crisis (all times local): 4:40 p.m. The German government says Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet French P...

» Russian Business Is Unwilling to Invest in Development
01/03/16 09:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - Institute of Modern Russia. Sergey Aleksashenko, nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and former deputy chairman of the Russian Central Bank, comments on recent key developments im...

» February 29, 2016
01/03/16 09:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A look at the best news photos from around the world.

» Mikhail Gorbachev releases book of his life
01/03/16 09:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Soviet Union’s last leader presents 700-page collection of memoirs, letters and articles as he approaches his 85th birthday Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, ha...

» Gorbachev Presents New Book
01/03/16 09:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has presented a new book about his life ahead of his 85th birthday.

» Pentagon: U.S. Stepping Up Cyberattacks Against Islamic State
01/03/16 09:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Top Pentagon officials say the United States is stepping up cyberattacks against the Islamic State (IS) network in Syria and Iraq, and U.S. special forces unit are finall...

» Russian Warplane Crashes On Training Exercise, Pilot Dies
01/03/16 09:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia says one of its warplanes has crashed while on a training exercise in the southern region of Stavropol and the pilot was killed.

» Apple: 'Dangerous Precedent' to Unlock Phone in Terrorism Probe
01/03/16 09:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Technology giant Apple plans to tell a U.S. congressional panel Tuesday that a demand by law enforcement authorities to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California Cali...

» Russia's Growing and Dangerous Influence - Fox Business
01/03/16 09:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Fox Business Russia's Growing and Dangerous Influence Fox Business Last year a Turkish air force jet shot down a Russian bomber flying missions over Syria after the bomber crossed int...

» The Power Vertical Podcast: The Nemtsov Legacy
01/03/16 09:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. The Power Vertical Podcast: The Nemtsov Legacy He was a young pathbreaking provincial governor in the heady days following the Soviet collapse. He was a reformist deputy prime minister, an...

» U.N. Humanitarian Aid Reaches Damascus Suburb
01/03/16 09:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The United Nations delivered humanitarian aid to a suburb of the Syrian capital on Monday as it takes advantage of an internationally backed cease-fire despite accusations of breaches ...

» Libya Will Need American Help to Defeat ISIS, U.S. General Says
01/03/16 09:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Senior U.S. commander says Islamic State has become too strong in the divided country to be rolled back without U.S. help.

» U.S. Cyberattacks Could Disrupt ISIS Technology
01/03/16 09:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. cyberattacks to disrupt ISIS ‘ communications and overload their networks could force the militant group to use older technologies that are easier for the U...

» New Documents Reveal How Osama Bin Laden Wanted to Spend His Fortune
01/03/16 09:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. (WASHINGTON) — In his handwritten will, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden claimed he had about $29 million in personal wealth — the bulk of which he wanted to be used “ on jih...

» Life after Ukraine: the 'invisible' Russian fighters struggling to return ...
01/03/16 09:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world news - Google Blog Search. I went to the Donbass in July 2014 to defend our Russian world from attacks by the west. It was necessary to meet ... Starting in July 2014, I saw frequent news on TV about...

» First test for Syrian truce after breaches reported on both sides ...
01/03/16 09:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world news - Google Blog Search. But Lt Gen Sergei Kuralenko, head of Moscow's coordination centre in Syria, was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying that on the whole, the ceasefire was holding. The ...

» Super Tuesday: Donald Trump looks stronger than ever as opponents launch toxic attacks
01/03/16 09:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. In a national poll from CNN, the billionaire has 49 per cent of Republican support just 24 hours before the crucial vote in 11 states

» US Army aims to arm soldiers with lasers in 2023
01/03/16 09:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Service says it is "very close" to developing the technology while the Air Force pushes ahead with further trials

» Moscow nanny shows police where she beheaded four-year-old girl
01/03/16 09:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Gyulcherkhra Bobokulova, a citizen of Uzbekistan, was found pacing around a western Moscow suburb carrying the head of a four-year old child and claiming to be a terrorist on Monday morning

» Bin Laden documents outline inheritance wishes, division of funds - Reuters
01/03/16 09:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. The Nation Bin Laden documents outline inheritance wishes, division of funds Reuters WASHINGTON Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden outlined in letters and other documents how at least $29...

» Russia Seeks Scapegoats After Nanny Arrested With Child’s Severed Head
01/03/16 09:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The reactions in Russia to the apparent beheading of a child in Moscow by an Uzbek nanny were varied and kneejerk, with authorities calling for a clampdown on nannies and...

» Hamas Commander, Accused of Theft and Gay Sex, Is Killed by His Own
01/03/16 09:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The death of Mahmoud Ishtiwi, who was accused of homosexuality, Mahmoud Ishtiwi’s death had all the trappings of a soap opera: telenovela: sex, torture and embezzlement, in the armed wing o...

» New bin Laden documents show a suspicious, pressured al Qaeda
01/03/16 09:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's leaders were increasingly worried about spies in their midst, drones in the air and secret tracking devices reporting their movements as the U.S.-led ...

» GOP badly split as Trump, Clinton seek Super Tuesday wins
01/03/16 09:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 8:57 a.m. EST. VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) -- On the eve of Super Tuesday's crucial primaries, a sharp new divide erupted between Republicans who pledge to fall in line behind Donald Trump i...

» Last Batch of Hillary Clinton’s Emails Is Released
01/03/16 08:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — The State Department on Monday released the last set of emails from the 30,000 messages on Hillary Clinton ’s private computer server, including an email about North Korea that remain...

» Puerto Rico governor calls for legalizing marijuana | Fox News
01/03/16 08:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Puerto Rico governor calls for legalizing marijuana Associated Press Facebook 288 Twitter 0 Email Print SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico –   Puerto Rico's governor has called for the legalization of marijuana...

» The Right Solution for Puerto Rico
01/03/16 08:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Daily Signal. Finally, support from Congress for something other than a federal bailout for Puerto Rico or letting the commonwealth break its contracts and constitutional obligations. The Republican St...

» Puerto Rico governor calls for legalizing marijuana
29/02/16 18:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Puerto Rico’s governor has called for the legalization of marijuana during his last public address as leader of the U.S. territory.

» The Broken System of Classifying Government Documents
29/02/16 13:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . EVERY few years, a news event demonstrates how dysfunctional, arbitrary and counterproductive the country’s system of classifying information really is. Sometimes it’s an article or book about gov...

» Tim Cook could be jailed over refusal to cooperate with FBI (but ...
29/02/16 13:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google Blog Search. In an interesting summary of the possible outcomes of the Apple vs FBI standoff, Quartz notes that some experts believe that CEO Tim Cook could be held personally liable for defyi...

» How Obama Transformed America - WSJ
29/02/16 13:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . How did Barack Obama join Franklin Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan to become one of the three most transformative presidents in the past century? He was greatly aided by the financial crisis that erupted during t...

» Obama Has Transformed Our Political System
29/02/16 13:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The “ Three Shocks to the Political System ” (Politics & Ideas, Feb. 10) described by William Galston all are attributable to an American transformation that President Obama promised, nurtured...

» As the West prevaricates, Putin builds a new order
29/02/16 10:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . What might plans for a Russian sovereign bond issue, being circulated now among international banks, have to do with events in Syria? The Russian economy is reeling from the effects of sanctions imposed by th...

» Today's Headlines and Commentary
29/02/16 10:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. Yesterday, Apple filed a motion to vacate a court order compelling the tech company to assist the U.S. government in unlocking an iPhone belonging to one of the Sa...

» Sen. Jeff Sessions Changes the Trajectory of American Politics
29/02/16 10:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Breitbart News Network. Sen. Jeff Sessions Changes the Trajectory of American Politics — and Perhaps American History To the catchy riff from Sweet Home Alabama, Senator Jeff Sessions took the podium in Ma...

» Washington Post: Donald Trump Is
29/02/16 10:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Breitbart News Network. Washington Post: Donald Trump Is ‘GOP’s Frankenstein Monster,’ Strong Enough to Destroy Party Robert Kagan of the Brookings Institution clutches his pearls over Donald Trump’s “bigo...

» Turkish military hits Islamic State positions inside Syria: broadcaster NTV
29/02/16 10:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Turkish military has struck Islamic State positions inside Syria with artillery, Turkish broadcaster NTV reported on Monday.

» The Life Cycles of Cyber Threats
29/02/16 09:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest From the Wilson Center. Technology isn’t human, but it has stages of life. The period after the conception of a new piece of technology is often marked by significant investments of time and resourc...

» Syrian opposition says government wrecking truce deal - Reuters
29/02/16 09:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Reuters Syrian opposition says government wrecking truce deal Reuters BEIRUT/GENEVA A senior official from Syria's main opposition group said on Monday that the first major attempt to ...

» Cruise Ship Rescues 16 Cuban Migrants In Gulf
29/02/16 09:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison photographs the moment the 16 migrants are rescued from a makeshift raft.

» Lech Walesa may sue state body over alleged collaboration
29/02/16 09:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Poland’s democracy champion and Solidarity founder Lech Walesa says he might sue a history institute to court over documents it released that purport he was a communist-era paid informant.

» Mahathir Mohamad Quits Malaysia’s Governing Party, Citing Corruption
29/02/16 09:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The former prime minister said he was embarrassed by the role of the United Malays National Organization in protecting the country’s current leader from accusations of graft.

» Ex-Malaysian Leader Mahathir Quits Ruling Party in Protest
29/02/16 09:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad has quit the ruling Malay party, saying Monday it has been hijacked by embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak to protect his own interests.   Najib ...

» How States Drive the Diffusion of Cyber Capabilities
29/02/16 09:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest From the Wilson Center. Amid the raging debate on cryptography, Apple CEO Tim Cook  insisted , “You can’t have a backdoor that’s only for the good guys.” In other words, security sometimes means den...

» The Guardian view on the US and Russia in Syria: rivals who need each other - The Guardian
29/02/16 09:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Guardian The Guardian view on the US and Russia in Syria: rivals who need each other The Guardian It has to be immediately added that the cessation deal is very much on Russia's t...

» Сегодня в Москве состоится заседание Коллегии Министерства обороны
29/02/16 09:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RSS. Основными темами повестки дня станут вопросы, посвященные, в частности, выполнению планов деятельности ВМФ России до 2020 года, в том числе, развитию его материально-технического обеспечения.

» Life after Ukraine: the ‘invisible’ Russian fighters struggling to return to normal
29/02/16 09:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Volunteers say they’ve been left to cope with the physical and psychological scars without any state support. Meduza reports Russian volunteers returning home after fighting alongsid...

» В Новосибирске на жилой дом рухнул башенный кран - РИА Новости
29/02/16 09:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости В Новосибирске на жилой дом рухнул башенный кран РИА Новости Кран при падении повредил балконы с четвертого по первый этажи. В результате инцидента никто не пострадал. ...

» Russia Resumes Air Strikes in Syria
29/02/16 09:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. A series of salvos ruptured Syria's partial cease-fire on Sunday, with Russia reportedly resuming its air strikes on rebel territories, news reports said.

» Russian woman holding severed head of child outside Moscow metro station detained by police
29/02/16 09:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. In the video, she can be heard shouting 'I am a terrorist' A woman has been arrested after she brandished a child's severed head outside a metro station in Moscow.

» Woman reportedly beheads child, threatens Moscow travelers - CBS News
29/02/16 09:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CBS News Woman reportedly beheads child, threatens Moscow travelers CBS News Russian media reported Monday that a woman working as a nanny in Moscow had decapitated a four-year-old bo...

» Russia: Moscow nanny shouting Islamic slogans takes decapitated child's head to Metro station - International Business Times UK
29/02/16 09:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. International Business Times UK Russia : Moscow nanny shouting Islamic slogans takes decapitated child's head to Metro station International Business Times UK Police in Russia have ar...

» Russia Welcomes Syria Ceasefire As Proof Of Great Power Status - International Business Times
29/02/16 09:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. International Business Times Russia Welcomes Syria Ceasefire As Proof Of Great Power Status International Business Times Correction, Monday, 7:50 a.m. EDT: A previous version of this ...

» Pentagon chief to appeal to Silicon Valley for help with cybersecurity - Los Angeles Times
29/02/16 09:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Los Angeles Times Pentagon chief to appeal to Silicon Valley for help with cybersecurity Los Angeles Times Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will visit a crucial front this week...

» Woman Brandishes Child's Severed Head In Moscow
29/02/16 09:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The body of a child aged three or four is found with "signs of violent death" as a woman is detained for psychiatric tests.

» Syrian war: UN to expand aid amid partial truce - BBC News
29/02/16 09:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. BBC News Syrian war: UN to expand aid amid partial truce BBC News The UN is poised to begin delivering aid to people living in besieged areas of Syria, making use of a truce brokered b...

» China’s President Sets All Party Members Homework to Read Old Report by Chairman Mao
29/02/16 09:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. On Monday, the Shanghai stock exchange recorded its lowest ebb since 2014. Earlier this month, disappointing data was missing from state statistical reports, presumably to prevent a further b...

» The War Against Mosquitoes
29/02/16 09:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. A tale from the front lines BY ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN /piracicaba, brazil If you’re waging a war, it helps to infiltrate the enemy. At 7:00 a.m. on an early February morning, a large gray van cr...

» Macedonian Police Clash With Refugees at Greek Border
29/02/16 09:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. IDOMENI, Greece — Macedonian police fired tear gas and stun guns Monday as several hundred Iraqi and Syrian refugees, frustrated at days of delays in crossing the Greek-Macedonian border, bro...

» Syria’s Cease-Fire Holds in Face of Reported Violations
29/02/16 09:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. A fragile cease-fire remained intact for a third day in parts of Syria on Monday, even as monitoring groups reported renewed Russian airstrikes on areas held by opponents of the regime of Bas...

» Boy Gets Stuck In First Vending Machine He’s Ever Seen
29/02/16 09:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. An Australian boy had his arm stuck in a vending machine for nearly six hours before he was sedated and freed. The 4-year-old boy named Leo was on vacation with his family in Melbourne on Sun...

» Death toll rises from "cowardly" Baghdad bombings - CBS News
29/02/16 09:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CBS News Death toll rises from "cowardly" Baghdad bombings CBS News BAGHDAD -- In Iraq, the death toll from devastating back-to-back market bombings carried out by the ...

» The Secret Jewish History of Leap Year - Forward
29/02/16 09:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Forward The Secret Jewish History of Leap Year Forward This year is Leap Year in both the secular Gregorian calendar — the one most of the world goes by — and in the Hebrew calen...

» Moscow 'Nanny' Detained After Waving Child's Severed Head At Metro Station: Reports - Newsweek
29/02/16 09:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Newsweek Moscow 'Nanny' Detained After Waving Child's Severed Head At Metro Station: Reports Newsweek Russia Islam Moscow Metro A general view shows the entrance to Chistye Prudy...

» The Daily Vertical: Putin Vs Frankenstein (Transcript)
29/02/16 09:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday.

» Moscow Police Arrest Uzbek Woman With Child's Severed Head
29/02/16 09:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia police have detained a woman who was seen carrying a child’s severed head outside Moscow’s Oktyabrskoye Pole metro station.

» The Briefing: Kadyrov's Power Play
29/02/16 09:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Is the Kremlin easing Kadyrov out? Or is Kadyrov blackmailing the Kremlin? Listen to The Power Vertical Briefing.

» The Daily Vertical: Putin Vs Frankenstein
29/02/16 09:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday.

» Op-Ed Columnist: Trump's Il Duce Routine
29/02/16 09:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Europe knows that democracies can collapse. It watches Trump with memories of when the sky darkened.

» Op-Ed Contributor: Once I Saw Light in Iran. Now It’s Mostly Shadows.
29/02/16 09:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Iranians casting their votes on Friday at the Ershad Mosque in Tehran in elections for Parliament and the Assembly of Experts.

» Moscow woman 'held child's severed head'
29/02/16 08:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Woman arrested in Moscow after reportedly being seen outside metro station with severed child's head.

» Trump's career: Plenty for fans and foes to love, hate
29/02/16 08:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 8:06 a.m. EST. NEW YORK (AP) -- To his supporters, the business career of Donald Trump is proof he's got the decisiveness and smarts required to lead the country. To critics, his ex...

» US Presidential Candidates Make Final Pitches Before Super Tuesday
29/02/16 08:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. presidential candidates are using Monday to make a last push for support before voters in 11 states have their say in who should be the nominees for the Democratic and Republican...

» Chilean attacked in Poland after being mistaken for Arab
29/02/16 08:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. A top Polish human rights official is encouraging people to attend a concert in support of a Chilean pianist who was recently beaten by skinheads who mistook him for an Arab, an incident that comes ...

» The Latest: French begin dismantling migrant slum in Calais
29/02/16 08:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The Latest on Europe’s migration crisis (all times local):

» Russian industry workers squeezed but scared of speaking out
29/02/16 08:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Once intended as a Soviet rival to the capitalist symbol of Detroit, Russia’s auto-making hub of Togliatti is sliding into economic depression. And blue collar workers are taking the brunt of the pa...

» Reports: Russian police arrest woman waving child’s head
29/02/16 08:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Russian news agencies are reporting that police have arrested a woman who was waving the severed head of a small child outside a Moscow subway station.

» wrongful FBI hair conviction cases - Google Search
29/02/16 08:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Judge orders DC to pay $13.2 million in wrongful FBI hair conviction ... Washington Post - 16 hours ago At trial, an FBI examiner testified that the hairs microscopically ... have proposed capping damages in ...

» Judge orders D.C. to pay $13.2 million in wrongful FBI hair conviction case
29/02/16 08:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The inside track on Washington politics. Be the first to know about new stories from PowerPost. Sign up to follow, and we’ll e-mail you free updates as they’re published. You’ll receive free...

» Debate rages in courts over 'high-sensitivity' DNA analysis
29/02/16 03:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 3:20 a.m. EST. NEW YORK (AP) -- One New York judge ruled the DNA evidence was scientifically sound. Another, just miles away, tossed it out as unreliable....

» Facing the Taliban and His Past, an Afghan Leader Aims for a Different Ending
29/02/16 03:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Abdul Jabar Qahraman, who surrendered Lashkar Gah to rebels two decades ago, has returned as President Ashraf Ghani’s representative and tried to negotiate, rather than fight, with today’s ...

» Netanyahu Welcomes Cease-Fire in Syria, but Adds a Warning
29/02/16 03:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Israeli soldiers in the Golan Heights this month. Israel has repeatedly stated that it does not take sides in the Syrian civil war, but over the last few years numerous airstrikes in Syria ...

» When gods were hauled into Indian courts
29/02/16 03:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. When gods were hauled into Indian courts

» Russia's Lavrov, U.S. Kerry discuss Syria ceasefire plan
29/02/16 03:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke on the phone on Sunday about closer cooperation between their countries' militari...

» Here's Why the FBI Went After Apple When It Did - Fortune
29/02/16 03:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Fortune Here's Why the FBI Went After Apple When It Did Fortune J. Edgar Hoover was a master at this game. The legendary FBI director would latch on to the latest boogeyman—the Lindbergh...

» Pentagon says employee is suspect in killings
29/02/16 02:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. An Army staff sergeant assigned to the Pentagon was arrested on murder and other charges in the death of a police officer and another person, authorities said Sunday.

» ​First Russian air strikes in 48 hours of Syrian truce
29/02/16 02:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. February 28, 2016, 10:38 PM (IDT) Following day-long reports that the Syrian truce was more or less holding on its second day Sunday, It turned out that Russian forces had carried out air and ar...

» Judge orders DC to pay $13.2 million in wrongful FBI hair conviction case - Washington Post
29/02/16 02:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Washington Post Judge orders DC to pay $13.2 million in wrongful FBI hair conviction case Washington Post They were convicted at trial through exaggerated claims about the reliability of...

» Defense News TV: NATO's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander
29/02/16 02:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Defense News TV: NATO's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander             

» ISIS Baghdad strikes kill 87 Iraqi security officers, Shiites
29/02/16 02:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. February 28, 2016, 7:37 PM (IDT) In its worst Baghdad assaults for months, ISIS forces Sunday seized Iraqi military positions in Abu Ghraib on the western outskirts of Baghdad, killing at least ...

» Russia using Syria as testing ground for new weapons
29/02/16 02:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. Russia has been using the Syrian civil war to test some of its new weapons, as the West accuses Russian President Vladimir Putin of indiscriminate aerial bombardm...

» Two Bombings Kill Dozens at a Baghdad Market
29/02/16 02:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The Islamic State claimed responsibility on Sunday for two attacks at a market in the Sadr City district that killed at least 42 people.

» Slowly, Relentlessly, Chinas Military Expands Its Global Reach - Daily Beast
29/02/16 02:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Daily Beast Slowly, Relentlessly, Chinas Military Expands Its Global Reach Daily Beast China's new base in Djibouti can be seen as part of its policy in Africa and the Middle E...

» Same-sex couple share traditional Canadian Naval 'first kiss' for the first time
28/02/16 16:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from itnnews's YouTube Videos. From: itnnews Duration: 01:01 The Canadian Navy selected the first same-sex couple to share the traditional welcome home 'first kiss'. Report by Lydia Batham.

» Саудовская Аравия обвинила Москву и Дамаск в нарушении перемирия - РБК
28/02/16 16:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Саудовская Аравия обвинила Москву и Дамаск в нарушении перемирия РБК Власти Саудовской Аравии заявили о том, что Москва и Дамаск нарушают условия перемирия в Сирии, и указали н...

» Chechnya leader Kadyrov says he will quit at end of term
28/02/16 16:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Surprise announcement met with scepticism, with analysts saying the move is an attempt to be reappointed by Vladimir Putin Chechnya’s leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, has vowed to stand down ...

» Syria's cease-fire frays as Russia resumes airstrikes - Washington Post
28/02/16 16:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Washington Post Syria's cease-fire frays as Russia resumes airstrikes Washington Post GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Syria's hard-won truce began to fray Sunday, with Russian warplanes resuming ...

» Яценюк обвинил Порошенко в политической неопределенности на Украине - Росбалт.RU
28/02/16 16:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Росбалт.RU Яценюк обвинил Порошенко в политической неопределенности на Украине Росбалт.RU Премьер-министр Украины Арсений Яценюк заявил, что нынешнее правительство страны является ...

» Rescue Workers and Miners Are Killed in Russia Accident
28/02/16 16:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Russia. Six rescue workers were killed on Sunday in a failed attempt to reach 26 stranded miners at a coal mine in Russia. The trapped miners were also declared dead.

» Putin’s Regime Under Pressure But Far from Doomed – Atlantic Sentinel
28/02/16 13:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Atlantic Sentinel. Alexander J. Motyl, an historian of Ukraine and the former Soviet Union, recently argued in Foreign Affairs magazine that Vladimir Putin’s regime is on the brink of collapse. He se...

» Russian power struggle: Could Putin lose his leverage over Moscow elite? - World
28/02/16 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . What crisis? When the going gets tough in Russia, the superwealthy go shopping.  Moscow’s Rolls Royce dealership had its best year ever in 2014, helped by a sprint of sales in the last two wee...

» russian elites power struggle - Google Search
28/02/16 11:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Stratfor: Cracks appear in Putin's Kremlin as the stress on Russia ... Fabius Maximus website (blog) - 6 hours ago The name Kremlin literally means “fortress inside a city,” a potent metaphor for ...

» Stratfor: Cracks appear in Putin’s Kremlin as the stress on Russia grows
28/02/16 10:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Fabius Maximus website. ADVERTISEMENT Summary: We tend to see the complex politics of America but assume Putin rules a simple autocracy. Here Stratfor describes the fragile Russian state, under incredible ...

» Clinton Overwhelms Sanders in South Carolina Primary
28/02/16 09:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Former U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton won a major victory Saturday over rival Bernie Sanders in the South Carolina primary, solidifying her status as the Democratic Party frontru...

» Врио главы Коми надеется на оперативное расследование ЧП на шахте - РИА Новости
28/02/16 09:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости Врио главы Коми надеется на оперативное расследование ЧП на шахте РИА Новости Врио главы республики Коми Сергей Гапликов считает, что справедливость должна быть установ...

» Clash in Russian Military Unit in Chechnya Involves Russians, Chechens and Daghestanis
28/02/16 09:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble             Staunton, February 27 – Although Russian and Chechen officials insist that there was no ethnic...

» Virginia Police Officer Shot, Killed on First Day on Duty
28/02/16 09:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A police officer in the Eastern eastern U.S. state of Virginia was shot and killed Saturday afternoon during her first full day in uniform. Officer Ashley Guindon and two other officers w...

» IS Militants Hit Northern Iraq with Chemical Weapons: Kurdish Officials
28/02/16 09:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Kurdish officials are working with the U.S.-led coalition to verify if Islamic State militants hit Kurdish peshmerga fighters with chemical weapons in the northern area of Sinjar. Dozens ...

» Syrian Cease-Fire in Effect, Some Violence Reported
28/02/16 09:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The cease-fire in Syria that began Saturday has mostly held, but there have been some incidents of violence.

» 3 Stabbed in Clash Between KKK, Protesters in California
28/02/16 09:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Three people were stabbed and 13 people arrested when members of a white separatist group clashed with a larger group of counter-demonstrators outside of Los Angeles Saturday, police said...

» Михаил Ходорковский : "Этот режим не навсегда"
28/02/16 09:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from SvobodaRadio's YouTube Videos. From: SvobodaRadio Duration: 08:04 Речь Михаила Ходорковского в Лондоне в годовщину убийства Бориса Немцова. 27 февраля было объявлено о создании Фонда Бориса Немцова за ...

» Нью-Йорк почтил память Немцова
28/02/16 09:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from SvobodaRadio's YouTube Videos. From: SvobodaRadio Duration: 05:02 Сразу несколько акций памяти Бориса Немцова состоялись в Нью-Йорке Ссылка на источник - http://www.svoboda.org/media/video/27578686.html

» Guns mostly fall silent on first day of Syrian ceasefire
28/02/16 09:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Russian air raids stop and the truce seems to be holding for the most part across the country Guns mostly fell silent in Syria and Russian air raids stopped the first day of a cessat...

» Fragile Syria ceasefire enters second day
28/02/16 09:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Airstrikes reported in Aleppo and Hama but partial cessation of hostilities appears broadly intact Syria’s fragile ceasefire has entered its second day with reports of scattered airs...

» Guns fall silent in Syria - Reuters
28/02/16 09:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Reuters Guns fall silent in Syria Reuters Under the U.S.- Russian accord accepted by President Bashar al-Assad's government and many of his foes, fighting should cease so aid can reac...

» Here's What Happened in Russia on the First Anniversary of the Killing of Boris Nemtsov - VICE News
28/02/16 09:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. VICE News Here's What Happened in Russia on the First Anniversary of the Killing of Boris Nemtsov VICE News Exactly one year ago, Russian opposition leader and former deputy prime min...

» 'Global sherpa': Russia rooting for Hillary - WND.com
28/02/16 09:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. WND.com 'Global sherpa': Russia rooting for Hillary WND.com NEW YORK – Russia's Vladimir Putin wants Donald Trump to lose the 2016 presidential race because he believes Russia would h...

» Syrian war: Russia reports nine truce violations - BBC News
28/02/16 09:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. BBC News Syrian war: Russia reports nine truce violations BBC News The truce in Syria has been violated nine times in the past 24 hours, says Russia , but is otherwise holding. A temp...

» Prawit: Russia, Belarus visits tighten cooperation - Bangkok Post
28/02/16 09:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Prawit: Russia , Belarus visits tighten cooperation Bangkok Post Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said his visits to Russia and Belarus have tightened cooperation between Thaila...

» Coal mine blast in Russia kills 5 rescuers, no survivors among 26 miners trapped underground - RT
28/02/16 09:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT Coal mine blast in Russia kills 5 rescuers, no survivors among 26 miners trapped underground RT Another explosion has rocked a coal mine in Vorkuta, Russia , killing five people an...

» 'As long as Russia is our neighbor': Latvia wants to host NATO tanks ready for battle - RT
28/02/16 09:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT 'As long as Russia is our neighbor': Latvia wants to host NATO tanks ready for battle RT The suggestion appears to be against the spirit if not the letter of NATO's agreement with ...

» Russia's Batmobile: Putin inspects latest in cutting-edge combat vehicles (VIDEO) - RT
28/02/16 09:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RT Russia's Batmobile: Putin inspects latest in cutting-edge combat vehicles (VIDEO) RT The latest addition to the Russian security services' arsenal comes in the form of a Batmobile....

» Russia ends search for dozens of miners trapped in Arctic - Deutsche Welle
28/02/16 09:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Deutsche Welle Russia ends search for dozens of miners trapped in Arctic Deutsche Welle After days of search, however, Russian Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov proclaimed that th...

» Assassination of Putin Critic Remembered in Moscow
28/02/16 09:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Tens of thousands of people joined a solemn march on Saturday to commemorate the first anniversary of the assassination of Boris Y. Nemtsov, a Russian opposition leader.

» Российский Центр по примирению враждующих сторон в Сирии начинает выпускать ежедневный бюллетень о ходе примирения конфликтующих сторон
28/02/16 09:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RSS. В соответствии с достигнутыми соглашениями, российский Центр по примирению враждующих сторон на территории Сирии начинает выпускать ежедневный информационный бюллетень.

» Putin can cash in on Syria gains with cease-fire - Stars and Stripes
28/02/16 08:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. Stars and Stripes Putin can cash in on Syria gains with cease-fire Stars and Stripes MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has a chance to cash in on his gains in Syria by scaling ...

» Putin's Plans Beyond Ukraine into Syria - U.S. News & World Report
28/02/16 08:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. U.S. News & World Report Putin's Plans Beyond Ukraine into Syria U.S. News & World Report On the eve of a ceasefire agreement, U.S. news spoke with Agnia Grigas, author of "Bey...

» Russians march to preserve opposition in Vladimir Putin's stronghold - The Globe and Mail
28/02/16 08:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Putin - Google News. The Globe and Mail Russians march to preserve opposition in Vladimir Putin's stronghold The Globe and Mail The guarding of the bridge reflects the defensive position Russia's beleaguer...

» Thousands march in Moscow to honor slain Kremlin critic Nemtsov - YouTube
27/02/16 13:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Feb 27, 2016 Thousands of Russians marched through Moscow to honor slain Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov on Saturday, the first anniversary of his death. Nathan Frandino reports. Subscribe: http://s...

» Thousands march in Moscow to honor slain Kremlin critic Nemtsov
27/02/16 13:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ReutersVideo's YouTube Videos. From: ReutersVideo Duration: 01:28 Thousands of Russians marched through Moscow to honor slain Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov on Saturday, the first anniversary of his deat...

» Thousands join anti-nuclear weapons march in London
27/02/16 13:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AFP's YouTube Videos. From: AFP Duration: 00:19 Thousands of people protest in central London against the renewal of Britain's nuclear weapons system Trident.

» Kansas community in mourning after shooting rampage
27/02/16 13:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ReutersVideo's YouTube Videos. From: ReutersVideo Duration: 01:16 Hundreds attend a candlelight vigil in Hesston, Kansas, after a gunman killed three people and wounded 14 others in shooting spree. Jil...

» Kurds clash with police in southeast Turkey
27/02/16 13:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ReutersVideo's YouTube Videos. From: ReutersVideo Duration: 01:02 Thousands of protesters clash with police in Turkey's southeast province of Diyarbakir as they denounce round-the-clock curfews in hist...

» Hillary is "single best change maker": Bill Clinton
27/02/16 13:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ReutersVideo's YouTube Videos. From: ReutersVideo Duration: 01:12 Former president Bill Clinton encourages a crowd in Oklahoma to vote for his wife, Hillary, "because she's the single best change-maker...

» Enforcing Iran sanctions in the U.S. has harsh consequences
27/02/16 13:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PBSNewsHour's YouTube Videos. From: PBSNewsHour Duration: 09:47 The U.S. has imposed hundreds of sanctions against Iran for more than 30 years to temper the country's nuclear ambitions. And even though...

» March In Moscow Honors Murdered Kremlin Critic Boris Nemtsov
27/02/16 13:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from rferlonline's YouTube Videos. From: rferlonline Duration: 01:05 Thousands of people marched in Moscow in honor of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov on the first anniversary of his murder. Marchers ch...

» Latvia wants greater NATO presence to offset Russia - USA TODAY
27/02/16 13:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. USA TODAY Latvia wants greater NATO presence to offset Russia USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Latvia wants NATO to increase its security along Europe's eastern front to counter what it sees as...

» Russia Analysis
27/02/16 13:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. Russia Analysis How Boris Nemtsov Was Murdered: Novaya Gazeta’s Investigation A number of different scenarios for how opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was assassinated on February 27, 2015 ...

» Gay Russian man sends powerful message to homophobes after beating
27/02/16 13:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. A gay Russian man has sent a powerful messages to homophobes after being attacked for his sexuality

» Митинг памяти Бориса Немцова в Санкт-Петербурге
27/02/16 13:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from SvobodaRadio's YouTube Videos. From: SvobodaRadio Duration: 07:04 Более 1000 человек пришли на согласованный митинг памяти оппозиционного политика Бориса Немцова, убитого ровно год назад в Москве. Траг...

» Екатеринбург вспоминает Немцова: руководство страны причастно к убийству
27/02/16 13:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from SvobodaRadio's YouTube Videos. From: SvobodaRadio Duration: 01:48 Почтить память Бориса Немцова в Екатеринбурге пришло несколько сотен человек. Еще до начала акции горожане приносили цветы к временной ...

» Russian Expats Resent Overbearing Approach of Russian Embassies Abroad
27/02/16 13:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. Paul Goble             Staunton, February 27 -- Many in the West view ethnic Russian diasporas as working hand in glo...