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To combat Islamic State, understand its tactics

Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 1:25 PM

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One wouldn’t call them bedfellows, strange or otherwise, but President Barack Obama and Donald Trump are both inadvertently helping the Islamic State group through rhetoric that is either too cautious or too rash.

     

Trump still not doing well enough to guarantee nomination

Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 1:25 PM

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Donald Trump is the only candidate with a path to clinching the Republican nomination for president before the party's national convention in July, according to an analysis of the delegate math. But despite four more wins on Tuesday, the billionaire businessman still must do better.

     

Trump, Clinton surge, with turbulence ahead

Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 1:24 PM

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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were the winners in a big presidential primary day Tuesday. But both showed just enough vulnerability to keep the races intensely contested for at least another month.

     

Omar the Chechen, an ISIS Official Wounded by U.S. Raid, Has Died by By ERIC SCHMITT and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT

Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 1:23 PM

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The militant, Omar al-Shishani, was the Islamic State’s minister of war, according to the Pentagon.

Saudis Issue a Response to Criticism by Obamaby By GARDINER HARRIS

Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 1:23 PM

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A top intelligence chief responds to remarks made by President Obama in an interview with The Atlantic magazine.

American Fighting With ISIS Captured in Iraqby By KAMIL KAKOL

Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 1:23 PM

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The American man left Virginia to fight for the Islamic State and was caught near the northern city of Sinjar, Kurdish and U.S. officials said.

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What Quagmire? Even in Withdrawal, Russia Stays a Step Ahead by By MARK LANDLER

Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 1:23 PM

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Vladimir V. Putin’s move to withdraw the bulk of his forces from Syria caught the White House by surprise.

More Transparent Than Thou by Brett Max Kaufman

Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 1:22 PM

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At the dawn of his second term, President Obama declared, “This is the most transparent administration in history, and I can document how that is the case.” But three years later, there is an ever-growing cache of evidence with which we can document how it’s not.

The latest addition to that cache is a memorandum unearthed last week through (ironically enough) the Freedom of Information Act, in response to a request by the Freedom of the Press Foundation. The memo, authored in 2014 by the Justice Department, lays out the reasons behind the Obama administration’s opposition to a bipartisan bill that would have reformed FOIA in several important ways. Both the House and Senate passed versions of the bill, but the 113th Congress ended before Speaker John Boehner scheduled a final vote on merging the two, largely due to opposition from the executive branch.

Had it passed, the bill would have accomplished several important changes to the FOIA regime. The most consequential of these would have prohibited government agencies from withholding records sought through FOIA “unless such agency reasonably foresees that disclosure would cause specific identifiable harm to an interest protected by a[ FOIA] exemption, or if disclosure is prohibited by law.” The provision was an apparent attempt to codify an internal DOJ standard promulgated in 2009 by Attorney General Eric Holder.

The government wasn’t having it, though. The DOJ memorandum called the provision a “major concern,” arguing that the change would be “unacceptably damaging to the proper administration of FOIA and of the government as a whole.”

Those are fighting words, but they are hard to square with the government’s actual arguments. DOJ contended that the crack of daylight between the bill’s standard and the Attorney General’s — the legislation spoke of “specific identifiable harm,” while the Holder guideline spoke simply of “harm” — “would put a vast array of information at risk of disclosure,” and would amend FOIA “in a manner that is fatally vague and subjective.”

Leave aside whether an administration truly committed to transparency would see the potential for additional disclosure as a risk, rather than an opportunity. And leave aside, too, that the executive order governing classification (and that supplies a basis for the withholding of records under FOIA) already requires the government to point to “identif[iable]” and “describ[able]” damage to national security. (If the administration thinks the executive order’s standard is “fatally vague and subjective,” we can celebrate having found some common ground.)

Even if DOJ was right that the legislation went much further than the Holder standard, a more measured response would have been to ask for an amendment to bring the bill into line with DOJ’s supposedly prevailing practice. But the DOJ memo maintained that the bill was not “fixable by amending the language, because any codification of a foreseeable-harm standard would undermine proper FOIA administration by requiring judges to determine on a document-by-document, subjective basis whether withholding was proper.”

Funny, that’s what many of us thought the law required already. FOIA puts the burden on government agencies to justify their withholdings, and while the government can sometimes satisfy that burden categorically, that is supposed to be the exception, not the rule. If the government can’t explain why a document’s release would harm an interest protected by a FOIA exemption — the onlyinterests Congress has ratified as legitimate reasons to keep the public’s information from reaching the public — it shouldn’t be withholding it, period.

Of course, that’s not always how FOIA works in practice, especially when it comes to national-security information. For example, the ACLU’s several ongoing FOIA lawsuits related to the government’s targeted-killing program — which have been covered extensively on Just Security(e.g., here, here, and here) — have been plagued by defendant agencies’ failure to publicly justify their withholdings. While the agencies have filed many classified declarations, they have deemed even basic justifications for withholding to be too secret to say out loud.

Unfortunately, the courts — despite having put in extraordinary and time-consuming efforts to review documents in camera — have done little to check this tendency. For years, at both the district court and appellate levels, the ACLU has had to sit back and watch the government and judges hash many issues out behind closed doors. In fact, in a new appeal just filed in the Second Circuit, the ACLU is challenging a 160-page decision of the district court that is so riddled with redactions that it is impossible to know which arguments and issues the court actually addressed. As we wrote in our brief:

[T]his litigation has been marked by procedural unfairness. The government has effectively excused itself from justifying its withholdings on the public record, and the district court has acquiesced. Indeed, though the district court plainly invested an extraordinary amount of time and energy in reviewing documents ex parte and writing a lengthy opinion, it allowed the government to redact the opinion so heavily that Plaintiffs cannot even tell which issues the court addressed, let alone how it reached its conclusions. To guide the district court on remand, Plaintiffs respectfully urge the Court to reaffirm that the government has an obligation to justify its withholdings as much as possible on the public record; that the government’s failure to meet this obligation means it has “improperly withheld” records within the meaning of FOIA, 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(B); and that courts have an obligation, when redactions to an opinion are unavoidable, to ensure that the redacted opinion conveys, at a minimum, what issues the court addressed, what conclusions it reached, and why it reached those conclusions.

The government’s positions in FOIA cases like this one help paint a picture of an administration that has failed to live up to its lofty self-congratulations about its unprecedented openness. We already knew that the government, and the Office of Legal Counsel in particular, was playing fast and loose with its transparency obligations (as Elizabeth Goitein and I previously discussed on this site). Last week’s revelation of DOJ’s opposition to FOIA reform efforts damage the administration’s credibility on these matters even further.

Most transparent administration in history? Unfortunately, the evidence suggests, most transparently not.

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The Early Edition: March 15, 2016 by Nadia O'Mara

Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 1:22 PM

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Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news.

IRAQ and SYRIA

Russia to withdraw from Syria. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the “main part” of his country’s troops to start withdrawing from Syria yesterday. The announcement came after a phone call between Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The move surprised the US, the Kremlin saying that it had achieved most of its objectives in the conflict-ridden country. [Wall Street Journal’s Nathan Hodge and Nour Malas; New York Times’ Neil MacFarquhar and Anne Barnard]

The first group of homebound Russian planes left Hmeymim airbase near Latakia today, the Russian defense ministry has announced. [The Guardian’s Shaun Walker and Patrick Wintour]

President Obama spoke with Putin about the “partial withdrawal” of troops yesterday, discussing the “next steps required to fully implement the cessation of hostilities,” according to a White Housestatement.

Iran has called Russia’s decision to withdraw a “positive sign,” though Foreign Minister Javad Zarif added that it was too early to gauge whether the start of peace negotiations suggests the war has turned a corner. [Wall Street Journal’s Rob Taylor]

The media weighs in. The New York Times editorial board observes that “one hopeful interpretation of Mr Putin’s decision is that it reflected a growing weariness with protracted engagement.” The Wall Street Journal editorial board suggests that Putin’s goal in Syria was to show Russia stands by its allies and to acquire new standing in the Middle East, concluding that “any more such quagmires and he’ll be back sipping cocktails at the next G-8 summit.” And Shaun Walker surveys the situation, noting that many commentators are unsure even whether to believe the withdrawal is for real. [The Guardian]

Syria peace talks. Peace negotiations in Geneva began yesterday with a meeting between government representatives and the UN special envoy to Syria. The meeting, which mainly discussed procedural issues was “positive and constructive,” according to Syria’s envoy. [Wall Street Journal’s Nour Malas]

The White House is considering the supply of emergency aid to the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq; the KRG’s budget has been at breaking point due to low oil prices and the high cost of taking in people displaced by the fighting, among other factors. [Wall Street Journal’s Adam Entous]

The House of Representatives adopted a resolution condemning ISIS for genocide and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for war crimes, measures which both put pressure on President Obama to take action. [Politico’s Nahal Toosi]

Top ISIS commander, Omar the Chechen, has died from wounds sustained in a US-led coalition airstrike in northeastern Syria, the Pentagon has confirmed. [AFP] 

Authorities in Sweden have filed criminal charges against a Syrian man accused of participating in the 2012 mass killing of Syrian soldiers; Hasam Omar Sakhanh traveled to Sweden in June 2013 and applied for asylum. [New York Times’ C. J. Chivers]

An American man has surrendered to Kurdish forces in northern Iraq; little is known of the man, including his identity, and there has been no indication that US authorities were aware of his presence there. [New York Times’ Kamil Kakol and Nicholas Fandos] He has been arrested by Kurdish forces for possible ties to ISIS. [Wall Street Journal’s Tamer El-Ghobashy and Ghassan Adnan]

US-led airstrikes continue. The US and coalition military forces carried out four strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria on March 13. Separately, partner forces conducted a further 11 strikes against targets in Iraq. [Central Command]

ANKARA BOMB ATTACK

Turkey is “almost certain” that the PKK was responsible for Sunday’s car bombing attack in Ankara, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said yesterday. No group has claimed responsibility. [New York Times’ Ceylan Yeginsu and Tim Arango]

At least 45 Kurdish rebels were killed by Turkish airstrikes targeting Kurdish strongholds in Iraq, the military said today. [AP]

Turkey’s president has suggested that terrorism should be redefined to include those who provide support for terrorist acts. [BBC]

Ankara is facing threats on multiple fronts, reports Mehul Srivastava, commenting on the proliferation of security threats affecting the country. [Financial Times]

COTE D’IVOIRE ATTACK

Sunday’s attack in Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, resulted in the deaths of 18 people including the three attackers and has left locals and tourists fearful. [AFP’s Evelyne Aka]

“The guys who were still outside started shooting and the two seated at the table yelled: ‘Allahu Akbar’ and flipped over a table.” Details of Sunday’s raid, the first al-Qaeda attack the Ivory Coast has experienced, are beginning to emerge via witness accounts. [Reuters]

An attack in one of West Africa’s “most flourishing states” marks a turning point in al-Qaeda’s focus, writes Drew Hinshaw. The group has previously focused on the region’s “weakest and poorest” states. The attack was not, however, a surprise for Ivorian officials, who have acknowledged that they had been warned by French officials for months that al-Qaeda was planning such an attack. [Wall Street Journal]

IRAN

Meeting yesterday, the UN Security Council was critical of Iran’s recent ballistic missile tests, but decided it need more technical information before deciding whether Iran’s actions are a violation of the resolution approved last year. [Wall Street Journal’s Farnaz Fassihi and Laurence Norman] Iran’s missile testing “merits a council response,” US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power said following the Security Council meeting. [The Hill’s Rebecca Kheel]

Israel has also called on the UN to punish Iran, the Israeli ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon telling reporters that “Iran’s interests can no longer be hidden” and displaying a photo of an Iranian missile apparently inscribed with the phrase “Israel must be wiped off the face of the earth” in Persian and Hebrew. [New York Times’ Rick Gladstone]

Iran has the capability to launch a three-stage rocket carrying a satellite “at any minute,” a US official has told reporters. If such a launch were to go ahead, it would be Iran’s first of this configuration. [CNN’s Barbara Starr]

The Obama administration is due to indict the Iranian hackers responsible for infiltrating a New York dam in 2013, in what will be the first public step toward restraining Iran’s “rapidly developing” cyber program. [The Hill’s Cory Bennett]

NORTH KOREA

North Korea will soon conduct its fifth nuclear test, flight-testing ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, leader Kim Jong-un declared on the country’s state run news media this morning. He said the tests will be done to “further enhance the reliance of nuclear attack capability.” [New York Times’ Choe Sang-Hun; BBC]

China has reiterated its commitment to implementing UN sanctions against North Korea, calling for a “two track solution” involving pushing for nuclear disarmament while also engaging in peace talks with Pyongyang. [AP]

US soldiers practiced dealing with chemical weapons sites as part of the US-South Korea military exercises that began this weekend. [Washington Post’s Anna Fifield]

SURVEILLANCE, PRIVACY and TECHNOLOGY

The Department of Justice demanded that Apple hand out the “source code” and “signing key” of its products and software, in last week’s court filing, a “carefully calibrated threat” which would give the government the ability to develop its own surveillance software. Joseph Menn explains at Reuters.

Fewer than 10% of the world’s Android phones are estimated to be encrypted, a situation Google is not satisfied with, reports Jack Nicas. [Wall Street Journal]

OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

The international fight against terrorism is “eroding limits on presidential war-making powers.” Charlie Savage reports that the Obama administration considers that the Authorization for Use of Military Force against the 9/11 attackers, enacted by Congress in 2001, applied to the US airstrike on the al-Shabaab training camp in Somalia last week. It has also used the 15-year-old authorization to justify military actions against numerous other groups which it deems to be “sufficiently linked” to al-Qaeda. [New York Times]

Interviews with analysts have exposed a “toxic” and “hostile” climate at CENTCOM headquarters, some analysts claiming that they were “bullied” into reaching “conclusions that were favored by their bosses,” reports Nancy A Youssef. The disclosures come amid the long-running dispute over possible political influence on intelligence analysts’ assessments of the strength of Islamic State and the effects of US-led efforts to combat the group. [The Daily Beast]

US General John F Campbell has proposed a resumption of strikes against the Taliban in Afghanistan, breaking with standard military procedure by forwarding his comments directly to the White House without informing Defense Secretary Ash Carter, senior Pentagon officials have revealed, marking the incident as an example of the “rift between the military and senior administration officials over the US role in the war in Afghanistan.” [Washington Post’s Missy Ryan and Greg Jaffe]

The US and Israel have agreed to increase cooperation to enhance both nations’ cyber defense capabilities following a meeting between Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon at the Pentagon yesterday, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook has announced.

A British vote to leave the EU could harm NATO, the head of the US army in Europe, Lieutenant-General Ben Hodges, has warned, speaking to the BBC.

Snooper’s Charter. The Investigatory Powers Bill, due to go before British Members of Parliament today, has been condemned by over 200 senior lawyers in a letter to the Guardian, reports Owen Bowcott. One of the key contentions is the issue of bulk interception warrants, which critics say compromise “the essence of the fundamental right to privacy and may be illegal.” [The Guardian]

France is due to face a “uniquely dangerous” terrorist threat when it hosts UEFA Euro 2016 (a European soccer tournament) this June, according to Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, who is in charge of France’s police forces. [Wall Street Journal’s John Vinocur]

Terrorism is a possible motive behind a non-fatal stabbing attack on two Canadian Forces membersat a recruitment center in Toronto yesterday, according to Toronto police. A 27-year-old man has been arrested. [National Post‘s Tristin Hopper]

The other Jihadis. While Western security agencies have been focusing on Islamic State, Al-Shabaab is “experiencing some of the most successful months of its recent history” in Somalia, reports Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens. [The Daily Beast]

A State Department IT official who has refused to answer Senate Republicans’ questions about former secretary of state Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server is being threatened with legal action by the leaders of the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security committees, whose March 4 letter to the official’s lawyer was made public yesterday. [The Hill’s Julian Hattem]

China wants to increase internet security and anti-terrorism cooperation with the US, China’s public security minister told FBI Director James Comey at a meeting in Beijing yesterday. No further details of the conversation have been provided. [Reuters]

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The Early Edition: March 16, 2016 by Nadia O'Mara

Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 1:21 PM

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Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news.

IRAQ and SYRIA

Russia’s partial military withdrawal from Syria. Secretary of State John Kerry will next week travel to Moscow to discuss a political solution for the Syria crisis, as the US and others try to understand how Russia’s partial military withdrawal will impact the dynamics of the war and peace negotiations. [Wall Street Journal’s Nathan Hodge et al]  Kerry said that Moscow’s withdrawal along with talks in Geneva may be the “best opportunity” to bring the conflict to an end. [BBC]

Russia’s withdrawal from Syria has been welcomed by the Arab League, who said today that it would assist the UN-mediated talks aiming to end the war. [Reuters]

Moscow is expected to put greater pressure on the Assad regime to accept losing power as part of peace talks aimed at ending the country’s conflict, say Western diplomats, in the wake of Russia’s announced withdrawal. [The Guardian’s Patrick Wintour]

Russia has undermined President Obama’s longstanding argument that the US “could intervene in Syria, alter the equation on the battlefield and avoid being sucked into a quagmire,” writes Mark Landler, commenting that Moscow’s announced withdrawal is a “reminder that since September … Mr Putin has consistently seemed a step ahead of the United States on Syria.” [New York Times]

Analysts have agreed that the Kremlin has succeeded in achieving most of its goals in Syria, reports Neil MacFarquhar, presenting a selection of those aims including restoring Russia as a major player in the Middle East and “as a global problem solver.” [New York Times]

Russia’s air campaign was always going to have a better chance than America’s, notes Alan Cullison, citing Moscow’s “large and reliable ally on the ground” in the Assad regime. [Wall Street Journal]

Another home-bound batch of Russian fighter jets has left Hmeimim airbase in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said today. [Reuters]

Iraqi government forces along with Kurdish Peshmerga and Iran-backed Shi’ite militia are preparing for an offensive intended to push ISIS fighters away from the Kirkuk oil region, a state newspaper today reported. [Reuters]

An extract from the resolution passed by the House of Representatives describing the Islamic State’s religious atrocities as genocide is available here. The State Department has until Thursday to decide whether to classify the group’s actions as such.

The use of children by the Islamic State is unique in the active involvement of the families, unlike in Liberia and Angola where they were abducted and forced to fight. Maajid Nawaz discusses the plight of some five million children living under ISIS rule. [The Daily Beast]

US-led airstrikes continue. The US and coalition military forces carried out three strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria on March 14. Separately, partner forces conducted a further 14 strikes on targets in Iraq. [Central Command]

SURVEILLANCE, PRIVACY and TECHNOLOGY

Apple v. FBI. The American founding fathers “would be appalled” by the Justice Department’s attempts to compel the tech giant into breaking into an encrypted iPhone, Apple said yesterday in its final briefing before the case appears in court next week. [Reuters]

“Big data” could offer a way to “protect our civil liberties, defend our digital information, and chase bad guys all at the same time,” said former CIA undercover agent turned lawmaker, Rep Will Hurd yesterday. Hurd added that the FBI’s request might be too invasive, reports Jenna McLaughlin. [The Intercept]

Senate passed a FOIA reform bill yesterday, expanding the public’s access to government records. Mario Trujillo provides the details at The Hill.

Snooper’s charter. UK Home Secretary Theresa May is facing calls from her own party and the opposition to improve the draft investigatory powers bill currently before Parliament, with lawmakers expressing concern about the levels of privacy protection in the bill. [The Guardian’s Rowena Mason et al]

The US and UK has marked the 75th anniversary of the start of “one of the world’s greatest intelligence-sharing relationships,” reports Stephen Castle, placing a WWII event in the context of today – with the intelligence relationship between the two nations coming under much scrutiny. [New York Times]

PAKISTAN

A bomb exploded on a bus carrying government employees in Peshawar, northwest Pakistan this morning. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which killed at least 15 people. [Wall Street Journal’s Safdar Dawar and Qasim Nauman]

The family of an Italian al-Qaeda hostage killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan in January last yearis seeking the “full truth” from the US administration, filing a formal request for compensation and detailed documents on the operation that killed Giovanni Lo Porto and fellow aid worker, American Warren Weinstein. [Wall Street Journal’s Giada Zampano; The Intercept’s Cora Currier]

OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

A police counterterrorism raid in Brussels connected to the Paris Attacks has left one suspect deadand four others wounded. [New York Times’ Aurelien Breeden and Kimiko De Freytas-Tamura; Wall Street Journal’s Matthias Verbergt and Laurence Norman]  The suspect killed in the attack has been identified as Mohammed Belkaid, an Algerian national. [BBC]  Belgian police continue to hunt for suspects thought to still be at large. [BBC]

The Taliban seized another district in Helmand, Afghanistan yesterday. Taliban fighters attacked the government center in Khan Neshin District on Monday night and took full control by early the following morning. [New York Times’ Rod Nordland and Taimoor Shah]  The fighting took place as NATO’s secretary general Jens Stoltenberg met with Afghan leaders in Kabul. [Washington Post’s Erin Cunningham]

Turkey says the PKK member it blames for the bomb attack in Istanbul this week was trained by the YPG, the PKK’s cross-border affiliate in Syria. A dozen others have been detained in connection with the attack, responsibility for which has still not been claimed by any group. [Wall Street Journal’s Emre Peker]

A man has been charged in connection with a knife attack on a Canadian military recruitment center on Monday. Ayanle Hassan Ali has been charged with three counts of attempted murder and other charges. He may be suffering from some kind of mental disorder, according to a fellow at the George Washington University Program on Extremism, who has been speaking to a family member of the accused. [National Post’s Richard Warnica]

Iran collected information from the laptops, GPS devices and maps of ten US sailors detained earlier this year, in violation of international law, chief of naval operations Adm. John Richardson told the Senate Armed Services Committee. [The Hill’s Rebecca Kheel]

The UK government says it has no intention to send troops to support Libya’s newly-appointed national unity government, the GNA. Crispin Blunt, the chairman of the House of Commons foreign affairs select committee, had requested a statement from Defense Secretary Michael Fallon as to whether he would respond to “the GNA’s likely first formal action” which would be “to request that the UK and its allies conduct airstrikes against Isil [Islamic State] targets in Libya.” [The Guardian’s Ewen MacAskill and Julian Borger]

Guantánamo Bay detainee Mohamedou Ould Slahi has been granted a hearing before the detention center’s Periodic Review Board. Slahi is the author of best-selling memoir “Guantánamo Diary.”  [The Intercept’s Murtaza Hussain]

Suicide bombers have killed at least 22 people at a mosque in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri. The attack took place during dawn prayers this morning. [AP]

Israel has seized a large plot of Palestinian land in occupied West Bank, according to Israeli anti-settlement watchdog Peace Now. [Al Jazeera]

The Saudi-led coalition conducting airstrikes in Yemen is investigating reports of mass civilian casualties following air strikes on a market in the northwestern Mustaba district yesterday. [Al Jazeera]

Anti-Islamic State messages will be distributed online in the same way that Amazon or Google sends users targeted shopping suggestions, according to a plan the Obama administration revealed on Monday. [The Daily Beast’s Kimberly Dozier]

The US is heading for “a dangerous showdown” with China. The confrontation between the two nations, fueled by China’s construction of artificial islands in the South China Sea, “could come to a head this spring” when it is anticipated that an arbitration panel in the Hague will rule that China is “making “excessive” claims about its maritime sovereignty,” reports David Ignatius. [Washington Post]

US student Otto Warmbier has been convicted of subversion and sentenced to 15 years hard labor in North Korea, following a one-hour trial this morning in North Korea’s Supreme Court. [New York Times]  The trial comes a day after US diplomat Bill Richardson met with North Korean UN diplomats to urge the student’s release. [New York Times’ Rick Gladstone]

Africa is increasingly the site of the fight against terror, observes the Wall Street Journal editorial board, which considers that the risk – as with the Obama administration’s  “half-hearted antiterror fights in Yemen, Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan – is that the US will keep playing catch up against a threat growing faster than we can destroy or even contain it.”

President Obama and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump are both “inadvertently helping the Islamic State” through rhetoric that is “either too cautious or too rash,” says Kathleen Parker for theWashington Post.

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China calls for FBI cooperation in internet security, counter-terrorism ... Reuters China wants to have deeper internet security and anti-terrorism cooperation with the United States, China's public security minister told the visiting director of the ... China calls for FBI cooperation in Internet security, counter-terrorismArab News China calls for improved relations with FBI in the effort toward ...Yahoo News Digest all 39 news articles »

A Dangerous Game in Chechnya by Glynn Cosker

Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 1:20 PM

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Chechnya: It has been one year since Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was gunned down on a bridge near Red Square in Moscow. Where do things stand?

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Legal Marijuana May Be Affecting Drug Cartel Profitsby Glynn Cosker

Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 1:18 PM

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Legal marijuana in the United States is having an impact on the drug's manufacturers, sellers and smugglers near the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Latest: Moscow official says Russia to keep striking ISby Glynn Cosker

Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 1:16 PM

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A Russian deputy defense minister says Russian warplanes based in Syria will continue striking militants from the Islamic State group.

Zika is the latest battle in a long war between humans and mosquitoes by Glynn Cosker

Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 1:16 PM

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The tiny little pest that has wreaked havoc on civilization for centuries. Zika is just one of many battles in the war against mosquitoes.

IS leader al-Shishani dies of wounds from US strike in Syriaby Glynn Cosker

Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 1:16 PM

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Top Islamic State commander and feared ethnic Chechen jihadi fighter Omar al-Shishani has died of wounds suffered in a U.S. airstrike in Syria.

Syria withdrawal: Which of Russia's forces are being pulled out?

Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 1:15 PM

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Russia is withdrawing more than half of its fighters and bombers from Syria, while leaving its missile defense systems and naval fleet in the Mediterranean. Despite the pullout, the Russian armed forces will continue to strike positions Moscow says are held by ISIS militants.

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Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 1:14 PM

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NSA Data Will Soon Be Used By Domestic Law Enforcement Mintpress News (blog) Now the New York Times reports that National Security Agency data will be shared with other intelligence agencies like the FBI without first applying any screens for privacy. The ACLU of Massachusetts blog Privacy SOS explains why this is important:.

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Counterterrorism expert says FBI isn't being honest about iPhone hacking - Cult of Mac

Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 1:14 PM

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Counterterrorism expert says FBI isn't being honest about iPhone hacking Cult of Mac “If I were in the job now, I would have simply told the FBI to call Fort Meade, the headquarters of the National Security Agency, and NSA would have solved this problem for him,” Clarke told NPR's David Green on Morning Edition Monday. “They're not as ... Former White House counter-terrorism chief advisor says NSA can hack San Bernardino iPhoneBGR Encryption, Privacy Are Larger Issues Than Fighting Terrorism, Clarke SaysNPR all 15 news articles »

America's Gestapo: The FBI's Reign of Terror | Tenth Amendment ... - Tenth Amendment Center

Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 1:14 PM

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America's Gestapo: The FBI's Reign of Terror | Tenth Amendment ... Tenth Amendment Center Don't Be a Puppet” is the message the FBI is sending young Americans. As part of the government's so-called ongoing war on terror, the nation's de facto. and more »

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Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 1:13 PM

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Ukraine, Turkey May Forge Anti-Russian Alliance in Black Sea

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Russia, a common enemy since recently, has prompted Turkey and Ukraine, the big neighbors across the Black Sea, to step up political, economic and military ties. Bilateral contacts have been particularly intensive this year. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu flew to Kyiv in February, followed by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s visit to Turkey in March. Both announced ambitious plans (Hurriyet Daily News, March 9). However, it is hard to predict for the moment how far-reaching this cooperation will be, given the wealth and influence gaps between the two countries and the difficult recent history of Turkish-Ukrainian relations.

Turkey has not been an easy partner for Ukraine. Several consecutive governments in Kyiv, including the incumbent cabinet of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, complained that Turkey’s refusal to allow tankers to pass through the Turkish straits prevented them from developing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project on the Black Sea to diminish Ukraine’s dependence on Russian energy (Theinsider.ua, June 3, 2014). Bilateral free trade talks were put on hold in 2013, as no agreement was reached on trade in agricultural and consumer goods (Zerkalo Nedeli, March 11). Last but not least, although Turkey condemned the annexation of Crimea by Russia two years ago, it did not join the Western sanctions against Russia.

The downing of a Russian bomber by a Turkish jet last November, after which Moscow severed ties with Ankara, prompted a rapprochement between Ukraine and Turkey. The two countries’ leaders see each other as natural allies against a common enemy. Poroshenko and Davutoğlu discussed common threats in Davos last January (President.gov.ua, January 20). On February 15, Davutoğlu and Yatsenyuk announced in Kyiv that the free trade talks would be resumed, and that Turkey would lend Ukraine $50 million at a low interest (112.ua, February 15). The two countries’ navies conducted maneuvers in the Black Sea in early March, with an eye to a potential threat from Russia (Uc.od.ua, March 6).

Poroshenko paid a visit to Ankara, on March 9–10, to forge closer defense and economic links. He was accompanied by Chief of the General Staff Viktor Muzhenko, who met with his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar (Hurriyet Daily News, March 9). Poroshenko and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan chaired a session of the Ukraine-Turkey high-level strategic council, which was summed up in a declaration condemning the Russian “aggression against Ukraine.” Cooperation between the two countries’ defense ministries will be enhanced, and mechanisms of regional security in the Black Sea will be strengthened, according to the declaration. Moreover, the declaration called for joint steps to “de-occupy Crimea” (President.gov.ua, March 9). As practical assistance, Turkey gave Ukraine five mobile military hospitals (5 Kanal TV, March 10).

Erdoğan, speaking at a press conference with Poroshenko, questioned the Russian interventions in Syria and Ukraine. He said Russia trampled on international law in Crimea and noted the plight of Crimean Tatars, a Turkic nation with strong links to Turkey, whose leaders have been persecuted by the occupation authorities after the annexation (Aa.com.tr, March 9). Poroshenko was accompanied on his visit by Refat Cubarov and Mustafa Cemilev, the two Crimean Tatar leaders who have been expelled by the Russian authorities from Crimea.

Poroshenko and Erdoğan also set ambitious goals in trade. They expressed the hope that a free trade agreement between Turkey and Ukraine will be signed this year, along with double taxation and bilateral investment protection agreements. Poroshenko invited Turkey to participate in Ukraine’s privatization and to use Ukraine’s underground natural gas storage facilities. Erdoğan said that trade turnover between Ukraine and Turkey should be increased to $20 billion by 2020 (President.gov.ua,Aa.com.tr, March 9). This is an ambitious goal, given that Ukraine’s merchandise exports to Turkey fell by 22 percent, to $2.8 billion last year, and imports from Turkey plunged 35 percent, to less than $0.9 billion, according to the Ukrainian Statistics Committee. Nevertheless, Turkey was the third export market for Ukraine after the European Union and Russia last year.

Russia has played down the importance of the agreements between Turkey and Ukraine. Kremlin mouthpiece Izvestia cited several Moscow experts as saying that there would be no Ukraine-Turkey alliance, because on the one hand the two countries are too different, and on the other hand both have strong economic links with Russia. The newspaper cited a source from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as saying that Ukraine was “again being fooled” (Izvestia, March 11). The official news agency RIA Novosti quoted Moscow-appointed Crimean “deputy prime minister” Ruslan Balbek as claiming that Ukraine and Turkey, both “unreliable partners,” would not dare to challenge the Russian army, “one of the strongest in the world.” He also recalled that Turkey had intended to invest in Crimea prior to the incident with the Russian bomber (RIA Novosti, March 10).

The influential Ukrainian weekly Zerkalo Nedeli is also skeptical about Ukrainian-Turkish cooperation. An alliance between the two countries would not be long-lasting, according to the newspaper. Ankara, despite strong anti-Russian rhetoric, would be only too happy to normalize relations with Moscow as soon as possible, and it views cooperation with Ukraine only through the prism of relations with Russia and the West, argued the newspaper (Zerkalo Nedeli, March 11). The skepticism over Ukrainian-Turkish relations will be dispelled only if specific achievements follow the ambitious declarations.

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Suspected Chechen Servicemen Attack Journalists and Rights Activists in Ingushetia

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On March 9, unidentified assailants attacked a group of journalists and rights activists in Ingushetia. An estimated 15–20 armed men stopped the minivan with 8 rights activists and journalists in the border area between Ingushetia and Chechnya. The armed men forced the passengers of the minivan out, took away their cell phones, beat them up, and set their car on fire. Two of the journalists were from Sweden and Norway, which turned the incident into an international scandal (Interfax, March 9).

According to the sources in the police, the assailants apparently knew that the group of journalists and rights activists were on their way to Chechnya, including members of the well-known rights group, the Committee Against Torture, headed by Igor Kalyapin. The attack appeared to be specifically designed to prevent the group from entering Chechnya (Interfax, March 10).

Investigators are still looking for the perpetrators of the attack, but Kadyrov’s men are widely suspected to have been involved. According to Aleksandrina Yelagina of the New Times magazine, who was among those beaten up, the assailants said they should not go to Chechnya and that the journalists and rights activists were protecting terrorists. Kalyapin’s organization came under attack in Chechnya. In 2015, the Moscow activists who investigated serious rights violations such as kidnappings and torture had to move their offices from Chechnya to Ingushetia (Meduza.io, March 10).

The day of the attack, March 9, another group separately attacked the rights activists’ office in the Ingush city of Karabulak. “The attack on the Chechen border on March 9 took place due to Mr. Kadyrov’s opinion that Chechnya is his domain and all that is happening there should take place only after asking his permission or on his direct orders,” Kalyapin said. “Civilian control, investigative journalism, and human rights activities cannot exist in Chechnya. When he was informed that the journalists joined the Committee against Torture, it probably caused the outbreak of aggression. The Chechen authorities have been struggling to expel our organization from the republic for the past two years, but we persisted in spite of all the attacks, violence, intimidation, and defamation against us on an almost daily basis” (Snob.ru, March 11). Chechnya’s outspoken human rights ombudsman, Nurdi Nukhazhiev, told Dozhd TV that Kalyapin himself most likely organized the attack (Dozhd, March 10).

What makes the latest attack unusual is not only how brazen it was, but also Vladimir Putin’s reaction to it. Unexpectedly, Putin asked the Ministry of Interior to investigate the incident and “provide a legal assessment” of it (Interfax, March 10). Ramzan Kadyrov has been under immense pressure in the past several months. The prominent Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was killed near the Kremlin, in Moscow, in February 2015, and investigators soon afterward detained several suspected Chechens. Although no proof of Kadyrov’s direct involvement in Nemtsov’s murder has been provided, some critics of the Kremlin are convinced Kadyrov was behind the assassination. The pressure on Kadyrov has mounted and his term as Chechnya’s governor is expiring. Hence, some Russian analysts say Putin is likely to replace Kadyrov with a more docile figure (Nv.ua, March 3).

The Kremlin’s reaction to the latest attack on rights activists and journalists connected to Chechnya seems to confirm that changes might be coming in the republic. Putin’s silence on Kadyrov’s reappointment is also quite telling, as it indicates that the Kremlin is still undecided about what to do with Kadyrov. Although some analysts say that dismissing Kadyrov will destabilize the republic, others argue that his importance is exaggerated. Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, responded to the question about the possible destabilization of Chechnya after Kadyrov’s dismissal: “Is the situation [in Chechnya] any different from other regions? They have the same branches of power as elsewhere in the Russian Federation. Let us not forget that the region [Chechnya] belongs to the Russian Federation, where all Russian laws work” (Interfax, February 29).

Peskov certainly exaggerated when he said that all Russian laws work in Chechnya the same way as elsewhere in the Russian Federation. However, the Kremlin seems to be signaling to Kadyrov that he should scale down his notoriety in the news. Several sources told the RBC news agency that Putin intended to allow Kadyrov to run for governor again after he appoints him as interim governor (Rbc.ru, March 2), which is a legal nonsense because Chechnya is supposed to elect its governor in direct governor elections. In reality, however, Putin manages the region, personally dealing with the complexities of the situation on the ground. Given that he is facing many challenges abroad, Putin is likely to choose the easiest way to proceed in Chechnya—to reappoint the existing governor. However, regular leaks from the Nemtsov murder investigation and other scandals indicate that many Russians, including the Russian opposition, are united in their dislike for Ramzan Kadyrov. The only ally Kadyrov still seems to have is Vladimir Putin, and even he could sacrifice Kadyrov for political reasons, if necessary.

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Putin the ‘Peacemaker’ Ends Operations in Syria

Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 12:40 PM

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On March 14, President Vladimir Putin unexpectedly announced his order to commence withdrawing the main element of Russia’s military deployment in Syria. Justifying the decision, Putin said that most of the objectives in the air operations in Syria were achieved and on this basis he chose to bring the operation to an end. However, Putin also told Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu that Russia’s logistics base in Tartus and its Hmeymim airbase will operate “as usual,” adding, “They should be protected from land, sea and air.” The residual Russian military presence, evidently including air defense assets, will be tasked with monitoring the ceasefire (Kommersant, March 14, 15).

Putin ordered the process to commence on March 15. He explained that Moscow had deployed a “small” but “efficient” military grouping that, together with its partners, including the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, had created the conditions to start a “peace process.” Shoigu reported on the achievements of the Aerospace Forces (Vozdushno Kosmicheskikh Sil—VKS) during their Syria campaign, which began on September 30, 2015. Shoigu stated that the VKS had killed more than 2,000 militants recruited from Russia, including 17 warlords. The VKS flew more than 9,000 sorties using precision weapons, with targets including energy infrastructure, weapons and supply routes. Russian bombers assisted in reclaiming 400 settlements and 10,000 square kilometers of Syrian territory. Furthermore, Russian aircraft destroyed 209 Syrian oil facilities and over 2,000 means of delivery of petroleum products. Shoigu said the Russian military is currently monitoring ceasefire observance using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and satellite reconnaissance. He passed over the VKS’s role in smashing the anti-Assad opposition (TASS, March 14).

Timed to coincide with the resumption of talks in Geneva, and consistent with a recent switch to a “peace offensive,” Putin’s speech boldly proclaimed that Russia’s Armed Forces had contributed positively to the conflict in Syria and would retain a long-term footprint in the country. Indeed, military and defense commentary in the media had focused on the complex cessation of hostilities, Moscow’s role in this, as well as the delivery of humanitarian aid through Hmeymim. Moreover, Kommersant, which carried Putin’s announcement, followed it up with positive assessments of the high level of professionalism of the VKS forces in the Syria operation. Such comments quickly made favorable comparisons between the VKS’s performance and that of US or North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) aircraft involved in bombing missions in Syria. It also highlighted intelligence cooperation between Moscow and Damascus (Kommersant, March 14; Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye,Lenta.ru, March 11).

Russian media coverage of Moscow’s involvement in Syria had changed its emphasis away from the military dimension to the diplomatic efforts to end the civil war. However, despite the apparent pseudo ceasefire, which seemed uncertain, attention was given to VKS’s close air support (CAS) in the “battle of Palmyra.” These reports stressed that the VKS, using mainly helicopter assets, was playing a critical role in providing CAS for Syrian Arab Army (SAA) special forces in their operations in Palmyra. Video footage showed VKS Mi-24s in action against strategic targets above that city, while the SAA conducted artillery bombardments lasting several hours—all conducted under the existing ceasefire. Reportedly, these operations involved Hezbollah and Iranian special forces (Rusvesna.su, March 11; Ekspert, March 10).

While such operations were pursued in the aftermath of the ceasefire, the Russian defense ministry began reporting ceasefire violations as though its forces were somehow abstract from the entire situation. The VKS CAS for the SAA and friendly militias continued with the operations in Palmyra even while Putin was making his announcement about the partial withdrawal (Interfax, March 14;Vesti, March 10; Vedomosti, March 8). What was immediately clear, however, is that Russia’s military presence in Syria will also persist in the future, most likely maintaining a relatively small footprint. In addition to its airbase in Latakia and naval depot in Tartus—the latter transitioning to a formalized naval logistics base—Moscow will also keep its “naval grouping” operating in the Mediterranean Sea. The Russian Navy recently staged simultaneous naval exercises in the Caspian Sea and Mediterranean Sea to test a range of capabilities; the Caspian Flotilla training exercise involved 1,000 servicemen and 30 vessels, preparing for launch, using air defense systems and responding to emergency situations. According to the press service of the Northern Fleet, the antisubmarine shipVice Admiral Kulakov trained in the Mediterranean Sea, rehearsing antisubmarine operations. An official statement said that the ship will “monitor the airborne, surface and subsurface situation on the Mediterranean Sea,” and train for rescue operations (Interfax, March 11).

The Russian media frequently refers to a “group of 15 ships” deployed to the Mediterranean Sea in support of Moscow’s operations in Syria. Some analysts have sought to itemize this deployment, understand its purpose and characterize the overall mission, while noting the strange mixture of naval assets. The bulk of the group, which is somewhat smaller and has functioned in the vicinity since late 2012, is supplied by the Black Sea Fleet (BSF), augmented by assets drawn from other fleets and auxiliary vessels. It seems the naval grouping largely consists of patrol, antisubmarine and amphibious landing ships (empty) in a triangle between Cyprus, Rhodes, and Crete and off the Turkish coast. Its core mission was to facilitate supplies to Syria for the VKS operation. This group includes: Vice Admiral Kulakov (Northern Fleet) off the coast of Syria, the Varyag missile cruiser (Pacific Fleet; overhauled in the spring of 2015, replacing the Moskva in the Mediterranean Sea as the group’s flagship), Zeleny Dol Buyan-M class missile corvette (entered service in December 2015, and joined the grouping in February), as well as the Ladnyyi patrol vessel (BSF) near Cyprus. Moreover, at least the following BSF landing ships are also located off the Turkish coast: Azov(refitted engine in January), Yamal, Nikolai Phylchenkov, Saratov (one of the oldest in the Navy) andNovocherkask (entered service in 2007) (Shilipov.com, March 6; Sergiscorp, Livejournal, March 2).

Russia’s smaller military footprint in Syria will endure long past the grueling peace process. Putin’s decision to deploy and later end the deployment, however, is seen in Moscow as a political-military success. It lays to rest the ghost of Afghanistan and increases the future likelihood that Russian forces will again deploy out-of-area in Russia’s national interest. Putin has shown that he not only understands when to use military force, but also when to bring this to an end, which puts his use of hard power closer to the classical thinking of Carl von Clausewitz than any model of “hybrid warfare” would imply.

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mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Chief Syrian government negotiator Bashar al-Jaafari has refused to start direct talks with opposition representatives, as peace talks entered a third day in Geneva.

» Today's Headlines and Commentary
16/03/16 11:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices. Charlie Savage’s lede today , as part of a story about the United State’s recent military operations against al Shabaab, brings us all the context we need for toda...

» Syrian moderate rebel 'spymaster' slams CIA for 'ignoring' detailed intel on Isil since 2013
15/03/16 20:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Free Syrian Army 'spymaster' says his agents have been providing the US agency with GPS positions of its leaders and headquarters but the US has failed to act

» Russia surprise withdrawal resonates from battlefield to peace talks
15/03/16 20:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The move could force more concessions from Syria’s president.

» 3 Turkish scholars arrested over ‘terror propaganda’ charges
15/03/16 20:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency says a court in Istanbul has charged three academics with making terrorist propaganda and ordered them arrested pending the outcome of a trial.

» Academics in Puerto Rico debate future of Spanish language
15/03/16 18:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The king and queen of Spain flew to the former colony of Puerto Rico to help launch on Tuesday what is considered the world’s most important event involving the Spanish language.

» Kerry, Putin to Discuss Syria as Russia Seeks to Bolster Influence
15/03/16 17:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Secretary of State John Kerry said he would travel to Moscow next week to discuss a political solution to Syria’s five-year war, as the U.S. and key players strain to figure out how Russia’s parti...

» Putin’s Syria Withdrawal Keeps Him at the Fore and Everyone Else Guessing
15/03/16 13:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin ’s typically theatrical order to withdraw the bulk of Russian forces from Syria , a process that the Defense Ministry said it began on Tuesday, seemingly caugh...

» Omar the Chechen, an ISIS Official Wounded by U.S. Raid, Has Died
15/03/16 06:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . A senior Islamic State militant whom the United States military tried to kill in an airstrike in Syria last week has died of his wounds, according to a senior Pentagon official. The militant, Omar al-Shishani...

» Russia's Unexpected Withdrawal from Syria
14/03/16 19:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Russia announced it will pull the bulk of its troops from Syria starting March 15, in a process that could take up to 5 months. (Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation) Russian President Vladimir Putin...

» America’s Gestapo: The FBI’s Reign of Terror
14/03/16 18:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Tenth Amendment Center. “ Don’t Be a Puppet ” is the message the FBI is sending young Americans. As part of the government’s so-called ongoing war on terror, the nation’s de f...

» 45 Years After COINTELPRO, FBI Still Thinks 'Dissent is the Enemy' | Common Dreams
14/03/16 18:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community. Forty-five years ago on Tuesday, peace activists broke into an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania and unearthed documents exposing th...

» Putin orders Russian forces to pull out of Syria
14/03/16 15:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . ©AP Russian fighter jets at the Hemeimeem air base in Syria Russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered his armed forces to start pulling out of Syria on Tuesday after a six-month campaign, saying they ...

» Putin Orders Start of Syria Withdrawal, Saying Goals Are Achieved
14/03/16 14:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Monday ordered the withdrawal of the “main part” of Russian forces in Syria , a surprise move that he said was justified by the “overa...

» Turkey Suspects Kurdish Separatists Behind Deadly Car Bombing in Ankara
14/03/16 10:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Turkish investigators suspect Kurdish separatists carried out a deadly car bombing in Ankara that killed at least 37 people in an attack that raised new fears that the country is headi...

» Violent weekend leaves 10 dead in Puerto Rico
14/03/16 10:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. A police spokesman in Puerto Rico says a man has been shot to death outside a fast food restaurant, bringing to 10 the number of people killed during a violent weekend in the U.S. territory.

» 9 suspected cartel members killed in Mexico border city
14/03/16 10:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. At least nine suspected criminals died in gunbattles with government forces Sunday during an anti-cartel operation in the city of Reynosa, which sits across the U.S. border from McAllen, Texas, Mexi...

» Top U.N. Official Calls on India to Criminalize Marital Rape
14/03/16 10:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. India could be violating the U.N.’s development agenda if it fails to criminalize marital rape , the head of the U.N. Development Programme implied on Monday. In an interview with the H...

» The Rise and Fall of the Putin Propaganda Czar Who Met a Violent End
14/03/16 10:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. The Russian phrase vsyo mogu! – “I can do anything!” – was a kind of motto for Mikhail Lesin. He first announced it to an interviewer in 2003, when he was serving as the propaganda chief to P...

» American ISIS Member Captured By Kurdish Forces
14/03/16 10:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. An American who is alleged to be a member of ISIS has been captured by the Kurdish security forces, a Kurdish News Service reports. The man is identified by the Kurdish news service Rudaw as ...

» London Mayor Urges Obama Not to Get Involved in ‘Brexit’ Fight
14/03/16 10:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. London Mayor Boris Johnson has warned President Barack Obama not to intervene in the U.K’s European Union referendum during a visit to the country next month. The mayor, the countryR...

» Syria warned not to derail peace talks
14/03/16 10:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. France and US issue stern dressing down over what they said were attempts to disrupt negotiations due to start on Monday

» Five years of war in Syria - is there any hope of an end?
14/03/16 10:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Rebels and regime finally agree to turn up to talks in Geneva - but won't make concessions or even meet each other face to face

» North Korea threatens to 'burn Manhattan to ashes' with a hydrogen bomb
14/03/16 10:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. The claim is the latest in a string of increasingly bold threats made by the hermit regime's leader, Kim Jong-un

» Is the far-Right on the rise again in Germany?
14/03/16 10:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Germany's new anti-immigration party, AfD, has had a stunning rise. What does it portend for Germany?

» London Mayor Urges Obama Not to Get Involved in 'Brexit' Fight - TIME
14/03/16 10:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. TIME London Mayor Urges Obama Not to Get Involved in 'Brexit' Fight TIME London Mayor Boris Johnson has warned President Barack Obama not to intervene in the U.K's European Union refer...

» Ankara Bomb Attack Kills 34; Erdogan Vows to Fight Terrorism
14/03/16 10:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Turkish officials expect to announce Monday the conclusions of their investigation into a bombing Sunday in the country's capital, Ankara, that killed at least 34 people and drew condemna...

» Syria Peace Talks Resuming With Divide Over Assad's Future
14/03/16 10:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.N. envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura is due to meet with Syria's warring parties for "substantive" talks Monday in Geneva aimed at ending the country's five-year conflict. He spoke Sun...

» Throngs of Brazilian Protesters Demand President's Ouster
14/03/16 10:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Brazilian police say some 3 million people across the country took to the streets Sunday demanding the ouster of President Dilma Rousseff. Protesters urged lawmakers to continue with ongo...

» Amtrak says train derails in Kansas - Reuters
14/03/16 10:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CBS News Amtrak says train derails in Kansas Reuters Amtrak's Southwest Chief train from Los Angeles to Chicago with 128 passengers and 14 crew suffered a derailment of multiple ...

» The Daily 202: Breitbart exodus highlights schism over Trump within conservative media - Washington Post
14/03/16 10:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Washington Post The Daily 202: Breitbart exodus highlights schism over Trump within conservative media Washington Post THE BIG IDEA: Breitbart News reporter Michelle Fields and e...

» American ISIS Member Captured By Kurdish Forces - TIME
14/03/16 10:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CBS News American ISIS Member Captured By Kurdish Forces TIME An American who is alleged to be a member of ISIS has been captured by the Kurdish security forces, a Kurdish News S...

» Russia ready to cooperate with US-led coalition in fight for Syria's Raqqa: Interfax
14/03/16 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is ready to coordinate its actions with the U.S.-led coalition in Syria to push the Islamic State group out of Raqqa, Interfax news agency quoted Russia's For...

» Senior Saudi prince condemns Obama comments on Middle East
14/03/16 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. RIYADH (Reuters) - A senior Saudi Arabian prince on Monday condemned comments attributed to U.S. President Barack Obama, saying the American leader had "thrown us a curve ball" in crit...

» Ukraine President sees Yaresko as possible PM: spokesman
14/03/16 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko sees technocrat Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko and the head of the reformist Samopomich party as potential candidates for prime mi...

» Hundreds of migrants march out of Greek camp, seek way over border
14/03/16 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. IDOMENI, Greece (Reuters) - Hundreds of migrants streamed out of a camp near the northern Greek border on Monday to try to find a way around a border fence blocking their way into Mace...

» UN-Mediated Syria Peace Talks Open In Geneva
14/03/16 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. United Nations-mediated peace talks have started in Geneva United Nations mediated peace talks are due to begin in Geneva on March 14 between Syrian President Bashar al-A...

» Editorial: Mr. Netanyahu’s Lost Opportunities
14/03/16 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. It’s hard to understand how showing disrespect to the president of the United States serves Israel’s interests.

» Op-Ed Columnist: The Trump-Berlusconi Syndrome
14/03/16 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Lessons from Italy on the rise of a showman in a time of anxiety.

» Israeli hiker finds 'second of kind' coin
14/03/16 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. An Israeli hiker has found an almost 2,000 year-old Roman coin that is only the second of its kind, authorities say.

» 29 people taken to hospitals after Kansas train derailment
14/03/16 10:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 9:37 a.m. EDT. CIMARRON, Kan. (AP) -- At least 29 people have been taken to hospitals after an Amtrak passenger train derailed in rural southwest Kansas early Monday, authorities said....

» Army top brass skirt punishment in fraud probe as lower ranks take blame
14/03/16 10:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. With the exception of only one general, the Army's top brass have escaped punishment in one of the service's largest criminal investigations into contract fraud. ...

» There is only 1 Trump, and he’s unfit to lead us
14/03/16 10:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. A man who gains power by showing contempt for democracy and civil discourse is not going to develop a finer sensibility as he gains more power. The reverse is far more likely.

» As U.S. Passports For Domestic Flights Loom, IRS Can Now Revoke Passports
14/03/16 10:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from In Homeland Security. Soon, your state’s driver’s license may not be enough to get you through airport security. In fact, 26 states do not meet federal regulations.

» Official: Islamic State militants accidentally blow themselves up in Afghanistan
14/03/16 10:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. At least a dozen Islamic State militants accidentally blew themselves up in eastern Afghanistan Sunday during a botched operation to plant a bomb, a local official said.

» How Russia and the west are both guilty of paranoid propaganda
14/03/16 10:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Only propagandists and arms dealers benefit from the regular claims that everything is being ‘weaponised’ by the Kremlin The current state of relations between Russia and the west is...

» U.S. officials unhappy with Russian plans to upgrade spy planes ... - Russia Beyond the Headlines
14/03/16 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. International Business Times U.S. officials unhappy with Russian plans to upgrade spy planes ... Russia Beyond the Headlines Russia plans to enhance the surveillance technology it use...

» The lavish lifestyles of the children of Russia's mega-rich - Russia Beyond the Headlines
14/03/16 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The lavish lifestyles of the children of Russia's mega-rich Russia Beyond the Headlines The economic crisis, the fall of the ruble and the sanctions have had a negative impact on the ...

» The Briefing: The Battle Of Geneva
14/03/16 09:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. O ver the past six months, Russia has managed to reset and reshape the civil war in Syria. They've saved Bashar al-Assad, frustrating Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the West i...

» In Defense of the Obama Doctrine
14/03/16 08:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense One - All Content. In October 2007 , Senator Barack Obama, then a struggling Democratic presidential candidate, stood before a few hundred students at DePaul University in Chicago and delivered a s...

» The Hidden Costs of Obama's Vision of American Power
14/03/16 08:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense One - All Content. It is a criticism I have heard from more than one person who has worked with President Obama: that he regards himself as the smartest person in the room—any room.  Jef...

» Maryland police: Officer shot, 2 suspects in custody
13/03/16 21:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 8:55 p.m. EDT. CHEVERLY, Md. (AP) -- Two suspects were in custody after a police officer and another person were shot and wounded near a police station in a Maryland suburb of the nation&...

» The New Interventionists, Putin’s Surprises, and Why Change in Russia Is Not Possible
13/03/16 21:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - Institute of Modern Russia. In this week’s Western media highlights, Mark Leonard writes in Project Syndicate that the post-Cold War international order is being challenged at several fronts simulta...

» Australian journalists held in Malaysia - Gulf Today
13/03/16 20:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Australian journalists held in Malaysia Gulf Today KUALA LUMPUR: Two Australian journalists were detained overnight and have been barred from leaving Malaysia after they tried to “aggr...

» Egyptian justice minister fired after saying he would jail the Prophet Muhammad - Los Angeles Times
13/03/16 20:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Los Angeles Times Egyptian justice minister fired after saying he would jail the Prophet Muhammad Los Angeles Times Egypt's Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zind was removed from his position...

» VIDEO: Turkish capital hit by huge explosion
13/03/16 20:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. A car bomb has killed at least 34 people and wounded more than a hundred, in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara.

» Can Saudi Arabia fight two wars at once?
13/03/16 20:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. How is Saudi Arabia managing to fight two wars at once?

» In the Apple Case, a Debate Over Data Hits Home - New York Times
13/03/16 20:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. New York Times In the Apple Case, a Debate Over Data Hits Home New York Times For the F.B.I. and local law enforcement agencies, the fight has become a high-stakes struggle to...

» Despite low hopes, another attempt to end war in Syria
13/03/16 20:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Still looking far from ready to compromise, representatives from Syria's government and opposition arrived here Sunday ahead of another round of U.N.-backed negotiations to end their cat...

» Bomb Attack Kills at Least 34 in Ankara
13/03/16 20:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. A car bomb attack Sunday evening in Ankara killed at least 34 and injured 125, including seven police officers, Turkish officials said.             

» In Russia, there's a whole week dedicated to pancakes - AOL News
13/03/16 20:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. AOL News In Russia , Russia, there's a whole week dedicated to pancakes - AOL AOL News ROSTOV-ON-DON, RUSSIA . RUSSIA. MARCH 13, 2016. A girl eating blini ( Russian (Russian pancakes)...

» Voters deliver a message for Germany’s Angela Merkel: No more migrants
13/03/16 20:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe. An upstart populist party scored big gains in local elections.

» Why Does Putin Surprise Us Again and Again?
13/03/16 20:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . March 7, 2016 People walk past a graffiti depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin seen on a residential building in Simferopol, Crimea, August 19, 2015. The sign on the graffiti reads "Ours." REUTERS/Pavel...

» Intolerant Left Shuts Down Trump Rally in Chicago
13/03/16 20:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from rss. A collection of intolerant leftist groups and individuals, including <a href="http://Moveon.org" rel="nofollow">Moveon.org</a>, Black Lives Matter, and even former Weather Underground terr...

» San Bernardino Attackers’ Friend Spoke of ‘Sleeper Cells’ Before Rampage
13/03/16 19:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The regulars did not take it seriously when Enrique Marquez mused about terrorism at Morgan’s Tavern, a dank dive bar where Mr. Marquez hauled ice, cleaned bathrooms and checke...

» U.S. Stays Off Battlefield, Yet Is Drawn Into Saudi War in Yemen
13/03/16 19:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Fighters loyal to the Saudi-backed Yemeni government celebrated after clashes with Houthi rebels and their allies in Taiz, Yemen, on Friday.

» 10 suspected cartel members killed in Mexico border city
13/03/16 19:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. At least 10 suspected criminals died in gunbattles with government forces Sunday during an anti-cartel operation in the city of Reynosa, which sits across the U.S. border from McAllen, Texas, Mexica...

» Putin's $50 Billion Oil Cache Gives Russia Luxury to Ignore ECB ... - Bloomberg
13/03/16 19:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Bloomberg Putin's $50 Billion Oil Cache Gives Russia Luxury to Ignore ECB ... Bloomberg Russian central bankers have fewer reasons to offer relief to their recession-wracked economy t...

» Walesa, Gorbachev and Freedom's End
13/03/16 19:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Russia. In Eastern Europe, even Nobel Peace Prize winners are unsafe from the forces of illiberalism.

» England Avenges World Cup Loss to Wales With Six Nations Win
13/03/16 18:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . England is the 2016 European Six Nations champion, but must win again in Paris next Saturday to take the biggest prize: the Grand Slam. England’s players won the title while watching their televisions o...

» The New Interventionists, Putin’s Surprises, and Why Change in Russia
13/03/16 18:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Institute of Modern Russia. The New Interventionists, Putin’s Surprises, and Why Change in Russia Is Not Possible 5 – 11 March 11 March 2016 In this week’s Western media highlights, Mark Leonard writes in ...

» Review: ‘Iolanta’ and ‘The Nutcracker,’ Reunited Naturalistically at the Paris Opera
13/03/16 18:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Dmitri Tcherniakov’s production reconstructs these two tales of a female heroine’s awakening, while stripping “The Nutcracker” of its sugarplum sweetness.

» Mass anti-president protests in Brazil
13/03/16 18:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Huge crowds of protesters march through Brazil's cities calling for President Dilma Rousseff to resign over her alleged mishandling of the economy.

» Ankara blast: Turkish court 'blocks Twitter and Facebook' after explosion
13/03/16 18:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. After the attack kills 34 people and images from the explosion are widely shared, a court orders social media sites to be blocked, say local users

» Egypt minister sacked for Prophet remark
13/03/16 18:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Egypt's Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zind is sacked after boasting that he would jail Islam's Prophet Mohammad himself if the prophet broke the law.

» Rising Anger in Brazil Spills Into Streets
13/03/16 18:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Demonstrators in São Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday called for the resignation of President Dilma Rousseff amid an economic crisis and corruption scandals.

» USAF Acknowledges Expanded Risk of Neck Damage to F-35 Pilots
13/03/16 18:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. In the latest hurdle for the Pentagon's F-35 joint strike fighter, testers this summer discovered that a lightweight pilot's neck could snap during a low-speed ejection.     ...

» TO VISITORS OF WINDOWS ON EURASIA
13/03/16 18:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Window on Eurasia -- New Series. I am happy to report that my heart surgery was successful and that I am recovering well. I hope to return to the production of Windows sometime later this week. Many thanks...

» Syria accused of 'disrupting' peace talks over Bashar al-Assad 'red line'
13/03/16 18:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. John Kerry warns Damascus against trying to 'act as a spoiler' with the role of Syria's President still a major stumbling block

» Officer shot outside of police headquarters in Md. - CBS News
13/03/16 18:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. BNO News Officer shot outside of police headquarters in Md. CBS News PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. -- A police officer was shot in Maryland outside of the Prince George County's Po...

» Bomb in Turkish capital kills more than two dozen
13/03/16 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The second major bombing in a month heightened fears that Turkey's wars are spreading.

» Official: Turkish police believe Kurdish militants carried out Ankara suicide bombing
13/03/16 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Official: Turkish police believe Kurdish militants carried out Ankara suicide bombing.

» February smashes global temperature record, says Nasa
13/03/16 17:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Nasa announces February exceded historical average temperatures by more than any month in history, making it the third consecutive month to break the record

» German state elections: What does it mean for Angela Merkel and how important are the results?
13/03/16 17:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. After the exit polls suggest Mrs Merkel's party will lose two states, the German chancellor faces a rocky road as her party fears the impact of her refugee policy

» Brazil rallies call for president Rousseff’s impeachment - video
13/03/16 17:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Crowds gather in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday to protest against the government and demand the removal of president Dilma Rousseff. Chants of “Fora Dilma!” [Dilma Ou...

» Obama tells Cuban dissidents he will discuss rights with Castro
13/03/16 17:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. HAVANA (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama promised one of Cuba's most prominent dissident groups he would raise the issues of freedom of speech and assembly with Cuban President R...

» Why This Recent Piece of ISIS Intelligence Stands Out
13/03/16 17:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. Two bonanzas surfaced in the war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) last week, although placing them in proper perspective proved daunting. You wouldn’t have gle...

» Turkey’s health minister says death toll in Ankara blast rises to 34
13/03/16 17:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Turkey’s health minister says death toll in Ankara blast rises to 34.

» Turkey’s interior minister confirms car bomb targeted civilians at a bus stop in Ankara
13/03/16 17:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Turkey’s interior minister confirms car bomb targeted civilians at a bus stop in Ankara.

» Reports: Explosion in Turkish capital
13/03/16 17:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 03:30 Turkish media is reporting an explosion occurred in the country's capital of Ankara.

» Ankara blast: Immediate aftermath of Guven Park explosion
13/03/16 17:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RussiaToday's YouTube Videos. From: RussiaToday Duration: 01:50 An explosion hit the center of Ankara on Sunday evening, with a number of people reportedly killed and wounded. The blast appeared to be ...

» Can Donald Trump unify a Republican Party he fractured?
13/03/16 17:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from FoxNewsChannel's YouTube Videos. From: FoxNewsChannel Duration: 14:45 The Republican presidential frontrunner responds on 'Fox News Sunday'

» AP Top Stories 13 P
13/03/16 17:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AssociatedPress's YouTube Videos. From: AssociatedPress Duration: 01:02 Here are the top stories for Sunday, March 13th: French air investigators release details in Germanwings crash; Trump fires back ...

» Chaos erupts at Donald Trump rally in Chicago - YouTube
13/03/16 17:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Mar 11, 2016 Chaos breaks out at a Donald Trump rally between protesters and supporters. CNN's Jim Acosta reports.

» Donald Trump Has Close Call in Dayton, Secret Service Steps in to Protect - YouTube
13/03/16 17:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Mar 12, 2016 Saturday, March 12, 2016: At a Donald Trump for President rally in Dayton, OH, the U.S. Secret Service had to step in to protect Mr. Trump after a scare from a protester. Donald Trum...

» Attempted attack on Donald Trump at Dayton Ohio March 12, 2016 - YouTube
13/03/16 17:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Mar 12, 2016 And attempted attack on Donald Trump during rally at hanger at Dayton international airport. To use this video in broadcast or in a media player contact <a href="mailto:licensing@...

» From ‘welcome’ to ‘enough’ — Europe’s migrant view shifts
13/03/16 16:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Last fall, soccer fans celebrated refugee children at a legendary Munich stadium; today, European voters are boosting anti-immigrant political parties and governments are closing their gates to new ...

» Blast Rocks Turkish Capital, Killing Dozens
13/03/16 16:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from VOAvideo's YouTube Videos. From: VOAvideo Duration: 00:28 Officials said the blast occurred on Kizilay square, a key shopping and transportation hub near foreign embassies Originally published at - htt...

» Only Islamic State gains as powers bicker over Syria, UN envoy warns
13/03/16 16:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. "Everybody is starting to get more concerned that the only one taking advantage of the war is Daesh," says Staffan de Mistura ahead of peace talks

» GOP hopeful Donald Trump stands by his campaign rhetoric - Washington Post
13/03/16 16:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Washington Post GOP hopeful Donald Trump stands by his campaign rhetoric Washington Post BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Showing no signs of trying to ease the nation's tense political atmos...

» Egypt minister fired after comments about Prophet Muhammad
13/03/16 16:36 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Egypt’s government spokesman says the prime minister has fired the justice minister, two days after he said on TV he would even imprison the Prophet Muhammad if he committed a crime.

» Saudi Arabia says it will punish anyone linked to Hezbollah
13/03/16 16:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it would punish anyone who belongs to Lebanon's Iran-backed Shi'ite Islamist group Hezbollah, sympathises with it, supports it financially...

» Syria's warring parties return to Geneva to talk peace, but hopes are low
13/03/16 16:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The U.S. is frustrated with Russia's inability to stop Syrian government attacks.

» From 'welcome' to 'enough' _ Europe's migrant view shifts
13/03/16 16:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 4:24 p.m. EDT. PARIS (AP) -- Last fall, soccer fans celebrated refugee children at a legendary Munich stadium; today, European voters are boosting anti-immigrant political parties and govern...

» Ten suspected gang members killed in gunfight in northeast Mexico
13/03/16 16:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least 10 suspected gang members were killed on Sunday in an early morning firefight with federal security forces in the dangerous northeastern Mexican city o...

» China-Pak economic corridor - Chandigarh Tribune
13/03/16 16:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Chandigarh Tribune China -Pak economic corridor Chandigarh Tribune When China signed the boundary agreement with Pakistan in 1963, the objective given in its Article 1 was to '...

» Death toll rises to 33 in car bomb blast in central Ankara
13/03/16 16:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from DEBKAFile. March 13, 2016, 10:02 PM (IDT) A car bomb explosion Sunday at the Guvenpark near the Turkish Education Ministry in central Ankara caused at least 33 fatalities and dozens injured.  Man...

» Turkish government 'blocks Twitter and Facebook' as part of alleged media ban following Ankara blast
13/03/16 16:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. The alleged move comes just a week after the state take-over of the Zaman newspaper

» France Says Iran Risks EU Sanctions Over Missile Tests
13/03/16 16:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. France has warned that Tehran could face European Union sanctions over the ballistic-missile tests conducted by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps last week.

» Election Drubbing For Merkel Over Refugees
13/03/16 15:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. The state polls are the largest since the German leader opened the country's doors to more than a million migrants.

» Russia Accuses Turkey Of Operating 'Inside Syria'
13/03/16 15:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russia has accused Turkey of deploying troops "a few hundred meters from the border inside Syria" to prevent Kurdish groups in northern Syria from consolidating their pos...

» Car bomb in Turkey's capital kills at least 27, wounds 75
13/03/16 15:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 3:11 p.m. EDT. ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- A car bombing in Turkey&apos;s capital has killed at least 27 people and wounded around 75 others on Sunday, officials said....

» Turkey explosion video: Dramatic CCTV shows moment 'car bomb' goes off in Ankara
13/03/16 15:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. Witnesses in Ankara described seeing a huge explosion seen next to the main bus station

» Russia and the US now have the power to impose peace in Syria - The Guardian
13/03/16 15:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Guardian Russia and the US now have the power to impose peace in Syria The Guardian The conference, like the current ceasefire, which began on 27 February, is taking place because...

» Russia and the US now have the power to impose peace in Syria | Charles Glass
13/03/16 15:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. The previous two rounds of Geneva talks failed. But today, with President Assad’s position no longer in question, they can bear fruit It was scheduled to start over a week ago. Then ...

» Deadly Blast Rocks Turkish Capital
13/03/16 15:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Turkish officials say at least 27 people were killed in a powerful explosion that occurred in the evening on March 13 in the capital, Ankara.

» Israel demands world powers punish Iran for missile tests
13/03/16 15:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel is calling on world powers to punish Iran for its recent test-firing of ballistic missiles. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel ...

» France: Iran sanctions possible over missile tests
13/03/16 15:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from www.washingtontimes.com stories: Security. PARIS (AP) - France's foreign minister has raised the possibility of European sanctions against Iran after the country test-fired two ballistic missiles last week...

» Where is Islam’s Martin Luther?
13/03/16 15:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Heretic , now out in paperback, is a provocative and ambitious book that aims to reform the second largest religion in the world. Hirsi Ali, a Somali born, Dutch r...

» Intelligence report: 4 not-so-rosy scenarios for the world
13/03/16 15:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. As a part of its new report on global trends, the National Intelligence Council developed four not-so-rosy scenarios that could become reality given major stresses the world faces during...

» Trump rally sparks extraordinary stretch in Republican race
13/03/16 15:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. In a Republican presidential primary filled with extraordinary moments, a 24-hour stretch that began Friday night stands above them all.

» Who’s to blame for Trump’s rise? Everybody
13/03/16 15:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. I am not saying that Trump is going to be the next president of the United States. I am out of the prediction business. I am in the warning business.

» Serbia: US-bound combat missiles found on passenger flight
13/03/16 15:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. Serbia's authorities are investigating reports that a cargo package bound for the U.S. containing two missiles with explosive warheads was found on a passenger flight from Lebanon to Ser...

» Apple, FBI in encryption debate - State of the State KS (subscription)
13/03/16 15:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from james b. comey - Google News. Apple, FBI in encryption debate State of the State KS (subscription) With those two conflicting rulings in mind, Congress needs to get involved to address the broader collisio...

» Apple vs. FBI iPhone case: Edward Snowden explains how FBI can ...
13/03/16 15:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi aclu report - Google Blog Search. The method is described in a post on the American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU ) site, which claims that FBI's stance on this particular matter is a lie. The Bureau is...

» Why the iPhone the FBI Wants to Crack Likely Has No Crucial Data ... - Fortune
13/03/16 15:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. Fortune Why the iPhone the FBI Wants to Crack Likely Has No Crucial Data ... Fortune Should Apple still help the FBI unlock the iPhone used by San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook if it is...

» FBI, Apple ratchet up rhetoric - The Hill
13/03/16 15:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. The Hill FBI , Apple ratchet up rhetoric The Hill Apple and law enforcement officials are ratcheting up the tone in their legal battle over a locked terrorist's iPhone, with both sides p...

» Why Apple is right to resist the FBI - TechCrunch
13/03/16 15:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from fbi - Google News. TechCrunch Why Apple is right to resist the FBI TechCrunch The FBI wants Apple to do something no private company has ever been forced to do: break its own technology. Specifically, the ...

» Britain Sends More Troops To Train Iraqis Fighting ISIS
13/03/16 15:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Britain said Saturday it was sending more troops to Iraq to bolster its mission training up the armed forces taking on the Islamic State jihadist group.         ...

» Russia’s Military Capabilities
13/03/16 15:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Defense News - Home. Phillip Karber, the president of The Potomac Foundation, discusses Russia’s formidable new generation war capabilities.             

» Next Generation Cyber Security Operations Center - Forbes
13/03/16 15:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Forbes Next Generation Cyber Security Operations Center Forbes This post is written with Troels Oerting (@TroelsOerting), Group Chief Information Security and Trust Officer at ...

» Wise Co airport renamed for captured CIA agent Powers | News ... - WCYB
13/03/16 15:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google News. WCYB Wise Co airport renamed for captured CIA agent Powers | News ... WCYB A Wise County airport has a new name honoring a Tri-Cities hero. The Lonesome Pine Airport is now the home of t...

» M of A - Syria: Another CIA Supplied Group Hands Its Weapons To ...
13/03/16 15:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from cia - Google Blog Search. While Nusra and Ahrar have support from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the "moderates" are supported by the CIA which provides them with anti-tank weapons. When in 2013...

» Donald Trump fans flames over violence at his campaign rallies
13/03/16 15:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Republican front-runner says he may pay legal fees for man who threw sucker punch at his rally, and threatens to send supporters to disupt Bernie Sanders events

» Brazil protests seen as key test for Pres. Rousseff
13/03/16 15:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Brazilians took to the streets on Sunday for a day of nationwide protests against embattled President Dilma Rousseff that’s widely seen as a key test of her ability to weather the political and econ...

» The Latest: At least 27 killed in Ankara blast; 75 wounded
13/03/16 15:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The Latest on an explosion in Turkey’s capital, Ankara (all times local):

» Ankara governor’s office says at least 27 killed in explosion
13/03/16 15:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Ankara governor’s office says at least 27 killed in explosion .

» Explosion in Turkish Capital Kills at Least 27, Officials Say
13/03/16 15:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. The blast was believed to have been caused by a car bomb and came three weeks after a deadly bombing on a military convoy in the same city, Ankara.

» Investigators study dynamics of deadly Italy avalanche
13/03/16 15:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Relatives of six backcountry skiers who were killed in an avalanche in the Italian Alps have paid their final respects as investigators piece together how such a huge block of snow could have dislod...

» For Donald Trump, protests create a short-term benefit and a long-term threat - Los Angeles Times
13/03/16 15:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Los Angeles Times For Donald Trump, protests create a short-term benefit and a long-term threat Los Angeles Times A flammable brew of populist anger, a candidate's provocative re...

» The Racist Backlash Against Barack Obama Is What Brought Us Donald Trump - Slate Magazine
13/03/16 15:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Slate Magazine The Racist Backlash Against Barack Obama Is What Brought Us Donald Trump Slate Magazine It's not just anger over jobs and immigration. White voters hope Trump will resto...

» Belarus Detains Prominent Businessman Once Close To President
13/03/16 15:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Belarusian authorities have detained prominent businessman Yury Chizh on suspicion of large-scale tax evasion.

» U.S., France say Syrian government trying to spoil peace talks
13/03/16 15:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. PARIS (Reuters) - The United States and France said on Sunday that comments by Syrian government officials ahead of a new round of peace talks were a provocation and Russia and Iran wo...

» Who is the man Europe's giving €6 billion to handle the refugee crisis?
13/03/16 15:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. After 12 years of dominating Turkish politics, Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues his sweeping campaign against journalists, academics and bloggers - yet Europe continues to work with Ankara

» Syria under pressure ahead of talks
13/03/16 15:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The US and France condemn efforts by the Syrian government to set limits to the agenda of a new round of peace talks due to start on Monday.

» The Latest: Trump outside Chicago arrives to calmer crowd - Washington Post
13/03/16 15:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Washington Post The Latest: Trump outside Chicago arrives to calmer crowd Washington Post WASHINGTON — The Latest on the 2016 presidential race two days before critical contests ...

» Man arrested at Trump rally told police act was preplanned
13/03/16 14:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 2:00 p.m. EDT. CLEVELAND (AP) -- A man arrested after trying to jump on the stage at Republican Donald Trump&apos;s campaign rally in Dayton reportedly told police he planned to grab the...

» Egypt's justice minister to step down after comments criticized as blasphemous
13/03/16 14:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's justice minister was asked to resign by the prime minister on Sunday, judicial sources said, after being criticized for saying he would jail Islam's Prophet M...

» Avalanche in Italian Alps Kills 6 People
13/03/16 14:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. At least six people were killed and another was injured Saturday in an avalanche in the Italian Alps . A group of more than a dozen people were climbing at nearly 10,000-feet altitude when a ...

» Explosion in central Ankara
13/03/16 14:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. An explosion has been heard in the Kizilay neighbourhood of the Turkish capital Ankara, with reports of injuries.

» Egypt media says it’s facing a European-Islamist conspiracy
13/03/16 14:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Some Egyptian media and lawmakers are accusing the Muslim Brotherhood of bribing European Parliament members to adopt a resolution stating a “grave concern” that Egyptian authorities might be culpri...

» Explosion kills and wounds people in central Ankara, official says
13/03/16 14:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. ANKARA (Reuters) - An explosion rocked the Turkish capital of Ankara on Sunday, killing and wounding an unknown number of people, a senior security official said.

» Large Explosion Heard in Turkish Capital Ankara
13/03/16 14:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. (ANKARA, Turkey) — A News reports say a large explosion in Turkey’s capital, believed to have been caused by a bomb, the capital Ankara has caused several casualties on Sunday, according to n...

» Blast Rocks Turkish Capital
13/03/16 14:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. A large explosion has been reported in Turkey's capital, Ankara. News reports say there have been casualties. The blast comes less than a month after a car bomb attack in the capital kill...

» Belarus arrests one of its wealthiest businessmen
13/03/16 14:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Belarusian security services have announced the arrest of one of the country’s wealthiest businessman on suspicion of large-scale tax evasion.

» Syria talks set to struggle despite foreign pressure
13/03/16 14:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) - Syria peace talks due to begin in Geneva this week look set to struggle with the sides showing no sign of compromise over the issue at the heart of the five-y...

» Europe's Turkey Deal Takes Aim at Migrant Smugglers
13/03/16 14:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. The proposed migrant deal with Turkey marks the first serious attempt by the EU to destroy the people-smuggler’s business model, but its success faces big hurdles, Simon Nixon writes.

» Brazil Protesters Demand President's Removal
13/03/16 14:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Demonstrators depicting Brazil's former President Lula da Silva and Brazil's President Rousseff attend a protest against Rousseff, part of...

» Kremlin calling? Meet the Russian pranksters who say 'Elton owes us'
13/03/16 13:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Duo who prank-called many influential critics of Russia deny links to its security services … but would they spoof Putin? Lexus and Vovan are fast gaining a reputation as the most mi...

» Lebanon Unveils Temporary Trash Crisis Solution
13/03/16 13:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Facing renewed protests over its months-long trash crisis, the Lebanese government on Saturday approved an emergency plan to open three landfills near Beirut. Information Minister Ramzi J...

» Kerry To Meet European Ministers In Paris Ahead Of Syria Talks
13/03/16 13:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U.S.Secretary of State John Kerry was due to meet in Paris on March 13 with the foreign ministers of France, Britain, Italy, and Germany – along with EU foreign policy ch...

» Day 754: 2 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Battle with Russian-Backed Militants; Visitors Say Savchenko’s Health Improves
13/03/16 12:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Interpreter. LIVE UPDATES BELOW. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here . READ OUR SPECIAL REPORT: An Invasion By Any Other Name: The Kremlin’s Dirty War in Ukraine &...

» Пушков назвал Обаму «утомленным солнцем» после интервью The Atlantic - Lenta.ru
13/03/16 12:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Lenta.ru Пушков назвал Обаму «утомленным солнцем» после интервью The Atlantic Lenta.ru Глава комитета Госдумы России по международным делам Алексей Пушков охарактеризовал президент...

» Саакашвили рассказал, чего боится Яценюк - РИА Новости
13/03/16 12:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости Саакашвили рассказал, чего боится Яценюк РИА Новости Премьер-министр Украины не справился со своей работой и потерял доверие граждан страны. Теперь для Арсения Яценюка ...

» Russian Wikipedia shut down to protest censorship bill
13/03/16 12:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe. A proposed bill would create an Internet blacklist in Russia

» Власти США объяснили посмертную запись о выезде Лесина из страны - BBC Russian
13/03/16 12:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. BBC Russian Власти США объяснили посмертную запись о выезде Лесина из страны BBC Russian Служба таможенной и пограничной охраны США (CBP) объяснила появление учетной записи о выезд...

» Migration Hangs Over German Elections
13/03/16 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. As three states vote, the ascendance of a far-right party points to the strains from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s policy of accepting refugees.

» Iran Has No Plans To Join Russia-Saudi Oil Freeze Deal
13/03/16 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Iran has said it has no plans to freeze its oil production, in a blow to a deal reached last month between Russia and Saudi Arabia to curb falling global oil prices.

» Al-Nusra Clashes With Syrian Rebels, Capturing Bases
13/03/16 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, the Al-Nusra Front, has seized bases and weapons from a Western-backed rebel group in fighting in northwestern Syria.

» Syria: President Assad's Ouster Is 'Red Line'
13/03/16 12:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with his British, French, German and Italian counterparts Sunday in Paris about the Syria crisis, a day before the U.N.-sponsored Syrian peace talks...

» Касьянов получил от ФСБ ответ на жалобу по поводу «экстремистского» видеоролика Кадырова - Росбалт.RU
13/03/16 12:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Росбалт.RU Касьянов получил от ФСБ ответ на жалобу по поводу «экстремистского» видеоролика Кадырова Росбалт.RU Экс-глава правительства РФ, председатель оппозиционной партии ПАРНАС ...

» Mikhail Lesin death: Vladimir Putin's propaganda chief reportedly flew out of LA 40 days after his death
13/03/16 12:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Independent - Europe. Alexei Navalny says the incident 'smells of a witness protection programme'

» Russia claims Turkish troops are on Syrian soil - Al-Arabiya
13/03/16 12:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Al-Arabiya Russia claims Turkish troops are on Syrian soil Al-Arabiya Russia has evidence that the Turkish army is on Syrian territory, Russian news agency Interfax reported the Kreml...

» Iran Rejects Russia-Saudi Oil Freeze Proposal - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
13/03/16 12:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Iran Rejects Russia -Saudi Oil Freeze Proposal RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Iran has said it will not freeze its oil production, a blow to a proposal by R...

» Afghan Insurgent Group Says It Is Ready for Peace Talks
13/03/16 12:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. An insurgent group fighting alongside Afghanistan’s Taliban has said it is ready to join political reconciliation talks with the Kabul government, despite being deeply skeptical about pea...

» Lavrov: Russia has evidence Turkish troops on Syrian territory - Jerusalem Post Israel News
13/03/16 12:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CBS News Lavrov: Russia has evidence Turkish troops on Syrian territory Jerusalem Post Israel News MOSCOW - Russia has evidence that Turkish armed forces are on Syrian territory, Russ...

» Russia has evidence Turkish troops on Syrian territory: Lavrov - Yahoo News
13/03/16 12:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Sputnik International Russia has evidence Turkish troops on Syrian territory: Lavrov Yahoo News MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has evidence that Turkish armed forces are on Syrian territor...

» Russia claims Turkish troops entrenched in Syria - CBS News
13/03/16 12:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CBS News Russia claims Turkish troops entrenched in Syria CBS News ANKARA, Turkey - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Russia has information that Turkey's military is entren...

» Russia says cessation of hostilities in Syria violated 29 times in past 24 hours - TODAYonline
13/03/16 12:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Russia says cessation of hostilities in Syria violated 29 times in past 24 hours TODAYonline MOSCOW - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Sunday a cessation of hostilities in Syria had ...

» Disinformation Warfare: US Officials Working to Keep Russia, Europe at Odds - Sputnik International
13/03/16 12:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Sputnik International Disinformation Warfare: US Officials Working to Keep Russia , Europe at Odds Sputnik International NATO Supreme Allied Commander Philip Breedlove recently took U...

» Лавров заявил об «окапывании» турецких солдат на сирийской территории - РБК
13/03/16 11:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Лавров заявил об «окапывании» турецких солдат на сирийской территории РБК Турецкие солдаты «окапываются» на сирийской территории. Об этом в интервью телеканалу «РЕН ТВ» рассказ...

» Endangered Przewalski's Horses Back On Russian Steppe
13/03/16 11:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Conservationists in Russia say a small herd of endangered Przewalski's horses recently reintroduced in the Urals are enduring well their first winter in their new habitat...

» Адвокат депутата Резника обжаловал решение суда Испании о его розыске - Интерфакс
13/03/16 11:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Интерфакс Адвокат депутата Резника обжаловал решение суда Испании о его розыске Интерфакс Москва. 13 марта. INTERFAX.RU - Защита депутата Госдумы от "Единой России" Влади...

» Libya's unity government claims power
12/03/16 19:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Libya's UN-backed Presidential Council, in Tunis, calls on the international community to stop dealing with any rival powers within Libya.

» Merkel defends migrant stance in last push before ‘Super Sunday’ elections
12/03/16 19:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. The vote represents the German chancellor’s first electoral test of her refugee policy.

» Death of former Putin aide: conspiracy theories abound back home ...
12/03/16 19:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from world news - Google Blog Search. “Everything gets stranger and stranger,” Alexei Venediktov, the editor-in-chief of Ekho Moskvy radio wrote on Twitter about the news that Lesin had died of a bl...

» What Does Trump Mean for the G.O.P.? | Election 2016 | The New York Times
12/03/16 18:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TheNewYorkTimes's YouTube Videos. From: TheNewYorkTimes Duration: 03:39 Republican voters we interviewed over the past six months expressed elation, frustration, happiness and fear over the impact one ...

» Obama to visit London in bid to keep UK in the EU: report
12/03/16 18:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will come to London in April and urge British voters to back continued membership of the European Union, The Independent on Sunday newspa...

» US to Blame Iran for Cyber Attack on Small NY Dam - Fortune
12/03/16 18:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Cyber Warfare - Google News. Fortune US to Blame Iran for Cyber Attack on Small NY Dam Fortune The Obama administration is planning to publicly blame Iranian hackers for a 2013 cyber attack against a small...

» Corporate Sponsors Aim for Gold in 2016 Olympic Games
12/03/16 18:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Behind the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is another competitive sport: the olympics of marketing. Come August, international corporate sponsors will have just 17 days to...

» Torrential rains lead to unusually strong flooding in Louisiana and Mississippi - Washington Post
12/03/16 18:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. Washington Post Torrential rains lead to unusually strong flooding in Louisiana and Mississippi Washington Post HATTIESBURG, Miss. — As the Leaf River rose north of Hattiesburg, ...

» Venezuela opposition launches protests
12/03/16 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Venezuela's opposition hold a day of nationwide protests at the start of a campaign to force President Nicolas Maduro from office.

» The Latest: 2nd escaped New Mexico inmate in custody - Lexington Herald Leader
12/03/16 18:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CBS News The Latest: 2nd escaped New Mexico inmate in custody Lexington Herald Leader Authorities stop motorists on U.S. 285 between Roswell and Artesia, N.M., as part of the hun...

» Libya's Presidential Council calls for transfer of power to unity government
12/03/16 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. TUNIS (Reuters) - Libya's U.N.-backed Presidential Council called on Saturday on the country's institutions to begin a transfer of authority to a unity government, and appealed to the ...

» Report: Islamic State Forcing Enslaved Women To Use Birth Control
12/03/16 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. The New York Times is reporting that Islamic State radicals are using contraception to ensure enslaved women do not become pregnant and can be passed among its fighters a...

» Greece Struggling To Move Thousands Of Migrants From Muddy Tent City
12/03/16 17:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Greece is struggling to move thousands of migrants trapped near the border with Macedonia, as an outbreak of Hepatitis A threatened a large-scale health crisis.

» ISIS is accused of chemical attack in Iraq that wounds hundreds, kills child
12/03/16 17:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. BAGHDAD — The Islamic State launched two chemical attacks this week near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing a toddler, wounding some 600 people and causing hundreds more to flee, Iraqi offic...

» How the Syrian revolt went so horribly, tragically wrong
12/03/16 17:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Five years on, calls for peaceful change have been eclipsed by war, death and persecution both by the government and extremists.

» Signs of Hope Five Years After Start of Syria's War - New York Times
12/03/16 16:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. The Nation Signs of Hope Five Years After Start of Syria's War New York Times The cease-fire has brought new protests. Demonstrators shouted slogans against the government on Fri...

» Secret Service briefly surrounds Trump at Dayton rally
12/03/16 16:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 3:14 p.m. EST. VANDALIA, Ohio (AP) -- Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump was briefly surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents on stage at a campaign rally in Ohio on Saturday,...

» Iraqi Officials: IS Launched Chemical Attacks Kill Child, Wound 600
12/03/16 16:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. The Islamic State group has launched two chemical attacks near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing a three-year-old girl, wounding 600 people and causing hundreds more to flee, Ira...

» 1 dead, 2 missing after tugboat crash on Hudson River
12/03/16 16:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top News at 3:14 p.m. EST. NEW YORK (AP) -- A tugboat crashed into a barge on the Hudson River north of New York City early Saturday, killing one crew member and leaving two missing....

» Secret Islamic State Files: 64 With Links To UK
12/03/16 16:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Several Britons have been connected to IS training camps in Syria - including two young, married fathers from Manchester.

» Chicago violence overshadows Republican race as rivals vie to stop Donald Trump
12/03/16 16:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Opponents accuse front-runner of stoking tensions with an uncompromising message that exploits racial tensions ahead of crucial votes on Tuesday

» Obama warns against US campaign anger
12/03/16 16:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. President Barack Obama warns White House contenders to avoid fanning tensions, a day after a Donald Trump rally was called off amid clashes.

» Trump Shaken As Protester Tries To Storm Stage
12/03/16 16:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News. Security guards swarm around the billionaire as he addresses supporters in Ohio, but his critics say he only has himself to blame.

» Israel calls on powers to punish Iran for its missile tests
12/03/16 16:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday called for world powers to take "immediate punitive steps" against Iran, following its ballistic missile tes...

» Opinion: How Saudi Arabia Turned Its Greatest Weapon on Itself
12/03/16 16:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. For decades, the kingdom used oil prices to wage economic war on its enemies. Now it’s the big casualty.

» Op-Ed Columnist: Where the Soldiers Are Scarier Than the Crocodiles
12/03/16 16:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. A South Sudanese boy fishing in the swamps of an island where his family took refuge when their village was attacked.

» Protester tries to storm stage at Donald Trump rally
12/03/16 16:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Secret service agents leap to the rescue as campaign comes under intense scrutiny over angry rhetoric and violence

» Cruz says he would support Trump as GOP nominee
12/03/16 16:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes News. Sen. Ted Cruz said he will support Donald Trump if is he the Republican nominee for president, despite stating that the businessman's campaign "affirmatively encourages violence" an...

» Syrian Firms Take Refuge Abroad---and Create Jobs
12/03/16 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey see some economic rewards from being on the receiving end of Syria’s capital flight and brain drain.

» Protests Grow Against Brazilian President
12/03/16 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: World News. Following spontaneous outbursts over the faltering economy and alleged corruption, groups are planning marches nationwide on Sunday against the government.

» Italian police: 6 dead in avalanche in Italian Alps
12/03/16 14:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World. Authorities say six backcountry skiers have died in an avalanche on Monte Nevoso in the Italian Alps.

» ISIS Chemical Attacks Wound 600, Iraqi Officials Say
12/03/16 14:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World – TIME. (BAGHDAD) — Iraqi officials say the Islamic State group has launched two chemical attacks, killing a three-year-old girl and wounding some 600 people near the northern city of Kirkuk. S...

» Donald Trump rally cancellation triggers protests and chaos - video
12/03/16 14:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news + Video | The Guardian. Demonstrators and supporters of Donald Trump clash in the streets of Chicago after the Republican presidential candidate cancelled a rally on Friday citing safety concern...

» Donald Trump cancels Chicago rally amid protests - live
12/03/16 14:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Republican candidate makes decision due to security reasons after meeting with police

» Turkey Is 'Sliding Backwards,' Says Top Turkish Novelist - Huffington Post
12/03/16 14:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Huffington Post Turkey Is 'Sliding Backwards,' Says Top Turkish Novelist Huffington Post "We have become a society of anger, paranoia [and] intimidation. And artists, writers, academic...