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March 01, 2016

Russia Threat to US, Its Allies and Partners
Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 2:52 PM

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 before the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove said that Russia is eager to exert unquestioned influence over neighboring countries.

“Russia has used military force to violate the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Ukraine, Georgia and others like Moldova. In Ukraine specifically, Russia continues to use all elements of national power to hinder Kyiv,” he said.

Breedlove said Tuesday that NATO has recently observed an increase in violence along the line of contact in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region and a number of diplomatic, economic and propaganda efforts on Moscow’s part to keep Ukraine from moving closer to the West.

Moscow seeking ‘leading role’

Breedlove told senators Russia has also undertaken a massive military deployment in Russia's Kaliningrad province, the Black Sea and, most recently, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and western Syria, sharply constraining the alliance’s access to those areas.

FILE - New Russian Armata tanks roll during the Victory Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis in World War II, in Red Square in Moscow, May 9, 2015.

“Russia seeks to re-establish a leading role on the world stage. Russia does not just want to challenge the agreed rules of the international order, it wants to re-write them. Russia sees the U.S. and NATO as threats to its objectives and as constraints on its aspirations. So, Russia seeks to fraction our unity and challenge our resolve. Russia recognizes strength and sees weakness as opportunity,” he said.

To that end Russia is using what some call unconventional or hybrid warfare, Breedlove said. Russia is using diplomatic, economic and informational tools in addition to military pressure to shake and influence nations, while trying to remain below triggering a military response, he said. Russia is using snap exercises to mask and desensitize real military deployment, he added.

Russia’s entry into the fight in Syria has changed the dynamic in the air and on the ground, despite public statements to the contrary, Breedlove said. He added that Russia has done little to counter the Islamic State militant group, but has greatly bolstered the regime of President Bashar al-Assad and his allies.

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Osama bin Laden document dump: His will shows he wanted to use $29M for jihad by Guy Taylor
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Kremlin defends TV channels' blackout on toddler's deathby Agence France-Presse in Moscow
Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 1:02 PM

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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 killed and decapitated by her nanny who then paraded the bloodied head on a Moscow street.

The death of the girl, named Nastya and said by investigators to be three or four years old, has shocked Muscovites. City residents turned out to lay flowers at the metro station where the nanny was spotted pacing up and down on Monday waving the severed head and allegedly threatening to “blow everyone up”.

At least 21 reality television stars have taken their own lives in the past decade by Harriet Alexander
Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 1:01 PM

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Contestants have killed themselves after appearing on hit US shows like The Bachelor and Kitchen Nightmares

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Forensic experts say murdered Italian student 'was tortured for seven days' by Louisa Loveluck
Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 1:01 PM

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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, which human rights groups describe as a hallmark of the security services

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Angela Merkel stages a remarkable comeback among German citizens by Justin Huggler
Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 1:01 PM

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The German chancellor has seen her approval rating increase from a four-year-low of 46 per cent to 54 per cent

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Billionaire Mikhelson becomes Russia's richest man: Forbes
Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 12:59 PM

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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, according to the latest rating from U.S. magazine Forbes.

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Russian Foreign Minister Calls for New Chemical Weapons Accord by By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE
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Bin Laden left $29m fortune for jihad
Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 11:44 AM

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Osama Bin Laden's will shows he left a personal wealth of around $29m (£21m), which he wanted to be used "on jihad".

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Osama bin Laden almost sounds like a U.S. presidential candidate in this secret letter by Ishaan Tharoor
Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 11:44 AM

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Swedish court hands life sentence to Uzbek man who shot imam by Associated Press
Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 11:44 AM

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Osama Bin Laden Worried That Wife Had Tracking Chip in Tooth by Tara John
Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 11:43 AM

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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.

Writing under the pseudonym Abu Abdallah, bin Laden worried over his wife’s trip to the dentist in Iran, Reuters reports. He feared that a tracking chip was implanted in her dental filling.

“The size of the chip is about the length of a grain of wheat and the width of a fine piece of vermicelli,” wrote bin Laden, who ended the letter with the instruction, “Please destroy this letter after reading it.”

The letter was included in a batch of more than a 100 documents released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Tuesday. They were seized in May 2011 during the raid on a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, that killed bin Laden.

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DIA: Russian Software Could Threaten U.S. Industrial Control Systems by Bill Gertz
Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 11:24 AM

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The Defense Intelligence Agency warned this month that Russian government hackers could penetrate U.S. industrial control networks using commercial security software.

The agency stated in a recent notice circulated within the Pentagon that security software being developed by Kaspersky Lab, a Russian-origin company, will create vulnerabilities for U.S. industrial control systems and so-called supervisory control and data acquisition software, or SCADA, systems, if purchased and deployed by American utilities.

A DIA spokesman declined to comment on the report.

Kaspersky Lab, in a statement, denied its security products could be used against U.S. infrastructure.

In a related development, two U.S. military commanders urged Defense Secretary Ash Carter earlier this month to do more to defend critical infrastructure from cyber attacks against industrial control systems.

“We respectfully request your assistance in providing focus and visibility on an emerging threat that we believe will have serious consequences on our ability to execute assigned missions if not addressed – cyber security of [Defense Department] critical infrastructure Industrial Control Systems,” Northern Command’s Adm. William Gortney and Pacific Command’s Adm. Harry Harris stated in a Feb. 11 letter to Carter.

On the potential Russian government exploitation of security software, defense officials familiar with the DIA report said the agency fears U.S. electrical and water utilities, as well as other critical industrial sectors, will purchase and use the Kaspersky security software.

The agency said the software could permit Russian government hackers, considered among the most advanced nation-state cyber spies, to gain access to industrial control software, specifically remote-controlled SCADA programs that run the electrical grid, oil and gas networks, water pipelines and dams, and wastewater systems.

U.S. officials have said hackers from both Russia and China have been detected conducting cyber reconnaissance of industrial control networks in apparent preparation for future cyber attacks during a conflict.

Kaspersky Lab strongly rejected the DIA claims.

“The alleged claims are meritless as Kaspersky Lab’s products and solutions are designed to protect against cybercriminals and malicious threat actors, not enable attacks against any organization or entity,” the statement said.

“We are not developing any offensive techniques and have never helped, or will help, any government in the world in their offensive efforts in cyberspace.”

Kaspersky Lab plans to release what it describes as “a complete security solution” later this year designed to help protect industrial control systems and networks around the world from cyber attacks.

“The systems controlling important operations involving electricity, water and manufacturing have been widely publicized as being extremely vulnerable to cyber threats, and our solution will help manufacturers and critical infrastructure operators, including those in the U.S, to prevent a crippling cyber attack against these sensitive systems that we rely upon every day,” the statement said.

The company said it is “proud to work with governments around the world to protect their infrastructure and networks, and also to collaborate with the authorities of many countries and international law enforcement agencies in fighting cybercrime.”

The statement said Kaspersky Lab “has no political ties to any government.”

Gortney and Harris, the military commanders, stated in their letter that the threat to U.S. industrial control systems is serious and should be included on the Pentagon’s automated cyber “scorecard”—an electronic system being developed to outline key vulnerabilities of defense computer networks to cyber attack.

“We must establish clear ownership policies at all levels of the department, and invest in detection tools and processes to baseline normal network behavior from abnormal behavior,” the four-star admirals said.

Once that is accomplished, “we should be able to track progress for establishing acceptable cyber security for our infrastructure [industrial control systems,” they added.

The letter said the Department of Homeland Security had detected a seven-fold increase in cyber attacks between 2010 and 2015 on critical infrastructure. The attacks were carried out against what the Pentagon calls “platform information technology”—critical national security hardware and software, including industrial controls and SCADA.

“Many nefarious cyber payloads, e.g., Shamoon, Shodan, Havex and BlackEnergy, and emerging ones, have the potential to debilitate our installations’ mission critical infrastructure,” the admirals said.

“As geographic combatant commanders with homeland defense responsibilities and much at stake in this new cyber connected world, we request your support,” they added. The letter was first disclosed by FCW.com on Feb. 25.

BlackEnergy is malware that researchers have linked to Russian government hacking. BlackEnergy malware was detected during investigations of recent cyber attacks against Ukraine’s electrical grid that were believed to be carried out by Russian hackers.

Shamoon was linked to the 2012 cyber attack against the state-run Saudi Aramco oil company that damaged 30,000 computers and was believed to have been carried out by Iran.

Havex malware has been linked to cyber attacks on industrial control systems, and Shodan is a search engine that is believed to have helped foreign hackers map remote industrial control networks for possible attacks.

Asked about the letter, a Northcom spokeswoman said in a statement that the Pentagon’s Industrial Control Systems, or ICS, cyber security “is vital to command preparedness and our ability to execute assigned missions.”

“The eight-star letter from Adms. Harris and Gortney demonstrates our combatant commands’ commitment to defend against emerging threats against DoD critical infrastructure ICS,” said a joint statement from the two commands.

“We recognize the risks associated with attacks on critical infrastructure [industrial control systems] and we are engaging with the secretary of defense to actively combat these risks,” the statement added.

Russia was linked to SCADA attacks by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper in congressional testimony last September.

Clapper disclosed that Russian cyber warfare specialists are developing the capability to remotely access industrial control systems used in managing critical infrastructure.

“Unknown Russian actors successfully compromised the product supply chains of at least three [industrial control system] vendors so that customers downloaded malicious software designed to facilitate exploitation directly from the vendors’ websites along with legitimate software updates,” Clapper stated in Sept. 10 testimony before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

The Washington Free Beacon disclosed in 2014 that Russian hackers were suspected of using malware, including BlackEnergy, to map U.S. industrial control systems since 2011.

A former intelligence official said threats to industrial control systems from Kaspersky software has been an “NSA myth” for years.

“Kaspersky wanted to do it and still is developing something but it’s never going to be public and they know that,” the former official said, adding that NSA has overreacted to the threat.

However, the former official said that industrial control systems remain vulnerable to cyber attacks because the architecture of the systems allow intruders to gain access to multiple devices once inside a network.

“There are some serious vulnerabilities,” the former official said, including remote access capabilities. “You have to watch those because in an ICS once you gain access, you have everything, there is no ‘root’ on the [programmable logic controller], you have it by default.”

“The biggest problem is that most of the software is made insecure by default. That’s what we have to address.”

Securing industrial control networks will require producing more secure hardware and software and increasing the monitoring of current networks, many of which run Windows operating software.

“We need to patch the Windows infrastructure because it’s defendable but we shouldn’t waste resources patching systems internal to the ICS that aren’t remotely accessible because it’s very, very costly in an operational environment with very little return on investment,” the former official said.

Kaspersky Lab founder Eugene Kaspersky was asked earlier this month what involvement, if any, he and his company have with the Russian government and security services.

“We are working with governments in many nations – in Europe, in Asia, in the Middle East, in Russia,” he said in an interview with the Dubai-based GulfBusiness.com.

“We are very good friends with the cyber police and the agencies responsible for cyber security,” he said. “But we stay away from the intelligence services and the espionage agencies; we keep our distance from them and from the politicians. We are a security company so we must stay independent and neutral. It is not possible to be linked to any political party, for instance. It would be a conflict of interest.

National Public Radio reported in August that Kaspersky worked for a few years in a Soviet military research institute but left for the private sector in 1991.

Kaspersky has cooperated with Russian security services in seeking out cyber criminals, NPR said. Critics have pointed out that while Kaspersky Lab has exposed malware from Western governments, it has not pursued Russian government hacking efforts with the same vigor.

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Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 11:24 AM

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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 their homes and turn them into weapons against Europe.

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US, Israel Start Delivering David’s Sling System to Israel Air Force
Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 11:23 AM

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A Ruling in Apple’s Favor by By JOSEPH PLAMBECK
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A Snowy Trek On Horseback To Teach School by rferlonline
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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 research institution. The 75-year-old Rajendra Pachauri is also accused of stalking and criminal intimidation of the woman, a former colleague at The Energy and Resources Institute, or TERI, based in New Delhi. Pachauri denies the allegations. Last year, however, he resigned from both the U.N.'s...

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Sweden Jails Man For Life For Shooting Uzbek Imamby support@pangea-cms.com (RFE/RL's Uzbek Service)
Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 11:20 AM

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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 attempt on an imam.

Bin Laden Wanted $29 Million Estate Spent on Jihadby webdesk@voanews.com (Ken Bredemeier)
Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 11:20 AM

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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 journalists had violated their rights. Erdogan said on Sunday he neither recognized nor respected Thursday's ruling by the constitutional court that led to the release of Can Dundar, editor-in-chief of the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper, and its Ankara bureau chief. Their arrest last November,...

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Russia’s Putin says global deal to cap oil output is closeby Associated Press
Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 11:19 AM

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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.

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UN: Refugee Crisis in Europe Could Explode into Violenceby webdesk@voanews.com (Lisa Schlein)
Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 10:11 AM

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 agency reports the number of refugees and migrants in Greece in need of shelter has soared to 24,000. This, it says, includes around 8,500 people stranded near the border with Macedonia. It says the crowded conditions are leading to shortages of food, shelter, water and sanitation. Vincent Cochetel is...

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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...

» Violence in Syria Abates on Day 1 of Cease-Fire
27/02/16 13:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Fighting decreased significantly in the country following a truce brokered by the United States and Russia, despite reports of scattered violations.

» Puerto Rico braces for wave of mosquito-borne Zika virus
27/02/16 13:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Leilani Dominicci has all the typical worries of pregnant women plus a new one spreading across Puerto Rico: the fear she will become infected with the Zika virus and put her baby at risk.

» Russia stops airstrikes in Syria ceasefire areas
27/02/16 13:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. A top military official says Russia has halted all airstrikes in areas of Syria where armed groups, including government forces, said they would abide by a cease-fire.

» UN: Syria talks to resume March 7 if truce ‘largely holds’
27/02/16 13:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The United Nations special envoy for Syria said Friday he plans to resume peace talks on March 7 if a cessation of hostilities negotiated by the United States and Russia that began at midnight local...

» Guatemala convicts army officer in sexual abuse case
27/02/16 13:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. In a historic ruling, a Guatemalan court has convicted a former army officer and a former military commissioner for the sexual enslavement of women during the country’s civil war. It sentenced the m...

» Suicide Bombings in Afghanistan Kill at Least 26
27/02/16 12:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . KABUL, Afghanistan — Two separate suicide bombings in Afghanistan on Saturday left at least 26 people dead and nearly 50 injured, officials said, days ahead of expected talks between the government and ...

» Russia grounds its warplanes in Syria
27/02/16 12:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press February 27, 2016 Updated: February 27, 2016 3:18am Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko, AP Lt.-Gen. Sergei Rudskoy of the Russian Military General Staff, speaks to the media...

» Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 11 in Afghanistan
27/02/16 12:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. ASADABAD, Afghanistan—A suicide bomber killed an Afghan militia commander and at least 10 others in the eastern province of Kunar near the border with Pakistan on Saturday, officials sa...

» Russians Mark One Year Since Nemtsov's Murder
27/02/16 12:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. A portrait of Kremlin critic Nemtsov and flowers are pictured at the site where he was killed on February 27, with St. Basil's Cathedral s...

» Syria Deal Has Little Chance Of Success
27/02/16 12:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. For many Syrians the cessation is a rare glimmer of hope - even if they don't think it will last, at least it's something for now.

» Kosovo Parliament elects Hashim Thaci as new president - Daily Herald
27/02/16 12:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Daily Herald Kosovo Parliament elects Hashim Thaci as new president Daily Herald Opposition lawmakers cover their eyes as smoke fills the auditorium of the Kosovo assembly after they r...

» UN Security Council Endorses Truce Deal for Syria - New York Times
27/02/16 12:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. New York Times UN Security Council Endorses Truce Deal for Syria New York Times UNITED NATIONS — Against the backdrop of relentless airstrikes on rebel-held positions inside Syria, the...

» US Will Keep ‘Warthog’ Flying to Combat Islamic State
27/02/16 12:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The U.S. has put off the retirement of a 1970s era fighter plane, citing its effectiveness in the fight against the Islamic State military group among the reasons for keeping the jets fly...

» Ukraine Pressured by Corruption, Renewed Fighting
27/02/16 12:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from VOAvideo's YouTube Videos. From: VOAvideo Duration: 02:47 Two years ago, Ukraine's Maidan Revolution sought to do away with a corrupt oligarchy and put the country on the path toward a Western-style de...

» Truce halts most Syria fighting; Russia stops flights - Reuters
27/02/16 12:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Reuters Truce halts most Syria fighting; Russia stops flights Reuters BEIRUT Fighting mostly stopped across western and northern Syria on Saturday and Russia halted its air raids...

» News Analysis: Syria Truce Comes With Price, but Not for Assad
27/02/16 12:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A Syrian boy in a hospital bed on Friday. He was injured in Syrian government airstrikes on the rebel-held area of Douma, east of Damascus. A cease-fire went into effect at midnight.

» Suicide Bombing in Eastern Afghanistan Kills at Least 12
27/02/16 12:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The target of the attack Saturday in Kunar Province appeared to be a tribal elder who had orchestrated a local uprising against the Taliban.

» Russia’s opposition is still looking for who killed its leader
27/02/16 12:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe. A year later, Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov’s contract killing remains unsolved.

» US military officials snub Russian Embassy - CNN
27/02/16 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. CNN US military officials snub Russian Embassy CNN "They had a room set aside with photos of all their newest military equipment -- all kinds of their latest and greatest stuff...

» US: Sophisticated attackers hacked Ukrainian electric grid
27/02/16 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. An attack such as this one has long been a nightmare scenario for top U.S. officials. National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command chief Adm. Michael Rogers has previously warned...

» Attorney: Sailor charged with attempted murder found not guilty by 'lack of mental responsibility'
27/02/16 12:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. A sailor charged with attempted murder in the 2014 stabbing of another sailor at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center was found not guilty Friday by “lack of mental responsibility,” acco...

» Cyber hack got access to over 700,000 IRS accounts
27/02/16 12:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. A 2015 cyber hack of the IRS potentially gained access to personal data from more than 700,000 taxpayer accounts, more than double the total previously estimated, the tax agency said Fri...

» Thousands of Russians Mark Anniversary of Opposition Leader’s Murder
27/02/16 12:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. More than 20,000 Russians marched through central Moscow Saturday to honor the memory of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, who was killed in the shadow of the Kremlin one year ago. Som...

» Relative calm in Syria despite numerous cease-fire breaches
27/02/16 11:38 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...

» Trump being advised by ex-U.S. Lieutenant General who favors closer Russia ties
27/02/16 11:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON Donald Trump is receiving foreign policy advice from a former U.S. military intelligence chief who wants the United States to work more closely with Russia to resolve global security issues, accord...

» U.S. military officials snub Russian Embassy
27/02/16 11:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . In a departure from tradition, representatives from both the U.S. military and NATO were no-shows. "They had a room set aside with photos of all their newest military equipment -- all kinds of their latest an...

» Nemtsov’s Murder Anniversary, the Effects of Propaganda, and Putin’s "Useful Idiots"
27/02/16 11:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - Institute of Modern Russia. In this week’s Western media highlights, Alina Polyakova explains in Foreign Policy why Vladimir Putin’s influence in Europe should neither be blamed on the EU nor taken ...

» Regime seeks Russia's backing - Bangkok Post
27/02/16 11:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Bangkok Post Regime seeks Russia's backing Bangkok Post Analysts believe with Russia's support, Thailand stands to gain more diplomatic leverage with the West led by the United States...

» The Russia-Armenia alliance is threatening Turkey, a critical US ally - Washington Post
27/02/16 11:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Washington Post The Russia -Armenia alliance is threatening Turkey, a critical US ally Washington Post The Feb. 21 front-page article “For Turkey, high stakes as troubles intensify” h...

» Trump being advised by ex-US Lieutenant General who favors closer Russia ties - Reuters
27/02/16 11:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Reuters Trump being advised by ex-US Lieutenant General who favors closer Russia ties Reuters The Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment about Flynn. Flynn declined t...

» US, Russia-brokered cease-fire goes into effect across Syria - Washington Post
27/02/16 11:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Washington Post US, Russia -brokered cease-fire goes into effect across Syria Washington Post BEIRUT — A cease-fire brokered by the United States and Russia went into effect across Sy...

» Nemtsov’s Murder Anniversary, the Effects of Propaganda, and Putin
27/02/16 11:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Institute of Modern Russia. Nemtsov’s Murder Anniversary, the Effects of Propaganda, and Putin’s "Useful Idiots" 20–26 February 26 February 2016 In this week’s Western media highlights, Alina Polyakova exp...

» Мария Алёхина. Интервью Радио Свобода
27/02/16 11:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from SvobodaRadio's YouTube Videos. From: SvobodaRadio Duration: 02:59 Марш памяти Бориса Немцова в Москве. Мария Алёхина, участница феминистской панк-группы Pussy Riot. Интервью Радио Свобода Ссылка на ист...

» Deadly New Trend Developing in African Migration to Europe
27/02/16 10:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The International Organization for Migration reports a sharp increase in the number of sub-Saharan Africans making the dangerous sea journey from Libya to Italy. But the organization says...

» Kadyrov Says It's Time For Him To Step Down
27/02/16 09:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Kremlin-backed Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has said he is ready to resign and that his "time has passed."

» Кадыров заявил, что его время на посту главы Чечни прошло - ТАСС
27/02/16 09:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. ТАСС Кадыров заявил, что его время на посту главы Чечни прошло ТАСС МОСКВА, 27 февраля. /ТАСС/. Глава Чечни Рамзан Кадыров заявил в эфире НТВ, что его время на посту главы региона ...

» The impressive American high schooler who turned out to be a 23-year-old Ukrainian man
27/02/16 08:02 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...

» ВЗГЛЯД / Кадыров заявил, что его время на посту главы Чечни прошло
27/02/16 07:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest Articles. 27 февраля, суббота | Последнее о...

» Temporary Syria truce nears, but fighting continues - CNN
26/02/16 19:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. CNN Temporary Syria Syria temporary truce nears, but fighting continues CNN (CNN) A main Syrian opposition group says it will respect a two-week truce that is due to start in the war-t...

» Syria temporary truce nears, but fighting continues - CNN
26/02/16 19:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. CNN Syria temporary truce nears, but fighting continues CNN (CNN) A main Syrian opposition group says it will respect a two-week truce that is due to start in the war-torn country Satu...